Universal exec Will Tanous receives Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Award is presented to those ‘who have distinguished themselves within their own ethnic groups while exemplifying the values of the American way of life’
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RIAA promotes Morna Willens and Karen Silhol, hires Ken Doroshow

Each position is effective immediately and reports to RIAA Chairman & CEO, Mitch Glazier
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Universal names Calvin Wong CEO, Southeast Asia & SVP, Asia as major expands operations in territory

Wong joins UMG from Warner Music Group, where he most recently held the position of President, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong & Korea and EVP, Marketing
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Payola 2.0: The native ad model for streaming music?

Feature.fm President David Porter on why ‘sponsored songs’ will be big business for streaming
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Frank Rogers named CEO of Spirit Music Nashville, Daniel Hill exits

“Frank Rogers is a rare talent – from his ability to produce and write #1 hits to his amazing business acumen.”
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Norman Wonderly promoted to EVP, Creative at Warner Bros Records

‘Norman crafts powerful, individual brands for our artists.’
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The record industry is booming again – but the digital services who rescued it deserve better

Kim Bayley: ‘An insidious rise in name-calling towards digital services and an apparently wilful dismissal of their contribution is on the rise.’
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PRS for Music sees record £746m revenue in 2018, but costs top £97m

A total of £603.6m was paid out to songwriters, composers and publishers
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Khalid just became the biggest artist in the world on Spotify, with over 50m monthly listeners

RCA-signed act now has 50,043,332 monthly listeners on the streaming platform
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