Warner Bros expands Urban team by hiring Carlos Ogando

Elsewhere, Allyson Cherny-Weston has joined from Sony as Vice President of Brand Partnerships
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Sony partners with newly launched French label Rupture Records

Rupture also owns a vinyl record store in Paris with two more set to open in New York and Los Angeles this summer, and an advertising agency
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A History of Sampling with Chris Read (WhoSampled) at Point Blank London

Back in March we held a very special free event at our London studio complex, where  in collaboration with Brownswood Recordings and Ableton. With sampling as the main focus, attendees were able to get involved in a sample competition, together with artist workshops and a panel discussion. Starting off the day we had Chris Read from the invaluable resource WhoSampled.com give us a session on […]

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Tencent leads $54m funding round for karaoke app company Smule

Smule allows users to record and layer on duets with top artists like Ed Sheeran through its flagship app Sing! Karaoke
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