When Ben Winston says, as he does more than once, that executive-producing the Grammy Awards telecast is the most stressful gig he’s ever had, he has the receipts to back it up.
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Universal Music Publishing Group has hired Jamie Kinelski as SVP of A&R, a role she will handle from the company's New York offices while reporting to…
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Katie Welle has been promoted to president, head of U.S. A&R at Sony Music Publishing, where she has spent the past five years as SVP of Creative. She succeeds Walter Jones, who is leaving the company.
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Steve and Connie Ballmer will match the donations made during the live broadcast of Thursday's FireAid concert.
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UMG Chairman/CEO Sir Lucian Grainge has penned a letter to label staff with the latest developments on efforts to support colleagues affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.
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Spotify delivered $10b in royalties to music-industry stakeholders last year and has paid $60b since launching in 2006, according to a blog post by VP of Music Business David Kaefer.
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All eyes, industry and otherwise, are fixed on Los Angeles right now. We tip our caps as Irving hits the phones to put FireAid together, Rod Stewart immediately volunteers to play the benefit and biz friends team up to create the 1/30 MusiCares Fundraiser. You’ll find these mensches and more in HITS List.
There’s a riot goin’ on at Riot Games, which has promoted Brooke Rascoff to head of global music marketing and partnerships.
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HITS is teaming with Music Business Worldwide, the National Music Publishers Association and Raine for a Los Angeles wildfire fundraiser on 1/30 at San Vicente Bungalows.
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BRUNO'S BACK FOR VEGAS RESIDENCYCurrently occupying two of the top three positions on Spotify global, Bruno Mars is reactivating his residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas.
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