WME BRINGS THE PAYNE

WME’s music department has hired Emily Payne as partnerships manager in its Sydney office, where she'll broker strategic alliances and collaborations between brands and WME’s music and talent clients in Asia Pacific (WME is the only talent agency with a full-service music-booking operation in the region).

Payne previously worked at Diageo as its events and sponsorships manager, securing exclusivity with major festivals and stadiums while contributing to events like Mardi Gras and Australia's Vivid Sydney. Her tenure at Crown Sydney and Crown Melbourne saw her orchestrate SailGP and the Burberry Pool takeover, among other happenings.

We hear Payne is already looking forward to sending us to voicemail.