3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (347+ words) Music funding platform BeatBread has appointed Andreea Gleeson as CEO. Gleeson, previously CEO of TuneCore, will “accelerate commercial and international expansion and deepen partnerships across the independent music economy” according to the announcement from BeatBread. She joined TuneCore in 2015 and…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (243+ words) Warner Chappell Music UK has appointed Annie Christensen as vice president, catalogue. She will report into WCM UK president, Shani Gonzales. “In her new role, Christensen will lead the company’s UK catalogue acquisition and rights management strategy, sourcing new business…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (382+ words) [PIAS] has relaunched Source with its UK and French teams jointly leading A&R and creative direction. Originally established at the turn of the Millennium, the influential label is associated with artists including Air, Phoenix, Kings of Convenience, Turin Brakes…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (417+ words) TuneCore has named Noémie Lambert as the company’s new head of TuneCore, France. The independent development partner for self-releasing artists is owned by Believe. Lambert will report to Basile Beaugendre, regional head of TuneCore, Europe. “As TuneCore continues to scale…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (297+ words) Warner Chappell Music has formed a new partnership with Kidding Aside, the independent French electronic music company. Kidding Aside works with talent such as Acid Arab, Folamour, Nico Moreno, NTO, Romain Garcia, Trinix and Urumi. “The deal aligns Kidding Aside…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (306+ words) Music Week is delighted to announce that Merlin Engage is sponsoring the Special Recognition: Unsung Hero category at the Women In Music Awards. This year’s edition of the hugely popular daytime ceremony will take place on Friday, October 9, 2026 at JW…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (249+ words) Warner Music Group (WMG) has appointed Mateusz Smółka to the newly created role of MD, Warner Music Eastern Europe. Smółka, who joins following an eight-year tenure at Spotify, will oversee WMG’s operations across key markets, including Poland, the Czech Republic,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (252+ words) Happy Artist Records has announced the signing of Scottish rapper and hip-hop producer Bemz. The independent label was founded by The Snuts’ Jack Cochrane and Callum Wilson alongside the band’s managers Callum Read and Adam Harris. The label was established…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (291+ words) WME has announced the promotion of Sara Williams to head of music marketing. Nashville-based Williams, who will oversee the agency's music marketing team of more than 20 people, joined WME’s music marketing team in 2019 and has led strategic efforts for clients…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (180+ words) Killphonic Rights has signed Rough Trade Publishing, Symphonic Distribution and Mad Decent’s Half Tone for worldwide publishing administration. The move brings three respected independent music companies to Killphonic's growing roster of partners. The Los Angeles-based indie publishing and administration company…...