Music industry veteran Nikki Hart Caldeira, LiveXLive’s new SVP of strategic development. Photo Credit: LiveXLive Here’s a recap of recent executive shuffles — including both hirings and in-house promotions — from across the music industry. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to [email protected] If you’d like […]
Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov Creator-collaboration marketplace Pearpop has now raised a total of $16 million, including $10 million from a Series A as well as $6 million in “prior seed financing.” Pearpop – which, like Clubhouse, Locker Room, and an array of other immediately successful platforms, debuted in 2020 – detailed the multimillion-dollar raise in […]
Arcade Fire performing live in 2017. Photo Credit: Leonardo Samrani Montreal-based indie-rock band Arcade Fire has officially released a 45-minute-long song, entitled “Memories of the Age of Anxiety,” for meditation and relaxation app Headspace. The track, dubbed “an original piece of meditative music by the Grammy-winning band,” is currently accessible for those who’re subscribed to […]
Late last month, reports suggested that New York City-based music publisher Reservoir Media was preparing to go public by merging with blank-check acquisition company Roth CH Acquisition II (ROCC on NASDAQ). Now, the parties have officially set the process in motion by inking a “definitive agreement.” Reservoir Media announced today that it and Roth CH […]
Photo Credit: TikTok TikTok is looking to beef up its legal team with experts in music licensing. TikTok is looking to hire a junior transactional attorney who specializes in music licensing for digital platforms. The company wants to beef up its music licensing libraries available to its users through license agreements. “You will draft and […]
iHeartMedia stock (IHRT) has quietly climbed by approximately 55 percent since 2021’s start – and nearly tripled in value since April of 2020, touching an all-time-high of over $20 per share in the process. At the time of this piece’s writing, the San Antonio-headquartered radio company’s shares were worth $19.70 apiece – an almost $3 […]
Morgan Wallen uploaded this lengthy message to Twitter on April 13th Morgan Wallen reemerged on Tuesday after a long period of silence to address his fans — and cancel all of his upcoming festival and tour dates. After months of silence, country superstar Morgan Wallen has decided to nix his entire summer touring schedule — […]
Sony Music has dismissed a top executive over harassment and bullying allegations levied against him by team members. The Sydney Morning Herald first reported on the dismissal of BMG veteran Tony Glover, who’d served as Sony Music Australia’s vice president of commercial music. According to the same source – the oldest continually published newspaper in […]
Netherlands-based music publisher and digital-distribution platform CTM Entertainment has partnered with Dallas-based investment firm The Outlander Fund to invest $1 billion in music IP. The André de Raaff-founded CTM Entertainment and The Outlander Fund just recently unveiled their billion-dollar plan to acquire music catalogs, with an emphasis on rights that set the stage for non-fungible […]
Music industry veteran Eliah Seton, who will begin as SoundCloud’s president in May. Photo Credit: SoundCloud Here’s a recap of recent executive shuffles — including both hirings and in-house promotions — from across the music industry. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to [email protected] If you’d […]