News SoundExchange to handle payment admin for JKBX’s Creator ProgramJKBX received qualification for its assets from the SEC in March
News Metaverse studio Karta’s Fortnite game Beat Builder hits 100,000 playersKarta's long-term goal is to integrate established artists directly into Fortnite, providing a platform for them to connect with fans
News Secretly Distribution hires Warner Music’s Rich Thane as Associate Director of Artist & Label StrategyThane is also the founder of music magazine-turned-music company The Line of Best Fit.
News Private equity firms Blackstone and CVC eye European festivals organizer Superstruct (report)Conde Nast, KKR and EQT are also interested in the events company, a news report suggests
News US Justice Department set to sue Live Nation over alleged antitrust violations (reports)Live Nation has been arguing that its subsidiary Ticketmaster doesn't set ticket prices; rather, performers and sports teams do
News Cindy James promoted to General Manager of Virgin Music Group, North AmericaJames most recently served as Senior Vice President and Head of Commercial Marketing for Virgin Music
News Warner Chappell Music taps ICE as sole digital licensing partner in Europe, Middle East, AfricaLaunched by the UK’s PRS for Music, Sweden’s STIM and Germany’s GEMA, ICE represents 330,000 rightsholders
News Pauline Duarte appointed Vice President of Columbia France, as Laurent Chapeau steps downAs part of the transition, labels Hall Access, A+LSO, and Masterworks will move from Columbia Labels Group to RCA Labels Group France
News Warner Chappell Music strikes exclusive publishing deal with Electronic ArtsThe deal includes soundtracks from EA's games, as well as access for EA to Warner Chappell's music-creation talent pool
News Apple’s Elena Segal to receive Ivors Academy Honor for UK music industry contributionsSegal is being honored for "consistently champion[ing] the value of songwriters and music publishing"
News SAG-AFTRA strikes new deal with major labels on sound recordings, including protections for AI useAmong other things, the deal requires an artist's consent for their voice to be used in AI-generated content
News StubHub eyes late summer IPO, targeting $16.5B valuation (report)The viagogo-owned ticket resales company has accumulated more than $2 billion in debt
News SESAC Music Group promotes Rose Cook to COO, Music Services; Monica Hertz to Senior Director, OperationsThe new appointments are part of SESAC's expansion of its Music Services division
News Gee Davy appointed interim CEO at AIM as Silvia Montello steps downMontello cited personal reasons for her departure from AIM, little more than a year after taking on the CEO role
News Jenni Pfaff elevated to EVP, Strategy, Integration, and Operations, at Warner Chappell MusicPfaff's background in business psychology made her a key part of the effort to reshape the company's culture and execute global priorities