Thomas Coesfeld to Succeed BMG’s Maximilian Dressendörfer as CFO
Thomas Coesfeld has been named deputy chief financial officer at BMG, effective Oct. 15. He will assume the role of CFO on April 1, 2021,...
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Warner Music CEO Stephen Cooper Discusses the ‘New Era in Music Entertainment’
Warner Music Group (WMG) CEO Stephen Cooper discussed the now publicly-traded company’s streaming-fueled growth and future outlook during Goldman Sachs’ virtual Communacopia conference Thursday, envisioning that...
Apple Music Enlists Lil Baby, Nas & More for Racial Justice Concert & Discussion ‘Rap Life Live’
Rap Life, Apple Music’s leading hip-hop playlist, is going live. Tonight (Sept. 18), Apple Music global head of hip-hop and R&B Ebro Darden, along with...
Venues Closing Across America: An Updating List (And Why It Matters)
Independent music venues across the United States are in dire straits as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep their doors shuttered. Since March, these businesses...
Executive of the Week: WK Entertainment CEO Walter Kolm
When Billboard debuted its new global charts this week, Maluma’s “Hawái” became the first-ever song to lead the brand new chart measuring songs outside the United States....
‘The Talent Ate Good for Years’: Promoters to Shift More Risk Onto Artists When Concerts Return
Like record labels, concert promoters have long operated on a model in which they offer advance payments against a percentage of sales — with artists...
As Pandemic Drags On, Indie Venues Are Finding Strength in Numbers
When concerts resume after the pandemic, independent venues will bear the brunt of the economic crunch. Nine out of 10 of them are expected to...
Inside Amazon’s Big Push in Latin Music: Exclusive
Amazon Music is placing a new big focus on Latin music with the launch of “Amazon Music LAT!N,” a Latin music brand with a broad...
Neumos in Seattle, in a Pandemic: ‘More Venues Are Closing Every Day’
As co-owner of Seattle’s popular independent venue Neumos in Capitol Hill, Steven Severin has been a staple in the Seattle music industry for more than 20 years....
Trump Administration Announces Bans of TikTok and WeChat, Citing National Security
The U.S. will ban the use of WeChat Sunday to “safeguard the national security of the United States.” The Chinese app TikTok will also be...