APPOINTMENTSWarner Music has announced that its CEO Stephen Cooper is standing down, although only once a new chief has been appointed, which could take more than a year.
Cooper became Chair of Warner Music in July 2011 following its acquisition by Access Industries. He then took on the CEO role the following month.
He’s led the mini-major during the record industry’s streaming-led revival, expanding the business and overseeing its IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange in 2020.Big Machine Label Group in the US has promoted Carly Strickland to A&R Director. “I feel so lucky to continue at Big Machine.
I’m proud of the projects I’ve gotten to be a part of so far and I’m even more excited about the future and what we are going to accomplish together”, she says.———————————————-RELEASESGorillaz have released new track ‘Cracker Island’, featuring Thundercat. “It’s nice to be back”, says 2D. “I’m well into our new tune, it brings back weird and scary memories of stuff that hasn’t happened yet”.Netsky has teamed up with Rita Ora for new single ‘Barricades’. “The song is about the battles people go through being in love”, says the producer. “We combined the simple beauty of pop with the power of breaks/drum and bass.
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