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DEALSJess Glynne has signed to booking agency UTA for worldwide representation.Sony Music Middle East and Kuwait-based music company Ghmza have announced a new partnership to produce music and promote emerging Khaleeji pop artists across the Middle East. “We are incredibly excited to partner with the talented team at Ghmza”, says Mike Fairburn, General Manager at Sony Music Middle East. “The Middle East and North Africa are a dynamic hotbed for talent and music innovation, where a young population continues to drive new waves of sounds and collaborations, reaching an ever-growing audience of Arabic listeners around the world”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSBryan Thoensen has joined Spotify as Head Of Content Partnerships & Community on the podcasts side of the operation.

He was previously Head Of Content Partnerships at TikTok. “Bryan’s knowledge of the creator landscape will be critical as we build out our platform strategy with the goal of becoming a true platform beyond distribution, and reinforce our mission of building trust with creators”, says Max Cutler, Spotify’s VP Of Talk Creator Content.Warner Music’s Atlantic Records in the US has promoted Brandon Davis and Jeff Levin to Co-Heads Of Pop A&R. “At Atlantic, we pride ourselves as much in executive development as we do in artist development”, says President Of A&R Pete Ganbarg.