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APPOINTMENTSTom March has been named President of Geffen Records, which was relaunched within Universal Music’s Interscope division in the US two years ago.

The appointment sees March move over from the major’s UK business and its Polydor label. “Tom has a proven track record of breaking new artists and shares our commitment to artist development”, says Interscope Geffen A&M CEO John Janick. “He is the perfect executive to lead a Geffen team that has already done such an amazing job these last two years”.Music NFT company Serenade has appointed YMU MD Ian Watt as Chair of its advisory board.

It also has a load of new investors including Atlantic Records’ Damian Christian, Silva Screen Records’ Reynold D’Silva, Lunatic Entertainment’s Danny Rogers, Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning, Paul Piticco and Jessica Ducrou of Splendour In The Grass/Secret Sounds, Unified Music’s Jaddan Comerford, Future Classic’s Nathan McLay, Warner Music’s Dan Rosen, Afterpay’s David Hancock and actor Hugh Jackman.Talent agency UTA has hired London-based Gordon Egwu as A&R Consultant. “I’m really excited to get stuck into such a bespoke role and with my music background, having worn many a hat in the business, I hope to see things from a unique enough perspective and to find new opportunities”, he says.Beyonce’s agent Joe Hadley is leaving CAA to take up a new role at Spotify as Global Head Of Artist And Audience Partnerships, Billboard has confirmed.——————————————–RELEASESFlorence And The Machine have released new single ‘Heaven Is Here’.Nina Nesbitt has released the video for ‘When You Lose Someone’.Kae Tempest has released new single ‘No Prizes’, featuring Lianna La Havas.