And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan - And The Update Is...February 14th, 2022

Episode Date: February 14, 2022

Your weekly update with industry news and happenings from ATWI. Update for the week of February 14th, 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to and the update is. I am your host, Paige MacDonald, and this is your weekly music industry update. Lauren Spencer Smith has signed a label partnership deal with Island Records and Republic Records. Rita ORA has signed with BMG and she was previously signed to Atlantic Records, UK. Sony Music's $430 million A-wall buyout was cleared by UK competition Watchdog. Ex-Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy has been named the Newt Peloton CEO as the firm cuts 2,800 jobs in a restructuring program. Legendary artist and songwriter Sting has sold his entire song catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group for over $300 million. Pandora has been hit with comedy copyright lawsuits from the Robin Williams estate and many more over allegations that the service is failing to pay profit.

property. Christina Red Tanner has been promoted to partner at Music and Talent Management firm Activist Artist Management. The Stockholm-based track lib, which is a platform that provides licensed samples and stems for producers, has inked a licensing deal with Bandai Namco Arts Incorporated. Stephen Moran has been named chief financial officer at the Los Angeles-based music licensing platform, Song Trader. Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg has acquired the Death Row record.

brand from MNRK Music Group. Roberto Rosini has been named managing director Italy at Sony Music Publishing. Carly Mon has been promoted to executive vice president of marketing at 360, which is the management home of MK, Calvin Harris, Nikki Jam, and Fraser T. Smith. Music industry veteran Alex Branson has joined Beeport, which is an online retailer and subscription streaming service that specializes in electronic music as senior. senior vice president of music services. In 2016, Global Music Rights, also known as GMR, filed a suit alleging unfair payment of songwriters in the U.S. federal court against the Radio Music

Licensing Committee, which represents the interests of around 10,000 commercial radio stations. The Radio Music Licensing Committee and Global Music Rights have reached a final agreement to settle their long-running legal dispute. A big thank you to Haley Evans of Megha House for gathering today's news. Now tune in to The And The Writer is socials for some exciting upcoming announcements.