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Before Nigerian music became popular globally, seasoned radio host and A&R (Artists and Repertoire) consultant, Ife Ajagbe, had always been an advocate for Nigerian artists

Leading independent music distribution and marketing company with a focus on digital music distribution services, video distribution, royalty collection, marketing, and more for creators, Symphonic Distribution has announced seasoned radio host and Artistes and Repertoire...

Symphonic West Africa, an independent music distribution and market company, has appointed Ife Ajagbe – a seasoned radio host and artists...

In this week's roundup of industry hirings: Republic Records taps new SVP of promotion, ASM Global hires new EVP of marketing and more.

Guide to music sync licensing 2021 Maybe you’ve heard of sync licensing as a great way for artists to earn a little extra revenue from royalties, but aren’t exactly sure what it is or how it works? We’re here to lay it all out for you! Guest post by If you’ve ever found yourself wondering, “What is sync licensing?” and “Why do I need It?”, you’ve come to the right place. This episode of Music Biz 101 breaks it down and gives you everything you need to know. Here’s the rundo...

WME today announced that Leyla Kumble has returned to the company as an agent in the music for visual media department, which represents world class composers and music supervisors including Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Ludwig Göransson, Max Richter and Randy Newman. Headed by Bradley Rainey, WME’s music for visual media department had three of the five nominations in the Best Original Score category at both this years Golden Globes and Academy Awards. Reznor & Ross took home wins at both ...

The No-Maddz The No-Maddz are credited as being the group that started what is now known as the Reggae revival; the resurgence of Reggae among young people. As a group, they have done movies with Idris Elba and international advertisements with Puma. Now down to two members, they’ve released a few albums, and now consist of lead singers Evie (Everaldo Creary) and Sheppie (Sheldon Shepherd). The No-Maddz were originally 8 members? How did the group start? In 2000, the Jamaica Cultural Developm...

Last Week In Music Industry Commentary In our commentary section this week, we hear the thoughts of Spotify’s own Daniel Ek, how audio analysis could make for better music discovery AI, why indie artists are primed for sync success, and more! Hypebot & MusicThinkTank With the internet and digital technologies driving rapid change within the music industry, articles about new releases and who has been hired and fired are no longer enough. Our up to the minute industry news alongside insightfu...