Music Industry Moves: Red Bull Records Boosts Executive Staff, Loeb & Loeb Expands in Nashville

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe “Hella Mega Tour” featuring Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer has unveiled new dates, beginning in July and stretching into September.

Mental health charity Mind have shared a number of free resources for those working in the electronic music industry.The scheme, which arrives to mark Mental Health Awareness Week this week (May 10-17), comes in association with record labels and entertainment organisations Ninja Tune, Paradigm, Percolate and POLY.Included in the resources, which you can access free here, are guides to help support the mental health of those working in the electronic music industry, with specific guides for

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorManuel Abud has been named CEO of the Latin Recording Academy, effective Aug. 1, the Board of Trustees announced on Wednesday.

Chris Willman Music Writer+ Finneas doesn’t keep it all in the family with his mentoring. He’ll be providing guidance to the top five as a mentor on the May 16 episode of “American Idol,” which will air live in all time zones.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Jessica Biel has revealed that her sons recognize their father Justin Timberlake's music but have no interest in watching her childrens show. Jessica is mom to six-year-old Silas and 10-month-old son Phineas, and The Sinner star has now admitted that her eldest son does understand what his parents do for a job.

The newly updated Online Live Concert licence includes “an interim discounted [tariff] rate of 10 per cent (+VAT)” for livestreams that generate over £1500 in revenue.PRS say that the policy will be revisited once physical gigs can return to normal, “after which a permanent rate will be benchmarked against other online premium video and streaming services, reflecting both the rights exploited and the market in which they operate”.In a joint statement issued today (May 7), the MMF and FAC

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLongtime Live Nation CFO Kathy Willard is retiring effective June 30, CEO Michael Rapino announced during the company’s earnings call on Thursday. The company is planning for Joe Berchtold, who currently serves as Live Nation’s president, to assume the role of president and CFO.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHipgnosis Songs has acquired yet another catalog, this one from Andrew Watt, who recently was named 2021 Grammy Producer of the Year for his work with Miley Cyrus, Dua Lipa, Post Malone and Ozzy Osbourne.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSolomon Sounds, ne Solomon Sobande, the former manager of the late rapper and songwriter XXXTentacion, has joined Capitol Records as senior vice president of A&R, reporting to Capitol Music Group (CMG) chairman and CEO Jeff Vaughn. Sounds is tasked with signing and develop artists for the company’s flagship label.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe new Wasserman Music agency and livestreaming service Twitch have partnered to launch “There is Light,” an indie-centric channel and concert series. The series will present 20 live concerts from independent music venues in the U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: Peacock is circling an anthology series project from Good Girls creator/executive producer Jenna Bans and her frequent collaborator, the series’ writer/executive producer Bill Krebs. The streamer is considering a development deal for the project, produced by Universal Television, where Bans is under a deal.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust days after Downtown Music sold nearly 150,000 publishing copyrights to Concord, the company has laid off an unspecified number of staffers in its Nashville office.  Among the affected employees was executive VP Steve Markland, the highest-ranking member of the Nashville team; the news was first reported by Billboard.Following Concord’s acquisition of Downtown Music’s 145,000-song publishing copyrights on Monday, Downtown has let go a number of its Nashville

the announcement that Scotland’s music venues, cinemas, theatres and comedy clubs can reopen from May 17, although socially distanced audiences of up to 100 people will only be permitted at indoor venues.