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WMG & TikTok Expand Partnership

July 18, 2023July 19, 2023 kevincarter TikTok, Warner Music Group

• Warner Music Group (WMG) and TikTok announced a wide-ranging, first-of-its-kind partnership that will benefit WMG’s artists and songwriters, and

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Raedio Partners With Def Jam

July 11, 2023 kevincarter Def Jam, Raedio

• Raedio, the “audio everywhere” section of Hoorae Media, founded by actress, producer, writer and director Issa Rae, announced a

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SMN Taps Rubenstein As VP/Digital Marketing

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 kevincarter Sony Music Nashville

• Sony Music Nashville (SMN) announces the appointment of Fred Rubenstein as Vice President, Digital Marketing. Rubenstein will be responsible

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Cohn Joins WWO As SVP/Digital Sales

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 kevincarter Westwood One

• Cumulus Media’s Westwood One welcomes David Cohn aboard as Senior Vice President, Sales and Digital Partnerships, based in New

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Canva Joins Forces With WMG & Merlin

June 29, 2023 kevincarter Canva, Warner Chappell Music, WMG

• Canva, the world’s first all-in-one visual communication platform, announced partnerships with Warner Music Group (including Warner Recorded Music and

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iHeart Launches Elvis Duran Podcast Network

June 29, 2023 kevincarter Elvis Duran, iHeartMedia, Premiere Networks

• iHeartMedia and Premiere-syndicated personality Elvis Duran announced a partnership to launch the Elvis Duran Podcast Network, which will be

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NEON16 Acquires Arro Media

June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 kevincarter AM16 Agency, NEON16

• Latin media firm NEON16 has acquired Latina-owned and led Arro Media, a leading music marketing and social media agency

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WTOP Seeks Digital News Director

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 kevincarter

• Hubbard’s mighty WTOP/Washington has put out the interplanetary call for a killer Digital News Director to lead an intrepid

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Burleson Named Dir./Streaming, BMLG

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 kevincarter Big Machine Label Group

• Big Machine Label Group, a subsidiary of HYBE America, announces the appointment of Rachel Burleson as Director, Streaming. Burleson

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Sony Music Hires Taylor As EVP, A.I.

June 23, 2023June 26, 2023 kevincarter Sony Music Entertainment

• In what is believed to be the first A.I.-focused executive hire for a major record company, Sony Music Entertainment