LABEL LOVE – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Big Loud Rock’s 33.3% Louder

• Big Loud Rock (BLR), the Alt/Rock imprint of Big Loud Records, has expanded its Promotion department under the leadership

• Warner Music Group and Stability AI announced a collaborative effort to advance the use of responsible AI in music

• One of the bright lights of Alt Country/Americana music, singer-songwriter Todd Snider has died. He was only 59. According

• Warner Music Group announced that Leho Nigul is being promoted to Chief Technology Officer, WMG, from his current role

• Bertelsmann keeps it in the family and has appointed Thomas Coesfeld as its new Chairman & CEO, effective Jan.

• Big Machine Label Group, a subsidiary of HYBE America, is bolstering its publicity and marketing departments with new additions

• BMI announced eight promotions within the company’s Creative team — Nina Carter (Nashville) was elevated to Executive Director, Partnerships

• Mercury Records has appointed Jackson Weingart as Vice President, Marketing & Digital Strategy, as announced by Mercury Records Chairman

• Widely respected music executive Gregg Nadel has been elevated to the newly created central role of President of A&R

• Merlin, the digital rights agency for the world’s leading independent labels and distributors, announced the appointment of Charlie Lexton