And The Update Is...December 13th, 2021
And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
And The Writer Is
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🗓️ 13 December 2021
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Am Update is I'm your host, Paige McDonald, and this is your weekly music industry update. |
| 0:25.0 | Universal Music Group will be developing virtual identities and NFTs for its artist and partnership with Avatar TechFirm Genies. |
| 0:34.0 | Utopia bought roster and fortunes to launch its new creator services unit. |
| 0:40.0 | Various artists and artists first have struck a deal to discover and develop Italy-based talent for global market. |
| 0:48.0 | Live Nation bought a 51% stake in Oseysa for $416 million. |
| 0:55.0 | I of the Tiger writer Jim Pederick has sold a majority stake in his full publishing catalog to Primary Wave. |
| 1:03.0 | The Australian Music Industry is under review for sexual harassment and systemic discrimination. |
| 1:10.0 | Adele's 30 is the first album released in over a year to sell a million copies in the US. |
| 1:18.0 | The Music Streaming Service Audio Mac has launched supporters, which is a direct monetization feature, and Warner has been named the first major label participant. |
| 1:29.0 | Tinder is partnering with Spotify to launch a new Music Mode feature. |
| 1:35.0 | Air Studios has appointed Nikki Affleck to head of mastering at Alchemy. |
| 1:40.0 | The London-based talent manager Camilo Duregos has announced the official launch of his talent management in artist-booking company DC Talent Agency. |
| 1:50.0 | Christine Belden has been appointed to the newly created role of VP Global Head of Film, TV, and Media Music at Warner Chapel Music. |
| 1:59.0 | Round-Tell Music has launched JV with Madonna-producer John Jellybean Benetez. |
| 2:06.0 | Warner Chapel has teamed up with Daniel Glass' Connection Music Publishing. |
| 2:13.0 | UMPG has promoted Lilia Parsa to SVP of A&R. |
| 2:19.0 | YMU has promoted Chris Dempsey to UK Managing Director. |
| 2:25.0 | The reggae legend Freddie McGregor has signed a worldwide deal with Warner Chapel Music. |
| 2:31.0 | Sophie Padilla has launched Plush, which is a new artist-management company based in LA. |
| 2:38.0 | Thomas Steinbrew has been appointed Chief of Brand and Design at Utopia Music. |
| 2:44.0 | Natasha Augustin has been named VP of Warner Chapel Music Germany. |
| 2:50.0 | Agents Matthew Morgan, Buster Phillips, Mrs Smith, and Emily LaRose, all formally at WME have joined UTA Nashville. |
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