US guitarist and composer Pat Metheny will release on February 27 his first major studio album in six years, 'Side-Eye III+'. through his new record label, Uniquity Music, created in partnership with Primary Wave. The label will operate through Primary Wave's Green Hill Music under the Sun Label Group umbrella, which will also serve as home to reissues of Metheny's entire catalogue since 1984 and all future releases. Primary Wave announced a partnership agreement with Metheny in October 2025, in...

HYBE AMERICA, a division of Korean company HYBE, has appointed former Universal Music Group executive Ethiopia Habtemariam to the newly-created position of President of Music, effective immediately. Habtemariam will be based in Los Angeles and her hometown Atlanta, and will report to Isaac Lee, Chairman and CEO of HYBE AMERICA. In her new role, Habtemariam will "help advance HYBE AMERICA’s long-term growth strategy, spearheading A&R and artist development initiatives across the company’s la...

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has appointed Andrew Elliott as Vice President, Content Policy Counsel. Based in New York, Elliott reports to Ben Sheffner, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Law and Policy, in close collaboration with Kathy Bañuelos, Senior Vice President, State Government Affairs. “I am thrilled to have Andrew on board to help MPA and our member studios navigate some of the most novel and challenging issues we face in this rapidly evolving legislative an...