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Curtis LeGeyt to replace NAB CEO Gordon Smith in 2022 but don’t expect policy changes on performance rights for recordings

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By Emmanuel Legrand Former Oregon Senator Gordon Smith, who has served as President and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) since 2009, will step down from the organisation at the end of 2021, to transition to a 36-month advisory and advocacy role. His successor will be NAB's Chief Operating Officer Curtis LeGeyt, who will take on his new position on January 1, 2022. LeGeyt (pictured, below) has been with the NAB for nearly a decade, serving for the first five years as NAB's ...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Warner Music Group promotes Adam Tiran to General Manager at Africori

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Adam Tiran has been elevated to the position of General Manager of Africori, the Warner Music Group-owned South Africa-based independent distribution and label services company. Based in Johannesburg, Tiran reports to Simon Robson, President, EMEA, Recorded Music, WMG. Tiran was a founding member of the Africori team and has worked at the company for more than 13 years, under the leadership of Founder and CEO Yoel Kenan, serving most recently as Director of Operations and International Lead.

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Bucks Music Group signs Jack McNeilage to a worldwide publishing agreement

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Bucks Music Group has signed Scottish songwriter, producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist Jack McNeilage, known as Jack David, to an exclusive global publishing deal. London-based McNeilage has written songs that have amassed over 300 million streams on Spotify alone. McNeilage began as one half of the duo Able Faces, which enjoyed success in Germany and The Netherlands. McNeilage began writing and producing for dance music acts, including Timmy Trumpet, VAMERO, Tom Enzy, POLTERGST, and many mor...

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Alliance for Responsible Innovation in the Arts & Media (ARIAM) launches to ensure that AI supports human creativity

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Organisations from the creative sectors have joined forces to launch the Alliance for Responsible Innovation in the Arts & Media (ARIAM), a Los Angeles-based global coalition calling for responsible AI in the creative industries. Founding members include the BBC, ITV, The Walt Disney Company, Condé Nast, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, The New York Times, the Financial Times, Reach and Wiley and Adobe. "ARIAM is a results-focused, solution-orientated, cross-content sector, glo...

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