Singapore-based music company Caldecott Music Group (CMG) has appointed Dani Deahl to the newly created role of Vice President of Creator Policy & Corporate Affairs. Deahl will also continue to serve as Head of Communications & Creator Insights at Caldecott Music Group’s digital division BandLab Technologies. “Dani brings a unique combination of strategic clarity and creator-first thinking to everything she does,” said Meng Kuok, CEO & Co-Founder of Caldecott Music Group. “She’s been...

The Independent Music Publishers International Forum (IMPF) has issued a document listing key principles that collective management organisations should follow when licensing repertoire for Generative AI purposes. "Generative AI is rewriting the rules of the music ecosystem, at speed and scale we havenever seen before. For independent publishers and the songwriters and composers theyrepresent, this shift brings both opportunity and profound risk," reads the document.

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Virgin Music Group has promoted Nicole Thomas to the position of Managing Director of the South African affiliate of the Universal Music Group-owned distribution and services company for the independent sector, based in Johannesburg. Thomas was previously Co-Country Manager of Virgin Music Group, South Africa. “Nicole has guided our South African business with a focus and energy that has made a real difference for our labels in the region,” said JT Myers, Co-CEO of Virgin Music Group. “Nicole’s...