Iindependent music company peermusic has appointed Dave Ayers to Executive Vice President, A&R. Ayers was previously Executive Vice President at Hipgnosis Songs. He will be based in New York, leading peermusic’s east coast contemporary creative team, and reports to peermusic's President US and Canada Jamie Cerreta.
In his new role, Ayers will "continue building on a legacy of signing and developing the boldest talent of the day, while helping to shape and implement creative strategy for peer...

​ERA, the British Digital Entertainment and Retail Association, has opened access to membership to the wider entertainment industry for the first time, with the creation of a new upgraded affiliate membership tier that will allow companies to join outside its core member base of digital services and retailers selling music, video and games.
ERA said the new tier is a response to "growing demand for its insight, analysis and event services." A series of associate member tiers based on turnover w...

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has launched a request for comments as part of the annual 2025 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy (known as the Notorious Markets List). 
The USTR is seeking to identify online and physical markets to be considered for inclusion in the Notorious Markets List that reportedly "engage in or facilitate substantial copyright piracy or trademark counterfeiting."
Since 2006, USTR identified notorious markets in the annua...