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Marc Byers’ label Protect the Culture sets up global joint venture with Warner Records

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Protect the Culture, the new label founded by music industry veteran Marc Byers, has formed a global joint venture with Warner Music Group's Warner Records, in an agreement that will also see Byers serve as an A&R consultant for Warner Records, focusing on the African music scene.

Byers will work closely with Steve Carless, President of A&R and Karen Kwak, EVP/Head of A&R. The first project on the new label is the new single 'No Dey Tire' by Ghana-born Massachusetts-based singer...

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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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Boomy Corporation seals distribution partnership with ADA Worldwide

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Boomy Corporation has signed a global distribution partnership with ADA Worldwide, the independent distribution and label services arm of Warner Music Group. Boomy presents itself as an "AI-generative music creation platform, label, and publisher representing a new creative class of technology-enabled musicians."

Under the terms of the agreement, Boomy’s A&R team will bring top artists and exclusively curated music from the Boomy roster to ADA, which will then be distributed and marketed...

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Warner Chappell Music names Jessica Entner to the newly created role of Vice President, Creative Sync Strategy

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Warner Chappell Music (WCM) — the music publishing division of Warner Music Group — has appointed Jessica Entner to the newly created role of Vice President, Creative Sync Strategy. In her new position, Entner will be focused on "business development, partnering with key stakeholders to understand WCM’s writers’ creative goals and working directly with agencies and brands to showcase vital focus areas of the publisher’s vast catalogue."

Based in Los Angeles, she reports to WCM’s SVP, Sync an...

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Lucas Thomashow launches boutique label SANA in partnership with Santa Anna, Sony Music and Listen to the Kids

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Lucas Thomashow has launched SANA, a new label based out of Los Angeles as a joint venture with artist and label services company Santa Anna, Sony Music, and independent record label Listen to Kids.

SANA has the ambition to be a "boutique cutting edge music company," providing "forward thinking" services needed by developing artists in today’s digital era. SANA said the partnership with Santa Anna will provide distribution, marketing, and promotion across all aspects of the label. while Lis...

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