Cris Lacy has been named Chair & President of the newly rebranded Warner Records Nashville, formerly known as Warner Music Nashville. In this post, she reports to Warner Records Group CEO & Co-Chairman Aaron Bay-Schuck and COO & Co-Chairman Tom Corson.
She served previously as Co-Chair & Co-President of Warner Music Nashville alongside Gregg Nadel who will be taking on "a new leadership role within Warner Music Group, with details to be announced shortly."
WMG said Lacy's appoi...

The Ivors Academy will honour Sony Music Publishing Chairman & CEO Jon Platt as well as Virgin Group founder Richard Branson at it inaugural Ivors Academy Honours. 
They will join a line-up of honorees that includes singer and songwriters RAYE and Kae Tempest as well as Catherine Manners, Founder of music publishing and composer management agency Manners McDade; Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade Chris Bryant; John Sweeney ...

Euronext Amsterdam-listed music company Universal Music Group N.V. has announced that Non-Executive Director Cyrille Bolloré has notified on July 28 the company of his decision to resign from UMG's Board of Directors with immediate effect.
According to a statement from UMG, Bolloré plans "to focus his time and energy on the Bolloré Group." UMG added: "Mr. Bollore remains strongly supportive of UMG’s management team and strategy. The UMG Board is very grateful for Mr. Bolloré’s contributions to t...