Music industry veteran Kenny “Tick” Salcido is launching Renaissance Entertainment Company, a new creative services company focusing on providing A&R services, Artist Development & Strategic Support to artists, managers, labels, publishers and related companies throughout the creative community.
Salcido said Los Angeles-based Renaissance was inspired by some of the early A&R deals he did in the business with Wiz Kalifa (through Rostrum Records) and Terrace Martin (through his former...

These are some of the deals that were announced in the past few weeks:

Independent music publisher Kobalt has signed a new deal with Nigerian publishing company Inner Circle Publishing (INCP). Details of the agreement were not disclosed. Kobalt said the agreement marks “a significant move in expanding Kobalt’s footprint within the African music market.” Inner Circle Publishing was co-founded by Caleb Oyolola and Promise Dennis earlier this year. The company has already signed producers Choke...

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Bertelsmann's Thomas Coesfeld

The Supervisory Board of German media and entertainment conglomerate Bertelsmann has announced a leadership change atop the company, with current Chairman and CEO Thomas Rabe stepping down at the end of his contract on December 31, 2026, after 15 years in the position, to be replaced by Thomas Coesfeld, the current CEO of music division BMG. The 35-year-old Coesfeld has been CEO of BMG since 2023, taking over from Harwig Masuch who had relaunched the music ...