Independent music company peermusic has promoted Jody Farber to the position of Chief Financial Officer, replacing Bill Gorjance who is stepping down after over 20 years in the job. Farber previously served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy for peermusic. She will be based in New York and reports to peermusic CEO Mary Megan Peer, who announced the appointment alongside peermusic Executive Chair Ralph Peer, II. In her new role, Jody Farber will oversee all financial activities for th...

Over 20 organisations from across Europe’s music ecosystem have called on the European Union institutions to adopt a "strong budget" and an "ambitious sectoral approach" for music within the future AgoraEU programme. Organisations representing creators (ECSA, IAO, FIM), music rights organisation (GESAC, AEPO-ARTIS), music publishers (IMPF), labels (IMPALA), managers (EMMA) and the live sector (Live DMA, Yourope, Liveurope), among others, argue in an open letter to European policy makers that the...

Avex Music Group (AMG), the global music division of Japanese entertainment company Avex, has closed a new distribution agreement with The Orchard, the Sony Music-owned services and distribution company for the independent sector. The deal will cover distribution of all future releases in territories around the world. The first new music expected to be released under the deal will be a new recording from We The Band, who also serve as Justin Bieber’s longtime backup band.

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