Independent music company Believe has increase the remit of Akhila Shankar, who currently heads TuneCore India and South Asia, to also oversee its Artist Services business across India and South Asia. Shankar will take on the new role immediately and will continue to be based in Mumbai. In her new role she will focus "on artist development, deepening artist partnerships, expanding local capabilities, and building pathways for artists to grow both regionally and globally."

Believe's Akhila Sha...

Play It Again Sam, the Universal Music Group-owned music company, has signed British band Massive Attack to a global recording agreement. Play It Again Sam said the deal marks "a landmark partnership with one of the most influential and enduring acts in contemporary music." The band released five studio albums between 1991 ('Blue Lines') and 2010 ('Heligoland') through Virgin Records.

Massive Attack (Credit: Warren Du Preez)

“We’re honoured to welcome Massive Attack to Play It Again Sam," said...

French rights society SACEM celebrated its 175th anniversary by gathering at its headquarters in Neuilly-sur-Seine creators, policy-makers and industry personalities for the inaugural SACEM Day. The event was the occasion to reaffirm France's attachment to cultural exception, the sanctity of authors' rights, the need to enforce European cultural and tech sovereignty and the importance to establish a different framework for AI that respects the rights of creators.

SACEM"s Patrick Sigwalt

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