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...

ONErpm has appointed Mike Easterlin as Managing Director of its Nashville division. Easterlin will oversee A&R, roster development, and day-to-day operations in Nashville. ONErpm said Easterlin brings "decades of experience in A&R and promotion to the role." He joins from Severance Records, a label he co-founded. Prior to that he was co-President of Warner Music Group's Elektra Records. He started his career in promotion and A&R roles at Virgin, Def Jam, and Atlantic.

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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...