The label, helmed by veteran manager Kei Henderson, is the latest in a string of distribution and services deals that SoundCloud has launched in recent months.
The more than three-year-old program is coming to Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta and Motown Museum’s Hitsville NEXT in Detroit in the spring.
The Billboard Global Music Index is up 12.6% over the last two weeks and 14.6% in the five weeks since Oct. 28
The exec, who has been with the company for two decades, returned from a yearlong sabbatical in May 2021.
As the 117th Congress winds to a close, industry advocates are urging leaders on Capitol Hill to pass the long-simmering HITS Act before the January changeover.
Also this week: BMG announces a new A&R structure for its Madrid-based operation, Venice Music taps a vp of business and legal affairs and more.
Also this week: NetEase signs a licensing renewal with J-pop label Avex, WME snaps up Reneé Rapp and more.
The bond is backed by more than 1 million music assets, including such artists as Genesis, Phil Collins and R.E.M.
Jeffries, who will succeed Nancy Pelosi in the role, has co-sponsored key pieces of creator-friendly legislation including the Music Modernization Act.
Over a career lasting more than five decades, Mair served as a label boss, artist manager and cherished mentor.