"Success is a lot harder to manage than failure," says Shading the Limelight's Cristi Williams.
One of Google's earliest employees, the pioneering tech executive lead YouTube for nine years.
The Billboard Global Music Index gained 3.1% to 1,792.93, increasing its year-to-date gain to 16.9%
Also this week: A slew of moves and promotions at ASM Global and Capitol Christian, three new agents at CAA and a Big Machine veteran joins BMG.
It’s all about streaming — the artists doing the best, how it helps Warner’s catalog and CEO Robert Kyncl's insistence that Spotify is not a proxy for the industry.
Finalist voting is now open for Billboard's peer-voted 2024 Latin Power Players' Choice Award.
Also this week: HYBE's games division raises $80M, Believe acquires a Turkish indie label and more.
The peer-voted award allows the music business to participate in Billboard's Latin Power Players' list of the industry's most influential executives.
The company's recorded music division saw a 26% spike in revenue, despite a dip in sales for physical music.
Total revenue for the third fiscal quarter fell 1% as BMG's distribution deal rolls off and physical recorded music sales and merchandise fall.
