Also this week: Soundstripe partners with Orfium and others for a "click-to-license" platform, an Audacy radio station will be powered by Super Hi-Fi's AI platform, and more.
Never content to stay the course, Jones evolved with music, culture and media.
The long-running festival, which is now under new ownership, is expanding its focus to include comedy, tech and art.
The company also appointed Victor Mijares as its first vp of Latin music.
The company plans to split off Liberty Live into a separate, publicly traded entity.
Other new signings include Oliver Tree, Saliva, Tunde Adebimpe, Ali Sethi and Amr Diab.
The Billboard Global Music Index rose 2.4% to an all-time high of 2,043.02 and increased its year-to-date gain to 33.2%.
Also this week: Keith Richards joins Reliant, a Chinese music platform says its president left months ago and Sony Publishing's U.S. sample clearance team promotes leader.
The global giant’s recorded music division enjoys a 14% spike in revenue, with streaming accounting for 65% of earnings. Publishing also gains.
This country is very different than many of us thought. The music business may need to adjust.
