The Toronto-based executive will work across MNRK offices in New York, Nashville, Toronto and the U.K.
The 20-company Billboard Global Music Index increased 0.4% to a record 1,964.44, bringing its year-to-date gain to 28.1%.
Also this week: Sarah McLachlan, Tom Cochrane, and Blue Rodeo songwriters Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor join the Canadian Hall of Fame.
Also this week: New West Records goes on a promotion spree, Sony Music Publishing hires a new vp of creative and Armada Music appoints a head of catalog.
IMPALA, AIM and A2IM are accusing the powerful platform of trying to divide the independent sector by boycotting licensing talks with the organization.
During a panel at Thursday's Trapital Summit, the Venice Music founder said audiences soon "won’t care" whether they're watching a human or a hologram.
Mason first assumed the role of permanent CEO in May 2021, after having served on an interim basis for the previous 16 months.
The band's lucrative publishing catalog was not included in the current deal, sources confirm. Billboard estimates how much it could fetch.
The top 10 executives on Billboard's annual ranking received an average of just 10% of their pay from base salaries -- on the low side for the corporate world.
Also: Oscar Ortiz, Boris Brejcha, Skunk Anansie, Liam St. John and more.
