The legendary producer and artist manager has worked with The Boss, Jackson Browne, Shania Twain and Natalie Merchant, among others.
Downtown will be the global administrator for the label's publishing arm.
The MLC has pulled in the independent experts at Beatdapp to supplement the internal process it already has in place to curb fraud.
This week in publishing news: NEON16 and Unrestricted sign Frank Rio, BMG Nashville forges an admin partnership with Jason Aldean's Triple Play Music, and more.
The executive, who has been with the publisher since 2017, is leaving to pursue other opportunities.
"We are robust in defending the MMA," DiMA president/CEO Graham Davies says. "We’ve got some things to resolve, but we can do those while working with the MLC."
The executive, who has worked for Kobalt since 2013, will lead overall strategy for the publisher, including commercial partnerships with Amazon, Apple, Meta, Spotify and more.
Remi's co-writes include Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire" and the debut singles of both Amy Winehouse and Miguel.
This week in publishing news: Reservoir signs producer/writer Aaron Zuckerman, Regalias Digitales inks eight new signees and Kobalt renews Mae Estes.
Called the "In Her Voice" scholarship, this fund is intended for female-identifying musicians, hoping to get into the largely-male field of songwriting.
