DEALS
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Rimas Publishing has signed a deal with catalogue management software company Reprtoir. Rimas MD Emilio Morales says that “Reprtoir’s innovative platform is a game-changer for our operations and will enable us to provide our clients with the best support and expand our business”.
APPOINTMENTS
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Natascha Augustin has been promoted to Managing Director of Warner Chappell Music Germany. She replaces Lars Karlsson, who will now focus on the publisher’s business in the Nordics. “This appointment feels like an organic development in my career, and part of the exciting changes within Warner Chappell Music”, says Augustin.
SYNC
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Former Hipgnosis exec Tom Stingemore has launched sync licensing platform ALLOY Sync Distro. “Sync is arguably the last area of the music industry to be modernised”, he says. “I’ve spent my career to date working to further the interests of the world’s greatest artists and songwriters and with ALLOY I wanted to build something that can not only enhance their collective outlook but also improve the service that we can provide to our commercial partners across the wider entertainment industry”.
INDUSTRY EVENTS
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UK record industry trade group BPI has announced an event as part of its Insight Session 50 series taking place at Sony Music UK on 6 Feb. The panel is titled ‘The Future Of Music Communities & Worldbuilding: Lessons From The Games Industry’ and will take place from 5pm to 6.30pm. Tickets to attend in person or via a livestream are available here.
GIGS & FESTIVALS
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The Southbank Centre in London has partnered with BBC Music Introducing for the return of its free gig series showcasing emerging artists, called futuretense. The first of the fortnightly shows takes place tonight in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer with performances from Respair and Ashaine White.
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King Creosote has announced a tour of UK coastal towns in April and May this year. Alongside the announcement, he’s also released a live film recorded at EartH in Hackney on YouTube.
AWARDS
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This year’s European Festival Awards took place last night in Groningen in The Netherlands. Among the winners, Glastonbury took Line-Up Of The Year and former Eurosonic Noorderslag boss Ruud Berends was handed the Lifetime Achievement award.
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Babatúndé Aléshé and Indiyah Polack have been announced as hosts of this year’s MOBO Awards, which will take place at Utilita Arena Sheffield on 7 Feb.
RELEASES
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Tim Burgess has announced a new ‘Tim’s Listening Party’ compilation, which is set to be released on 15 Mar. The 62 track collection brings together some highlights from the Twitter listening parties the Charlatans frontman hosted during lockdown and beyond.
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Villagers will release new album ‘That Golden Time’ on 10 May. The title track is out now, and live dates have been announced for June, including a performance at Royal Festival Hall in London on 8 Jun.
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Shygirl has announced that she will release new EP ‘Club Shy’ on 9 Feb featuring collaborations with artists including Empress Of and SG Lewis. Out now is her new track with Boys Noize, ‘Tell Me’.
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Allie X has released new single ‘Off With Her Tits’. Her new album ‘Girl With No Face’ is out on 22 Feb.
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Tusks will release new album ‘Gold’ on 12 Apr. Out today is new single ‘Adore’.
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Odetta Hartman has released new single ‘Goldilocks’. Her new album ‘Swansongs’ is due out on 22 Mar.