First signings include Ashwarya, Aleksiah, The Drax Project, Roy Bing, Suzi Sings, Xanu, Kate Gill, Mikalya Pasterfield and CXLOE.
The deal includes Jesso's share of 40 different songs, including "When We Were Young" by Adele and "Slow Hands" by Niall Horan.
Breaking Out: An Artist & Discovery Platform includes a 16-bar freestyling competition that launched Monday.
The longtime Los Angeles Philharmonic music and artistic director will fill the same role in New York beginning with the 2026-27 season.
A clip shows Sheeran toggling between his song and a Marvin Gaye classic, but his attorneys say it's "irrelevant" to the copyright case.
Jose Teran and his partner falsely claimed to own or control "over 50,000 songs," including some recorded by Daddy Yankee, Julio Iglesias, Anuel AA, Prince Royce and Don Omar.
The group of artists launched a petition, signed by more than 400 acts, urging the festival to increase compensation for those set to play.
Bardin arrives from Celonis, but previously spent 16 years at Google and YouTube.
Also this week: Jay-Z settles a bitter fight with Bacardi over Cognac, Coachella sues an event called "Moechella," and much more.
Brown and Katzki “are the best at what they do,” says Billboard's Dana Droppo.
