Warner Chappell rises to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and holds second place on Radio Airplay despite a slight dip in market share.
The devil went down to Georgia and wrestled up this weekly roundup of promotions, hires, exits and everything in between across music.
News of Sony's acquisition comes three months after Hipgnosis rebranded itself as Recognition Music Group.
Teddy Swims’ smash “Lose Control” wins song of the year while Sony Music Publishing is named publisher of the year.
Also this week: Senior hires and promotions at Big Loud, Electric Feel, SMP UK, Oak View Group, the Neal Agency, Big Machine, Amigo Records and Audible Treats.
Also: Billy and Ezra Steinberg sign new global publishing deals with Sony Music Publishing, and Melody Place snags its first standalone writer.
Also this week: Merlin conjures a director of content integrity, Sony Music Publishing picks a CTO and a Warner Chappell veteran wants to protect writers from GenAI.
"Katie’s dedication and expertise are truly invaluable to our team," says Jon Platt.
Also this week in publishing news: PULSE forms a joint venture with Gabe Simon, Austin Corona signs with Sony/Bossy and more.
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.
