One Liners: AJ Tracey, BMG, Arcade Fire, more

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DEALSWarner Chappell has signed film composer Daniel Blumberg. “I’m really happy to be working with the team at Warner Chappell Music in this new chapter of my career”, he says. “I’m looking forward to developing my practice as a songwriter and composer over the coming years, starting with a new solo album and some upcoming film projects”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSBMG has appointed Sarah Mitchell as head of its UK-based neighbouring rights business.

She joins from PPL. “BMG’s distinctive culture and client-centred approach has really set the agenda for what it means to be a music company in the streaming age”, she says. “I see this as the perfect opportunity to employ my industry knowledge and relationships to develop a premium neighbouring rights service”.Amazon Music has hired Laura Lukanz as Head Of Music Industry, UK, Australia & New Zealand.

She joins from First Access Entertainment. “This is a fantastic role, a dream job”, she says. “I am excited by the scale of innovation and impact at Amazon; the synergistic opportunities across the entertainment division are endless”.————————————————–RELEASESAJ Tracey has released new single ‘Reasonable’.The Smile have released ‘Thin Thing’, from their debut album ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’, which is out this Friday.Poliça have released ‘Violence’ from their new album ‘Madness’, which is out on 3 June.Tove Styrke has released new single, ‘YouYouYou’.