One Liners: Miley Cyrus, Steve Lillywhite, Skrillex, more

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DEALSRound Hill Music has acquired the producer royalties and related rights of music producer Steve Lillywhite for an undisclosed sum.

Lillywhite has produced artists including U2, The Rolling Stones, Morrissey and Talking Heads.Bucks Music Group has signed Molly Payton to a publishing deal covering the UK, Ireland and Europe, with Mushroom Music Publishing repping her songs elsewhere in the world. “I’m so excited to be working with two companies as passionate and supportive as Mushroom and Bucks”, says Payton. “Although I’m based in the UK now, New Zealand and Australia will always be home to me, and it’s awesome knowing that I have support no matter where I am moving forward”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSUK record label trade body BPI has announced that its Director Of Public Affairs, Sophie Jones, has been promoted to Chief Strategy Officer.

She will also act as interim CEO as it finalises a replacement for Geoff Taylor, who recently left the organisation. “I’m delighted to take up this new, expanded role of Chief Strategy Officer, especially in such a pivotal year for the BPI as we celebrate our 50th anniversary and continue to promote and grow British music in the years ahead”, she says. “And I will also be honoured to lead the BPI working alongside our senior executive team until a new Chief Executive is in place”.Sony Music’s artist services business The Orchard in the US has promoted Mary Ashley Johnson to EVP Sales & Artist/Label Management for North America, and hired Katie Studley as VP Nashville.

She joins from Jack White’s Third Man Records. “We are proud to appoint these two well-deserving women to key executive roles in the company”, says COO Colleen Theis. “Mary Ashley’s leadership, business savvy and.