One Liners: Spotify, Simon Fuller, 50 Cent, more

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DIGITAL & DIRECT TO FANSpotify has launched a new website offering advice to artists on how to get people to listen to their music, called Made To Be Found.

It has also launched a new beta feature on Spotify For Artists showing the source of streams.————————————————–MANAGEMENT & FUNDINGVeteran artist manager Simon Fuller has launched new band The Future X.

The group’s three singers and four dancers were all discovered on the TikToks. “We have spent a year working in partnership with TikTok to find the best talent on their platform and I am THRILLED with the resulting group”, says Fuller. “The Future X combines everything that is exciting about contemporary young artists: Authenticity, confidence, empowerment and a unique balance between extraordinary dancers and iconic singers”.

Here’s a preview.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSSpinnin Records has announced a load of new international appointments. Ranya Khoury joins as US Streaming Manager; in China Sivan Liu is International Marketing Specialist/Project Manager and Crystal Du is International Marketing Manager; while in the UK Jack Guppy is a Data Analyst and Tom Smart is Marketing Specialist/Project Manager.Beggars Group has named Nabil Ayers as its US President. “My thirteen years at [Beggars label] 4AD have prepared me well for a move down the hall”, says Ayers. “And I am proud to work for a company whose roster and staff are growing more exciting and diverse with each passing year”.