One Liners: Stonebwoy, Qobuz, Mykki Blanco
completemusicupdate.comDEALSNot one, not two, but three whole Def Jam labels have joined together to sign Ghanaian afropop, dancehall and reggae musician Stonebwoy to a global deal.
That’s Def Jam Recordings in the US, 0207 Def Jam in the UK, and Def Jam Africa, in case you wondered. “Stonebwoy is a true African talent”, says Sipho Dlamini, CEO of Def Jam owner Universal Music in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. “He works to lift the heart and spirit of those around him, whilst producing fresh sounds that keep blowing the world away.
We look forward to what 2022 has in store for him”.————————————————–APPOINTMENTSUK collecting society PRS For Music has hired Rupinder Virdee as Head Of PR, Marketing & Digital, reporting into Director Of Communications & Public Affairs John Mottram.
She will be, says the society, “pivotal to [our] future plans and implementation of strategic marketing and communications that advance awareness of one of the world’s leading music collective management organisations”.————————————————–DIGITAL & D2F SERVICESHigh quality audio digital music platform Qobuz has expanded into six new countries: Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Portugal.
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