Emilio Morales, Empire Publishing’s SVP of enterprise growth for Latin America. Picture Credit score: Empire
Right here’s a recap of current music business hires and in-house promotions as of October ninth, 2026.
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Stay Nation
Stay Nation has inked a new employment settlement with president and CEO Michael Rapino, who’s anticipated to proceed main the corporate by way of 2031.
Moreover, the Ticketmaster guardian has launched Creator Nation, which co-founders Scott and Alexis Fisher will lead with an eye fixed on serving to content material creators flip their “affect into companies designed to final.”
Suno
Michael Chua, previously Ticketmaster’s world vice chairman of enterprise growth and strategic partnerships, has joined Suno as dwell experiences VP and Songkick GM.
Warner Music MENA
Warner Music MENA has promoted longtime Qanawat exec Ahmed Nureni to MD and welcomed Ahmad Alghawanmeh, who comes aboard following 9 years with Sony Music, as GM.
GoDigital
Centered on “driving better growth into Asia,” GoDigital Music has tapped Sebastian Mair (beforehand Muserk’s head of enterprise growth in Asia) to function APAC president and partnered with Japanese leisure firm Pony Canyon.
Empire Publishing
Empire Publishing has introduced on ex-Rimas Publishing MD Emilio Morales as SVP of enterprise growth for Latin America.
Consider
Following a five-year ADA run, Adriana Sein has signed on as Consider’s first Americas president.
Music Publishers Affiliation
Longtime Faber Music CEO Richard King is formally the Music Publishers Affiliation’s board chair.
Beggars Group
Beggars Group has formally introduced 4 hires, including: former Nettwerk nationwide promotion supervisor Max Datner as director of radio and music discovery; Stone’s Throw vet Ariana Mamnoon as supervisor of radio and music discovery; ex-Columbia digital advertising group member Rrita Hashani as viewers and advertising director; and Molly McGuffin as social content material producer.
Pacific Music Group
Pacific Music Japan has set sail with Tomomi Takeshima and MiMi Shimada in place as co-heads.
Baddest Behaviour Information
Moreover, Mau P has debuted Baddest Behaviour Information and named Jelle Keizer label supervisor.
Sphere Leisure
Former SoundCloud and ADA/WMG higher-up Matthew Granados has stepped in as Sphere Leisure’s senior supervisor of strategic operations and alliances.
Sony Music UK
Following “greater than a decade of happiness and prosperity at Common” Music, Jack Fryer is now Sony Music UK’s business group president.
Within the newly created position, Fryer “will lead Sony Music UK’s catalogue…alongside the corporate’s digital media company and sync groups, beneath one strategic umbrella centered on inventive innovation.”
Huge Loud Information
Longtime monetary skilled Dustin Miller has joined Huge Loud as president of catalog acquisitions.
Splice
Splice has named Kate Guarente-Smith, beforehand GitHub’s PR lead, head of communications.
Spotify
Spotify and Joe Rogan have finalized “a brand new multi-year licensing settlement” – with stories inserting the deal’s worth at someplace round $250 million.
