Music Industry Moves: Warner Music Italy Names Pico Cibelli Chairman-CEO; Universal Acquires 49% Stake in [PIAS]
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This move makes us stronger and secures the future of our brand, our staff and our partners while maintaining control of our destiny.+ Relix will be hosting the fourth installment of the Relix Music Conference on April 17 and 18 of next year at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville.The 2023 conference is produced by Brad Tucker, project management director for Dayglo Presents, and will feature 40+ speakers from all facets of the music industry in a series of panels, discussions and keynote speeches. The first round of programming will be announced in January, but early bird passes are available now via relixmusicconference.com.Previous Relix Music Conference speakers include Warren Haynes, journalist David Fricke, New York concert promoter Ron Delsener, record producer Don Was, live entertainment exec Jennifer Justice, independent music entrepreneur Peter Shapiro and many others. Matt Wheeler continues to oversee merchandise.+ Sony Music Publishing has appointed Mich\xe8le Hamelink as managing director of the Benelux region, where she will be responsible for creative strategy in addition to expanding songwriter support and service offerings.Since taking on the role of senior A&R (Europe) in 2019, Hamelink has helmed creative initiatives across Benelux and signed several songwriters and producers like 070 Shake, Sam Feldt, S10, Son Mieux and Gabry Pont. She joins the team after managing publishing and artist development at BMG from Liv Write Play, with previous stints at Wide Open Music and HoriPro Entertainment Group.+ Warner Chappell Music has entered a new partnership with Defient, a web3 entertainment incubator, aimed at empowering WCMs songwriters and producers to engage with the web3 space and leverage blockchain technology.Warner Chappell and Defients first project will be the launch of Archives, described as a multi-dimensional digital museum, consisting of a curated selection of digital collectibles, memorabilia, events and more, according to the press release.Archives will officially launch in early 2023 with an Archives Mint Pass, a collection of 2,000 NFTs. Im confident that under Melanies leadership, TuneCores best-in-class brand marketing department will only become stronger, driving impact across the artist community.