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I n an alternate universe, NicWeldon would be focusing one of his video cameras on Janet Jackson right about now. At 35, he’s spent most of his working life on road crews, as either a director or a cameraman on tours with the Eagles, Kings of Leon, and Ricky Martin. …

Zach Katz and Shara Senderoff both came out of the traditional music industry. Naturally, their current business, Raised in Space Enterprises (RISE), is the complete opposite. Founded in 2019 with help from music mega-manager Scooter Braun and fintech company Ripple, RISE’s mission is to discover, invest in, and guide transformational …

What’s a “major” music company? It’s a question that often taxes the mind of Justin Kalifowitz, CEO and founder of Downtown Music Holdings — who has grown weary of the industry’s habit of describing Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group as three “majors.” “Is everyone else …

In Rolling Stone‘s series At Work, we go behind the curtain with decision-makers across the fast-changing music business — exploring a range of responsibilities, burgeoning ideas, advice for industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. In a given week, Julie Miles can be working with a hundred different voices, …

Merck Mercuriadis‘s big year doesn’t seem to be slowing down yet. The manager-turned-music investor’s IP acquisition group Hipgnosis Songs Fund bought two more notable catalogs, it announced Wednesday — this time from Blondie co-founders Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, securing both their writers’ shares and neighboring rights for their entire …

The Grammy Museum announced on Thursday that it is partnering with Grammy U — the Recording Academy’s college educational division — and Michelle Obama for a virtual mentorship program during the coronavirus pandemic. The Mentorship Monday program will be launched through Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative. Running from July 20th through …

InRolling Stone‘s weekly series At Work, we go behind the curtain with decision-makers across the fast-changing music business — exploring a range of responsibilities, burgeoning ideas, advice for industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. The moment Rhea Pasricha was legally allowed to drive — which, in the state …

At Workis a weekly Rolling Stoneseries exploring how decision-makers in the fast-changing music business spend their hectic days — as well as what burgeoning ideas they’re keen to explore, what advice they’d give to industry newcomers, and more. Read earlier interviews here. One year ago, Mitch Glazier was stepping into …

This is the eighthinstallment of Rolling Stone’s series At Work, in which we explore the fast-changing music business from the perspective of a different industry leader each week. Read earlier pieces in the series here. While program director of alt-rock giant 99X in Atlanta, Leslie Fram was key in furthering …

Update, March 10th:Organizers have issued an official statement moving Coachella to October. Organizers of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival are in talks to postpone the festival amid the growing coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., multiple sources tell Rolling Stone. The annual festival was originally scheduled to take place over …