Music Business News: Ireland

Tom Connaughton exits role as Managing Director for the UK and Ireland at Spotify

Exec leaves music streaming platform after nearly six years

Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch 2024: Mae Stephens, ScarLip, Jazzy, Elmiene

Part 2 of your introduction to the artists on Vevo's curated collection of artists on the verge of mainstream success

Spotify acquires Dublin-based content moderation startup Kinzen

Acquisition comes three months after Spotify launched its 'Safety Advisory Council'

2,000 artists and creatives in Ireland to be paid basic income of $330 per week under new pilot scheme

Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts pilot is a three-year research project

‘As AI creative technologies become more common, the question of AI authorship is particularly important.’

In the following MBW op/ed, Dublin-based Barry Scannell copyright and authorship issues around AI-created art and music

Safiya Lambie-Knight named Head of Music for the UK & Ireland at Spotify

Exec has been promoted to the role from her previous position as Lead, Artist & Label Partnerships, UK & IE

Priscilla Kotey promoted to SVP at Warner Music Ireland

Kotey has been part of Warner Music Ireland since 2008

Mojo Music & Media buys entire publishing catalog of songwriter and producer Jacknife Lee

Catalog totals more than 200 songs and includes The Killers' The Man