<\/p>\n
Newly promoted BMI execs John Ellwood (top left), Deidre Chadwick (top right), Jeff Gilligan (bottom left), and Jodie Thomas (bottom right).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
If you have a job shuffle to share, we\u2019re all ears. Send us a note to\u00a0news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you\u2019d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to\u00a0noah@digitalmusicnews.com. And, keep track of all the latest music industry hires\u00a0<\/span><\/em>here<\/span><\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Broadcast Music, Inc.<\/a> (BMI) has promoted four longtime employees across its creative and corporate communications teams.<\/p>\n Now, John Ellwood (who\u2019s been with the PRO for 19 years) is VP of creative; Deirdre Chadwick (16 years) is assistant VP of creative, classical, and jazz; Jeff Gilligan (seven years) is an assistant VP and creative director; and Jodie Thomas (11 years) is assistant VP of corporate and media relations.<\/p>\n The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) has welcomed Grammy-winning<\/a> artist Youssou N\u2019Dour as its VP.<\/p>\n Merlin has announced five partnerships-division promotions, including the elevation of eight-year team member Emma Robinson to VP.<\/p>\n Additionally, former Glassnote higher-up Shannon Bradley is officially director of commercial partnerships; both Alice Moss, previously with SoundCloud, and Daniele Yandel<\/a> are stepping up as directors of partnership operations; and member success coordinator Simon Marcel has been boosted to manager of partnership operations.<\/p>\n Melanie Cameron, most recently with PPL, has come aboard Sound Royalties as regional director of business development for the UK.<\/p>\n All Classical Radio has announced violinist Anthea Kreston<\/a> as its 2026-27 artist in residence.<\/p>\n Veteran entertainment attorney Richard Busch<\/a> has joined Adams & Reese as special counsel in the firm\u2019s global IP practice.<\/p>\n Part of Snap since 2015, media partnerships exec Anmol Malhotra has been upped to global head of partnerships and content.<\/p>\n After over nine years with Sony Music, Jean-Sebastien Permal has signed on as Warner Music\u2019s first A&R SVP for EMEA and Central Europe.<\/p>\n Ahead of the planned July 1st exit of Australia and Asia-Pacific president Andrew Jenkins, UMPG has tapped Sunita Kaur, formerly with Spotify and Twitch, to oversee its operations across Asia as president.<\/p>\n All Things Live has added Christian Folden Lund, previously the Roskilde Festival Foundation\u2019s chair, as CEO.<\/p>\n TickPick has appointed former GoodRx chief marketing officer Ryan Sullivan<\/a> as its own CMO.<\/p>\n Ticketek Entertainment Group has hired longtime<\/a> live professional Melvin Koh as its Singapore-based GM of ticketing across Asia.<\/p>\n <\/div>\nBMI<\/h4>\n
CISAC<\/h4>\n
Merlin<\/h4>\n
Sound Royalties<\/h4>\n
All Classical Radio<\/h4>\n
Adams & Reese<\/h4>\n
Snap<\/h4>\n
Warner Music Central Europe<\/h4>\n
UMPG<\/h4>\n
All Things Live<\/h4>\n
TickPick<\/h4>\n
TEG<\/h4>\n