Oak View Group Names Teuta Gashi SVP of Signature Experience Portfolio

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Oak View Group Names Teuta Gashi SVP of Signature Experience Portfolio

Oak View Group has named Teuta Gashi Senior Vice President, Signature Experience Portfolio, a newly created role overseeing premium events and exclusive experiences across the company’s venues. Gashi will be based in New York and report to Amy Latimer, OVG’s chief business officer.

Gashi joins OVG from Blackstone, where she served as senior vice president of events and experiential marketing and, according to the announcement, led the firm’s first sponsorship and hospitality push into sports. She previously worked on integrated marketing for the Hudson Square Properties portfolio at Hines and earlier held roles with Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and the NBA.

In her new role, Gashi will be responsible for developing premium hospitality offerings, VIP experiences and themed events across OVG-owned and OVG-managed venues, with the aim of strengthening client engagement and expanding the company’s premium business, the company said.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by OVG PR, oakviewgroup.com.

Isaiah Rashad Expands ‘Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip’ Tour With Second Leg

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Isaiah Rashad Expands ‘Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip’ Tour With Second Leg

Isaiah Rashad has announced the second leg of his “Lil Sunny’s Awful Road Trip” world tour, extending the run in support of his third studio album, “It’s Been Awful.” The new dates take the Top Dawg Entertainment rapper through South Africa, North America, Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, including his first-ever shows in South Africa and first headline dates in Australia and New Zealand.

The added leg also marks the 10th anniversary of “The Sun’s Tirade,” which the label describes as Rashad’s biggest project to date, a certified-platinum release that includes the Kendrick Lamar collaboration “Wat’s Wrong.” The new itinerary includes a hometown stop in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where Rashad is from.

The current North American leg continues through late September, wrapping September 29 with an anniversary show at YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, spanning material from across his catalog. Presale tickets for the newly announced dates begin September 10, with general onsale starting September 11.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Genesis Salazar, LiveNation.com.

Mike D Talks Debut Solo Album, Dylan Encounter on ‘Tonight Show’

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Mike D Talks Debut Solo Album, Dylan Encounter on ‘Tonight Show’

Beastie Boys member Mike D appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to discuss his debut solo album, Mike D 5D. During the conversation, he recounted meeting Bob Dylan at a birthday party for Dolly Parton.

The appearance gave the New York-born artist a platform to walk through the backstory of his first solo release, marking a new chapter following his long run with Beastie Boys.

Read the full story at Billboard.

Spotify Names Niklas Brantberg Managing Director for the Nordics

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Spotify Names Niklas Brantberg Managing Director for the Nordics

Spotify has appointed Niklas Brantberg as Managing Director for the Nordics, with his first day on the job starting Monday, September 7. Brantberg announced the move himself in a LinkedIn post the following day.

He joins Spotify from Overtone Studios, the Sweden-based label where he served as CEO. Brantberg spent 12 years across Overtone and Epidemic Sound before making the jump to the streaming platform.

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Reliant Music Signs Distribution Deal With Warner’s ADA Benelux

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Reliant Music Signs Distribution Deal With Warner’s ADA Benelux

Vancouver-based Reliant Music has struck a partnership with ADA Benelux, Warner Music Group’s independent distribution arm, to expand its dance music catalog internationally. The deal combines Reliant’s A&R and artist development operation with ADA’s global distribution network and label services infrastructure.

The agreement gives Reliant a route to scale its roster of dance releases beyond its home market, tapping into Warner’s broader reach through ADA. Terms of the partnership were not disclosed.

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Believe Signs Global Licensing Deal With Suno

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Believe Signs Global Licensing Deal With Suno

Paris-based music company Believe has struck a global licensing agreement with AI music platform Suno. The deal adds Believe to the growing list of music companies formalizing arrangements with the generative AI service.

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The move follows a broader industry trend of rights holders negotiating directly with AI music platforms rather than pursuing litigation, as some labels have done with Suno in the past.

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Suno Admits Using YouTube Audio for AI Training, Disputes Major Labels’ Stream-Ripping Claim

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Suno Admits Using YouTube Audio for AI Training, Disputes Major Labels’ Stream-Ripping Claim

Suno has responded to the amended complaint filed by Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, acknowledging that it obtained audio from YouTube to train its AI models. In its answer, the company does not dispute the practice itself but argues the labels lack legal standing to pursue a stream-ripping claim against it.

The filing marks the latest development in the labels’ ongoing litigation against the AI music generator over allegations of mass copyright infringement. Suno’s admission narrows the dispute to legal questions around who can bring such claims, rather than whether the underlying conduct occurred.

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Suno Rolls Out v6 AI Music Models With Backing From WMG, BMG and Believe

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Suno Rolls Out v6 AI Music Models With Backing From WMG, BMG and Believe

Suno has launched its v6 AI music generation models, developed in partnership with Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe. The company’s earlier models will be phased out, according to Chief Product Officer Jack Brody.

The rollout marks a notable shift for Suno, which faced copyright infringement lawsuits from major labels before striking licensing arrangements with some of them. The involvement of WMG, BMG and Believe signals a move toward more formal industry cooperation on AI music tools.

Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.

Radiohead Set 2027 Australia and Japan Tour Dates

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Radiohead Set 2027 Australia and Japan Tour Dates

Radiohead have announced a 21-date run of shows in Australia and Japan for 2027, marking the band’s first Australian appearances since November 2012 and its first headline dates in Japan since October 2008, though the group played Japan’s Summersonic Festival in 2016.

The tour includes multiple nights at RAC Arena in Perth, Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne and Sydney’s Afterpay Arena in May, followed by shows at GMO Arena in Saitama, Japan, in June. The dates follow a series of European residencies the band played in November and December of the previous year.

Tickets will be available only through registration at radiohead.com, with Frontier Touring handling Australian sales and eplus handling Japan, a measure the announcement says is intended to limit access by scalpers and bots. Registration opened September 7.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Laura Eldeiry, nastylittleman.com.

Jack The Radio Reworks “Warbirds” for Split 7-Inch With Crenshaw Pentecostal

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Jack The Radio Reworks “Warbirds” for Split 7-Inch With Crenshaw Pentecostal

Raleigh, N.C. band Jack The Radio has released a reprised recording of “Warbirds,” a track from its 2024 album Under Lonely Light. The new version, recorded live and mixed by Danny Johnson in Raleigh, returns to the darker tone of the song’s earliest demos, according to the band.

The recording anchors a new split 7-inch vinyl release paired with “Till Tomorrow” by Winston-Salem act Crenshaw Pentecostal. Cover art is by George Hage, who said the bands had long wanted to collaborate on a split record and that the down-tempo re-recording of “Warbirds” shaped the cover concept.

The two bands will play release shows together on September 12 at Slim’s in Raleigh as part of Hopscotch Music Festival, and on September 25 at Gas Hill at the Ramkat in Winston-Salem.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by George.

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