Executive Turntable: Barbara Cane Retires From BMI After 50 Years; Ron Broitman Named Global Synch

Warner Music Group unifies its global synch across its record label and publishing departments, Ticketmaster leans in on AI and more music industry hires and promotions.

Barbara Cane anunciou sua aposentadoria da BMI após 50 anos na empresa. Ela atuou mais recentemente como vice‑presidente de criação mundial na editora e concordou em continuar atuando em capacidade consultiva, trabalhando diretamente com o CEO Mike O’Neill.

Cane began at BMI in 1970, where she worked part time while still in high school. She spent the entirety of her professional career at the company, starting in BMI’s Song Research department.

She held roles including general manager of the Los Angeles office and as vp of create in New York, Los Angeles and London.

O’Neill acrescentou: “Barbara é uma das primeiras pessoas que conheci quando me juntei à BMI há quase 32 anos, e sua gentileza, natureza cuidadosa e calorosa recepção mostraram-me exatamente por que ela é tão amada por tantos em nossa indústria.”.

She has demonstrated that same care and attention time and again to the many songwriters she worked with, nurtured and supported, and it’s why her relationships in this industry have endured.

While Barbara and I started out as colleagues, we’ve ended up as family, and I don’t know many who can say that about the people they work with. The beautiful thing for me is that Barbara has agreed to continue working with me as an advisor, allowing BMI and our writers to still have her insight and counsel, while also allowing her to enjoy some time away from us for the first time in fifty years.”.

In 2019, Cane received the NMPA Lifetime Service Award, and she is a member of NARAS, CMA, ACM and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She was named one of Billboard’s Top Women in Music in 2011 and 2024.

Warner Music Group unificou suas divisões de música gravada e sincronização de publicação ao nomear Ron Broitman como presidente, global sync. Ele reportará ao COO do WMG, Tom Corson, com supervisão adicional de Guy Moot, presidente e CEO da Warner Music Chappell.

Broitman will be based out of the Los Angeles office and will lead WMG’s synch teams across WCM, Atlantic Music Group, Warner Records Group and ADA.

Corson added, “Ron operates at the highest level and has been a bedrock of our best-in-class synch operation over the years with his steady leadership, extensive network and deep expertise in the field.

This change establishes one creative strategy, one commercial business conversation, one clearance and one admin path for all WMG synch rights globally, speeding our path to market, simplifying the client experience and expanding opportunities for our artists, songwriters and the creative community.”.

Moot added, “Bringing music publishing and WMG’s recorded business together under one roof is an ambitious growth move that sets us apart from the competition and will unlock even more value for our songwriters.

Our WCM team will remain embedded in our synch business to ensure our writers continue to receive the care, focus and creative pitching they deserve.” — Ariel King.

Ticketmaster is expanding its AI strategy with the hirings of three new executives including Jim Freeman as chief technology officer, Rachel Smith as senior vp of data science and machine learning and Chuck Mortimore as senior vp of product.

Along with the new hires, Ticketmaster is adding in the team behind Ragie.ai to help with the support and development of AI tools as the company continues expanding its AI investments.

Freeman ingressa na Ticketmaster vindo da Amazon, onde ajudou a construir e lançar o Prime Video. Ele também atuou como diretor de tecnologia na Zalando. Smith chega da Block, onde colaborou com ciência de dados em Square, Cash App e TIDAL; enquanto Mortimore já ocupou cargos na Disney, Stripe, Visa e Salesforce.

Pete Robinson has been appointed as general manager of Position Music, the company announced. He will report to founder and CEO Tyler Bacon and president Mark Chipello.

Chipello added, “Pete has an exceptional pedigree as both an A&R executive and a publisher, and his relationships throughout Nashville are second to none. Pete brings exactly the kind of experience, passion and perspective that we need and I’m excited about the creative synergy that he will build together with the rest of our Publishing and Label teams.”.

Robinson said, “I’m thrilled to join Tyler, Mark, and the Position Music team at such an exciting time for the company. I’ve spent my career working with talented artists, songwriters, and producers, and I’ve always believed that the best businesses in music are built on great creative relationships and a genuine commitment to the people behind the music.

Position Music construiu uma plataforma impressionante e uma cultura que coloca os criadores em primeiro lugar. Estou ansioso para construir sobre essa base em Nashville e ajudar a criar novas oportunidades para o incrível talento desta comunidade." — Ariel King.

Tony Berg has created a joint venture with Warner Records to create Crime & Punishment Records, with the label’s first singing Elle Bramball.

Aaron Bay-Schuck, chairman and CEO of Warner Records Group, “Tony Berg is in rarified air as an elite producer. Not only does he have incredible taste, but he also possesses a real gift for bringing out what makes an artist special.

What he’s accomplished with Warner Records’ star SOMBR has been pure magic. Not so much by putting his fingerprints all over it, but by showing restraint and knowing exactly what pieces needed to be put around SOMBR to help him fully realize his vision.

Bringing Tony’s JV to Warner Records was an easy decision. He’s already signed an incredibly promising young singer-songwriter, Elle Bramhall, and we’re so excited about what he’s building and what’s to come.” — Ariel King.

Oak View Group has appointed Diane Neville as chief human resources officer at the company. Based in Denver, she will report to CEO Chris Granger.

ONErpm unificou suas equipes de marketing e promoção com Iasmine Amazonas, nomeada CMO, e Isaac Miranda, que atua como diretor de marketing global. Amazonas já atuou como chefe de gabinete no Brasil, enquanto Miranda foi diretor da Ásia.