APPOINTMENTS
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Timothy Xu has been appointed as Chair and CEO of Universal Music Greater China. "I am THRILLED to welcome Timothy to lead our operations in Greater Chinaā, says overall CEO Lucian Grainge. āHe's a real music exec, given his deep experience generating creative and commercial success in the region. I'm confident Timothy will be instrumental as we continue to drive growth in the exciting and vibrant Chinese music marketā.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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UK-based womenās leadership programme Music Leaders Network has launched its first international outpost with Music Leaders Network Nordic, which will cover all countries in the Nordic region. āMusic is an international business and Music Leaders Network needs to reflect this to create opportunities for its current and future membersā, say co-founders Remi Harris and Tamara Gal-On. āWe want to facilitate all our participants to engage across the industry, regardless of the country in which they are based. It's our goal to see more women in leadership in the music industry".
RELEASES
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King Creosote has announced that he will release his first album for seven years, āI Desā, on 3 Nov. Heāll also be touring around the release, including a show at EartH in London on 9 Nov. Out now is new single āBlue Marbled Elm Treesā.
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Kojaque has released new single āWoofā, featuring Biig Piig. The track, he says, is about āwhen you get to that pointless stage of an argument with someone where neither of you are communicating anymore: no oneās looking for a resolution. Karma Kid sent the beat during lockdown and Biig Piig absolutely crushed it. She was one of the very first people I clicked with when I came to London, so Iām delighted we finally got to work togetherā.
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Gazelle Twin will release new album āBlack Dogā on 27 Oct. Listen to the title track here. Live dates are set for November, kicking off with a show at Bush Hall in London on 10 Nov.
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Scalping have announced that they have changed their name to Scaler and have also released new Daniel Avery-produced single āLoamā. āAs this band has grown and the opportunity to travel further afield has presented itself, we've become aware of the wider context surrounding our previous name and how offensive it can be to indigenous culturesā, say the band. āWe want to apologise for this, it was never our intent to offend. Everything else remains the sameā.
GIGS & TOURS
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Tom Jones will head out on a five date UK arena tour in December, including a show at the O2 Arena in London on 17 Dec. Tickets go on general sale on Friday.
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UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell have announced UK tour dates in April next year, including a show at Londonās O2 Arena on 11 Apr. Tickets go on general sale on Friday.