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The AvA Connection: 10/31/24

๐Ÿ‘‹ This is Warner from The AvA Connection. Connect with me here.

๐ŸŽƒ Happy Halloween - or as many call it: time to do my Bossโ€™ October expenses.

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๐Ÿฏ The Weekly Buzz:

Universal Music Group doubles down AI, striking a strategic deal with โ€œEthical AI Music Companyโ€ Klay Vision. UMG says "building generative AI music models ethically and fully respectful of copyright ... will dramatically lessen the threat to human creators.โ€ Full story here.

Distrokid is set to layoff 50% of their unionized staff at the beginning of November. Paramount is undergoing a similar change with 38 unionized employees being terminated as of December 31st. More information about Distrokidโ€™s layoffs can be found here, and Paramountโ€™s here.

SiriusXM reported a nearly $3B net loss last quarter. Read more here.

Tyler, The Creator held a listening party for his new album โ€˜CHROMAKOPIAโ€™ in L.A. at the new $2B Intuit Dome (home of the Clippers). Tickets were $5. Although he was only lip-syncing (he made it very clear beforehand), I absolutely love this move. Iโ€™ve paid $100+ to watch pop stars lip-sync and pretend like they werenโ€™t so this is a steal. He also announced a world tour.

Continuing on the new music topic, Billboard published a list of albums being released the rest of 2024 (how is it already (almost) November). Find the full list here, with a few stand outs mentioned below:

  • Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake 2 (Has been promoted with a UFO flying over Times Square)

  • ROSร‰, rosie (She is the first female solo K-Pop artist to break into the Hot 100.. youโ€™d know that if you read our newsletter on Tuesday)

  • Linkin Park, From Zero (Their first album after enlisting a new lead singer)

  • DMX, Let Us Pray: Chapter X (DMXโ€™s second posthumous album)

  • Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton & Family: Smoky Mountain DNA โ€“ Family, Faith & Fables (No notes here. Sheโ€™s just a legend).

Burning Manโ€™s CEO Marian Goodell is calling for help from the community after the festival fell $5.7 million in debt after the last event. Time for the loaded tech bros who ruined Burning Man to put their money where their mouth (cringe social media posts) is!

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๐ŸŒด Los Angeles

๐Ÿ’ผ Brand Partnerships Manager (Entertainment) - TikTok - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Sales Operations Representative - UTA - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Television Business Affairs Assistant - CAA - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Recruiting Coordinator - Fender - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Ticketing Manager (Global Touring) - AEG - Apply Here

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๐Ÿ’ผ Day to Day Manager - JET Management - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Writer & Publisher Relations (Samples & Adaptations) - Kobalt Music - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Assistant to Global Operations Chief of Staff - CAA - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Junior Copywriter - McKinney - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Media Relations Manager (Sports Focus) - Herbalife - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Production Crewing Coordinator - Cosm - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Graphic Designer - The Shalizi Group - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Creator Partnership Manager - Stan - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Digital Archivist - Richard Hall Music Inc. - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Showroom VIP Coordinator - The A List - Send resumes to [email protected]

๐ŸŽ’ Music Management Intern (Winter) - JET Management - Apply Here

๐ŸŽ’ Contributing Writer Intern - Cage Riot - Apply Here

๐Ÿ—ฝ NYC

๐Ÿ’ผ Marketing Manager (North America) - Spotify - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Sync Manager (The Orchard) - Sony Music - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Lifecycle Marketing Analyst - Soundcloud - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Digital Tech Publicist (CNN) - Warner Bros Discovery - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Alamo Coordinator - Sony Music - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Digital Marketing Strategy Manager (Spirits) - Roc Nation - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Editorial Copy Associate (The New Yorker) - Condรฉ Nast - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Product Designer (Advertising) - Spotify - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Intellectual Property Licensing Specialist - Sony Music - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Account Manager (Partnership Marketing) - BSE Global - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Creative Insights Manager - Getty Images - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Artist & Brand Partnerships Director - UnitedMasters - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Assistant Publicist - HarperCollins Publishers - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Marketing Specialist - Malibu Events Promotions - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Account Executive - White Spider Media - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Adult Librarian (115th Street) - New York Public Library - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Senior Accountant - Sphere Entertainment - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Editorial Assistant - Macmillan - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Senior Graphic Designer - BSE Global - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Creative Producer ll (Sales) - Pinterest - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Customer Marketing Associate (Lifecycle) - FanDuel - Apply Here

๐Ÿค  Nashville

๐Ÿ’ผ Tour Marketing Coordinator - Red Light Management - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Label Manager - Universal Music Group - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Director of Tour Marketing - Outback Presents - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Tour Marketing Manager - Red Light Management - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Publicity Coordinator - EB Media, LLC - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Digital Content Manager - Sinclair Inc. - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ In House Marketing Coordinator - Travel + Leisure Co. - Apply Here

๐Ÿ“ Remote

๐Ÿ’ผ Account Executive - MakeMusic - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Digital Marketing Manager - Guin Music - Apply Here

๐Ÿ’ผ Marketing Manager - This Never Happened - Apply Here

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