Elizabeth Sobol, current managing director at IMG Artists North America, has been named the Decca Label Group’s president and CEO effective April 15th. Sobol will report to Universal Music Group International’s chairman and CEO Max Hole, who was promoted to that position last week after serving as that company’s COO since 2004. “I’m delighted to welcome Elizabeth…

BMI today launched a new corporate positioning campaign focused on its leadership, heritage and innovation within the music industry. The new campaign will be featured in print and online publications and launch from MIDEM, according to a release from the organization. The goal of the campaign is to “raise awareness of BMI’s corporate identity and…

The newly combined Sony/ATV-EMI music publishing powerhouse has used its market clout to negotiate a 25% royalty increase from Pandora, according to a report in the New York Post. The deal is said to run for the next 12 months. A source close to the situation confirmed to Billboard.biz that a new deal with Pandora is…

Rapper A$AP Rocky is aiming for the No. 1 slot next week on the Billboard 200. Industry sources suggest his major-label debut “Long.Live.A$AP.” could sell around 130,000 copies by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, Jan. 20. The new Billboard 200 chart’s top 10 will be revealed on the morning of Wednesday, Jan….

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H67NI4OB1zg] In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org – In this hour-long interview, guitarist and songwriter Adam Levy (Norah Jones) offers his advice to young musicians on many aspects of life as a musician — tips on songwriting, how to become an in-demand studio and touring musician, managing your business, how to manage your publishing income,…