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n CAPITOL: Universal has appointed Steve Barnett as Chairman and CEO of its Capitol Music Group, which now Brit Awards 2013 take shape includes The Beatles catalogue. n BREAKOUT: The Music Week -backed EVENTS an exclusive media monthly night returns to Camden’s event at The Savoy n BY TIM INGHAM Proud Galleries on Thursday in London on December 11, with Dot Rotten and January 10. Rascals set to headline. ID will be The event will required for entry. More info: be hosted by Radio 1’s Nick musicweek.com/breakout Grimshaw ( above ). Highlights n IMAGEM: The publisher has signed from the nominations launch Suffolk-born One Direction writer will be broadcast on the official Fiona Bevan. She has collaborated Brits YouTube channel with the likes of Ed Sheeran (Atlantic) immedietely after the show. and fellow Imagem artists Ryan Keen Meanwhile, UMTV will once and Nick Mulvey (Fiction Records). again release the official Brit n ISLE OF WIGHT: John Giddings’ Awards album in 2013. Brit of all right: February’s show will festival has secured The Stone Roses benefit from a dedicated digital group Haydn Williams, general as 2013 headliners - a UK festival manager of UMTV said: “This exclusive. Bon Jovi will also headline he Brit Awards will return be able to see more exclusive social network sites. year has been an incredible year the event, which will take place to London’s O2 Arena on content than ever before from Damien Hirst becomes the of music from all genres, and between June 14 –16. T Wednesday, February 20, every aspect of the Awards across third British creative to put his our album will reflect this n WE7: Tesco has rebranded digital 2013 with the ceremony’s famous the official website and Brits stamp on the Brits trophy. The diversity and quality.” music platform We7 following trophy being given a makeover by ‘blank canvas’ was given its A full list of 2013 Brit its purchase of the service in June. The Damien Hirst ( above ). inaugural makeover by designer Awards categories will be supermarket has folded the platform For the first time, a full-time Vivienne Westwood in 2011, announced in the coming weeks. into its non-subscription digital film Brits Digital Committee has THE BRITS whilst last year’s trophy was The 2012 Brits drew the and TV service Blinkbox. been appointed to ensure the DIGITAL COMMITTEE designed by legendary pop artist event’s highest-ever TV viewing n CHRIS STAMP: The early co-manager digital campaign is as strong Sir Peter Blake. figures since 2005, peaking at 7.8 of The Who and Track Records as possible, chaired by Universal • Paul Smernicki (Universal & Artists now represent the million on ITV. founder passed away last Saturday Music UK digital director Committee Chairman) largest percentage of the Brits The two biggest winners on (November 24) aged 70. Paul Smernicki. • Dan Duncombe (EMI) Voting Academy since their the night, Adele and Ed Sheeran, n UNION SQUARE: Union Square The committee aims to ‘allow • Jack Melhuish (Warners) addition in 2011, adding a peer-to- both saw their albums return to Music Publishing has signed a deal to the audience at home to enjoy a • Juston Cross (Sony) peer aspect for the artists winning the Top Three, while albums represent the catalogue of Swing Out truly interactive experience’. • Scott Wright (XL) Awards. The full Voting Academy from winners Emeli Sandé, Lana Sister’s Corinne Drewery and Andy Last year saw over a million • Tony Barnes (Virgin) is made up of a cross-section of Del Rey and Coldplay all Connell. The deal includes the full tweets on the day of the Awards, • Stuart Bell and Richard Dawes invited members from every level returned to the Top 10. Blur’s back catalogue of nine studio albums. with 58% of those occurring (DawBell) of the UK music industry. Best Of re-entered the charts at • Maggie Crowe (BPI) n PSY: Gangnam Style, the novelty during the ceremony. The Brit Awards 2013 No.22, more than a decade after • Giuseppe DeCristofano (BPI) dance song by Korean artist Psy, has Organisers say that fans will nominations will be launched at its original release in 2000. become the most-watched YouTube video of all time as it continues to clock up views that now amount to over 324 million. Getting n ABSOLUTE: Absolute Radio is the first UK commercial radio station to announce an Xbox app, bringing down to its seven channels to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. business n DIDO: Sony have confirmed that a new Dido album will be released on Culture Minister Ed Vaizey RCA in Q1 next year, to be titled Girl and ROAR Group chairman Who Got Away. Professor Jonathan n EMI: Gabrielle Aplin’s PR is handled Shalit hosted a dinner at the internally by Debra Geddes at EMI, House of Commons last week to contrary to a recent Music Week discuss requirements for the listing. Meanwhile, RE: the ‘Turn On development of middle and The Talent’ piece in the November 11 senior executives within the sectors of the music industry (MP & Culture Minister); Music UK & Ireland); Clive edition of Music Wee k, Michael music industry. together. Warner Bros Records Professor Jonathan Dickens (COO, Absolute Kiwanuka has been playlisted five The dinner was prompted by vice-chairman Jeremy Marsh, Shalit (ROAR); Professor John Radio); Paul Bennett (Henley); times to date by Radio 1. Helen Gammons, programme together with Sony Music CEO Board (Henley); Helen Adam Barker (director of director of the MBA for the Nick Gatfield, recommended Gammons (Henley); Jo legal and business affairs, For all of the latest Music Music Industry at Henley that Henley created a short Dipple (CEO, UK Music), Andy Universal Music UK); Nigel Industry news, bookmark Business School. intensive programme for some Heath (chairman, UK Music); Elderton (managing director & .com Major label CEOs praised senior level execs, a suggestion Geoff Taylor (CEO, BPI); Nick European president, Peermusic) the MBA, and recognised a need welcomed by Gammons. Gatfield, (Sony Music UK); and Jeremy Marsh (Warner Bros for a programme that brings all Attendees were: Ed Vaizey, Andria Vidler (CEO, EMI Records UK).