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Latest Music Industry Hires: beatBread, Moises, iHeartMedia, More

Latest Music Industry Hires: beatBread, Moises, iHeartMedia, More

Christine Barnum, beatBread’s new head of financial operations. Photo Credit: beatBread

Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of March 6th, 2026.

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beatBread

beatBread has announced three hires, welcoming: former CD Baby COO Christine Barnum as head of financial operations; Michael Poole (who joins via outsourcing specialist Countsy) as CFO; and former Spotify machine learning engineer Jameson Toole as board advisor on AI and machine learning.

Moises

Charlie Puth has signed on as Moises’ chief music officer.

Sony Music Publishing

SMP has promoted Michael Riggs, part of the company for nearly three decades, to SVP of licensing and income tracking.

iHeartMedia (710 WOR)

Former New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa is set to begin co-hosting a weekday morning show on iHeartMedia’s 710 WOR this coming Monday, March 9th.

WME

Seven years after coming aboard WME, Lucy Dickins, most recently global head of contemporary music and touring, has exited the agency.

Academy of Country Music

Following over six years at the helm of the Academy of Country Music, Damon Whiteside has revealed plans to step down at July’s start. From there, the former CMA exec “will continue serving as CEO Emeritus for the remainder of 2026.”