The Revolving Door

The UK's recorded music collection society, the PPL, has announced that its long-standing communications chief Jonathan Morrish is standing down, though he will continue to work for the rights body in a consulting role on a two-day a week basis.

Kobalt's neighbouring rights business has extended its US presence by appointing a new Business Development Manager to be based in LA, Jesse Willoughby, who previously worked with US collecting society ASCAP.

The UK's Concert Promoters Association has announced some changes to its executive committee, which oversees the organisation that represents the interests of promoters from across the live sector to government, the wider music business, and the public. Standing down from the committee are CMP's Chas Cole and Kennedy Street Enterprises' Danny Betesh. Meanwhile new recruits to the committee include Live Nation's Phil Bowdery, Green Man Festival's Fiona Stewart and Anton Lockwood of DHP Family.

Record label trade body the BPI has announced the promotion of Lynne McDowell to the role of Head Of Public Relations. The BPI have also announced the promotion of Giuseppe De Cristofano to the new role of Head Of Digital. Finally with the BPI, it has been announced that its long-serving Chairman, the former EMI UK MD, Tony Wadsworth, will step down later this year. 

Sony Music US has announced that one-time Universal exec Sylvia Rhone is to become President of its Epic Records label, reporting into the unit's CEO LA. Sony Corp has announced  that it will replace its Chief Financial Officer, with Kenichiro Yoshida taking over from Masaru Kato.

Apart from a "conscious uncoupling" from Gwyneth, it seems Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is joining the US version of 'The Voice' as an advisor to the show's four judges. The show announced the news via Snapchat yesterday. 

Billboard has a fashion editor. Tasha Green joins from The Wall Street Journal and will lead on the US music business trade mag's fashion coverage

Music publishing giant Sony/ATV has announced that former Music Week Editor Paul Williams will become its new VP Communications next month. Based in the company's London office, Williams will oversee all corporate communications and media relations globally, reporting direct to CEO Marty Bandier.

Warner Music's CFO Brian Roberts is stepping down. Roberts, formerly with the original BMG publishing business, joined Warner in 2007, initially heading up the finances of the mini-major's publishing unit, before becoming CFO of the wider group in 2012. Roberts will actually depart at the end of the firm's current financial year on 30 September. Also at Warners, Kazuyuki Kobayashi will take over the CEO role for Warner in Japan, joining from Sony Music Japan, and Shuji Utsumi, who will become the COO of Warner Music Japan, joining from gaming company Q Entertainment.

BBC Director General Tony Hall announced a new strategy for arts and music coverage across the BBC including the creation of two new jobs, Director Of Arts and Director Of Music, the former going to Jonty Claypole and the latter to current Radio 2 / 6 Music boss Bob Shennan. The two new appointees will respectively oversee arts and music coverage across the BBC's TV, radio, iPlayer and other online platforms. And The BBC has announced that BBC Radio 5 Live's Daytime Editor Louisa Compton is to become the new Editor of BBC Newsbeat and 1Xtra News. And Controller of BBC Radio 3 and Director of the BBC Proms, Roger Wright has announced that he will step down from both roles, after almost fifteen years with the Corporation, in September to take up the position of Chief Executive of Aldeburgh Music.

Music app developer Disciple Media has announced that it has hired Matthew Tilley as its new Executive Vice President of Business Development. Tilley was previously Senior Vice President of International Marketing at EMI Music.