Women In Music 2014, Black Friday Brings Rough Numbers for Music Retail, and More in This Week's Labels Digest

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TOP STORIES Women In Music 2014: The 50 Most Powerful Executives in the Industry  This the industry's top players weren't just changing the business in the label, publishing and touring worlds, they also were changing jobs. Grammys 2015: The 10 Biggest Snubs & Surprises  Check out Billboard.com’s breakdown of the 10 biggest snubs and surprises from this year’s field. Mike Simonetti Leaving Italians Do It Better, Launching Label with Captured Tracks' Mike Sniper  Italians Do It Better's Mike Simonetti is leaving the label he co-founded to launch a new one with Captured Tracks' Mike Sniper. Black Friday Brings Rough Sales Numbers for Music Retailers, High Notes for Vinyl and Online  Even though the Black Friday weekend had even more shopping hours this year, thanks to merchants opening their stores on Thanksgiving Day itself, sales slumped enough that some industry executives are worried that it's a harbinger for how the overall holiday selling period will perform. Universal Launches New Latin EDM Label Aftercluv Dance Lab  Latin Music will have its first region-wide EDM label. Aftercluv Dance Lab will fall under the UMLE umbrella but will be associated with PM:AM Recordings, Universal Music Group’s global dance network. It will be the first major Latin label operating in the entire region dedicated to dance and EDM and will act as a one-stop-shop entertainment company that includes label, management, promotion, booking and merchandising operations. George Berry, Music Wholesaling Pioneer, Dies at 89  George Berry, a music wholesaling pioneer, died due to heart failure on Nov. 27 in his home in Lafayette, La. He was 89. Exclusive: UMG Appoints Mike Tunnicliffe as First U.S. Head Of Brand Partnerships  Mike Tunnicliffe first interviewed for a position with Universal Music Group in 2009, when he pitched a vision for UMG as a company that could create artist-agnostic marketing campaigns for big brands. The interviewer’s response? “That’s really interesting, but the music business isn’t ready for this yet.” Kobalt Unveils Label Services Portal, A Powerful New Set of Tools for Artists  The digital services company has unveiled a powerful new set of tools for labels, managers and artists. Exclusive: Craig Campbell Signs to RED BOW Records  Country singer Craig Campbell is kicking off December in a big way, with the announcement of a new recording deal with Red Bow Records, a division of Broken Bow. Campbell tells Billboard that the word "excited" is an understatement. Maureen Kenny Joins Atlantic as SVP of A&R  Maureen Kenny is Atlantic Records' new svp of A&R, the label announced on Tuesday.