Industry Ink Tuesday

BMI has promoted Michael Steinberg to Senior Vice President, Licensing. He is based in the New York office and served as Vice President, Business Affairs since November 2002. Steinberg will now be responsible for all domestic licensing revenues and operations. He joined BMI in 1996 as Assistant Vice President, Business Affairs, Licensing.
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Veteran agent Ray Shelide has joined APA, Inc. Nashville. He will be responsible for the mid-west and upper mid-west territories. He can be reached at rshelide@apanashville.com and 615-297-0100.
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The Recording Academy’s Nashville Chapter is hosting Grammy Awards 101 on Mon., April 18, 3-5PM at the Hutton Hotel. The session led by Bill Freimuth, VP Awards, will cover eligibility, deadlines, the submission process and more. NARAS members and non-members welcome. RSVP_Nashville@grammy.com.
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Universal Republic Records and Twenty First Artists, both divisions of Universal Music Group, today launched Twenty First Republic, a new management division that caters to music producers and engineers. With offices in New York and Los Angeles, Twenty First Republic will be overseen by Sandy Roberton, CEO of Worlds End Management, and Tom Mackay, who will also continue in his duties as Executive Vice President of A&R for Universal Republic.