LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — Warner Chappell Music, the music publishing division of Warner Music Group, announced the promotion of Daniel Lang to the role of Senior Vice President of Global Society Relations and Digital Rights.
His new role at the music publisher will see Lang working with US collection societies, as well as taking point on developing and maintaining relations with other collection societies around the world.
In his new role, Lang will continue to work closely with Natalie Madaj, EVP, Global Digital, and her team, along with local publishing heads from WMG’s territories around the world with a focus on optimizing digital rights and increasing transparency and efficiencies.
He will also continue in his role as Warner Chappell’s lead representative in international negotiations with major digital service providers.
Lang first joined Warner Chappell in 2017 in a series of digital licensing roles, working with partners such as Amazon, Deezer, Facebook, Spotify and YouTube. He was elevated to VP of International Digital Licensing and Society Relations in 2021.
“I’m so pleased to be stepping into this new global role. Digital income has never been more important to songwriters, and over the past few years we’ve worked with collection societies to deliver significant improvements in their business practices in pursuit of transparency and efficiency, although there’s still much more to do. And it’s great to also be at the heart of negotiations with DSPs, ensuring they continue to deliver the appropriate value for our songwriters as their services evolve. These discussions are two sides of the same coin and it’s so useful to be across both,” Lang said.
“Daniel has done an incredible job of managing digital licensing and society relations over the last few years. It was an experiment to combine these remits and it paid off handsomely. I’m delighted that he’s agreed to take on this expanded global role as I know our writers will continue to benefit from his proactive, collaborative and inventive approach.” added Warner Chappell’s Co-Chair and CEO Guy Moot.
