Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Believe Launches Label & Artist Solutions Activities In U.S. – Billboard

Thomas Maxwell will lead the new activities as vice president US, Label & Artist Solutions (LAS). Thomas Maxwell Believe Trending on Billboard Believe’s Label & Artist Solutions is now open for business in the United States. Music industry veteran Thomas Maxwell will lead the new activities as vice president U.S., Label & Artist Solutions (LAS), Believe, reporting to the company’s global head of music, Romain Vivien. Going forward, Maxwell will sign and develop partnerships with independent labels, and expand the independent music specialist’s presence in the U.S., the world’s No. 1 recorded music market. He’ll split time between New York City, Nashville, and Los Angeles while “scaling the company’s U.S. operations and cementing Believe as a premier partner for growth-minded independent music companies in the region,” reads a statement. Related Previously, Maxwell served in multiple positions at IDOL, where he opened and established the first U.S. office for the Paris-based indie distributor, and led signings including Mexican Summer, Young Art, The Ray Charles Foundation, HighNote Records, Old Soul Music, Roundhill, and Acrophase Records. During his time with IDOL, he worked on key releases from artists including Erick the Architect, Ginger Root, TOKiMONSTA, Cate Le Bon, Channel Tres, Yaeji, George Clanton, and Drugdealer.

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Chattahoochee Tech Foundation Honors Alumni, Partners at 2026 SPARK Workforce Awards

Pictured above (l to r) Michael Moseley, Director of Commercial Sales for the event’s sponsor, True Natural Gas; Alan Allison, 2026 Benefactor of the Year; Darlene Hettinger, 2026 Alumni of the Year; Cassy Ferrell, Senior Vice President of Commercial Services Growth & Innovation for the 2026 Industry Partner of the Year, Georgia’s Own Credit Union; and Heather Pence, President of Chattahoochee Technical College The Chattahoochee Tech Foundation recognized top alumni, benefactors and industry partners for their contributions to workforce development and student success during the 2026 SPARK Workforce Awards, held April 28 at the college’s Marietta Campus. Sponsored by True Natural Gas, the annual event celebrates individuals and organizations whose leadership and service advance the mission of Chattahoochee Technical College and strengthen the regional workforce. Alumni of the Year Darlene Hettinger, a 2016 graduate of the Occupational Therapy Assistant program, was named 2026 Alumni of the Year for her work supporting older adults and individuals with disabilities. As assistive technology case manager for Cobb County Senior Services, Hettinger oversees programs that help seniors remain independent in their homes. Her initiatives include developing the county’s Assistive Device Program and launching a Home Safety Program that installs ramps, stair lifts and other

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BMG Parent Co. Bertelsmann to Buy Concord in Major Indie Music Merger – Billboard

The tie-up creates a scaled publisher and catalog company with an estimated $2 billion in revenue that will be majority owned by BMG parent company Bertelsmann. Trending on Billboard In one of the biggest music mergers in more than a decade, BMG, which represents artists like Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson, and Concord, owner of songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Phil Collins and R.E.M., said on Tuesday (April 28) they reached a definitive agreement to merge companies under the BMG name. The combined company will be 67% owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, BMG’s parent company, and 33% owned by affiliates of Great Mountain Partners, a longtime investor in Concord through a fund that manages money from Michigan Retirement Systems and Great Mountain’s management team. The transaction includes a one-time cash payment of $1.16 billion for Greatm Mountain’s affiliates, according to a statement. With global headquarters in Nashville, Concord’s CEO Bob Valentine will serve as CEO of the combined company. BMG CEO Thomas Coesfeld will serve as chair as the combined company’s chairman and, as previously announced, Coesfeld will assume the CEO role for Bertelsmann beginning in January. The merger is expected to achieve $1.2 billion in earnings before interest

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March 2026 Home Sale Prices in South Cobb High Zone

These prices for March 2026 home sales in the South Cobb High School attendance zone are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s site. For an explanation of why we sort home sales by high school attendance zones, see the section at the bottom of this article. We’ve included only the property address, sale price, sale date, and house square footage.  If you want more information, you can visit the tax assessor’s website and search for the property or area you’re interested in. For each month’s home sales report, we publish the article a few weeks after the month ends, once all the data has been finalized and released.  For example, we publish the October sales around the first week of December. The table is sorted by date of sale. All photos are from the Cobb County Tax Assessor’s website If the sale of a lot with no residential structure is included, it is on table below, but not considered for the “highest” and “lowest” home price. Highest sale price in March 2026 : $550,000 for 4099 BUNKER DR (see photo below) Lowest sales price in March 2026 : $130,000 for 4535 BLUE GRASS LN (see photo below) Street Name Sale

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‘Mile End Kicks’: A tumblr-coded coming-of-age flick in the 2010s indie rock scene – The State Hornet

Chandler Levack explores the realities of her coming of age through the romanticization of Montreal’s indie rock scene Barbie Ferreira stars as Grace Pine, a young female journalist who moves to Montreal for a summer to experience the indie rock scene in Chandler Levack’s “Mile End Kicks.” Her obsession with an indie rock band “Bone Patrol” leads her through a whirlwind of experiences, causing the neglect of her friends, potential love interests and her delay of her writing goals. (Graphic made in Canva by Janelle Germain) “Mile End Kicks” offers a transportive experience back into the 2010’s indie rock music scene of Montreal’s Mile End district, while following the summer of a 22-year-old music journalist who is desperate for experience. Barbie Ferreira stars as Grace Pine, a young music critic who impulsively leaves her family home for the summer of 2011 in hopes of joining the indie rock scene and finding the peace to write her book, creating pivotal experiences to her coming of age. The film introduces her obsession with Montreal’s music culture through a montage recognizing artists that created in the city, such as Mac DeMarco and Grimes, in addition to naming it the “New Seattle.” Little references

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Watch the public input that the Cobb school board doesn’t want you to see

Home News Education Posted By: Larry Felton Johnson April 26, 2026 By Larry Felton Johnson Since the Cobb County Board of Education decided to censor public comments from its livestream of both work sessions and regular meetings, I’ve been attending the meetings and recording the meetings. At first I livestreamed, but the audio quality of the livestreams were poor, often to the point of illegibility. So I began recording and posting the comments one or two days after the meetings. At this point the sound quality varies by commenter, and is about the same as for a person sitting in the audience. If you like these videos, please put a like or follow on Youtube, Facebook or wherever you’re watching it.

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