Jeremy Abbott joins NME Networks as new Managing Editor 14 Jun 2022
Jeremy Abbott has been appointed as the new Managing Editor of NME Networks. In this new managerial role, Abbott will be responsible for leading the day-to-day editorial operations for all titles such as NME, NME Asia, NME Australia, Guitar.com and MusicTech, with the aim of building and maintaining a world-class music and pop culture new media group.
Over the course of his ten year editorial experience as Global Brand & Content Editor at Mixmag and Editor at Unilad, some of the biggest titles in the UK, Jeremy Abbott, with his combined background of online media production and editorial curation has been able to stay at the forefront of digital media.
“I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining NME Networks as Managing Editor”, says Jeremy Abbott as he speaks on this new endeavor: “To be able to lead numerous world class titles into the future is an honour and I can’t wait to get started. The global team is comprised of talented, knowledgeable and supremely passionate staff who really care about these brands and I’m excited to see what we can create together.”
The Chief Operating & Commercial Officer at NME Networks Holly Bishop calls Jeremy Abbott a “rare find”: “His personable style, matched with a global outlook make him the perfect fit for NME Networks … Jeremy’s contribution will be key to driving forward our ambitious growth plans, as we continue to shape popular culture with world-class content.”
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THE HEADLINES
The unflattening of music (see Comment)
Tributes to Marianne Faithfull, who died yesterday (see Features)
MLC Spotify lawsuit dismissed, bundled royalties unchanged (see News)
Featured Artists Coalition announces UK Artist Touring Fund (see News)
Universal’s acquisition of Downtown Music Group - further thoughts (see Comment)
Spotify paid out $10bn to the music industry in 2024 (see Reports)
Spotify’s music team reveals its Artists To Watch in 2025 (see Digital)
How Yungblud is building a $100m business (see Features)
Universal Music Group and Spotify strike new multi-year agreement (see News)
What's the strategy behind Universal's Downtown purchase, and why are some famous indie labels so opposed to it? (see Comment)
How random, really, is Spotify’s shuffle feature? (see Features)
BRIT Awards 2025 nominations revealed (see News)
US market-share 2024: Will the status quo continue to shift in 2025? (see Reports)
Spotify's Sulinna Ong: The playlist power broker who makes or breaks new artists (see Features)
Ticket inflation is getting worse, so where does all the money go? (see Features)
What the songs with a billion streams on Spotify tell us about music taste today (see Features)