Daily Edit | May 15

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Stories

In celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, NYC native Ice Spice will be the newest artist featured on New York MetroCards. Available at four different stations, 50,000 cards will be issued, arriving ahead of her debut album, Y2K. 

In an effort to combat excessive tourism, Ibiza has announced that they’ll be cutting alcohol sales in San Antonio after 9:30pm. This ban is expected to go until at least December of 2027 and warns that anyone caught drinking outside of designated areas could face fines between €500-1,500 ($540-1620). 

Looking to expand its royalty and financial services for its artists and labels, Downtown Music has launched Downtown Royalties & Financial Services. This new division will focus on three key areas: (1) royalty processing (powered by Curve), (2) royalty accounting services, and (3) payments.

Hires & Promotions

Aria Hughes | editor in chief | Complex

Noah Callahan-Bever | chief content officer | Complex

Tomas Rodríguez | president | Warner Music Mexico

Signings

Basement | management | Gold Theory