He developed and implemented Rhino’s first fan engagement department in his previous role as vp of fan engagement and innovation at the company, working with artists including Cyndi Lauper, Depeche Mode, Grateful Dead, Jeff Beck, The Notorious B.I.G. In his new role, Hughes - who has been with Rhino for 10 years - will continue to lead the fan engagement and innovation team, spearheading Rhino’s initiatives to grow new and existing audiences for WMG’s music catalog through content development, social media properties, fan communities and podcasts. Hughes will report to Rhino president Mark Pinkus out of the company’s Los Angeles headquarters. Rhino Entertainment, the catalog division of Warner Music Group (WMG), has named John Hughes to the post of senior vp of fan engagement and innovation, it was announced Feb. Her promotion will see her playing a key leadership role in strengthening UMPG Nashville’s creative division, while continuing to sign and develop new songwriters and support the current roster. She signed and developed Hunter Hayes and currently works with Maren Morris, Kane Brown, Chris Young, Brad Tursi ( Old Dominion), Caylee Hammack, Sam Ellis and Striking Matches. She will continue reporting to Troy Tomlinson, chairman and CEO of the Nashville division.įorman - who previously served as vp, creative - joined UMPG in 2002. Universal Music Publishing Nashville announced Thursday (March 5) that it has promoted Cyndi Forman to senior vp, A&R. Prior to that, he served as vp of A&R at Eminem’s Shady Records and worked as a music journalist for The Fader, Vibe and The Source, where he served as a music editor. Since joining Atlantic in 2014, Morales has guided releases from Wiz Khalifa and Janelle Monáe, signed singer-songwriter Tayla Parx and signed and associate produced the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash musical Hamilton. He recently A&R’d Ben Platt’s debut album Sing To Me Instead and worked with Warner Chappell Music to A&R G-Eazy and Bebe Rexha’s hit single “Me, Myself & I” and sign Logic to a global publishing deal. Levin joined Atlantic in 2010 and has since signed Melanie Martinez and Oliver Tree, among others. In partnership with producer Ricky Reed, he helped sign and develop Lizzo at the label in 2015 and also worked on the bestselling soundtrack for The Greatest Showman. What they have in common is not only great ears, but the ability to discover original talent, nurture artists, and foster true creative thinkers over the long haul, helping build real careers and develop game-changing releases.”ĭavis has been with Atlantic for nine years, having joined the company as an assistant in the A&R department. In a joint statement, Kallman and Ganbarg praised the trio, writing, “From Hamilton to Lizzo, from The Greatest Showman to Melanie Martinez, they’ve been behind some of the most important and diverse artists and projects we’ve championed over the past few years.
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