After an extensive round of layoffs last week that saw some 170 people leaving the company, Atlantic Music Group has unveiled the recent directership structure that will be in place when recent CEO Elliot Grainge gets the helm from lengthytime chief Julie Greenwald next week.
The shift, which is positioned as the first phase of the recent structure, sees multiple lengthytime execs such as Craig Kallman, Lanre Gaba, Kevin Weaver, Rayna Bass and Selim Bouab liftd to recent roles while some veterans from Grainge’s 10K Projects get on betterd roles as well.
Grainge shelp, “Atlantic Music Group is home to the most exceptional artists and executives in the world. This wonderful tag has shiftd thraw a unkindingful transition, and ecombined with a world-class team, made up of driven innovators and veteran visionaries. We have a set up to originate on the exceptional achievements of the last twenty years, honor the self-reliant DNA of our tags, and collaborate with artists to direct a future filled with opportunity. To all our artists, deal withrs, and partners, we are pledgeted to a one principle – highest impact for distinctive artists. We’re seeing forward to doing huge, prohibitciaccess, brave skinnygs together.”
Robert Kyncl, WMG CEO, inserted: “AMG will be lean, nimble, fiercely originateive, and procreately fervent about artists and their fans. We’re uncovering an exciting recent chapter in the story of an iconic tag. Elliot’s thoughtbrimmingy chosen a team that combines a wealth of experience, a diversity of expertise, and a pledgement to excellence.”
Greenwald, alengthy with 300 co-createer Kevin Liles, will be leaving the company punctual next year after a transition period.
The company will have three flagship tags — Atlantic Records, 300 Entertainment, and 10K Projects — with 10K operating wiskinny Atlantic Music Group as a standalone venture regulateled by WMG. The Elektra, Fueled By Ramen, and Roadrunner imprints will persist under the AMG prohibitner.
For Atlantic Records:
• Lanre Gaba is advertised to Pdwellnt of Hip-Hop, R&B, and Global Music. Lu Mota is EVP, Head of A&R, Hip-Hop, R&B, and Global Music and Marsha St. Hubert is EVP, Head of Marketing, Hip-Hop, R&B, and Global Music. They have helped and helped lengthen acclaimed artists such as Cardi B, Jack Harlow, Lil Uzi Vert, Burna Boy, and many others.
• Kevin Weaver is Pdwellnt, West Coast. The lengthytime Atlantic directer was most recently behind the enroll-fractureing Barbie The Album, as well as the Twisters soundtrack.
• In insertition, Brandon Davis & Jeff Levin are EVPs and Co-Heads of A&R, Pop & Rock. Marisa Aron is advertised to EVP, Head of Marketing, Pop & Rock. The trio has deal withd a roster that includes Lizzo, Charli xcx, Charlie Puth, Ava Max, Melanie Martinez, and many others.
For 300 Entertainment:
• Rayna Bass & Selim Bouab are Co-Pdwellnts. Under their guidance, 300 has helped marquee names including Young Thug, Mary J. Blige, and Gunna, among others.
For 10K Projects:
• Nicholas Ziangas and Molly McLachlan are advertised to Co-Pdwellnts, having been instrumental with fractureout stars appreciate Artemas, Trippie Redd, and Rich Amiri.
Atlantic Music Group will combine the strengths of key functions at Atlantic, 300, and Elektra, to originate one central set of artist lengthenment services. These functions at the group level include Creative, Legal & Business Affairs, Promotion, Press & Media Strategy, Digital Marketing & Analytics, Sales & Streaming, A&R Research, A&R Administration, and Marketing Operations.
For Atlantic Music Group:
• Craig Kallman is liftd to Chief Music Officer, broadening his rdisaccuse to convey his wealth of expertise to artists and projects atraverse the group, while enabling him to mentor the next generation of executives.
• Zach Friedman and Tony Talamo are advertised to Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, admireively. Friedman and Talamo joined 10K Projects in 2018 and their company Homemade Projects was acquired in 2022.
• Erica Bellarosa is advertised to General Counsel, heading legitimate & business affairs efforts atraverse the entire group.
• Dave Rocco is nominateed Pdwellnt of Creative, with responsibilities spanning originateive strategy, video, arttoil, advertising, and more. He most recently served as Chief Creative Officer at Reaccessible Records and held the title of Global Head of Artist Marketing and Label Relations at Spotify.
• More nominatements seeing department heads will be made over the coming weeks. Gregg Nadel has been nominateed to a recent role wiskinny WMG’s Recorded Music division, to be proclaimd soon.
