R&B/ HIP-HOP 2023 POWER PLAYERS

Bill Evans Executive vp of urban promotion, Capitol Music Group Orlando Wharton Executive vp, Capitol Music Group Twin Clark Senior vp of artist relations, Motown Kenoe Jordan Vp of A&R, Motown Jessica Eason Vp of marketing, Capitol Music Group Dante Smith Senior director of digital marketing, C...

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Published in:Billboard 2023-08, Vol.135 (10), p.52-80
Main Authors: Anderson, Trevor, Aniftos, Rania, Bain, Katie, Barrionuevo, Alexei, Bowenbank, Starr, Brooks, Dave, Chan, Anna, Christman, Ed, Daw, Stephen, Duffy, Thom, Eggertsen, Chris, Grein, Paul, Havens, Lyndsey, Kaufman, Gil, Knopper, Steve, Lamarre, Carl, Lee, Cydney, Leight, Elias, Lipshutz, Jason, Lynch, Joe, Mamo, Heran, Mitchell, Gail, Nicholson, Jessica, Peoples, Glenn, Ratner-Arias, Sigal, Raygoza, Isabela, Robinson, Kristin, Roiz, Jessica, Rouhani, Neena, Rys, Dan, Unterberger, Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Area codes
Digital marketing
Hip hop culture
Historically Black Colleges & Universities
Musical performances
Musicians & conductors
Presidents
Rap music
Singers
Success
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Summary:Bill Evans Executive vp of urban promotion, Capitol Music Group Orlando Wharton Executive vp, Capitol Music Group Twin Clark Senior vp of artist relations, Motown Kenoe Jordan Vp of A&R, Motown Jessica Eason Vp of marketing, Capitol Music Group Dante Smith Senior director of digital marketing, Capitol Music Group R&B and hip-hop flourished as genres at Capitol Music Group and Motown over the past year with breakthroughs from rising stars like Doechii and Toosii as well as Ice Spice, who landed four tracks in the Hot 100 top 10. Lanre Gaba Michael Kyser Co-presidents of Black music, Atlantic Records Marsha St. Hubert Senior vp/head of marketing, Atlantic Records Success Davis Vp of A&R, Atlantic Records Shauna James Senior manager of Black music digital marketing, Atlantic Records Atlantic's deep-rooted commitment to artist development has continued to pay off. Ghazi Founder/CEO, EMPIRE Nima Etminan COO, EMPIRE Tina Davis President, EMPIRE Eamon Mulligan Senior vp of product and ecommerce, EMPIRE Harrison Golding Vp of strategic marketing, EMPIRE EMPIRE's standing as a champion of its hometown Bay Area hip-hop scene was bolstered once again by the release of The Great Escape from Larry June and The Alchemist, which reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200 and prefaced a 60city North American headline tour that Etminan calls "a great example of an independent artist carving out their own lane." Detroit MC Peezy also reached a career best with the single "2 Million Up," which earned a BET Award nomination and an RIAA gold certification.
ISSN:0006-2510