May 14, 2013 …. Shawn “Pecas” Costner has been appointed Executive Vice President at Def Jam Records. source

May 13, 2013 …. Charles “Sha Money XL” Clervoix has been named EVP of A&R for Epic Records. source

Apr 15, 2013 …. Robbie McIntosh has been appointed executive vice president International of Capitol Music Group. source

Apr 3, 2013 …. Warner Music Group have appointed Aton Ben-Horin as Director of Worldwide Rhythm & Pop A&R and Latoya Lee as Manager of Worldwide Urban A&R. source

Apr 2, 2013 …. Taylor Testa has been appointed A&R Manager of Virgin Records, it was announced by Ron Fair, the company's Chief Creative Officer and EVP. source

Mar 28, 2013 …. Joie Manda resigns from Def Jam and is named president of urban music at Interscope Records. source

Mar 19, 2013 …. Warner/Chappell names Jake Ottmann SVP/A&R. source

Mar 18, 2013 …. Mercury Records president Jason Iley has left Universal following Mercury’s consolidation into Virgin EMI. source

Mar 18, 2013 …. Universal Music UK has launched Virgin EMI Records, a new label that brings together Virgin and Mercury Records. source

Mar 7, 2013 …. Mumford & Sons manager Adam Tudhope has launched a new publishing company with Gotye Manger Danny Rogers called And Publishing. source

Feb 25, 2013 …. Capitol has named Piero Giramoni GM of relaunched Harvest Records. source

Feb 8, 2013 …. David Massey has been named President of Island Records following six years as President Mercury Records. source

Feb 5, 2013 …. Michelle Jubelirer has been appointed EVP at Capitol Music Group. source

Jan 28, 2013 …. Jon Turner has been appointed managing director of the Island Records Group in London, UK, by the label's new sole president Darcus Beese. source

Jan 16, 2013 …. Ted Cockle has been appointed President, Virgin Records. Cockle moves from Island Records where he was co-president with Darcus Beese. Beese becomes sole president of Island UK, while former Virgin president Miles Leonard focuses on Parlophone. source

Jan 17, 2013 …. Universal Music Group International have appointed Elizabeth Sobol as president and CEO of the Decca Label Group, USA. source

Jan 7, 2013 …. Universal Music Group has promoted Max Hole to the position of chairman and chief executive officer of UMG International. source

Dec 10, 2012 …. Columbia Records Chairman/CEO Rob Stringer has officially named Joel Klaiman as the label’s new EVP/GM. source

Dec 6, 2012 …. Cameron Strang, Chairman/CEO of Warner/Chappell, will now also oversee Warner Music Group’s West Coast US operations. Todd Moscowitz, Warner Bros. Records’ Co-President/CEO, has resigned from his position. source

Nov 28, 2012 …. Joe Riccitelli has been promoted to EVP/GM of RCA Records. source

Nov 27, 2012 …. Producer Salaam Remi (Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, Nas) named EVP Of A&R and Production for Sony Music. source

Nov 26, 2012 …. Former Columbia Records COO, Steve Barnett, is the new Chairman/CEO of Capitol Music Group. source

Nov 13, 2012 …. Crazed Hits Blogger Alex Wilhelm named Warner Bros. Director Of A&R. source

Nov 12, 2012 …. Aaron Bay-Schuck has been promoted to SVP of A&R at Atlantic Records. Bay-Schuck signed Bruno Mars to the label. source




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