
His third Grammy came for his “Black Panther” soundtrack and he won his Emmy for “The Mandalorian’s” score. The Swedish-born musician won an Oscar for his “Black Panther” score, and two of his three Grammys for “This Is America,” which he co-wrote and produced with Donald Glover as Childish Gambino. In just six years, Göransson has rocketed from fledgling composer to Oscar-winner and triple Grammy honoree with an Emmy win on top of that. “Zoom meetings will never fully replace the vibe and energy of in-person sessions, but they’re opening up opportunities for people from different countries, genres and backgrounds to connect and create music together.” ( JT) Ludwig Göransson During the pandemic, she has been running her global A&R team virtually. operation earlier this month, Gonzales is a founding member of Warner Music Group’s diversity and inclusion council, and in that role, helped plan her division’s open discussion on racial injustice earlier this year another is planned later in 2020. Named managing director of Warner Chappell’s U.K. Managing director of Warner Chappell Music U.K., head of international A&R, Warner Chappell Music, 39 “And it’s always necessary.” ( CW) Shani Gonzales

“I don’t want to be categorized as only able to lead in this particular topic of conversation, but as I do fall into this category, it’s important for me to use my voice when it’s necessary,” he says. He was also proactive during the music industry’s recent Blackout moment. These include a reupping deal with Finneas, following Billie Eilish’s breakthrough, and deals with Roddy Ricch and Issa Rae’s Raedio Publishing. office, Brown has closed more than a thousand deals in his tenure. It’s like the modern-day launch of the music video.” ( ES)īrought in from Kobalt’s London division in 2016 to be the first attorney in its L.A. “These top-tier artists are going to try and one-up each other.

“There are new models coming out where you will want to pay for a ticket because you’re seeing a piece of art, you’re seeing something different,” Alpert says. In that market, inundated with stripped-down living-room performances, Alpert has strived to give at-home audiences a unique experience, and shows with Oliver Tree, Rebelution and Liz Phair have done just that. When the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to touring, Alpert and his team were thrown into the untested world of live streams. The 2020 music industry group has in common ambition and conviction and includes a pair of duos - Warner Chappell’s Ryan Press and Shani Gonzales and Create Music Group’s Jonathan Strauss and Alexandre Williams - along with selected solo acts from such innovation-forward companies as Cactus Jack, Kobalt and SB Projects.

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