EMI’s most pressing need is the revitalization of its
But during the Guy Hands era, the U.K. pipeline has virtually dried up, and many place the blame on the unconventional revamping of EMI Music’s infrastructure following Hands and Terra Firma’s 2007 acquisition of the company, which separated A&R and marketing, while splitting A&R itself into a U.K./North American unit under Nick Gatfield and the rest of the world under Billy Mann.
The A&R department took a pair of major hits this month with the departures of
Concurrently, rumors began to spread that Gatfield may also be jumping ship, to Sony Music
EMI’s most significant artist development stories under the current regime have come out of the U.S., with the Mike Dungan-led Capitol Nashville contributing mightily via Lady Antebellum (2.1m) and Darius Rucker (1.4m), whose next release should be set up for the Lady A treatment.
On the macro level, while Ronn Werre is firmly holding the reins of EMI’s North American operations, it remains unclear who possesses the expertise to lead the rest of the world. Though David Kassler, EMI’s COO outside
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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