Backstage at his sold-out MSG show, Khalid collects a plaque certifying the platinum status of his Right Hand/RCA album Free Spirit. He's joined, in this populous photo op, by his label, management and publishing teams. if you have nothing else to do for the rest of the day, you can read all their names below.
Seen feeling glad they're on the opposite coast from us are (standing, l-r) RCA's Carlos Cuadros, Sony Music EVP Biz Affairs/General Counsel Julie Swidler, RCA's Camille Yorrick and Jessie Maldonado, Sony/ATV ruler Jon Platt, RCA's Jordan Blaugrund, SME's Monica Cornia, RCA's Geo Bivins and Kevin “Inca” Valentini, Linda Wolfe (Khalid’s mom), RCA's Dan Zucker and Tarek Al-Hamdouni, attorney Todd Rubenstein, Khalid, manager and Right Hand Group/Keep Cool founder Courtney Stewart, RCA's Co-Prez John Fleckenstein, Chairman/CEO Peter Edge, Co-Prez Joe Riccitelli, EVPs Carolyn Williams and Tunji Balogun , Max Gayle, Prez A&R Keith Naftaly, Pam Kaye, President, Urban Music/ByStorm CEO Mark Pitts, Kimberly Manfre and Jared Sherman; not to mention (sitting, l-r) RCA's Jennifer Tanner, Ally Cushing, Samantha Selolwane, Shani Fuller-Tillman and Rachel Lafranconi, SME's Jenna Novak and RCA's Linda Cangro and John Engle.
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