FANT JOINS AMAZON MUSIC

Veteran biz exec Phylicia Fant has joined Amazon Music as Head of Music Industry Partnerships. Based at Amazon Music's Culver City office, Fant will report to VP of Music Industry Ryan Redington.

Fant was most recently Head of Urban Music at Columbia Records, where she led campaigns for Lil Nas X, The Kid LAROI, Polo G, Lil Tjay and Chloe x Halle. Prior to joining Columbia in 2018, she served as SVP of Media & Strategic Development at Warner Music, conceiving and executing initiatives on behalf of Prince, Andra Day, Jason Derulo, Gary Clark Jr., Drake’s OVO Sound, MMG (Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Wale), Gucci Mane and Saweetie.

Fant began her career at Motown Records and UMG before launching PR/lifestyle-marketing company The Purple Agency in 2008.

Photo by Wardell White

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