D'ARDUINI GETS EVP STRIPES AT ARISTA

Arista Records has promoted longtime executive Matt D'Arduini to EVP of A&R, a role in which he will continue to report to label president David Massey.

D'Arduini has worked at Arista since its 2018 relaunch and while there has helped developed acts such as Måneskin, JP Saxe and Paul Russell.

He previously spent 10 years at Robins Entertainment, working alongside acts such as Afrojack and DHT before moving to Island, where he lent a hand to projects by Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Shawn Mendes and more.

Massey said D'Arduini's "leadership is integral to our continued success," while the latter added of Massey, "I'm thrilled to continue working together to further foster an environment where artists can push creative boundaries with the support of the most forward-thinking team.”

Meanwhile, the last boundary we pushed was tipping an extra $1 on our Chik-fil-A Doordash order.