JUSTIN GRANT JOINS CAPITOL AS SVP, HEAD OF URBAN DIGITAL

Capitol Records has tapped Justin Grant as SVP and head of Urban Digital, covering the label brands Capitol, Motown and Priority Records.

Tom March, chairman and CEO of Capitol Music Group, said, “Justin knows what it takes to break artists. He is hugely respected and exceptional at what he does and I know our artists and staff are going to benefit from his years of experience as he comes in to lead the urban-digital team at Capitol.”

Grant, who comes to Capitol after a decade-long stand at Atlantic Records, said, “I’m honored to join the legacy of Capitol Records and lead the incredible urban digital-marketing team as we continue to break the next great generation of artists.”

In conjunction with Grant’s hire, Capitol has promoted Dante Smith to head of Motown Digital.

March added, “Dante is loved by our artists and the entire team. He has delivered brilliant marketing campaigns for a number of years now for artists across the roster and I’m excited to be working with him to develop the Motown brand for the future.”

Smith, who came to Capitol in 2020 after runs at Revolt TV and HipHopDX, responded to the promotion by saying, “I'm honored to have the opportunity to help grow the presence of the Motown Records brand, which was built by icons and inspires new legends.”