Capitol Information has made two vital appointments to strengthen digital advertising and marketing operations in its city music division.
Justin Grant has been named Senior Vice President and Head of City Digital, whereas Dante Smith has been promoted to Head of Motown Digital.
Grant, who joins Capitol from Atlantic Information, will oversee digital advertising and marketing campaigns throughout the corporate’s city roster, spanning the Capitol, Motown, and Precedence Information labels. Throughout his decade-long tenure at Atlantic, the place he rose from intern in 2014 to Vice President of Digital Advertising & Sports activities Partnerships, Grant performed a key position in growing the careers of hip-hop artists, together with Cardi B, Lil Uzi Vert, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, and NBA YoungBoy. He will probably be based mostly in New York.
“Justin has a confirmed monitor report in constructing among the finest identified artists manufacturers on this planet,” mentioned Tom March, Chairman and CEO of Capitol Music Group. “He is aware of what it takes to interrupt artists. He’s massively revered and distinctive at what he does and I do know our artists and employees are going to learn from his years of expertise as he is available in to steer the City Digital workforce at Capitol.”
“Justin [Grant] has a confirmed monitor report in constructing among the finest identified artists manufacturers on this planet. He is aware of what it takes to interrupt artists.”
Tom March, Capitol Music Group
In the meantime, Smith’s promotion to Head of Motown Digital follows 4 years of profitable digital advertising and marketing campaigns at Capitol, working carefully with such artists as Quavo, Toosi, JT, Kali Uchis, Lil Child, Lil Yachty, Ice Spice, Queen Naija, Migos, and Metropolis Ladies.
In his expanded position, he’ll handle Motown’s digital advertising and marketing initiatives, direct-to-consumer efforts, and total model improvement whereas persevering with to work with artists throughout Capitol’s roster. Based mostly at Capitol’s Hollywood headquarters, Smith brings expertise from earlier roles at Revolt TV and HipHopDX, having began his music trade profession as an intern at Epic Information in 2013.
March mentioned: “Dante is cherished by our artists and the whole workforce. He has delivered good advertising and marketing campaigns for plenty of years now for artists throughout the roster and I’m excited to be working with him to develop the Motown model for the long run.”
Commenting on his promotion, Smith mentioned: “Working at Capitol to assist develop and drive our artist manufacturers has been massively gratifying. I’m honored to have the chance to assist develop the presence of the enduring Motown Information model, which was constructed by icons and evokes new legends.”
“Dante [Smith] is cherished by our artists and the whole workforce. He has delivered good advertising and marketing campaigns for plenty of years now for artists throughout the roster.”
Tom March, Capitol Music Group
The appointments come as Capitol Information continues to develop its city music presence. The mixed roster throughout Capitol, Motown, and Precedence contains each established and rising artists comparable to Ice Spice, Kali Uchis, Hanumankind, Doechii, JT, Kodak Black, Quavo, NBA Youngboy, Offset, Lil Yachty, Toosii, BNYX, Yeat, That Mexican O.T., Star Bandz, Sugarhill Ddott, Molly Santana and extra.
The event marks the newest govt transfer at Capitol Information following the appointment of Tom March as Chairman and CEO and Lillia Parsa as Co-President in February.
In direction of the tip of 2022, the corporate bolstered its advertising and marketing and artist improvement groups with the appointment of six executives — Jessica Eason, Zoe Gillespie, Katie Haffenden, Chris Kershaw, Byron Miller and Alex Williams — to Vice President roles.
Capitol Information operates as one of many imprints below the Capitol Music Group, CMG a frontline umbrella label group owned by Common Music Group.
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