Elektra Music Group In The News

Jacob Fain joins Elektra as SVP, A&R after 13 years with Sony/ATV

Fain was most recently SVP, A&R and Research/Analytics at Sony/ATV

UMPG signs Grammy Award winner Dave Cobb to global publishing deal

Cobb has worked on albums for Brandi Carlile, The Highwomen, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson and others

Warner Chappell Music inks worldwide deal with jxdn

He also signed to Travis Barker’s DTA Records in May

Elektra France inks exclusive deal with South African artist Master KG

Signing comes through WMG’s partnership with Africori

Jill Weindorf promoted to GM, Concord Recorded Music

Weindorf's career at Concord spans over 10 years

Warner Music Group’s $100m Social Justice Fund names external Board of Directors

Tanya Coke, Shawn Gee, Paul Henderson, Alencia Johnson & Mona Sutphen join Fund’s external Board of Directors

Deezer is now a $1.4bn company – with a big opportunity in Mexico

Grupo Salinas acquires minority stake in Deezer, providing a large-scale media and retail platform in return

Conrad Withey, Instrumental: ‘This generation of artists are savvy about their own potential, rights and commercial worth.’

For years, Conrad Withey worked successfully within a major label. Now, he works with the majors, but outside them, at powerful A&R scouting platform Instrumental...