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Warner Music Group Executive VP Kevin Liles steps down from the label and subsidiary 300 Elektra Entertainment Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 02:09 BST, 18 September 2024 | Updated: 02:09 BST, 18 September 2024 e-mail 6 shares View comments Kevin Liles, an executive vice president at Warner Music Group , announced that he was leaving the record label conglomerate on Tuesday.
The 56-year-old executive announced his news in an internal memo that he later shared on X (formerly Twitter ). Liles, who rose to the upper echelons of the music industry after getting his start as a DJ, also announced that he would be leaving Warner's subsidiary record label 300 Elektra Entertainment. He served as the chairman and CEO of the label, which was the descendant of 300 Entertainment, which he co-founded in 2012 with Lyor Cohen, Roger Gold and Todd Moscowitz.
Although Liles said his 'short-term' goals post retirement were to help elect Kamala Harris 'as the first African–American female President,' and to support Democratic candidates in the House and Senate , he didn't otherwise share a reason for his departure Warner Music Group executive Kevin Liles, 56, announced that he was leaving the record label conglomerate on Tuesday; pictured in July 2022 in London Liles served as executive vice president for Warner Music Group, as well as chairman and CEO of its subsidiary label 300 Elektra Music. He joined Warner in 2022 after it absorbed 300 Entertainment Read More Here comes the bride! Sofia Richie is walked down the aisle by father Lionel during lavish wedding ceremony to music executive Elliot Grainge in France as they continue the festivities that will surely have them dancing all night long Liles' departure comes as Warner Music Group is in the midst of a major shakeup in its leadership team. It was previously announced that Max Lousada, CEO of recorded music for Warner, and Atlantic Recording Group Chairman Julie Greenwald would be leaving their roles (Atlantic is a major subsidiary of Warner Music Group).
Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl shared in his own internal memo, obtained by Variety , that there was no one currently stepping into Liles' role at 300 Elektra Entertainment. Instead, the current 300 executives Rayna Bass and Selim Bouab will be running things, though they will report directly to Kyncl. Liles said in his own memo that he will still be a part of the transition.
He announced he would be stepping down at the end of September, but he will continue to serve as a consultant to Warner Music Group and 300 Elektra Entertainment through the end of the year. Kyncl also noted in his memo that the 10K Projects founder Elliot Grainge — who tied the knot with Sofia Richie last year — would be replacing Atlantic's departing CEO Greenwald, and he will also be reporting directly to Kyncl. Liles came into Warner Music Group's orbit in 2022, after the conglomerate bought 300 Entertainment for $400 million.
In an internal memo and an X post, Liles said he would leave at the end of September, but he plans to stay on as a consultant for Warner through the end of the year Liles co-founded 300 Entertainment in 2012, and a year later it signed a distribution deal with Warner subsidiary Atlantic Records; pictured September 13 in Washington, DC Liles's 300 Elektra Entertainment has represented artists including Megan Thee Stallion (pictured September 11 at the MTV VMAs), Young Thug, Migos, Gunna and Mary J. Blige The formerly independent label managed to attract an impressive roster of hitmakers, including the embattled rapper Young Thug, Megan Thee Stallion, Mary J. Blige, Metro Boomin and Fetty Wap, among others.
Gunna and Migos have also been represented in the past, while Megan Thee Stallion also has another deal directly with Warner. In his memo, Liles introduced his successors by writing, 'As committed servants of the culture, we know growing and empowering the next generation of leaders is a responsibility, and when the time is right, we pass the torch.' In Kyncl's memo, the Warner CEO praised Liles' 'positive energy' and called him a charismatic leaders who’s been successful in many different roles.
.. artist manager, label founder, entrepreneur, senior executive.
.. he even started out as a DJ and songwriter.
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