Capitol Town Hall: Halsey’s Diamond Jubilee
• Capitol Music Group (CMG) Chair & CEO Michelle Jubelirer held a company-wide Town Hall on Tuesday, during which the company’s superstar, new and developing artists presented their forthcoming music and projects to CMG and Universal Music Group (UMG) staff, including UMG Chairman & CEO Sir Lucian Grainge, as well as international affiliates and industry partners.
Among the highlights of the event were, in order: An opening performance from10K Projects’ artist Ice Spice; an on-stage conversation between Capitol Records/TDE artist Doechii and Spotify’s Carl Cherry; a performance by Capitol recording artist Masego; a conversation with 10K Projects Founder/CEO Elliot Grainge, and 10K Projects Presidents Zach Friedman and Tony Talamo; a performance of new music for the first time in three years from Capitol recording artist, Niall Horan, including his new single, “Heaven.” Attendees also heard new music from CMG labels Motown, Blue Note, Astralwerks and Capitol Christian Music Group, as well as video shout-outs from Katy Perry, Natalie Jane, Lewis Capaldi and Queen Naija.
Another major highlight of the event was Halsey being congratulated by the RIAA for being recognized as “one of the top artists of the streaming era, with 75x combined Platinum and 15x Gold certifications across 42 titles,” and presented with a rare RIAA Diamond plaque certifying 10 million copies sold of her single, “Without Me.” Pictured, (l-r): CMG President Arjun Pulijal, CMG Chair & CEO Michelle Jubelirer, Halsey, CMG President of Promotion Greg Marella and CMG President of A&R Jeremy Vuernick. [Photo Credit: Lester Cohen]
