Jeff Vaughn Named Pres. Of Capitol Records
• Jeff Vaughn has been appointed President of Capitol Records, the flagship label of Capitol Music Group (CMG). In this newly created Capitol Records presidency, Vaughn will draw upon his extensive A&R background and strong executive skills to build upon the company’s 78-year legacy as one of music’s most storied labels, as well as further CMG’s resurgent success that began early in this decade under the leadership of CMG Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett, to whom Vaughn will report. Vaughn will assume his new position on January 1, 2020 and will be based at CMG’s iconic Capitol Tower.
Barnett said, “I’m thrilled that Jeff is joining our team as President of Capitol Records. He has forged strong relationships within the artist community and has proven time and time again that he knows how to work with talent to create hit records that impact our culture in a big way. He is a tremendous addition to our CMG team and I know that everyone in the company joins me in welcoming Jeff to the Tower.” Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, said, “We’re so pleased to welcome Jeff Vaughn to the Capitol Tower and the UMG family. With Jeff’s strong A&R track record, he has a unique opportunity to build upon Capitol’s reinvigoration that we’ve seen over the past several years.”
Vaughn commented, “I want to thank Steve and Lucian for giving me the opportunity to shape the future of such an iconic label. As an A&R executive, I am driven by an intense devotion to artists and songs that defy expectation and challenge us to think differently. I could not be more excited to champion this perspective in my new role at Capitol.”
Vaughn was most recently Vice President of A&R at the Los Angeles-based Artist Partner Group (APG) — a fully integrated and supported arm of Warner Music Group’s Atlantic Records — and Artist Publishing Group, having joined the multi-faceted company at its founding in 2013. Vaughn began his career in the mailroom at talent agency UTA. [Photo credit: Lester Cohen]
