RIAA VP Upgrades For Burr & Bass
• The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) announced the elevation of Erin D. D. Burr to Senior Vice President, Media Relations | Gold & Platinum Program, and Matthew Bass to Vice President, Research and Gold & Platinum Operations.
RIAA Chairman & CEO Mitch Glazier commented, “Erin and Matt are stars who have already shined so brightly at RIAA and in their new roles will be even more visible and effective. As the music community works together to address unprecedented new opportunities and challenges from the meteoric rise of streaming to the current effort to chart a path towards responsible and pro-artist AI, we are all lucky to have Erin and Matt embracing greater responsibilities.”
RIAA President & COO Michele Ballantyne noted, “This is a great day for RIAA, elevating two leaders from inside our organization who have seized every opportunity to learn and grow. They have both made themselves indispensable to our work — and to the fabric of our team. Erin and Matt aren’t just brilliant professionals, they are both extraordinarily decent people who make our entire community stronger.”
Burr will continue to lead RIAA’s press outreach and serve as a communications strategist for RIAA initiatives such as celebrating Gold & Platinum certifications, elevating C-suite profiles and supporting the Human Artistry CampAIgn.
“Connection through people, stories and music has always been instinctual to me — and has also served as the basis for my entire career,” said Burr. “I’m grateful for this amplified role, RIAA’s culture of community and passion advocating for the creative talents across the entire industry. As we navigate ever-evolving opportunities where artistry intersects with policy and technology, I’m excited to explore more ways to support human creators and our member labels while nurturing a vital relationship with media.”
Prior to joining RIAA, Bass spent more than a decade with Big Machine Label Group in Nashville. Bass said, “I feel privileged to have spent the last 11 years at RIAA, where I’m able to combine two of my passions – music and data – and call it work. I’m proud to produce our annual revenue reports, work with esteemed researchers and economists as well as uncover trends in the industry or new milestones in our Gold & Platinum program that celebrate artist and label successes.”
Burr can be reached at eburr@riaa.com, and Bass can be contacted at mbass@riaa.com. [Burr Photo Credit:Katie Kauss; Bass Photo Courtesy of RIAA]
