UMG Launches Virgin Music Label & Artist Services
• In the U.S., Caroline will be rebranded as Virgin Label & Artist Services and will continue under the leadership of Jacqueline Saturn, who becomes President, Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, reporting to Capitol Music Group President & COO, Michelle Jubelirer. In the U.K., Vanessa Higgins has been appointed as MD, Virgin Music Label & Artist Services UK. Higgins joins UMG from Regent Street Records, the independent label and music publishing company she founded in 2014. She reports to David Joseph, Chairman & CEO, Universal Music UK. Caroline International’s label services operation based in the U.K. will be renamed Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, under the continued leadership of MDs Michael Roe and Jim Chancellor. (Pictured, below, l-r): Saturn, Higgins, Roe and Chancellor.
In Latin America & Iberia, Virgin Music Label & Artist Services will soon launch across a handful of key markets including Mexico, Spain and Latin operations in the U.S. The label will have dedicated teams and resources based in Los Angeles, Miami and Mexico City, led by Víctor González, who has been appointed as President, Virgin Music LATAM & Iberia. Virgin Music Label & Artist Services Japan will broaden the existing capabilities of Caroline Japan, which will be combined into the new division led by Hirokazu Tanaka. (Pictured, below, l-r): Lorain, Adams, González and Tanaka.
Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Founder, said, “I’m proud that half a century after we opened our first independent record shop in London, the Virgin Music name continues to represent the very best entrepreneurs, innovators, and artists from the world of music today.”