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Franklin Named Def Jam VP/Marketing

• Lena Franklin has been promoted to Vice President of Marketing, Def Jam Recordings. The announcement of Franklin’s upgrade was

• Def Jam Recordings has been appointed Dara Michelle as Executive Vice President & Head of Marketing. The new position marks a return

• Universal Music Group (UMG) formally announced the appointment of veteran A&R executive Tunji Balogun as the new Chairman & CEO

• Veteran A&R exec Chelsea Blythe has been appointed Senior Vice President, A&R for Def Jam Recordings. In her new

• Def Jam Recordings announced that Nicki Farag has been promoted to Executive Vice President and General Manager. Ms. Farag, an

• Veteran Def Jam A&R exec Noah Preston, whose work on Jhene Aiko‘s Chilombo earned it a Grammy nomination for

• Def Jam Recordings has entered into an exclusive joint venture partnership with Emmy Award-winning writer, creator, producer and actor

• Marisa Lauro-Norris has been promoted to Senior Vice President, International Marketing, Def Jam Recordings. In her new role, Lauro-Norris,

• Def Jam Recordings has promoted Marcus Grant to Senior Vice President, Digital Commerce. In this newly enhanced senior executive

• Def Jam Recordings’ Senior Vice President of Urban Promotion Natina Nimene has added Artist Relations to her portfolio, managing