{"id":212985,"date":"2025-12-09T15:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/12\/09\/craig-kallman-named-chief-music-officer-at-warner-music-group-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T15:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T20:12:26","slug":"craig-kallman-named-chief-music-officer-at-warner-music-group-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/12\/09\/craig-kallman-named-chief-music-officer-at-warner-music-group-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Kallman Named Chief Music Officer at Warner Music\u00a0Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tCraig Kallman <\/strong>has been appointed chief music officer at Warner Music Group (WMG), the company announced Tuesday (Dec. 9). He will report directly to WMG CEO Robert Kyncl<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\tKallman served as co-chair\/CEO of Atlantic Records for nearly 20 years before being named chief music officer<\/a> at Atlantic Music Group last September amid a generational reshuffle that saw Elliot Grainge <\/strong>ascend to CEO. In his new role, Kallman \u201cwill provide his deep A&R expertise across WMG\u2019s artist roster and label group globally,\u201d according to a press release. He will also continue signing artists to Big Beat, the label he founded in 1987 that was acquired by Atlantic in 1991. Each of Big Beat\u2019s artists will be worked by one of WMG\u2019s U.S. labels moving forward, including its latest signing, Elkan, who produced Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR\u2019s \u201cNOKIA\u201d and will be releasing his debut EP, The Baby Bundle<\/em>, on Friday (Dec. 12) via Atlantic Records.<\/p>\n

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\n\tOver his 35 years at Atlantic, Kallman, a legendary force in A&R, helped launch such stars as Bruno Mars, Cardi B (for whom he co-produced the smash \u201cI Like It\u201d), Lizzo and Wiz Khalifa and signed hip-hop and R&B icons including The Notorious B.I.G., Aaliyah, Timbaland and Lil\u2019 Kim. During his 20 years as co-chair\/CEO, he led the label alongside co-chair\/COO Julie Greenwald, who exited the company in January.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019m deeply grateful for my time at Atlantic, where I\u2019ve had the privilege of contributing to the careers of so many remarkable artists,\u201d said Kallman in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s been great seeing Elliot take the helm and open a bold new chapter in the label\u2019s illustrious history. I am excited to take on this new role and work alongside our outstanding A&R teams around the world, while reimagining the Big Beat brand as a force across genres. As my first signing, Elkan is a statement of intent, which underscores my commitment to nurture and champion extraordinary, trailblazing talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAdded Kyncl, \u201cCraig has helped shape the sound and direction of modern music, leaving a lasting imprint on artists, fans, and the industry at large. With decades of experience working at the highest level with the biggest stars, he will be an invaluable creative force and deep resource in his new post\u2026helping drive and support A&R strategy and artist development across WMG, signing exciting new talent, and collaborating with our label leaders to bring bold, original music to the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n


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Craig Kallman has been appointed chief music officer at Warner Music Group (WMG), the company announced Tuesday (Dec. 9). He will report directly to WMG CEO Robert Kyncl. Kallman served as co-chair\/CEO of Atlantic Records for nearly 20 years before being named chief music officer at Atlantic Music Group last September amid a generational reshuffle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-212985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212985\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}