{"id":222533,"date":"2026-01-13T18:15:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/01\/13\/music-executives-other-behind-the-scenes-players-we-lost-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T18:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:15:42","slug":"music-executives-other-behind-the-scenes-players-we-lost-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/01\/13\/music-executives-other-behind-the-scenes-players-we-lost-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Executives & Other Behind-the-Scenes Players We Lost in\u00a02025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tIn 2025, the music industry lost a host of individuals who made an impact on the business \u2014 from record label executives to artist managers to songwriters and producers. With the year now firmly in the rearview mirror, we\u2019re remembering the behind-the-scenes players who passed away in 2025.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile some, like controversial hip-hop mogul Irv Gotti<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0who co-founded the influential label Murder Inc., home to such 2000s stars as Ashanti and Ja Rule \u2014 and Brandon Blackstock<\/strong>, the artist manager and ex-husband of Kelly Clarkson, were well-known to the public, most were not \u2014 even as their work reached mainstream attention and even helped shape the music industry of the future.<\/p>\n

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