{"id":1947140,"date":"2025-08-07T17:33:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1947140"},"modified":"2025-08-07T17:33:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:33:28","slug":"billy-idol-kiss-tom-waits-managers-among-2025-personal-managers-hall-of-fame-inductees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/billy-idol-kiss-tom-waits-managers-among-2025-personal-managers-hall-of-fame-inductees\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Idol, KISS, Tom Waits Managers Among 2025 Personal Managers Hall Of Fame Inductees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/0YQKMgUXhBlDeNjDlrnHsg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/variety.com\/271790fb3ee181dc11fd0c169de68676\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The National Conference of Personal Managers has announced the Class of 2025 Hall of Fame inductees. Among several are managers for Billy Idol, Kiss, Tom Waits and Alabama, in addition to a festival producer for Coachella, Lollapalooza and Stagecoach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The class \u2014 recognized for their distinguished careers in entertainment, music and talent management \u2014 will be honored at a red-carpet reception and gala induction ceremony on Oct. 22 at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Headlining this year\u2019s honorees are Howard Klein, Michael Rotenberg, and Erwin Stoff, co-founders of 3 Arts Entertainment. Also on this year\u2019s list are Tony Conway, CEO of Nashville\u2019s Conway Entertainment Group; Stuart Ross, Los Angeles-based music manager and festival producer; Burt Stein, Partner at Gold Mountain Entertainment; the late Bill Aucoin, rock manger; and the late Joe Stabile, manager for Jerry Lewis. (See managers\u2019 bios below).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe 2025 inductees reflect the extraordinary influence, ethics, and legacy of personal management that the Hall of Fame exists to honor,\u201d said NCOPM National President Clinton Ford Billups Jr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Established in 2015, the Personal Managers Hall of Fame has inducted more than 50 industry legends, including Sid Bernstein, Bernie Brillstein, Brian Epstein, Danny Goldberg, Ken Kragen, Doc McGhee, Patricia McQueeney, Dolores Robinson, Jack Rollins and David Spero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Inductees are selected by the National Board of Officers of NCOPM, the nation\u2019s oldest trade association dedicated to advancing the profession of personal management. Nominations are accepted annually from professionals across the personal management industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>3 Arts Entertainment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Founded in 1991, 3 Arts Entertainment is a Beverly Hills\u2013based talent management and production powerhouse. Over nearly 35 years, Klein, Rotenberg, and Stoff have guided the careers of such talent as Jessica Alba, James Downey, Francis Lawrence, Matt LeBlanc, Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Green, Mindy Kaling, and Matt Reeves. The trio also produced acclaimed projects such as \u201cThe Office,\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,\u201d \u201cKing of the Hill,\u201d \u201c13 Hours,\u201d \u201cThe Matrix,\u201d and \u201cLate Night.\u201d Collectively, they have earned numerous accolades, including Primetime Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joining them in the 2025 Hall of Fame class are three additional leaders in personal management:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Tony Conway<\/strong>, CEO of Nashville\u2019s Conway Entertainment Group, who manages legendary country artists Alabama, Lorrie Morgan, Randy Travis, and Emmy Award winners Exile.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Stuart Ross<\/strong>, Los Angeles-based music manager and festival producer behind artists like Tom Waits and Puddles Pity Party, and past producer of Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Stagecoach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Burt Stein<\/strong>, Partner at Gold Mountain Entertainment \u2013 Nashville, representing Grammy winner Ronnie Milsap, The Band of Heathens, and other top Americana acts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two posthumous inductees also will be honored:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Bill Aucoin <\/strong>(1943\u20132010), pioneering rock manager best known for launching Kiss and guiding the career of Billy Idol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Joe Stabile <\/strong>(1916\u20132004), longtime personal manager of comedian and humanitarian Jerry Lewis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.variety.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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Among several are managers for Billy Idol, Kiss, Tom Waits and Alabama, in addition to a festival producer for Coachella, Lollapalooza and Stagecoach. The class \u2014 recognized for their distinguished careers in entertainment, music and talent management \u2014 will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1947141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[333582,339571,318042,339573,339575,339570,339577,339569,339578,339576,339574,337459,338957,339572],"class_list":["post-1947140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-3-arts-entertainment","tag-bill-aucoin","tag-billy-idol","tag-erwin-stoff","tag-gold-mountain-entertainment","tag-howard-klein","tag-jerry-lewis","tag-michael-rotenberg","tag-music-manager","tag-personal-management","tag-stuart-ross","tag-talent-management","tag-tom-waits","tag-tony-conway"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Billy-Idol-KISS-Tom-Waits-Managers-Among-2025-Personal-Managers.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1947140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1947141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1947140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1947140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1947140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}