{"id":2175179,"date":"2025-11-24T17:06:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2175179"},"modified":"2025-11-24T17:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T17:06:16","slug":"austin-daboh-exits-atlantic-records-uk-after-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/austin-daboh-exits-atlantic-records-uk-after-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Daboh Exits Atlantic Records UK After Five Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Austin Daboh<\/strong> has left his senior role at <strong>Warner Music\u2019s Atlantic Records<\/strong> after five years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDaboh, who served as executive vice president of Atlantic Records U.K., announced the news on his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/activity-7396704216322580482-9KVx?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAABsFm-QBK98TiCO14KeqHQXSeDDmBU1XhWs\">LinkedIn profile<\/a> on Thursday (Nov. 20). Daboh also served as president of Black Music at the label from 2023 onwards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHe wrote that he was \u201cturning the page after five and a half incredible years at Atlantic Records \/ Warner Music,\u201d adding that, \u201cthe time feels right to move into new ventures, carrying the relationships, lessons and success my teams delivered. Grateful for the staff and artists who made this chapter powerful and for every studio, stage and boardroom we shared.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-align-items-center u-align-items-flex-start@mobile-max  lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest  lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column@mobile-max u-width-710@desktop lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-u-margin-tb-1 u-margin-b-250@mobile-max u-margin-t-275@mobile-max u-margin-t-250@desktop u-margin-b-250@desktop u-margin-lr-n1@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-border-color-brand-secondary-dark lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-padding-tb-1  lrv-u-padding-tb-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-r-1@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-l-00@mobile-max u-grid-gap-18@desktop u-grid-gap-0@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary a-font-accent-xl u-font-weight-800 u-letter-spacing-0179 u-line-height-normal lrv-u-color-grey-dark bb-pro-related-stories-label lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between  a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card  lrv-u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-width-191 u-width-150@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image   lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/business\/touring\/cristela-alonzo-midlife-mixtape-stand-up-comedy-tour-2026-1236115328\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDaboh joined the Atlantic Records team in 2020 having previously worked in influential roles at radio stations such as BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra. He also held the role of head of music culture &amp; editorial at Spotify from 2016 to 2019, and jumped ship to streaming rival Apple Music to become the role of head of editorial for U.K. &amp; Ireland. Ten months later, he joined Atlantic Records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEarlier this year he received an OBE for his work in the music industry, which has seen him collaborate with artists such as Stormzy, Tion Wayne and more. Alongside Atlantic Records U.K.\u2019s co-presidents <strong>Briony Turner<\/strong> and <strong>Ed Howard<\/strong>, Daboh was featured on Billboard U.K.\u2019s inaugural <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/p\/uk-music-business-power-players-2025\/\">Power Players<\/a> list in June 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHe is the latest senior executive to depart from their role at Warner Music U.K. amidst major redundancies and restructuring. In recent months <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/warner-music-uk-leadership-changes-structure-simon-robson\/\">Tony Harlow<\/a> (chief executive) and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/warner-music-uk-isabel-garvey-steps-down\/\">Isabel Garvey<\/a> (chief operating officer) have both left the roles as the U.K. operations are severely reduced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe restructure saw a number of label executives such as Turner, Howard, and Joe Kentish (president of Warner Records and Parlophone Label Group in the U.K) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/warner-music-uk-leadership-changes-structure-simon-robson\/\">joining<\/a> the global leadership team. 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Daboh, who served as executive vice president of Atlantic Records U.K., announced the news on his LinkedIn profile on Thursday (Nov. 20). Daboh also served as president of Black Music at the label from 2023 onwards. 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