{"id":2188895,"date":"2025-12-06T03:57:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T03:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2188895"},"modified":"2025-12-06T03:57:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T03:57:17","slug":"oak-view-skyline-tiktok-wmg-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/oak-view-skyline-tiktok-wmg-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Oak View, Skyline, TikTok, WMG, More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"attachment_334724\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-334724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atlantic Screen Group\u2019s Rupert Hollier and Rosie Hill. Photo Credit: ASG<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here\u2019s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of December 5th, 2025.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you have a job shuffle to share, we\u2019re all ears. Send us a note to\u00a0news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you\u2019d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to\u00a0noah@digitalmusicnews.com. And, keep track of all the latest music industry hires\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/category\/music-industry\/music-industry-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer follow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">here<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Oak View Group<\/h4>\n<p>Chris Granger, who stepped in as OVG\u2019s interim CEO following Tim Leiweke\u2019s July indictment, has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2025\/12\/02\/oak-view-group-scrubs-time-leiweke\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">assumed<\/a> the position on a permanent basis.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Leiweke has received a pardon, but it doesn\u2019t <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2025\/12\/04\/oak-view-group-tim-leiweke-pardon\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">seem<\/a> as though he\u2019ll be returning to the company. OVG has scrubbed his name from its website and underscored plans to pursue \u201cexceptional outcomes for our clients under the leadership of our CEO Chris Granger.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Skyline\u00a0Artists<\/h4>\n<p>Skyline Artists Agency is shutting down after more than 35 years, with founder and president Bruce Houghton set to remain active as, among other things, a Hypebot contributor and a Bandsintown senior advisor.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, recent years have seen the company\u2019s agents find new professional homes: Andrea Sabata at the Kurland Agency, Mark Lourie at Madison House, and both James Leslie and Ben Rossman at Dynamic Talent International.<\/p>\n<h4>TikTok<\/h4>\n<p>TikTok has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2025\/11\/25\/tiktok-hires-new-policy-chief-americas\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">tapped<\/a> Ziad Ojakli, previously Boeing\u2019s EVP of government operations, to serve as head of public policy for the Americas.<\/p>\n<h4>Warner Music Group<\/h4>\n<p>WMG head Robert Kyncl has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2025\/12\/01\/robert-kyncl-pay-package-adjustments\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">tweaked<\/a> his compensation package, which has divided a planned once-off stock option into three tranches and tied each to a share-price target.<\/p>\n<h4>iHeartMedia<\/h4>\n<p>iHeartMedia\u2019s Power 105.1 has announced two promotions: DJ Prostyle (real name Alexander Santelises) is officially assistant program director, with Symantha Wilson now doubling as music director and <em>The<\/em> <em>Breakfast Club<\/em>\u2019s producer.<\/p>\n<h4>Sony Music Publishing<\/h4>\n<p>SMP has boosted Jeff Smarr, a team member of over 30 years, to global copyright SVP.<\/p>\n<h4>Atlantic Screen Group<\/h4>\n<p>Atlantic Screen Group has elevated creative director Rupert Hollier (now COO) and global sync director Rosie Hill (now president of Nightjar Music and the namesake publishing unit).<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, former Decca sync coordinator Tom Paul has come aboard as Nightjar\u2019s creative sync manager.<\/p>\n<h4>CAA<\/h4>\n<p>DamGood Mgmt head Greg Goodfried has landed at Creative Artists Agency as a digital creator and podcaster agent; DamGood coordinator Jamie Guggenheim is also joining CAA as an agent.<\/p>\n<h4>A2IM<\/h4>\n<p>The American Association of Independent Music has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.a2im.org\/news\/lisa-hresko-promoted-to-coo-of-a2im-president-foundation-of-independent-music?utm_content=359824184&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkedin&amp;hss_channel=lcp-1704947\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">upped<\/a> GM Lisa Hresko to COO, and the Foundation of Independent Music non-profit has enlisted the exec to serve as its first president.<\/p>\n<h4>WME<\/h4>\n<p>Rob Markus is now head of international music at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2025\/10\/24\/wme-dj-maesic-signing\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">WME<\/a>, where he\u2019s been an agent and partner for over two decades.<\/p>\n<h4>MusicNation<\/h4>\n<p>MusicNation has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20251118486065\/en\/MusicNation-Appoints-Aisha-Salem-Howey-as-General-Counsel\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> veteran IP attorney Aisha Salem-Howey as its general counsel.<\/p>\n<h4>SiriusXM<\/h4>\n<p>Zac Coughlin, CFO of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger parent PVH, is set to join <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2025\/10\/31\/siriusxm-earnings-q3-2025\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">SiriusXM<\/a> in the same capacity on January 1st.<\/p>\n<h4>CTS Eventim<\/h4>\n<p>CTS Eventim is also preparing to welcome a new CFO, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7397277827072684032\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">William Willms<\/a>, at the top of 2026.<\/p>\n<h4>Big Loud<\/h4>\n<p>Four months removed from Big Loud Records\u2019 marketing-team <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bigloud.com\/big-loud-records-bolsters-executive-marketing-team-with-new-hires-and-key-promotions\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">overhaul<\/a>, Lucy Bartozzi, having signed on as marketing VP in mid-2023, has exited the company.<\/p>\n<h4>Harris, Huelsman, Barnes &amp; Company<\/h4>\n<p>HHBC VP John Huelsman has been boosted to president, and founder Becky Harris has become CEO.<\/p>\n<h4>FBMM<\/h4>\n<p>Betty Sanders, Flood Bumstead McCready &amp; McCarthy\u2019s chief people officer, is retiring at yearend after four decades with the firm.<\/p>\n<h4>Big Loud Rock<\/h4>\n<p>Big Loud\u2019s rock imprint has brought on LA-based Brien Terranova (previously with Beggars Group) and Chicago-based Dave Derkowski (who joins after a 34-year Warner Records run) as senior directors of promotion.<\/p>\n<h4>ATC Group<\/h4>\n<p>Following a six-month consultancy, James Patterson has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2025\/11\/20\/atc-group-fundraising\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">become<\/a> ATC Group\u2019s COO on a permanent basis. Additionally, the board, now chaired by multi-year member Andy Glover, has added Lewis Silkin partner Cliff Fluet as a non-executive director.<\/p>\n<h4>Townsend<\/h4>\n<p>Townsend has announced <em>The Money Trench<\/em> executive producer Mike Walsh as its D2C sales and product consultant.<\/p>\n<h4>Live Nation<\/h4>\n<p>Longtime Live Nation higher-up Bruce Moran, currently the Latin touring unit\u2019s president, has become executive chairman of the same division.<\/p>\n<h4>Peermusic<\/h4>\n<p>Peermusic has tapped <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/2020\/09\/10\/hipgnosis-acquires-big-deal-music\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">Hipgnosis\/Big Deal<\/a> vet Alex Black as A&amp;R VP.<\/p>\n<h4>Atlantic\/WMG<\/h4>\n<p>Warner Music\u2019s Atlantic Music Group has promoted Dave Rocco from creative president to chief creative officer.<\/p>\n<h4>PPL<\/h4>\n<p>Phonographic Performance Limited has appointed longtime financial professional Anne-Marie Pearce as its CFO.<\/p>\n<p><!-- END .ss-inline-share-wrapper --><\/div>\n<p><script> !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '861435292003562');\nfbq('track', 'PageView'); <\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.digitalmusicnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlantic Screen Group\u2019s Rupert Hollier and Rosie Hill. 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