Capitol Music Group's Annual Capitol Congress In Hollywood Is A Success

Steve Barnett (Lester Cohen/Getty Images for Capitol Music Group)

CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP Chairman & CEO STEVE BARNETT hosted the company's Annual CAPITOL CONGRESS yesterday at the ARCLIGHT THEATRE in HOLLYWOOD, during which CMG's superstar and developing artists presented their forthcoming projects to company and entertainment industry representatives from around the world, as well as consumer and trade media.

Joining BARNETT and hundreds of specially-invited attendees were UMG Chairman & CEO SIR LUCIAN GRAINGE and an array of CMG artists who presented new and forthcoming projects, including SAM SMITH, BECK, HALSEY, NIALL HORAN, LIL YACHTY, VIC MENSA and MAGGIE ROGERS.

Guests were welcomed with opening comments from BARNETT and GRAINGE, before seeing and hearing presentations from the abovementioned artists and a range of notable figures from the music and entertainment industries who spoke on major topics relevant to attendees. These participants included included DON WAS, CMG's BLUE NOTE RECORDS President, acclaimed music producers GREG KURSTIN, SPIKE STENT and CMG EVP DION "NO I.D." WILSON, who recently produced JAY Z's #1 album "4:44" and APPLE MUSIC's BEATS 1 host ZANE LOWE, who interviewed SAM SMITH about his forthcoming album.

The day's attendees and artists were joined by hundreds of additional guests at a star-studded gala held that evening at CMG's CAPITOL TOWER in HOLLYWOOD, complete with food trucks, including an IN N OUT burger stand.

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