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Amber Grimes Named To Newly-Created Post As SVP/Global Creative For Capitol Music Group
December 11, 2018 at 8:35 AM (PT)
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Music industry exec and entrepreneur AMBER GRIMES has been named to the newly-created position of SVP/Global Creative for CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP (CMG), it was announced today by Chairman/CEO STEVE BARNETT, to whom GRIMES will report.
According to BARNETT, “Many of us at CMG have had the pleasure to work closely with AMBER in her role at SPOTIFY, and her incredible well of innovative ideas and brilliant execution made a great impression on us and convinced me that we needed her to join the CMG team. Her skills as an executive and an entrepreneur will be of great benefit to our artists as she leads our Innovation and content creation teams to new levels of excellence and plays a key role in our global streaming strategy. AMBER is a great addition to the CMG family, and everyone here joins me in welcoming her to the Tower.”
GRIMES said, “CAPITOL is at the forefront of developing truly exciting new talent, and they do so by supporting their artists’ vision and never being afraid to push boundaries. I’m honored to be expanding my relationship to work more directly with this incredible roster of artists, as well as CMG’s incredible labels and teams, and I thank STEVE BARNETT and LUCIAN GRAINGE for creating this unique and forward-thinking role for me. I’m thrilled to be bringing my streaming experience, passion for artists and disruptive mindset into the Tower.”