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Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, Music Gordan Dillard is trading SALXCO, management home to Doja Cat, for Capitol Music Group where he joins as executive vice president of A&R and artist development. The Los Angeles-based Dillard, who plans to maintain a “strong presence” in New York, reports to CMG chair and CEO Michelle Jubelirer and is tasked with signing and developing artists across the pool of Universal Music Group labels. His start date was Sept. 19. Dillard will continue to manage Doja Cat alongside Lydia Asrat, Josh Kaplan and SALXCO founder/CEO Wassim “Sal” Slaiby, who noted: “SALXCO is about building a culture of young entrepreneurs to watch them grow into some of the industry’s most powerful players. I am so proud of Gordan and all his success.”
No stranger to wearing multiple hats, Dillard started out working in A&R at Motown Records in 2009 under Bruce Carbone and Sylvia Rhone. He later landed at BET but kept running his own management company, the Untitled Group. In 2016, Dillard saw artist Bryson Tiller log a top 10 hit on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip Hop chart as well as a Grammy nomination. In 2018, he headed west to work at SALXCO and help guide Doja Cat to career heights, including a Grammy Award and a Hot 100 No. 1. Dillard was recognized on Variety‘s 2021 Hitmakers list for his work on Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More” featuring SZA and Saweetie’s “Best Friend” featuring Doja Cat. Said Jubelirer: “Gordan is an artist-first executive with impeccable taste, and I’m thrilled that he’s joined Capitol Music Group in such an important role. He’s a real team player and an ideal fit for my senior management team, and I know that everyone at our company joins me in welcoming Gordan to CMG.” “I’m excited to join
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Doja Cat shows off her striking beauty look while arriving for a quick visit to the Jacquemus store during Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday (October 4) in Paris, France.
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who pose for tips at tourist spots, singer Doja Cat rolled up to Paris Fashion Week in what can only be described as goldface. So that's interesting.She showed off her metallic pallor, which reached below her collarbone, and close-cropped hair at the A.W.A.K.E Mode Womenswear spring/summer 2023 show, adding gold earrings and gold nails to complete the look.
Drama is served! Doja Cat took the act of getting glammed up to a whole new level during Paris Fashion Week.
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Doja Cat commanded attention as she attended the Vivienne Westwood Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 show during Paris Fashion Week on Saturday. The singer, 26, showcased her quirky sense of style in a bright orange floral top and jacket, which teamed up with a black layered maxi skirt and an orange headscarf. She stood out from the crowd with a dramatic black eye look, while hiding her natural eyebrows with makeup.
Doja Cat keeps giving us more unique looks during Paris Fashion Week!
Doja Cat is turning heads at breakneck speeds with her eclectic wardrobe style for Paris Fashion Week.The 26-year-old musician made a fashion statement Saturday in Paris when she arrived at the Vivienne Westwood Womenswear Spring/Summer 2023 fashion show, wearing layer upon layer mixed with just about every color imaginable. She also donned an oversized jacket, long gold coin-like earrings and other eye-catching accessories.The «Need to Know» rapper topped off the outfit with a Bohemian-style scarf wrapped around her head and over-the-top makeup around her eyes.
Lots of stars were in attendance at the Vivienne Westwood fashion show at Paris Fashion Week!
Billboard Latin Music Awards, to the news that Tristan Thompson proposed to Khloé Kardashian, it’s been a busy week. To help you get the weekend started we have a round-up of the best celebrity TikToks of the week.
Kendall Jenner posed for a photo on Instagram while relaxing in a Remedy Place ice bath.Elsa Hosk and PICTICULAR hosted a VIP cocktail event during the Venice Film Festival at the Hotel Excelsior pool deck to honor Alberto Barbera, Creative Director of Venice Festival.Olivia Wilde wore the Ray-Ban Original Wayfarer Classic while out and about in Spain and New York City during the press tour for her film . Doja Cat wore a suit and a pointed platform heel by Steve Madden to the Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards during New York Fashion Week.Rita Ora wore Betsey Johnson Cady Rhinestones Booties to the Zurich Open Air Festival in Switzerland. Patty Jenkins, Alexandra Shipp, Dianna Agron, Jennifer Morrison, Minnie Mills and Thuso Mbedu came together to support the 8th annual Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program Luncheon at Locanda Verde in New York City. Gigi Hadid wore a red Simon Miller set to the U.S. Open in Flushing, New York. Whitney Port wore sunglasses from DMY BY DMY while posing for a picture on Instagram.Jennifer Lopez stunned in a green halter maxi dress by Cult Gaia and the Minel Sandal from JLO Jennifer Lopez while shopping with her daughter Emme at the Melrose Trading Post in Los Angeles, California. Andrew Garfield wore Zayn x Arnette sunglasses to the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California.Elyse Walker and Emily P.
Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Orlando Wharton has been named executive vice president of Capitol Music Group and president of Priority Records. The announcement was made by CMG chair & CEO Michelle Jubelirer, to whom Wharton will report. According to the announcement, in his new position, Wharton will sign and guide artists across CMG’s portfolio of labels, and will relaunch the legendary Priority Records label as a dedicated home for new, developing and established hip hop artists. Wharton will assume his positions at CMG early next year, and will be based at the company’s offices in New York. The announcement closely follows the company’s hiring of Doja Cat co-manager Gordan Dillard as EVP of A&R and artist development.
Jon Burlingame editor Does Doja Cat’s hit song “Vegas” qualify to be an Oscar Best Song nominee? The short answer is: Maybe. But the tune from Baz Luhrmann’s biopic “Elvis” faces more challenges than the average new movie song. The three-and-a-half-minute, commercially released version of “Vegas,” a portion of which is heard during the first half-hour of the film, interpolates the 1950s classic “Hound Dog,” although more in its repeated use of a famous lyrical phrase (“you ain’t nothin’ but a…”) than any musical element. Because of that, original “Hound Dog” songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are co-credited as writers on “Vegas” along with Doja Cat (under her real name, Amala Zandile Dlamini), David Sprecher and Roget Lufti Chahayed, the latter two of whom are the credited producers.
Doja Cat is currently knocking around ideas for her fourth album. You may have seen recently that she revealed plans to make a record influenced by 90s German rave culture. But that was just “a prank”, she told fans yesterday.It’s actually going to be R&B, she explained.