Music Industry Moves: Downtown Music Names Molly Neuman President of CD Baby
11.06.2024 - 02:41
/ variety.com
Downtown Music has appointed Molly Neuman as president of its “direct-to-creator” division, CD Baby. Neuman will work to expand CD Baby’s services, succeeding CD Baby’s previous president, Scott Williams, who will remain a consultant to Downtown and CD Baby. In a post shared to LinkedIn, Neuman said, “My ambitions for CD Baby are consistent with things I’ve spoken with many of you about before.
We deserve an industry that gives opportunities to more than just those who have traditionally held centralized power and revenues. We need more genres, more genders, more geographies represented, and more stability for the future. We have to scale to meet the needs of the modern business, but keep our artists and their creativity at our center.
I think we can do it.” Prior to joining CD Baby, Neuman was the chief marketing officer for Downtown’s global group of music companies. She was also head of music at Kickstarter, and was the interim president and vice president of A2IM. Over the years she has held senior roles in label relations and licensing at digital music services, in addition to serving on the boards of Music Biz, SoundExchange and A2IM.
She got her start as the drummer for the influential indie Bratmobile, and has remained a vocal advocate for diversity and inclusion within the music industry. + Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has promoted A&R executive Jessi Vaughn Stevenson to vice president of its A&R and digital division. Stevenson’s experience includes working with chart-topping songwriters including Morgan Wallen and Jessi Alexander, Rhett Akins, Parker McCollum, among others.
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