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Chris Atlas has been promoted to executive vp, urban music & marketing for Warner Records, following a three-year tenure as the label’s senior vp, head of urban marketing. Based at the company’s Downtown Los Angeles headquarters, Atlas reports to Warner’s co-chairman/COO Tom Corson.“With 25 years in this business, Chris’s breadth of experience and knowledge is extraordinary, and he has forged deep relationships throughout the industry,” said Corson in a statement.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Prince Estate, in partnership with Warner Records, has dropped “I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (1979 Version),” a previously unreleased early version of the song from the forthcoming expanded reissue of Prince’s classic 1987 album “Sign O’ the Times,” which is out September 25.“I Could Never Take the Place Of Your Man (1979 Version)” was recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Studio A on May 23, 1979, and engineered by Bob Mockler.

The Prince estate is sharing new gems from the musical genius.

James Patrick Herman Warner Records has signed in-demand songwriter Amy Allen to a recording contract. The deal was inked last July when Allen began cutting back on session work with other artists (her past collabs include Harry Styles, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello) and focusing on her forthcoming solo debut.

(CNN)A teen gospel singer whose song protesting the killing of African Americans by police went viral has been signed by Warner Records.Keedron Bryant, 12, gained fast acclaim when his song "I Just Wanna Live" was posted on social media after George Floyd was killed while in the custody of Minnesota police.Warner Records released the single on Friday in honor of Juneteenth and announced that 100% of the single's net profits will be donated to the NAACP.Additionally, Amazon Music will donate $1

“I Just Wanna Live” to the NAACP. In addition, Amazon Music will donate one dollar for each stream of the song to the NAACP through 9 p.m.

Brazilian sensation Anitta has signed with Warner Records, Billboard has learned.

Anitta is preparing for her major label U.S. debut.

Freddie Gibbs is back on the move. After a smoldering 2019 with RCA Records / Keep Cool, Gibbs jumps ship and will be running alongside Warner Records, Billboard exclusively reports.

anonymous letter about racial tension and injustice at record companies that Billboard published last Thursday as it circulated through the music business, veteran executive Ray Daniels has now signed it with his own name.Daniels, 40, has worked at all three major record companies, but is currently senior vp A&R at Warner Records.

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By Variety Staff

Dua Lipa has scored her first UK Number 1 album and became the first English female to score three Top 10 singles since the very first Official Chart in 1952, and it seems there's still a lot more to come from the Future Nostalgia era.

Dua Lipa lands her first top 10 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as her second effort, Future Nostalgia, debuts at No. 4 (on the April 11-dated chart).

Months before the November 2019 premiere of the Disney+ show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, in which emerging actor-musician Joshua Bassett stars as Ricky Bowen, his manager helped him land a meeting with Nate Albert, executive vp A&R at Warner Records. Bassett arrived with a dozen demos ready to perform on guitar.

Wens unveiled her major-label debut EP, Lemoncholy, on Friday (March 20).

Brandy Clark debuts at No. 6 on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart (dated March 21), sparked by her third studio album, Your Lie Is a Record.The set, released on Warner Records, debuts at No.

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Warner Records has promoted Norva Denton to senior vp of A&R, the recently-rebranded label announced today (Feb. 24). Denton will remain based at the label's Los Angeles headquarters, reporting to Warner Records co-chairman/CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck.

Veteran A&R executive Mike Flynn is suing Warner Music Group, Warner Records and Warner Records co-chairman and CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck for allegedly breaching a contract of employment, documents filed in California Superior Court show.Filed on Tuesday by Flynn’s lawyer James T. Ryan, the complaint accuses the defendants of reneging on an oral offer to hire Flynn as senior vp A&R at Warner Records in 2018.

SiriusXM president and chief content officer Scott Greenstein will be honored by the UJA-Federation of New York as its Music Visionary of the Year on June 4 in New York City. The award recognizes exceptional professional accomplishments and commitment to philanthropy.

Ariana Grande is showing support for her late ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller.

Ariana Grande is showing support for her late ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller.

Ariana Grande has two tracks on Grammy Nominees 2020, which is set for release Jan. 17 through Warner Records. Grande is represented with her smash "7 Rings" and also "boyfriend," a collaboration with Social House. Grande finally received her first Grammy nominations in "Big Four" categories this year. She is nominated for both record and album of the year. Slightly more than half of the tracks on the al