Warner Music Group moved Craig Kallman into a Chief Music Officer spot after he spent almost 35 years at Atlantic Records, where he ran things as Chairman and CEO for two decades. The guy will keep signing artists to Big Beat, which he started back in the 80s, and those acts will get worked by Atlantic or Warner Records, depending on the situation. Robert Kyncl said Kallman shaped modern music and left his mark across the whole industry.
His first signing in the new gig is Elkan, who produced that Drake and PartyNextDoor track NOKIA. Kallman helped break artists like Bruno Mars and Cardi B while at Atlantic, and he even co-produced her billion-stream hit I Like It. The exec started as a Manhattan DJ before launching Big Beat as an indie label that Atlantic eventually bought.
His first signing in the new gig is Elkan, who produced that Drake and PartyNextDoor track NOKIA. Kallman helped break artists like Bruno Mars and Cardi B while at Atlantic, and he even co-produced her billion-stream hit I Like It. The exec started as a Manhattan DJ before launching Big Beat as an indie label that Atlantic eventually bought.
