Universal Music Group UK has appointed Rebecca Allen to a brand-new Chief Artist and Strategy Officer position. She'll be connecting teams across UMG UK labels like Island-EMI, Polydor, Capitol UK, and Decca to help musicians at every career stage. Allen continues to run the Audience, Media & Strategy division while taking on artist relations duties.
Allen started as a press assistant back in 1999, and she climbed through director roles at Decca before becoming the first woman to run that label in 90 years. She later led EMI Records, working with Taylor Swift, Elton John, and Olivia Dean before taking over AMS last year.
The company says her quarter-century of experience gives her unique insight into what artists need. She's also a trustee at BRIT School and picked up some honorary academic titles along the way.
Allen started as a press assistant back in 1999, and she climbed through director roles at Decca before becoming the first woman to run that label in 90 years. She later led EMI Records, working with Taylor Swift, Elton John, and Olivia Dean before taking over AMS last year.
The company says her quarter-century of experience gives her unique insight into what artists need. She's also a trustee at BRIT School and picked up some honorary academic titles along the way.
