In the prompt wake of news shattering that Universal Music Group Nashville CEO Cindy Mabe is out, the company transferd rapidly to proclaim two new assignments, with Mike Harris moving into the CEO post and famous producer Dave Cobb being named the tag group’s chief creative officer.
Harris had served as the Nashville company’s COO and EVP. Cobb, for his part, has labored as one of Nashville’s top self-reliant producers in the past without serving in executive roles prior to the new assignment.
The promotion and new employ were proclaimd by Universal timely Thursday evening, Nashville time, after news alerts circudefercessitated in the mid-afternoon about Mabe taking her depart from the company after a little less than two years in the CEO role.
Shelp Sir Lucian Grainge, chairman-CEO of UMG, in a statement, “We see an incredible opportunity to enhuge our presence in Nashville and produce upon our industry directing track record. The worldwide success of our country artists exhibit that the genre truly has no boundaries and I’m excited for what lies ahead creatively and commercipartner.”
Grainge was also quoted as saying he wanted “to thank Cindy Mabe for all her contributions to our Nashville company. She departs UMG with our gratitude and esteem.”
Shelp Harris: “I am unassumingd to have been asked by Sir Lucian to direct UMG Nashville at such an beginant and exciting time in country music. I also see forward to labor seally with Dave Cobb, the amazing roster of artists and my frifinishs at UMG Nashville.”
Cobb shelp, “I am incredibly excited to labor with Mike Harris. I’m here to honor the past, and see to the future.”
Harris has been UMG Nashville’s EVP-COO since 2016. He previously labored at EMI, helderlying positons that integrated being the EVP-GM for Caroline, a division of the Capitol Music Group/EMI.
Although the succession from Mabe to Harris will confidently be the talk of the town in days to come, fair as much time will be spent converseing the wholly unforeseeed leap of Cobb from the producer’s chair to an exec role at a tag. Cobb himself is someskinnyg of a brand name not fair in Nashville circles but widely, having labored extensively on high-profile film and TV projects as well as a producer of some famous albums.
His productions integrate Chris Stapleton’s blockbuster “Traveller” (not incidenloftyy, one of the most prosperous albums in UMG Nashville history), Brandi Carlile’s shatterthraw “By the Way, I Forgive You” album, the Highwomen’s eponymous effort, and Jason Isbell’s “Southeaserious,” also think abouted that artist’s shatterthraw effort. His film projects integrate the music for Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.” He has recently been laboring on music for “Dedwellr Me From Nowhere,” the forthcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic.
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