Which R&B/Hip-Hop Executive Has the Most Influence? Vote Now
The final round of voting is now open for Billboard‘s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players’ Choice Award — a new award honoring the executive in the genres whose peers believe has had the greatest impact across the music business over the past year, from recording and publishing to managing and touring and beyond.
The peer-voted award will run alongside Billboard‘s annual R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players list of the genres’ most influential executives. Voting is open to all Billboard Pro members, both existing and new, with one vote per member.
Billboard launched its first Players’ Choice Award with the Power 100 list earlier this year, followed by the Country Power Players’ Choice Award that concluded last month.
The third and final round of voting runs through July 23 to narrow down the top 14 nominees to the final five top executives. The five finalists are:
- Carl Chery (Creative Director, Head of Urban Music at Spotify)
- Drew De Leon (President of MPR Distribution)
- Robert Gibbs (Partner, Co-Head UTA Atlanta, Head of Music Atlanta)
- Faith Newman (Executive VP of A&R and Catalog Development at Reservoir Media Management)
- Pierre “P” Thomas (Co-founder, CEO of Quality Control)
If you are not yet a member of Billboard Pro, you can join and vote here.
Colin Stutz
Billboard
