Tracing the rapid ascent of the 30-year-old record executive (and son of UMG’s Lucian Grainge), from his early entrepreneurial ventures to his industry-shaking new role.
Elliot Grainge, who has publicly criticized major labels, will now helm Atlantic Music Group. Those who have worked with him predict how that change may go.
The year saw K-pop companies making mega moves on a global scale, while the catalog market remained hot.
10K moves from Universal Music Group, and will become a standalone label.