Music Business Association Taps LVRN 联合创始人s Tunde Balogun and 正义Baiden as #NEXTGEN_NOW Keynote Speakers

Duo joins more than 30 industry professionals speaking at April 13-15
virtual event, sponsored by DistroKid, Songfluencer and Spotify 

2021年3月18日 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has today confirmed the inclusion of LVRN 联合创始人 & 总统, Tunde Balogun, and 联合创始人 & 头的&R, 正义Baiden, as keynote speakers for its upcoming #NEXTGEN_NOW virtual summit for young music industry professionals. The conversation, taking place Thursday, April 15 从 3:05 – 3:50 pm ET, is just one part of a three-day program that will facilitate introspective conversations between young industry colleagues about personal & professional development, and how their innovative ideas are already transforming the music business.

Headquartered in Atlanta, LVRN (Love Renaissance) is a record label, full-service management team, and growing multimedia company that represents a number of prominent artist voices in today’s popular culture, including three-time GRAMMY-nominated 6缺乏, 夏天沃克, Shelley FKA DRAM, 残酷的迈克 and many others. Founded by five first-generation immigrants with roots in Ghana, 尼日利亚, Trinidad and Jamaica, LVRN’s core mission is one of supporting creative visionaries and empowering them to share their talent with the world through a calculated, hands-on approach. Their keynote interview will discuss entrepreneurship in the modern music business, LVRN’s unique approach to artist development, and the importance of young voices in the music industry.

“After the fervor surrounding our first #NEXTGEN_NOW conference, it’s clear that our community is hungry for discussions about the future of our industry and the young professionals who are shaping it,” said Music Biz President Portia Sabin. “We’re thrilled to welcome Tunde and Justice to the #NEXTGEN_NOW program to break down their unique approach to running a modern music company like LVRN, lending their perspectives as to why age doesn’t always equal authority.” 

New discussion topics for this edition of #NEXTGEN_NOW will explore community building through podcasts & 时事通讯, time management, personal branding, tackling “Imposter Syndrome,” managing a sudden change in employment, nurturing one’s mental health, ”骗人,” and much more. More than 30 young professionals are confirmed to speak, including Aurielle Brooks, Associate Attorney, 阿灵顿 & 菲利普斯LLP); Tatiana Cirisano、记者、 广告牌; 布兰登·霍尔曼, Label Partnerships Manager, TikTok; Chelsea Dankner, Director of Marketing, 300 Entertainment; 彼得Kadin, VP of Marketing, 帝国; 辛迪阮, Director of Artist Development & Operations, Head of Pop, Create Music Group; Parsa Lillia, Director of A&R, Universal Music Publishing Group; Joshua “J1” Raiford, Head of Hip-Hop, Pandora/SiriusXM; Christine Osazuwa, Director of Data & Insights – Global Marketing, Warner Music Group; and Olivia Rudensky, Head of Marketing & Digital – Miley Cyrus, 特立独行的等. 

The #NEXTGEN_NOW virtual summit will run Tuesday, April 13 through Thursday, April 15 via the Socio virtual event platform. For a full look at the #NEXTGEN_NOW agenda, the current confirmed slate of speakers, and to register for the event, 访问 Music Biz’s website.

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bwin地址 the Music Business Association
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) is a not-for-profit membership organization that advances, promotes and invests in the future of the music business by providing a trusted forum where ideas and cooperation flourish. 通过bwin8网址, education and engagement, the Association brings together the full breadth of the industry for unparalleled access to 净working, resources and thought leadership. 

bwin地址LVRN
Established in 2012, LoveRenaissance (LVRN) is one of the fastest growing creative hubs in music.  From their home base of Atlanta, GA, their community includes such groundbreaking artists as 夏天沃克, 6缺乏, 残酷的迈克, WestSide Boogie, Shelly fka DRAM and others.  LVRN’s core focus is to support a creative vision in the economic and artistic empowerment in their communities through different identities within their diaspora.

Media 联系s

For Music Business Association:
Nicole Hennessey, Vice President — 妮可.hennessey@bookstore.ourlittlebalhamlife.com 

LVRN:
John Vlautin at SpinLab Communications — jv@spinlab.净