Kobalt Music has appointed Rani Hancock as executive vice president and head of U.S. creative, reporting to Jeannette Perez, president and chief commercial officer of Kobalt.
Hancock joins cobalt from columbia recordswhere she serves as executive vice president and head of A&R. During her tenure at Columbia University, she worked with: Dove Cameron, Maren Morris, and JoJo Siwa. Previously, served as Executive Vice President of A&R RCA Recordsshe signed many popular artists, including Miley Cyrus, Kesha, and Becky Gwhile also overseeing the project pit bull and britneyspears.
Her career achievements include A&R work on six Billboard Hot 100 singles, three Billboard Hot 100 albums and 17 Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 singles. as chairman father recordher contracted artist Bryce Vine and keftownand executive produced the Golden Globe-nominated soundtrack Team USA vs. Billie Holiday.
Hancock began her music industry career Clive Davis exist MangRecord Before joining the founding team J record. She holds degrees in music production and engineering Berklee College of Music.
Commenting on her appointment, Hancock said: “Joining Kobalt is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that truly values songwriters, artists and producers.”
“Lani is a creative executive who has always viewed songwriters as a foundational role in our business. This perspective, coupled with her extensive experience in our business, exemplifies her leadership and creative acumen, making her a The ideal leader to guide our U.S. creative team forward.
Laurent Hubertcobalt music
“Laurent and Janet have built an amazing team and a culture of creativity and innovation. I’m extremely excited to work alongside them and support the next generation of creative talent. Kobalt’s commitment to empowering artists aligns with my own ‘s values are completely aligned, that great songs and great songwriters always come first and I can’t wait to contribute to their continued success.
Laurent Hubert“Rani is a creative executive who has always viewed songwriters as fundamental players in our business. This perspective, coupled with her extensive experience in our business, exemplifies her leadership and creativity,” said the Kobalt CEO. acumen, making her the ideal leader to guide our U.S. creative team forward.
Kobalt music represents more than 1 million Songs and productions with songwriters include Roddy Ricch, Max Martin, Carroll G, Stevie Nicks, and Paul McCartney. The company said it represents more than 35% Top 100 songs and albums in the US and UK markets.
The company has 13 offices worldwide and uses technology to simplify music publishing management. through its Digital Music Collection Association AMRAKobalt said its goal is to “maximize value for songwriters and publishers” in today’s digital age.
The appointment comes as Kobalt expands its partner network. In November, Kobalt invested in a music licensing platform slipstream and collaborates with the company on global publishing management.
In September, Kobalt partners with blockchain-powered music platform vocal Provides potential new revenue stream for Kobalt-signed songwriters vocal‘Decentralized marketplace. Kobalt also partners with AI-powered music funding platform Break breadwhich enables artists funded through beatBread to access Kobalt’s publishing management services.
