The Recording Academy has announced that Warner Music Group Executive Vice President/General Counsel Paul Robinson will receive a 2025 Entertainment Legal Initiative (ELI) Service Award.
The award is presented annually to “an attorney who, through his or her services, is dedicated to supporting and advancing the music industry.” The award will be formally presented to Robinson during the annual awards ceremony Grammy Week The luncheon will be held on Friday, January 31, 2025, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles.
this happened The 67th Grammy Awards Sunday, February 2nd.
Robinson is celebrating an impressive 30 years with Warner Bros. He joined the company’s legal department in January 1995 as deputy general counsel and was named executive vice president and general counsel in 2006.
He is also a member of the company’s board of directors Recording Industry Association of America (Recording Industry Association of America)and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
“As part of its mission, the Recording Academy is committed to advocating for creators, and the Entertainment Law Initiative advances this through legal representation, celebrating the achievements of entertainment law practitioners, and providing year-round educational opportunities to develop future leaders in the field. Goal”, CEO of Recording Academy Harvey Mason Jr. said in a statement.
“Paul embodies these values, and we are proud to honor him with the ELI Service Award at the 2025 ELI Grammy Week Luncheon in recognition of his three decades with Warner Music Group, where he championed fair practices and Guide the industry to achieve change.
“Paul… championed equitable practices and led the industry to change.”
Harvey Mason Jr., Recording Academy
son Owen RobinsonPaul Robinson was a prominent music publishing lawyer for much of the second half of the 20th century, but he wasn’t always sure he would follow in his father’s footsteps.
In 2020 interview MBWRobinson said he majored in chemistry until his senior year in college with the goal of becoming a doctor. However, he switched to an English major and entered law school.
“Subconsciously, I must have been trying to figure out how to carve my own path,” he said.
Since joining Warner, Robinson has been involved in most of the company’s major turning points over the past 30 years, including its 2004 sale to Edgar Bronfman Jr. (under whom Robinson became general counsel), sold it to Only Blavatnikof Visit industry In 2011, it acquired Palo style It went public in 2013 and returned to the stock market in 2020.
“Paul’s work ethic, intelligence and integrity mean he succeeds in whatever he does.” Steve CooperThe then CEO of Warner Music Group told MBW.
“Luckily for us, he has music in his blood, so he chose to lend his talents to our company, our artists and songwriters. It’s not just Warner who benefits. He is an advocate for our entire industry. builders and consensus builders.
“It’s not just Warner who benefits. [Paul is] A champion and consensus builder for our entire industry.
Steve Cooper, formerly of Warner Music Group
“I love contributing to this organization [Warner Music Group] It brings great music to the world, entertaining, inspiring and challenging people,” Robinson told us MBW.
“Additionally, I get to work with the incredible global business and legal teams that WMG has built. Not only are they a pleasure to work with, they help me bring my best every day.global music business
