Carianne Marshall

CO-CHAIR/COO, WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC

When Moot and Marshall took over as co-chairs of Warner Chappell

Music in 2019, their biggest goal was a clear, unified strategy. Moot believes that big-picture direction has helped the publisher score key signings, including 2021 Hot 100 charttoppers Cardi B (“Up”), Anderson

.Paak (“Leave the Door Open,” as part of the duo Silk Sonic) and Daniel Caesar (for his feature on Justin Bieber’s “Peaches”), plus high-profile renewals with Madonna and George Michael, as well as the acquisition of David Bowie’s publishing catalog. Meanwhile, Ryan Press, who A&R’d Summer Walker’s first Billboard 200 No. 1, Still Over It, was promoted to president of North America; Gustavo Menendez, president of

U.S. Latin and Latin America, signed singer-songwriter Joss Favela to a worldwide administration agreement; and Ben Vaughn, president/CEO of Nashville, orchestrated joint global publishing deals for Rascal Flatts’

Jay DeMarcus and former The Voice contestant Kyndal Inskeep. Moot also points to the publisher’s international moves, including signing Argentine singer Nathy Peluso and the United Kingdom’s Central Cee, and opening new offices in Vietnam and Shanghai. “Wherever you’re signing from to Warner Chappell, you’re going to get that same level of service,” Moot says. Of the rising interest in music publishing assets, Marshall says, “People outside of the traditional music business and publishing business are recognizing something that we’ve known for a while — that there’s real value there.” As Moot says, “It’s not just a financial investment. It’s a financial and a personal investment in songs and songwriters.”

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