WMN’s commitment to artist development saw the unveiling of a new structure for its marketing department, with the creation of a Radio & Streaming team as an expansion of the Brand Management team. Over the past year, Team Espo’s artists have had eight #1 radio singles—including a three-week stint at the top by Blake Shelton and a two-week occupation by Brett Eldredge—while 40 tracks have accumulated over 1.5 billion cumulative streams, and five albums and nine singles have gone platinum or multi-platinum. Key hires include new COO Matt Signore, (formerly prexy of WEA) and WBR veteran Shelby Moran in the newly created role of Manager, Touring & Artist Services.

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