Michelle Jubelirer becomes the first woman to lead Capital Music Group (CMG) in its entire 80-year history. Her career at CMG involves many star signings including Halsey, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, and Toosii, among other successful artists.
The New Capital Music Group CEO
Michelle’s career started in the music industry when she joined Sony Music as an in-house attorney in 2003. After that, she relocated to Los Angeles to join entertainment law firm King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner. There, she represented clients such as Pharrell, Frank Ocean, Odd Future, Ke$ha, The Gossip, Swedish House Mafia, Avicii, and Damian Marley.
Subsequently, Michelle joined CMG in 2013 as executive vice president to help set the creative direction of the new Capitol Music Group. The following year, Michelle was named as one of “The 50 Most Powerful Executives In The Industry” by Billboard Magazine in the Women In Music 2014 issue. Today, she is the CEO and chair of CMG.
“I am humbled and honored to have been named Chair & CEO of Capitol Music Group. To all of the artists who embody our great company: You are at the heart of everything we do. We are here because of YOU & YOUR MUSIC.”
Michelle Jubelirer, CEO of Capital Music
Capital Records and Capital Music Group
Importantly, Capitol Music Group is famous for being the record label for the Beatles, especially between 1964 to 1967. Capital Music Group, owned by Universal Music Group, oversees the record labels assigned to UMG’s Capitol Records division.
In an effort to restructure and save an average of $217 million yearly, CMG formed in 2007 in a merger between Capitol Records and Virgin Records America. However, both Virgin Records and Capitol Records remain imprints of the record label.
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Capital Records currently works with over 70 artists including big names like Sam Smith, Masego, Katy Perry, Halsey, Disclosure, and ABBA. However, CMG’s whole network includes over 280 artists. The label’s headquarters reside in Hollywood, California and its circular building is a famous landmark.
