Capitol Information hires Justin Grant as SVP/Head of City Digital, promotes Dante Smith to Head of Motown Digital

Capitol Information has made two vital appointments to strengthen digital advertising operations in its city music division.

Justin Grant has been named Senior Vice President and Head of City Digital, whereas Dante Smith has been promoted to Head of Motown Digital.

Grant, who joins Capitol from Atlantic Information, will oversee digital advertising campaigns throughout the corporate’s city roster, spanning the Capitol, Motown, and Precedence Information labels. Throughout his decade-long tenure at Atlantic, the place he rose from intern in 2014 to Vice President of Digital Advertising and marketing & Sports activities Partnerships, Grant performed a key function in creating the careers of hip-hop artists, together with Cardi B, Lil Uzi Vert, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, and NBA YoungBoy. He will likely be based mostly in New York.

“Justin has a confirmed observe report in constructing a few of the greatest identified artists manufacturers on this planet,” stated Tom March, Chairman and CEO of Capitol Music Group. “He is aware of what it takes to interrupt artists. He’s vastly revered and distinctive at what he does and I do know our artists and employees are going to profit from his years of expertise as he is available in to guide the City Digital crew at Capitol.”

“Justin [Grant] has a confirmed observe report in constructing a few of the greatest identified artists manufacturers on this planet. He is aware of what it takes to interrupt artists.”

Tom March, Capitol Music Group

In the meantime, Smith’s promotion to Head of Motown Digital follows 4 years of profitable digital advertising campaigns at Capitol, working intently with such artists as Quavo, Toosi, JT, Kali Uchis, Lil Child, Lil Yachty, Ice Spice, Queen Naija, Migos, and Metropolis Ladies.

In his expanded function, he’ll handle Motown’s digital advertising initiatives, direct-to-consumer efforts, and total model growth whereas persevering with to work with artists throughout Capitol’s roster. Based mostly at Capitol’s Hollywood headquarters, Smith brings expertise from earlier roles at Revolt TV and HipHopDX, having began his music business profession as an intern at Epic Information in 2013.

March stated: “Dante is liked by our artists and the whole crew. He has delivered sensible advertising campaigns for quite a lot of years now for artists throughout the roster and I’m excited to be working with him to develop the Motown model for the longer term.”

Commenting on his promotion, Smith stated: “Working at Capitol to assist develop and drive our artist manufacturers has been vastly gratifying. I’m honored to have the chance to assist develop the presence of the long-lasting Motown Information model, which was constructed by icons and evokes new legends.”

“Dante [Smith] is liked by our artists and the whole crew. He has delivered sensible advertising campaigns for quite a lot of years now for artists throughout the roster.”

Tom March, Capitol Music Group

The appointments come as Capitol Information continues to broaden its city music presence. The mixed roster throughout Capitol, Motown, and Precedence contains each established and rising artists resembling Ice Spice, Kali Uchis, Hanumankind, Doechii, JT, Kodak Black, Quavo, NBA Youngboy, Offset, Lil Yachty, Toosii, BNYX, Yeat, That Mexican O.T., Star Bandz, Sugarhill Ddott, Molly Santana and extra.

The event marks the most recent govt transfer at Capitol Information following the appointment of Tom March as Chairman and CEO and Lillia Parsa as Co-President in February.

In the direction of the top of 2022, the corporate bolstered its advertising and artist growth groups with the appointment of six executives — Jessica Eason, Zoe Gillespie, Katie Haffenden, Chris Kershaw, Byron Miller and Alex Williams — to Vice President roles.

Capitol Information operates as one of many imprints beneath the Capitol Music Group, CMG a frontline umbrella label group owned by Common Music Group.

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