Lynn Gonzalez has been promoted to Government Vice President, Head of Enterprise Affairs and Enterprise Improvement, at Def Jam Recordings.
In her ongoing management function at Def Jam, Gonzalez will proceed to handle the enterprise and authorized affairs for the corporate, together with oversight of Def Jam’s authorized workforce and its negotiations and deal-making on behalf of the label’s roster of artists.
Gonzalez, who relies in New York, will report collectively to Steve Gawley, Government Vice President, Enterprise & Authorized Affairs, Common Music Group (UMG), and Tunji Balogun, who was named as Chairman & CEO, Def Jam Recordings, in 2021.
Gonzalez co-chairs the Institutional Change committee and sits on the Coverage committee for UMG’s Activity Pressure for Significant Change, which was launched in 2020.
She has beforehand served as Def Jam’s Senior Vice President, Enterprise & Authorized Affairs, since 2016, having joined the corporate in 2013, as Vice President, Enterprise & Authorized Affairs.
Earlier than Def Jam, Gonzalez spent six years in Enterprise & Authorized Affairs at Atlantic Information, as Affiliate Director, then Director, after which Senior Director.
Throughout her tenure at Atlantic, Gonzalez was additionally a founding member, and served as President of, the Black Ladies In Leisure Legislation Basis (BWEL), a non-profit group that gives mentorships and scholarships to girls of colour excited by leisure legislation.
“Lynn supplies invaluable steering and perspective on behalf of our artists and their plans.”
Tunji Balogun
Tunji Balogun, mentioned: “Past her best-in-class ability set as an lawyer and her exceptional enterprise instincts and acumen, Lynn supplies invaluable steering and perspective on behalf of our artists and their plans.
“Her distinctive skill to deal with the intricacies of her very delicate and essential work whereas including eager insights and worth throughout each facet of our label makes Lynn an actual one-of-one.”
“Lynn will probably be a essential drive in enhancing Def Jam’s legacy.”
Steve Gawley
Steve Gawley, added: “I used to be lucky sufficient to rent Lynn Gonzalez for her distinctive authorized skills.
“What I got here to be taught over time was that her distinctive skills as a dealmaker have been solely exceeded by her intuitive operational sensibilities.
“Lynn will probably be a essential drive in enhancing Def Jam’s legacy and in serving to its stellar administration workforce attain ever larger heights beneath Tunji’s management.”
“I’m excited for the chance to assist understand Tunji’s new imaginative and prescient for this subsequent chapter in Def Jam’s historic legacy.”
Lynn Gonzalez
Lynn Gonzalez, mentioned: “I’m excited for the chance to assist understand Tunji’s new imaginative and prescient for this subsequent chapter in Def Jam’s historic legacy.
“Alongside an incredible govt workforce, I’m grateful for the chance to be taught and develop beneath Tunji’s steering, and I’m grateful to each he and Steve for believing in me.”
In February, Common Music Group expanded the Def Jam model into India and South Asia, with the launch of Def Jam India.
The label division is devoted to representing what UMG mentioned on the time is “the most effective hip-hop and rap expertise from the area”.
The launch of Def Jam India adopted the creation of Def Jam South East Asia in September 2019.Music Enterprise Worldwide
