10 Women Who Are Leading The Music Industry From Behind The Scenes

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10 Women Who Are Leading The Music Industry From Behind The Scenes - While the music industry has long built its notorious reputation as a boys club, a growing number of women have been leading the charge from behind the scenes for over three decades.  From brokering deals to launching some of the most lucrative music careers, leading women of the industry’s most revered label houses have dominated integral roles in shaping the music culture we enjoy today. With Women’s History Month drawing to a close, we’ve spotlighted the crowns of 10 trailblazing music executives who are leading the charges of the music business. (Photo L-R: Tasia Wells/Getty Images for Church Boutique, Robin L Marshall/Getty Images, Leon Bennett/WireImage)
Ethiopia Habtemariam - Habtemariam got her start in the industry as an intern at LaFace Records when she was 14, according to Variety. She bypassed college to jump headfirst into a full-time job with LaFace straight out of high school. Now, at 39, Habtemariam is both the president of Motown and executive vice president of Capitol Music Group where she has been bridging deals between Quality Control and Motown. (Photo by Leon Bennett/WireImage)
Juliette Jones - Jones grinded her way to success from an entry-level job with Jive Records to stints at Virgin Records and Warner Bros Records. She now holds a seat at the table of one of music’s hottest labels as the executive vice president of urban promotion at Atlantic Records. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Grit Before the Gram)Sylvia Rhone - As one of music’s most esteemed executives in the game, Rhone has had a legendary instrumental hand in the music industry since the mid-80s. She rewrote history when she became the first African-American woman to lead a major record label after she was appointed chairman and CEO of Elektra Entertainment Group — and she’s not done yet. In 2014, she was handpicked by L.A. Reid as Epic Records’ new president where she has bolstered the careers of top artists such as Future and Travis Scott while launching the next generation of stars such as 21 Savage. (Photo by Tasia Wells/Getty Images for Church Boutique)

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10 Women Who Are Leading The Music Industry From Behind The Scenes - While the music industry has long built its notorious reputation as a boys club, a growing number of women have been leading the charge from behind the scenes for over three decades.  From brokering deals to launching some of the most lucrative music careers, leading women of the industry’s most revered label houses have dominated integral roles in shaping the music culture we enjoy today. With Women’s History Month drawing to a close, we’ve spotlighted the crowns of 10 trailblazing music executives who are leading the charges of the music business. (Photo L-R: Tasia Wells/Getty Images for Church Boutique, Robin L Marshall/Getty Images, Leon Bennett/WireImage)

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