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Wasserman Music Adds Veteran Executives to Artist Services and Communications Teams

Leading global music agency Wasserman Music has added two key executives to its growing Artist Services team to further bolster artists' careers and businesses beyond touring. Emily Kennedy has joined the company as VP, Business Development, Pop, and Michael Delle Donne has joined as VP, Digital Partnerships. Additionally, Wasserman Music has hired Lydia Barry as VP, Marketing & Communications. All three executives are based in Wasserman's New York office.

As Business Development lead for the Pop roster, Emily Kennedy will help spearhead growth initiatives across several key verticals: Film & TV, Digital and Gaming, Literary (Books, Podcast, Audiobooks) Branding, Sponsorship, and International. She will also work closely with all Wasserman businesses globally including Sports, Talent, Creators, and Brands & Properties. Kennedy joins Wasserman from LoyalT Management, which she helped co-found in 2017, and where she helped build the careers of artists such as AURORA, Stephen Sanchez, Lord Huron, Neil Frances, Sigrid, Olivia O'Brien, Wet, and Passion Pit. Prior to LoyalT, she served as Manager at Mick Management and as a Talent Buyer at C3 Presents in Austin where she oversaw the booking, programming, and overall concert strategy for several key international venues and festivals.

Michael Delle Donne , previously of Warner Music Group's business development and artist services group, will lead initiatives across digital growth, gaming, partnerships, and rights management for Wasserman's artist roster. Notably, he led first-of-their-kind and award-winning activations with Charli XCX, Coldplay, Fred again.., Tiësto, NLE Choppa and Aminé across platforms like Roblox, Fortnite, Twitch, Meta Horizon, and Discord. Prior to Warner, he oversaw business development for Superfly's creative agency, Listen; and was the first full-time U.S. employee for Resident Advisor, the leading dance music editorial and ticketing platform. All of this is underpinned by his background as an artist manager, working with a boutique roster of indie artists, and driven by a passion to facilitate artist development and growth.

Lydia Barry will oversee all strategic communications efforts across the global music division. Barry joins Wasserman from WME, where she led music communications. She previously worked at leading public relations firms Sunshine Sachs and BerlinRosen.

Kennedy and Delle Donne join Wasserman Music's Artist Services team, which creates cross-disciplinary opportunities for all music clients. Made up of genre and industry specialists, the group sources and executes business development deals and initiatives across Content & IP Development, Film & TV, Literary, Gaming, Digital Partnerships, Client-owned Experiences, International Services, Social Impact and beyond. The team is led by SVP Vince Amoroso, and includes SVP, Business Development, Country & Americana Chappel McCollister; VP, Business Development, Electronic Taryn Haight; and VP, Business Development, Rock Adam Krefman.

"As the industry evolves, our artists remain our top priority," said Wasserman Music SVP, Artist Services Vince Amoroso. "This year, we've made significant investments in our Artist Services team to expand the opportunity center for our roster globally. Emily brings deep artist management and talent buying experience to our Pop division, reinforcing our artist-first approach. With Michael, we're doubling down on the digital space -- his expertise in digital platforms, partnerships, rights management, and gaming is crucial to where our business is headed."

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