Tina Davis (music industry executive)

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Tina Davis
Born
Alma materGrambling State University
OccupationMusic industry executive
TitlePresident, EMPIRE
AwardsBillboard Hip Hop/R&B Power Players[1]
Billboard Women in Music[2]
CNN Agent of Change [3]

Tina Davis is an American music industry executive. She is the president of Empire (stylized as EMPIRE), an independent record label, distribution and publishing company.[4]

Raised in Vallejo, California,[5] Davis was the first woman to head the A&R department at Def Jam. In 2008, she founded Phase Too, an artist management firm. Among others, she managed Chris Brown.[6]

Davis joined Empire in 2018 as vice president of A&R. She was promoted to senior vice president of A&R in 2021 and named president of the company in June 2023.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Mitchell, Gail (August 8, 2023). "R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players: Billboard's 2023 List of Executives Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Karp, Hannah (February 29, 2024). "Multisector: Billboard Women in Music 2024". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tina Davis of EMPIRE talks discovering and developing top musical talent", CNN, June 16, 2023, retrieved March 7, 2024
  4. ^ Aswad, Jem (June 21, 2023). "Empire Names Tina Davis President". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  5. ^ Times-Herald, Vallejo (November 18, 2007). "The woman behind the wonder". Times Herald Online. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Music Exec Tina Davis On Standing Up To Dame Dash And Collaborating For New Show". BET. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  7. ^ Rys, Dan (June 21, 2023). "Tina Davis Named President of EMPIRE". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  8. ^ DiGiacomo, Frank (February 2, 2023). "Billboard's 2023 Power 100: Executives List Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2024.