Gregg Nadel Named President of A&R at Warner Records Group

Gregg Nadel, the veteran executive who most recently held the post of co-chair/co-president of Warner Nashville, has been named president of A&R at Warner Records Group, the company announced today (Nov. 12). In the newly-created role, Nadel will work across the Warner Records U.S., Warner Records U.K. and Warner Records Nashville divisions, and report to Warner Records Group co-chairman/CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck and co-chairman/COO Tom Corson.

Nadel has spent the entirety of his 28-year career in the record business at the Warner Music Group, having gotten his start at Atlantic Records in 1997 and rising through the A&R and marketing ranks, eventually rising to senior vp. He moved to Elektra Records in 2015 as general manager, rising to president two years later before becoming co-president alongside Mike Easterlin in 2018. Elektra was then combined into 300 Entertainment as the 300 Elektra Entertainment Group for a short time in 2022; Easterlin then exited Elektra in 2023 following a reorganization of the broader Warner Music Group, with Nadel becoming sole president again. In September 2024, Nadel was named co-chair/co-president of Warner Nashville alongside Cris Lacy, a post he held until today’s announcement. 

“As we continue to build out Warner Records Group as a tight-knit, seamless global ecosystem, having Gregg join us at the group level will be a huge asset,” Bay-Schuck and Corson said in a joint statement. “He’s a rare, all-around music man, with experience in everything from signing chart-topping artists to making records to developing superstars to leading creative teams. His invaluable relationships, calm judgment and gift for bringing out the best in world-class talent will make a real difference as we focus our combined efforts on forging long-term careers with our US, UK and Nashville teams.”

According to a press release, Nadel’s new role will see him align with Lacy in Nashville, Warner Records U.S. head of A&R Karen Kwak, and Warner Records U.K. president Joe Kentish on A&R strategy on a global basis. Nadel will be based in Los Angeles. 

“Joining the mothership at Warner Records Group is an extraordinary opportunity to champion amazing artists on the global stage and to connect the dots to bring them to audiences everywhere,” Nadel said in a statement. “An incredible devotion to the music is hard-wired into this company’s DNA, and I’m looking forward to working with Aaron, Tom, Joe, Karen, Cris and their brilliant teams on both sides of the Atlantic to discover, nurture and elevate the next generation of stars.”