Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWEA, the Label and Artist Services division of Warner Music Group, today announced that Benjamin Blank has been named president of media, a newly created position.
In this role, Blank will lead WMG’s new digital advertising and creative content division, unifying WMG’s digital advertising under one unit.
Based in Los Angeles, Blank will continue to report directly to WEA President Maria Weaver.The move brings WMG’s owned media under Blank’s remit, including Uproxx, the youth culture website; Songkick, the live music app; and HipHopDX, a hip-hop website and media platform, which recently began its international expansion.
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