Music Industry Moves: Trippie Redd Re-Up With 10K; Mushroom and CAA Unveil Frontier Touring Leadership Structure

variety.com:

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMulti-platinum-selling rapper Trippie Redd, one of the first signings to 10K Projects, has re-upped with the company in a “long-term deal that will keep him at the label for years to come,” according to the announcement.In just five years, Trippie has released four studio albums, six mixtapes, eight EPs and almost three dozen singles — not to mention countless guest appearances — adding up to 15 Platinum and 8 Gold certifications.“We launched 10K Projects as a label where artists have complete creative freedom and the support to realize their vision,” said the label’s founder and CEO, Elliot Grainge. “Trippie Redd has thrived under these conditions, releasing a lifetime’s worth of music in just five short years and becoming a singular voice in contemporary music.” Trippie Redd commented: “Elliot signed me when I was 16.

From the start he’s always pushed me to do everything on my own terms which is the most important thing to me. I’m grateful to have had him as a partner for this long and excited to make more hits with 10K and keep growing together.”+ Australia and New Zealand’s leading concert promoter, Frontier Touring, has unveiled a new leadership structure for the company, which “has been created to ensure the [company’s] legacy, mission, and culture is preserved and nurtured following the passing of its founder Michael Gudinski in March of 2021,” according to the announcement.Frontier’s executive team will be comprised of four members of the current leadership team, all of whom are elevated to new roles within the company: Dion Brant as CEO, COO Susan Heymann, CMCO Reegan Stark, and CCO Andrew Spencer.The Executive Team will report to the Frontier Touring Board, comprised of AEG.