Ron Perry (music)

Ron Perry is an American music executive and the Chairman & CEO of Columbia Records.[1] He is the former president of SONGS Music Publishing.[2] A partner of SONGS since the company’s inception in 2004, Perry has signed and overseen the careers of artists and songwriters including The Weeknd,[3] Lorde,[4][5][6][7] Diplo,[8] DJ Mustard,[9] Major Lazer, Desiigner,[10] Q-Tip[11] and others.

In 2014, Perry and Lorde co-A&R’d The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1 - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The album featured the hit “Yellow Flicker Beat,” which was nominated for Best Original Song at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards.[12] Perry also A&R’d Lorde’s second long-awaited album Melodrama released on June 16, 2017, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200.[13] On November 28, 2017, Melodrama received a Grammy nomination for Album Of The Year.[14]

In November 2016, Perry was named as one of the industry’s leading A&Rs in Billboard’s inaugural A&R Power Players list.[15]

In February 2017, Perry was also named in Billboard’s Power 100 among the most powerful executives in music. Billboard noted: “Perry spent 2016 pairing clients with collaborators to make high-profile hits: The Weeknd with Daft Punk for ‘Starboy’; Major Lazer and MØ with Justin Bieber for ‘Cold Water,’ which opened at No. 2 on the Hot 100; and Canadian singer Kai with Australian producer Flume for the breakthrough single ‘Never Be Like You.’”[16]

Perry was featured as one of Billboard’s 40 Under 40[17] for three consecutive years[18] between 2014 and 2016 and as one of the industry’s leading hitmakers by The Hollywood Reporter in its Top 35 Hitmakers in Music list.[19] In November 2017, Perry was named by Variety as one of its 2017 Hitmakers in its inaugural list, which highlights the music industry’s "key influencers — the people behind the scenes who make and break the hits."[20]

Additionally, Perry’s signings and record making skills have led SONGS Music Publishing to a publishing market share of 5% and to the position of #1 Independent Co-Publisher, for 12 consecutive quarters according to Billboard.[21]

On January 2, 2018, Perry was named as the Chairman & CEO of Columbia Records.[1]

Perry was depicted as himself in three episodes of South Park's 18th season (“The Cissy,” "#Rehash,” and “#HappyHolograms”). In one of the episodes Perry gets into a verbal altercation with Cartman, as Cartman refers to Perry as a "40 year old with a Justin Bieber haircut."[22]

Perry known to be an avid Nirvana fan has played “Smells Like Teen Spirit" on guitar alongside Miley Cyrus and separately, Nirvana's “Lithium” on stage with Post Malone at Coachella 2016.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 Sony names new CEO of Columbia Records Anthony Noto bizjournals.com, January 2, 2018, Retrieved on January 2, 2018
  2. ↑ McIntyre, Hugh (2012-10-02). "Ron Perry Named Songs Music Publishing President and Head of A&R". bilboardsbiz: Community: Executive Turntable. Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  3. ↑ "SONGS Music Publishing Signs Worldwide Co-Publishing Deal with The Weekend". Bilboardbiz: News. Billboard. 2013-09-09. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  4. ↑ "Lorde Signs $2.5 Million Deal with Songs Music Publishing: Inside the Lengthy Bidding War | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  5. ↑ NME.COM. "Lorde signs £1.56million publishing deal | NME.COM". nme.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  6. ↑ "The New York Times". artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  7. ↑ http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/lorde-signs-global-publishing-deal-with-songs/056709
  8. ↑ Leight, Elias (2016-08-15). "Diplo and Friends: Meet the Team Behind the Producer's Success". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  9. ↑ "DJ Mustard". Hits Daily Double. 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  10. ↑ "'Panda' Rapper Desiigner Inks Publishing Deal With SONGS". Billboard.com. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  11. ↑ Blumentrath, Jan (2014-02-28). "Interview with RON PERRY, President and Head of A&R at Songs Music Publishing for Lorde, Diplo, The Weeknd". Hit Quarters. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  12. ↑ "'I'm floating': 'Shocked' Lorde expresses her thanks on Instagram after being nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song In A Motion Picture". DailyMail.com. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  13. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (2017-06-25). "Lorde Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Melodrama'". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  14. ↑ "60th GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees List". Grammy.com. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  15. ↑ "Billboard's 2016 A&R Power Players List Revealed". Billboard.com. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  16. ↑ "No. 92: Matt Pincus & Ron Perry | Power 100". Billboard.com. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  17. ↑ Christman, Ed (2013-07-30). "40 Under 40: Ron Perry". bilboardbiz. Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  18. ↑ "40 Under 40: Music's Young Power Players | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  19. ↑ Gopalan, Nisha (2013-06-02). "THR Names Music's 35 Top Hitmakers: Ron Perry". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  20. ↑ "Variety's 2017 Hitmakers". Variety. Variety. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  21. ↑ "First-Quarter Music Publishing Rankings: SONGS Surges Again | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  22. ↑ "Difference between revisions of "The Cissy" - Official South Park Studios Wiki | South Park Studios". wiki.southpark.cc.com. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  23. ↑ Halperin, Shirley (2017-05-10). "Miley Cyrus Shreds Nirvana at Manager Adam Leber's 40th Birthday Party (Watch)". Variety. Retrieved 2017-07-07.


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