Rebecca Allen is leaving Common Music Group U.Okay. after 27 years, she revealed in an inner memo obtained by Billboard U.Okay.
The manager introduced her departure in a memo to workers and stated she’s going to proceed in an advisory function. She most lately served as chief artist and technique officer, a newly created function which was first introduced in 2025.
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Previous to that, Allen led the viewers and media division and held the title of co-president on the rebooted EMI (2020-2024) alongside Jo Charrington (present president of Capitol U.Okay.); Allen acted as president of Decca Data from June 2017 to June 2020.
“To my associates, colleagues and Common household, after 27 years at Common Music, this chapter is coming to an finish,” Allen stated within the memo to colleagues. “I’ll be stepping away from my present function and, whereas I’ll stay linked to UMG in an advisory capability, the time feels proper for me to show the web page and make area for a brand new chapter.
“There are, after all, a number of feelings that include saying goodbye after so lengthy. Largely, I really feel extremely lucky.”
Allen added in her memo, “Music and artists have all the time been on the centre of my world, and the driving drive behind each resolution I’ve made. To have spent 27 years working alongside such extraordinary artists, and the sensible individuals who encompass them, has been an unlimited privilege.”
“I’ve all the time believed that the way you do one thing issues simply as a lot as what you do. Be form. Be respectful. Be courageous. Proceed to push inventive boundaries. Make area for sensible folks to be sensible. Battle for the concepts you consider in. And all the time put the music and the artist on the coronary heart of all the pieces.”
“I depart enormously happy with what we’ve created collectively, grateful for the friendships, the adventures, the teachings and the laughter, and for 27 years which have formed me in additional methods than I in all probability even realise but. It’s been fairly a trip. I can’t thanks all sufficient for being on this journey with me. Like to you all.”
Common Music Group U.Okay. didn’t instantly return Billboard U.Okay.‘s request for remark.
