BILLBOARD NAMES DONNA CASEINE & FAITH NEWMAN 2024 WOMEN IN MUSIC TOP EXECUTIVES
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Today, Billboard released its 2024 Women In Music Top Executives list. Reservoir Executive Vice President, Global Creative Director Donna Caseine and Reservoir Executive Vice President of A&R and Catalog Development Faith Newman have been named to the list, with Reservoir Founder & CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi recognized on the list’s Hall of Fame.
Donna Caseine heads Reservoir’s Creative team, while overseeing an impressive roster of talent including award-winning and hit writers Ali Tamposi, Jamie Hartman, Oak Felder, Keith “Ten4” Sorrells, Lauren Christy, and most recently Steph Jones and Leroy Clampitt. Over the last 18 months, Donna’s attention to the songwriters on the Company’s roster has contributed to 36 Billboard Hot 100 tracks and 151 Billboard 200 albums, including 67 #1s across all Billboard charts, with hits like David Guetta and Bebe Rexha’s “I’m Good (Blue)” and Khris Riddick-Tynes’ Grammy-winning collaboration “Snooze” by SZA, among others.
Faith Newman has been with Reservoir for 12 years and has earned wide praise and recognition as a leading voice, tastemaker, and pioneer in hip-hop. She was named to Billboard’s 2023 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players List and worked closely with De La Soul throughout the intricate process of preparing the group’s music for streaming. Additionally, Faith has served as a key figure in Reservoir’s integration of Tommy Boy Music, and has led recent deals, including with Killer Mike, who swept the rap categories at this year’s Grammys. Faith also remains the Creative lead for talent including J.I.D, Joyner Lucas, Offset, 2 Chainz, Just Blaze, and Joey Bada$$, among others.
After being selected as Billboard’s Women in Music Executive of the Year in 2022, Golnar was named to Billboard’s Women in Music Hall of Fame. This year, Billboard highlighted the Reservoir’s share price increase in 2023 of 19.1%, as well as the Company’s efforts in bringing De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising and other seminal albums to streaming platforms for the first time.
See the full list of Women In Music Top Executives.