‘National Museum of African American Music’ | Announces Its Music Industry Relations Committee

The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) is proud to announce the appointment of the museum’s first Music Industry Relations Committee (MIRC) of the Board of Directors.

Eighteen individuals representing all avenues of the music industry have been selected to lead this committee including: artists, record label executives, talent managers, media executives, media personalities, entertainment attorneys, entertainment marketing professionals and entertainment strategists.

The role of the committee will be to serve as a liaison to help the museum cultivate and maintain relationships in the artist community and with executives in the music industry.

With NMAAM scheduled to open in Nashville in the fall of 2020, the formation of the MIRC serves to centralize its many relationships into one collective that can help the museum with ongoing music industry engagement as well as fundraising support from private and corporate donors.

Co-Chairs:

Dyana Williams, Celebrity Strategist, CEO, Influence Entertainment
Leron E. Rogers, Esq, Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP and President of BESLA

Members:

Al B. Sure, Recording Artist and Radio Host

Angela Yee, Entrepreneur and Co-host of the Breakfast Club radio show

Ashaunna Ayars, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, The Ayars Agency

Azim Rashid, Senior Vice President/Head of Urban Promotion, Columbia Records

Brandon Pankey, Vice President, Business Development & Operations, Live Nation Urban

Courtney Stewart, Founder and CEO, Right Hand Music Group

David Linton, Chairman, Living Legends Foundation Inc., Program Director WCLK-FM

Gail Mitchell, Executive Director of R&B/Hip-Hop, Billboard

Karen E. Lee, Senior Vice President, W&W Public Relations

Laiya St. Clair, Producer/Co-host, Questlove Supreme Podcast and Love + Grit Podcast

Lynn M. Scott, Vice President, Marketing, HITCO

Monique Idlett-Mosley, President and CEO, Reign Ventures

Natina Nimene, Senior Vice President of Urban Promotion, Def Jam Records

Peter Kadin, Vice President of Marketing, EMPIRE

Robin Lyon, Founder and CEO, Baller Alert Foundation

Whitney-Gayle Benta, Head of Artist and Talent Relations, Spotify

For more information about the museum’s Music Industry Relations Committee and to stay connected to details surrounding NMAAM‘s upcoming public opening, visit BlackMusicMuseum.org