Billboard announced today that for a third consecutive year, Julie Greenwald, Chairman and COO of Atlantic Records, has topped its Women in Music Power Players list, and for the second straight year, Jody Gerson, Co-President of Sony/ATV Music, and Kathy Willard,Executive Vice President and CFO of Live Nation Entertainment, claimed the second and third spots respectively.
Katy Perry was named the Billboard Woman of the Year, and Carly Rae Jepsen was honored as the Billboard Rising Star.
The ranked Power Players list of the top female music industry executives and the interviews with the artist honorees are revealed in the Billboard Women in Music issue, which hits newsstands today.
The 2012 Billboard Women in Music Power Players List:
1. Julie Greenwald
Chairman/COO, Atlantic Records Group
2. Jody Gerson
Co-President, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
3. Kathy Willard
Executive VP/CFO, Live Nation Entertainment
4. Julie Swidler
Executive VP of Business Affairs/General Counsel, Sony Music Entertainment
5. Debra Rathwell
Senior VP, AEG Live
6. Lia Vollack
President, Worldwide Music; Executive VP, Theatrical, Sony Pictures Entertainment
7. Melissa Lonner
Senior Producer, NBC News and Sports
8. Sharon Dastur
Programming Director, Z-100, Clear Channel Media & Entertainment
9. Brenda Romano
President, Promotion, Interscope Geffen A&M
10. Livia Tortella
Co-President/COO, Warner Bros. Records
11. Amanda Marks
Global Head of Digital Accounts, Universal Music Group
12. Debra Lee
Chairman/CEO, BET Networks
13. Julie Pilat
Program Director, KYSR Los Angeles; Assistant PD/Music Director, KIIS Los Angeles, Clear Channel Radio
14. Carole Kinzel
Agent, Creative Artists Agency
15. Jackie Wilgar
Executive VP of Marketing, North America, Live Nation Entertainment
16. Marsha Vlasic
Senior VP of Concerts & Head of Contemporary Rock, ICM Partners
17. Cara Lewis
Agent, Creative Artists Agency
18. Tifanie Van Laar-Frever
Senior Buyer, Walmart
19. Ethiopia Habtemariam
Executive VP/Head of Urban Music, Universal Music Publishing; Senior VP, Motown Records
20. Bozoma Saint John
Director, Cultural Branding, Music and Entertainment, PepsiCo
21. Linda Newmark
Executive VP/Head of Acquisitions and Strategic Products, Universal Music Publishing Group
22. Melissa Ormond
President, MSG Entertainment
23. Sara Newkirk
Partner, William Morris Endeavor
24. (TIE) Alexandra Patsavas
Owner, Chop Shop Music Group
24. (TIE) Andria Vidler
CEO, EMI Music U.K.
25. Zahavah Levine
Director of Content Partnerships, Google Play/Android
26. Diana Mogollón
GM, mun2
27. Kelly Rich
Senior VP of Marketing, Sales and Interactive, Big Machine Label Group
28. Marcie Allen
President, MAC Presents
29. Kathy Spanberger
President/COO, peermusic
30. Lisa Worden
Assistant PD/Music Director, KROQ Los Angeles, CBS Radio
31. Mary Ann McCready
President, Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy
32. Jennifer Breithaupt
Senior VP, Entertainment Marketing, Citi
33. Amy Doyle
Executive VP, Music and Talent, MTV
34. Alison Donald
Co-President, Columbia Records U.K.
35. Lynn Hazan
GM/CFO, Epic Records
36. Amy Schriefer
Senior Product Manager – Music, NPR
37. Carla Wallace
Co-Owner/GM, Big Yellow Dog Music
38. Kate Des Enfants McMahon
VP/Senior Director of Marketing, The Messina Group/AEG Live
39. Anjula Acharia-Bath
CEO, Desi Hits
40. Beka Tischker
Producer/Writer Manager, Advanced Alternative Media
