August 15, 2023

Back when McCain worked at RCA Inspiration, she helped preview Snoop Dogg’s Snoop Presents Bible of Love to streaming partners at The Compound, where he played the unreleased music in the Mothership room. This year, she and her teammates attended the Stellar Awards (Spotify was an official partner) and helped host a fireside chat with Kirk Franklin, DOE and Pastor Mike Jr. and the master class “The State of Gospel Music and New Media Players.” A sprinter in college, McCain is confident she can outrun most people, which will come in handy if she spots us.

Felton was delighted when cover stories and other press moments she facilitated for Coi Leray made it onto Spotify/Hulu’s RapCaviar Presents, confiding, “It was incredible to see my work on TV.” She’s also been busy spreading the word about new music by Joy Oladokun (Proof of Life), Big Boss Vette (Resilience) and Sekou (Out of Mind),as well as advancing the careers of Ski Mask the Slump God, ATL Jacob, Ka$hdami and Yung Gravy. Felton interned every year from the age of 13 until she found her path in PR. We’reliving proof that all press is not good press.

In a major coup, Kurczaba placed “Faith,” by Skip Marley(Bob’s grandson), in a trailer for Netflix’s Our Great National Parks, which, like the docuseries, was narrated by Barack Obama. Lately, Kurczaba has been A&R’ing covers and remixes of PW’s catalog for sync opportunities; new versions of songs by Stevie Nicks, Alice Cooper, Chris Isaak and Smokey Robinson are all in the offing. Kurczaba’s two-year-old mini schnauzer/poodle mix, Alfie, is named after al pastor (“shepherd style”) tacos. Despite our own deliciousness, no one has named anything after us.

Burr was thrilled to host Caitlyn Smith and her all-female team on International Women’s Day for a talk about working in a male-dominated field. She’s also advocating for the responsible use of AI to respect and support human creativity (the RIAA is a founder of the Human Artistry CampAIgn). John Prine jokingly referred to Burr—who spent a decade at Nashville’s Big Machine, working extensively with Reba—as “Reba” (“a badge of honor”) for years after Burr’s karaoke performance on a Cayamo cruise. We, too, have been accused of dueling Alexander Hamilton.