Create Music Group, one of the world’s leading music and entertainment companies, today announced that Carl LeGrett has been named Senior Vice President of A&R and Music Publishing at the company.
After joining Create as an ambitious intern in 2018, LeGrett quickly moved up through the ranks, accelerating the company’s music publishing business by forming business relationships with up-and-coming music producers and songwriters. His eye for talent had paid dividends making CMG one of the most sought-after publishers. Today his writers regularly have had a part in dozens of tracks on Billboard’s Hot 100, collaborating with hip-hop luminaries like Lil Durk, Toosii, Bad Bunny, Megan Thee Stallion, Future, Gunna, Juice WRLD, Playboi Carti, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Ice Spice, Lola Brook and many others.
“Carl epitomizes the kind of executive that succeeds at Create Music Group,” said the company’s Founder and CEO Jonathan Strauss. “His deep entrepreneurial spirit led him to identify a need in the marketplace and his dogged determination helped him win the confidence of music’s most prolific producers and songwriters. His ability to think outside the box and discover untapped talent and trends has made him a true leader and we look forward to his continued success here at Create Music Group.”
Carl LeGrett commented: “Jonathan and his co-founders Alex Williams and Wayne Hampton have created an environment at Create that supports new ideas and rewards hard work and results. To know that I have their confidence as my team and I continue to grow this division is incredibly rewarding.”
