Universal Music Canada Promotes Amanda Kingsland to VP, A&R

Universal Music Canada (UMC), the country’s leading music company, today announced Amanda Kingsland has been promoted to VP, A&R, and will co-lead the company’s A&R efforts alongside Shawn Marino, VP, A&R Operations. The duo are at the helm of UMC’s industry-leading A&R team, with a renewed mandate to sign, develop, and break the next generation of Canadian artists on the world stage. Anchored by 80A Studios, UMC’s award-winning, Atmos-certified, multi-room recording space, and with teams in Montreal and Toronto, the A&R team’s recent signings and artist peaks showcase a broad remit across emerging and established genres, styles, and voices. Julie Adam, President and CEO of Universal Music Canada, states: “Music – and the artists who create it – are our driving fo...