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Warner Music Group Announces Restructure of Atlantic Music Group, Including Layoffs

As part of a broader restructuring at Atlantic Music Group, a number of staffers were laid off today as Elliot Grainge prepares to take over as CEO.

These cuts follow the announcement in August of a significant executive restructuring: 10K Projects founder Elliot Grainge will take over as CEO of Atlantic Music Group, starting October 1. In February of this year, WMG laid out plans to cut another 10% of staff, primarily from the company’s media properties — like Uproxx and HipHopDX, which it acquired in August 2018 — as well some in corporate and support roles. “As hard as it is to say goodbye to our friends and valued colleagues, it is critical that we keep retooling the company and add new resources and skill sets to our business units,” Greenwald wrote in an email at the time.

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