From Emma Stone to June Squibb and Rachel Kondo: Power Women of Hollywood 2024
Kwak is responsible for Warner Records’ first foray into K-Pop with groups like Aespa and Fifty Fifty. “Collaborations mixing genres has become the norm, but it’s exciting to see successful global pop collaborations,” says Kwak, who heads the A&R department that represents such chart-toppers as Benson Boone, Teddy Swims and Dasha, to name a few. “A few years ago, analytics and research led the charge in terms of signing artists. With limitations during COVID, the industry relied heavily on data. Fortunately, we returned to meeting and seeing artists perform prior to signing them, enabling A&R to use their guts to sign artists early.”
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