Billboard pays tribute to the executives, songwriters, managers, producers, promoters and more who passed on this year.
, who was venerated for his “deep and wide network of sources” in the music publishing business and his “encyclopedic knowledge of music.” The billionaire investor, who was part of a seismic shift in the industry when he teamed up with others to acquire Warner Music from Time Warner in 2004, also left us this year, as did Spanish-language radio personality, who helped usher in the rise of Latin music in the United States over the course of decades.
In addition to being mourned by their friends and loved ones, all of the people listed below left behind peers, colleagues, artists, mentees and more who were changed in some way by their having been involved in the industry.Image Credit: Courtesy Rachlin EntertainmentTrailblazing agent for Billy Joel and The Beach Boys who worked at the Millard Agency and ICM before launching Rachlin Entertainment in the early 1990s.
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