| Gary Spangler | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Music executive |
| Organization: | Republic Records |
| Years Active: | 1997 – present |
Gary Spangler is an American music executive and the executive vice president of Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group.
Spangler began his career in the music industry at age 17 in 1996 as a DJ working in Santa Cruz, California.[1] From 1997 to 2006, he worked at music promotion company Lawman Promotions in San Francisco.[2] He later became vice president of the company.[3] He also worked for KYLD, based in the same city.[4] In 2006, he joined Republic Records as vice president of crossover promotion, where he created campaigns for Drake, Taylor Swift, and Lil Wayne, among others.[5] In 2012, he was named senior vice president promotion & operations.[6] He became executive vice president of promotion in 2016, overseeing promotion and strategy for Republic Records and Island Records.[7] In 2021, he was promoted to executive vice president of Republic.[8]
In 2015, he was featured on Billboard's Forty Under Forty Power Players list.[9] He appeared on Variety's 2018 Hitmakers List for his work promoting several Post Malone and Drake songs,[10] [11] and again in 2019 for his work on Ariana Grande's singles "7 Rings" and "Thank U, Next" as well as Shawn Mendes' and Camila Cabello's "Senorita".[12] In 2020, he was named to Variety's Hitmakers Impact List.[13] Billboard named him Executive of the Week in February 2021 for the pop radio promotion of Ariana Grande and The Weeknd.[14]
As of 2018, Spangler is a member of the Ryan Seacrest Foundation's advisory board.[15]