Tina Davis (music industry executive) explained

Tina Davis
Birth Place:	San Francisco Bay Area, California, U S.
Alma Mater:	Grambling State University
Occupation:	Music industry executive
President, EMPIRE
Awards:	Billboard Hip Hop/R&B Power Players^[1] Billboard Women in Music^[2] CNN Agent of Change

Tina Davis is an American music industry executive. She is the president of Empire (stylized as EMPIRE), an independent record label, distribution and publishing company.^[3]

Raised in Vallejo, California,^[4] Davis was the first woman to head the A&R department at Def Jam. In 2008, she founded Phase Too, an artist management firm. Among others, she managed Chris Brown.^[5]

Davis joined Empire in 2018 as vice president of A&R. She was promoted to senior vice president of A&R in 2021 and named president of the company in June 2023.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Mitchell . Gail . 2023-08-08 . R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players: Billboard's 2023 List of Executives Revealed . 2024-03-07 . Billboard . en-US.
2. Karp . Hannah . 2024-02-29 . Multisector: Billboard Women in Music 2024 . 2024-03-07 . Billboard . en-US.
3. Web site: Aswad . Jem . 2023-06-21 . Empire Names Tina Davis President . 2024-03-07 . Variety . en-US.
4. Web site: Times-Herald . Vallejo . 2007-11-18 . The woman behind the wonder . 2024-03-07 . Times Herald Online . en-US.
5. Web site: Music Exec Tina Davis On Standing Up To Dame Dash And Collaborating For New Show . 2024-03-07 . BET . en.
6. Rys . Dan . 2023-06-21 . Tina Davis Named President of EMPIRE . 2024-03-07 . Billboard . en-US.
7. DiGiacomo . Frank . 2023-02-02 . Billboard's 2023 Power 100: Executives List Revealed . 2024-03-07 . Billboard . en-US.