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Kristen Burke Adds Andy West To Warner Canada's Executive Team

Andy West has been named executive VP and GM of Warner Music Canada.

Kristen Burke Adds Andy West To Warner Canada's Executive Team

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Andy West has been named executive VP and GM of Warner Music Canada. In his new role, West will lead WMC’s strategic marketing, digital, commercial revenue, publicity, promotion and licensing teams. West joins the company after serving as Country Manager for Apple Music for seven years; he previously held posts at Sony Music Canada, Yahoo! Music and Warner Bros Entertainment where he was Director of Digital Distribution and Marketing.


His appointment is effective Feb. 14; he will be based in Toronto and report to WMC president Kristen Burke.

Burke said “Andy is a hugely respected exec who has worked with labels and managers to help put Canadian artists on the map.  He combines an enthusiasm for all genres of music with a business brain that enables him to put the right artists in the right places to connect with fans.  He’s the perfect choice to help me grow and diversify our artist roster and tap new opportunities for them in addition to the still-growing streaming model.”

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Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs at Ozzfest 2016 at San Manuel Amphitheater on September 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
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Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs at Ozzfest 2016 at San Manuel Amphitheater on September 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

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“Ozzfest! Coming back!” Sharon said, just days after first lighting the fuse for the news at the 2026 MIDEM conference in Cannes, France, where she announced “yes, absolutely. Yeah, we’re gonna do it.” She told Jack that the plan is to reboot the festival in 2027, launching it with a two-day event at Villa Park, the home grounds of the Aston Villa Football Club in Ozzy Osbourne‘s hometown of Birmingham, U.K.; that sacred ground was also the site of Osbourne’s final show, the all-star Back to the Beginning blowout last July.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.
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