Eric Wong became the president of Warner Music Canada in 2025 after the departure of Kristen Burke. Based primarily in New York, Wong maintains multiple roles on both sides of the border — also the president of East West Records US and EVP of recorded music at Warner Music Group, overseeing global marketing campaigns and A&R efforts. Since his appointment, he has made efforts to consolidate and strengthen the relationship between the Canadian label and its global operations with what the label calls a “results-first culture.” That’s included a significant reduction in staff alongside an effort to elevate Canadian talent. It’s manifested on both the executive level, through the promotion of new WMC co-GMs Madelaine Napoleone and Julia Hummel, and on the talent level, with global pushes for breakout artists like Jade LeMac, who secured a spot on Hilary Duff’s buzzy comeback tour, and Cameron Whitcomb, who became a mainstay on the Billboard Canada charts and won country album of the year and the breakthrough artist award at the 2026 Junos. The chart performance has been strong in Canada for international artists as well, with Zach Bryan, Don Toliver, Hilary Duff and Bruno Mars all hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart in 2026.
