The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has promoted Nicole George-Middleton to Executive Vice President & Head of Creative Membership.
Reporting to CEO Elizabeth Matthews, George-Middleton will sit on the ASCAP Senior Leadership Team and she will oversee songwriter, lyricist and composer relations at ASCAP and lead the ASCAP Creative Membership Department.
Most recently, George-Middleton held the positions of Senior Vice President of Membership as well as Executive Director of The ASCAP Foundation.
The exec will continue to serve as Executive Director of The ASCAP Foundation while The ASCAP Foundation begins the search for her replacement so that she can devote full-time to her new role.
In her role as SVP of Membership, ASCAP says that George-Middleton was instrumental in signing and retaining top talent including Cardi B, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Baby, Sexyy Red, Migos, Mustard, Big Sean, Swizz Beatz, Tyla, Beyoncé, Jay Z, Victoria Monét, Lil Baby, G. Herbo, Muni Long, Raphael Saadiq, Theron Thomas, Timbaland, 50 Cent, Kid Cudi, The-Dream, Andre 3000, Alicia Keys and Tommy Richman, among others.
ASCAP also says that she successfully launched a number of member programs “to celebrate and foster the careers of [its] members”, including the ASCAP Grammy Brunch, Women Behind the Music, Country/Urban Song Camp as well as elevating ASCAP’s Rhythm & Soul Music Awards and ASCAP’s Aspire Internship Program to develop the next generation of music industry talent.
George-Middleton has been at ASCAP since 2008, and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Membership, in 2016, responsible for the oversight and daily operational management of ASCAP’s Rhythm & Soul and Symphonic and Concert Membership Departments.
In 2021, George-Middleton added the new role of Executive Director of The ASCAP Foundation to her already existing responsibilities.
According to ASCAP, in this additional role, she ensured that The ASCAP Foundation “successfully fulfilled its mission of nurturing the music talent of tomorrow and sustaining the creative incentive for today’s music creators” through a variety of educational, professional and humanitarian programs and activities.
The ASCAP Foundation’s music programs reach over 300,000 people annually, including 60,000 students at 700 K – 12 schools nationwide, who do not have access to music education.
Before coming to ASCAP, George-Middleton was Director of Business & Legal Affairs at Zomba Music Group, and…
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