Capitol Music Group Elevates Urban Marketing Staff

Capitol Music Group has announced the promotion of Jessica Eason to Senior Vice President of Marketing, and Dante Smith to SVP/Head of Motown Digital. The two join Justin Grant in leading the Urban Marketing department.

Jessica Eason:

• Eason joined the Capitol Records marketing team around seven years ago.

• She's developed and executed marketing campaigns for artists such as Doechii, JT (of City Girls), Offset, Quavo and many more.

• She began her career as a publicist with organizations such as PMK\*BNC, managing media campaigns for Beats by Dre, T Mobile, WWE and more.

Dante Smith:

• Having been appointed Head of Motown Digital last year, he has now added a Senior Vice President title.

• Smith’s four-year tenure with the digital marketing team has seen him work closely with artists such as Kali Uchis, Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, Ice Spice and more.

Justin Grant:

• A marketing executive with more than a decade of experience, Grant joined Capitol last fall as SVP/Head of Urban Digital.

• He previously served as Vice President of Digital Marketing and Sports Partnerships at Atlantic Records.

• There he worked with artists such as Cardi B, Lil Uzi Vert, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, PNB Rock and more.

• At Capitol he’s helped drive Youngboy Never Broke Again’s MASA album to Number 6 on the Billboard 200.

What they said:

• Jessica Eason: “Working alongside this incredible team of executives, partners and artists at Capitol during my time at the label has been hugely gratifying. I look forward to collaborating with Justin, Dante and the entire marketing team to launch the next generation of artists at Capitol.”