Nicks
HOLLYWOOD -- Eric Nicks has been named senior veep of A&R for Universal Motown Records Group.
He was previously senior vice president of A&R for Sony Music. Nicks began his career in the music industry at Violator Management, where he helped guide the careers of LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Noriega and Foxy Brown, among others. His was also veep of A&R for Def Jam Records, where he worked with LL Cool J and Ghostface, and ran his own management company, EVision Entertainment.
Nicks will report to Samuel "Tone" Barnes, exec veepee of A&R for the company.
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