Phylicia Fant on Developing Superstar Artists, Rising in the Music Industry, and Navigating 2020

Columbia Records’ Head of Urban Music Phylicia Fant came on to talk about her career in the music industry. Before Columbia, she had executive roles at both Warner and Motown, and launched The Purple Agency. We talked about the superstar artists she’s worked with, the challenges the industry has faced in 2020, the use of the word “urban” in the music industry, and more. We also talked about the documentary she worked on--Eggs Over Easy: Black Women & Fertility.

If you’re interested in how major record labels have navigated all the changes in 2020, then this is the episode for you.

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Host: Dan Runcie, @RuncieDan, trapital.co

Guest: Phylicia Fant

Links: Eggs Over Easy: Black Women & Fertility

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