After a latest run of successes, AWAL has introduced a sequence of govt promotions within the U.Ok.
Matt Riley has been named president, an elevation from his earlier position of managing director. In the meantime, Victoria Wants and Sam Potts will transfer into new roles as co-managing administrators, having each beforehand held the position of senior vp.
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Riley, who appeared on Billboard U.K.’s 2025 Power Players list, first joined the label and distributor in 2014 and has led the U.Ok. arm of the label since 2023 alongside Wants and Potts. Previous to becoming a member of AWAL, Wants held roles at EMI, Warner and Sony. Her present staff has led world campaigns for artists resembling Djo, Little Simz, Jungle and Laufey, in addition to delivering home success for artists resembling CMAT and James Marriott. Potts has loved success whereas engaged on the digital advertising and marketing methods for AWAL’s roster.
The information follows a sizzling streak within the U.Ok. for the AWAL roster. In June, Marriott hit the top spot of the Official Albums Chart together with his second LP, Don’t Inform The Canine, besting Oasis in a decent chart battle. And AWAL-affiliated rapper and polymath Little Simz achieved a brand new career-high on the U.Ok. Albums Chart along with her sixth album Lotus peaking at No. 3 whereas marking her greatest opening-week gross sales thus far. Following her curation of London’s Meltdown Pageant in June, she’s because of headline London’s O2 Enviornment this fall.
Irish country-pop star CMAT drew an enormous crowd at Glastonbury Pageant in June, and AWAL is about to launch her third LP, Euro-Nation, on Aug. 29. Her music “Take a Attractive Image of Me” has earned 18 million streams since its launch in Could and sparked a viral TikTok dance. Moreover, Icelandic-Chinese language star Laufey earned a hat-trick of prime 40 singles in 2024 with three festive songs (“Winter Wonderland,” “Christmas Magic,” and “Santa Child”) charting within the U.Ok. Her third LP, A Matter of Time, will probably be launched on Aug. 22.
Talking on the information, Riley stated, “It’s immensely rewarding to have been a part of AWAL’s story for the previous decade and most of all an enormous privilege to work with such a particular bunch of individuals and artists. Thanks to Lonny and Paul for his or her management and expertise and naturally Sam and Vic, with whom I really feel we have now created a formidable staff. We go into each single day working arduous to make AWAL essentially the most culturally thrilling, profitable and ahead considering residence for artists and executives it may be.”
Lonny Olinick, AWAL’s CEO, added, “It’s a privilege to acknowledge the superb work of our UK management staff. Matt, Sam and Vic work selflessly as a management staff, all the time placing apart any ego to do what’s finest for one another, our artists and our AWAL staff. They’re music lovers who care deeply about our artists and the artwork that they create. They’re the distinctive staff that’s consistently pushing the envelope, ensuring that our artists notice each ounce of their potential. Their outcomes converse for themselves and we’re lucky to have such a robust staff in a market so central to AWAL’s previous, current and future.”