Robert Adrian Stringer is a British music industry executive.
20 Facts About Rob Stringer
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Rob Stringer is the chairman of Sony Music Group and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment.
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Rob Stringer got his first record player at age seven and attended his first concert at age 12 at Wembley Arena where the line up included The Beach Boys and The Eagles.
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Rob Stringer went on to spend his teenage years watching punk bands at the Aylesbury rock venue, Friars, where he got a job during his school holidays.
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Rob Stringer assisted with CBS television coverage at the Republican and Democrat conventions in the 1980 and 1984 elections.
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In 1985, Rob Stringer joined CBS Records as a graduate trainee.
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Rob Stringer was named managing director of Epic Records UK in 1992.
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Rob Stringer stepped down from the role to become chairman of Sony Music UK in 2001.
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Whilst at Sony, Rob Stringer had a role in signing Welsh rockers the Manic Street Preachers, the first signing of his career.
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Rob Stringer then became Chairman of Columbia Records in the US in 2008.
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Rob Stringer's tenure included the release of 25 by Adele, Lemonade by Beyonce and Blackstar by David Bowie.
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Blackstar was Bowie's final album, which Rob Stringer worked with him on personally.
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Rob Stringer was reported to have "an artist-friendly reputation, working closely with modern icons including Adele, Beyonce, Bob Dylan, Harry Styles, and many others".
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In 2021, Rob Stringer implemented the company's Artists Forward and Songwriters Forward programs to create more earnings opportunities for artists and songwriters.
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Rob Stringer was named Music Visionary of the Year in 2013 by the UJA-Federation of New York's Music and was presented the award by Adele.
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Rob Stringer received the 2016 Clive Davis Visionary Award from Billboard magazine.
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Rob Stringer was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to UK creative industries, social justice and charity.
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Rob Stringer was awarded the 2022 GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons award.
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Rob Stringer is married, has two children and lives in New York.
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Rob Stringer is a lifelong Luton Town supporter and is currently a director at the club.