Holly Gleason

2 months ago | news.pollstar.com | Holly Gleason

In a world of hyperbole and exaggeration, Bruno del Granado has done it all. Rising from CBS college rep through product management at Epic and Columbia Records in New York, the seasoned Latin music executive has served as a personal manager for Ricky Martin for over a decade, launched MTV in South America, established Maverick’s label and publishing interests in Latin America and has spent the last dozen years as CAA’s head of global touring for their Latin Music Division.

Jan 22, 2025 | news.pollstar.com | Holly Gleason

Koe Wetzel never thought about No. 1 singles or sold-out arenas when he was coming up. Barely out of his teens, the firebrand live sensation was just trying to outrun the injury that ended his football scholarship to Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas, by blowing it up on the road; just having a hotel room after rocking the faces off the people who’d come to the local bars he was playing was plenty.

Jan 17, 2025 | news.pollstar.com | Holly Gleason

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Jan 12, 2025 | news.pollstar.com | Holly Gleason

Pauly ShoreJan. 4, 2025Boca Black Box, Boca Raton, FloridaTo understand the power of persona, one must only consider that Pauly Shore could put an off-the-cuff stand-up set in a strip mall club that mostly hosts tribute bands in Boca Raton, Florida, on sale on New Year’s Day and sell it out four days later. No massive tour machinery, no long walk-up promo or built-in following for regularly scheduled comedy, just a man, an off-kilter brand and the power of the Weez at $60 a ticket.

Oct 10, 2024 | hitsdailydouble.com | Todd Hensley |Holly Gleason

When Jon Loba made the move to Broken Bow, independent labels weren't considered "in the game." But the kid raised in Southern California and on a Michigan dairy farm liked the idea of coloring outside the lines and calibrating to see small wins as real victories. Through his passion for music and work ethic, he took the indie and created a label group that stands toe-to-toe with any of the majors, leading to his being named BMG president of frontline recordings, North America.