Lucian Charles Grainge, CBE, (born 29 February 1960) is the chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Music Group. Over the course of his career, he has been instrumental in the careers of artists such as Amy Winehouse, ABBA, Eurythmics, Mika, Duffy, Take That, Psychedelic Furs, Sting, Jamie Cullum and Andrea Bocelli. Grainge has worked in the music business for his entire career. In 2013, Grainge was ranked first in Billboard's Power 100 list.Irving Azoff called him "'the great hope for the music business'" and Jimmy Iovine commented that Grainge "is working to restore [a] spirit of risk-taking and innovation" by being "'willing and open to entrepreneurship and that kind of thing the record industry has gotten depleted of.'"In an interview with Grainge, Billboard wrote: “If “power” means moving markets or greenlighting massive spends, Universal Music Group chairman Lucian Grainge demonstrated a staggering penchant for it when UMG completed its $1.9 billion acquisition of EMI’s recorded-music assets in September 2012. Grainge is a fierce and tireless advocate for the recorded-music business." In 2013, CNET wrote that “Grainge is positioning Universal to lead the pack” of major labels in their embracing of new digital opportunities. A 2014 front-page LA Times profile of Grainge said that "if anyone can save the music business, it might be Grainge."
He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to British business and inward investment. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive of Universal Music Group.
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He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the Creative Industries.
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He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group International.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Protest the Hero: Gallop Meets the Earth
2010
Video executive producer
Brit Awards 2005
2005
TV Special executive producer: BRIT Awards Ltd
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
2004
Video special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Amy
2015/III
Documentary
Himself
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards
2014
TV Special
Himself - President's Merit Award Winner
Known for movies
Amy (2015) as Himself
Brit Awards 2005 (2005) as Producer
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards (2014) as Himself - President's Merit Award Winner
Protest the Hero: Gallop Meets the Earth (2010) as Producer
$400,000
