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# UPDATED: Major Layoffs At Capitol Music Group Including Many Top Execs
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/major-layoffs-at-capital-music-group-including-several-executives/
- Published: 2016-01-10T16:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-10T16:30:00.000Z
- Description: [UPDATE 2] At least 10 executives and staffers were laid of last week at Capitol Music Group. Staffers in both NY and LA were affected as part of ongoing housecleaning. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/01/major-layoffs-at-capital-music-group-including-several-executives.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, Capital Records, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![Capitol-music-group-logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c804ee94970b-150wi "Capitol-music-group-logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c804ee94970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)\[UPDATE 2\] At least 10 executives and staffers were laid of last week at **Capitol Music Group**. Staffers in both **NY and LA** were affected as part of ongoing housecleaning by CMG Chairman **Steve Barnett** who is hiring his own team and shifting more resources to LA. Hardest hit were promotion and pr across multiple labels.

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Here are this week's layoff at a Capitol Music Group so far via [AllAccess](http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/149187/layoffs-hit-capitol-records?ref=hypebot.com), [Billboard](http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/record-labels/6836429/at-least-10-let-go-at-capitol-music-group?ref=hypebot.com) and Hypebot's sources:

- [![Capitol - Building](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c804eeac970b-150wi "Capitol - Building")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c804eeac970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Ana Kaplan (VP,Field Promotion & Operations)
- Howard Petruziello (VP, Alternative Promotion)
- Alex Coronfly (Sr. Dir.Adult Format)
- Wanda Coriano (VP,Video)
- Jae Jackson (Urban Regional Promotion)
- Matt Kroepel (Marketing Director)
- Alisann Blood (VP of Sync
- Juliana Plotkin (VP of Publicity)
- Shane Wepprich (Publicity)

**If you have other names of staffers affected please put them in the comments below.**