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# Capitol Records Names Nate Albert EVP A&R
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/nate-albert-evp-ar/
- Published: 2016-01-11T13:46:40.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-11T13:46:40.000Z
- Description: They may be laying off executives and staffers in some executive suites at the Capitol Music Group, but they are hiring in others. Today, Nate Albert was named EVP of A&R. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/01/nate-albert-evp-ar.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![Capitol-music-group-logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c805da45970b-150wi "Capitol-music-group-logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c805da45970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)They may be **[laying off executives and staffers](https://www.hypebot.com/major-layoffs-at-capital-music-group-including-several-executives/)** in some executive suites at the **Capitol Music Group**, but they are **hiring in others**. Today, **Nate Albert** was named EVP of A&R for **Capitol Records**.

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Nate Albert has been named Executive Vice President, A&R for Capitol Records. He moves to LA afters years as SVP of A&R for Republic Records, and was the co-founder of ska legends the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

Albert had quite a hot streak at Republic including signing The Weeknd whose last album is over 4 million in adjusted sales. He also signed Phantogram, oversaw the release of the Academy Award-nominated soundtrack for Les Misérables and was integrally involved in releases from Florence + The Machine, The Lonely Island, and others.

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