Manda, formerly head of urban music at Interscope, took over the role of Executive Vice President in 2017. With Janick, he helped take the label to record market share by signing or working with top hip hop and R&B acts including DaBaby, Summer Walker, Mike Will Made-It, Rae Sremmurd, Machine Gun Kelly, 6lack, Tory Lanez, Dreezy and Playboi Carti, and was instrumental in the 2014 collaboration with J. Cole’s Dreamville Records. But he also supported the pop endeavors of labels like Billie Eilish, Selena Gomez and Blackpink.
Manda was previously president of Def Jam Records, also a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Before joining the UMG family, Manda was head of urban music for Warner Bros. Records, where he has worked closely with Jill Scott, Common and Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group, among others. He was previously an executive vice president of Asylum Records when it was resurrected in 2004.
Janick, who joined IGA in 2012, was appointed Chairman / CEO in 2014: “When I started my tenure as President of IGA, my personal goals were very clear to me. I wanted to build IGA into the most successful label in the world. , a company that artists and partners would like to call home, and a company that enhances and emphasizes the performance of our employees.
“I am so proud that we have achieved our position as the number one label as a team; and even more proud to partner with all of you who have contributed to this vision.
“It is bittersweet to say goodbye to Joie, who has contributed greatly to IGA by defending our artists, partners and employees.
“I’ve always said that IGA is more than a company: we are a family. I support Joie and am so happy for Joie as he embarks on this new chapter in his career.”