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Billboard Magazine Celebrates 40 Under 40. 9.17.14

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Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group CEO John Amato Departs

John Amato, the New York-based CEO of The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group has resigned his post. The move comes during a period of

The move comes during a period of realignment as the company’s new owners, Valence Media, arrange properties including the media brands as well as Media Rights Capital, Dick Clark Productions and a stake in A24. Valence co-CEOs Asif Satchu and Modi Wiczyk announced Amato’s departure this morning, saying a search is under way for his replacement.

While a broader restructuring has been ongoing this year at Valence and its properties, the timing of Amato’s departure may not have been entirely accidental. Amato had recently faced criticism from editorial staffers, especially at Billboard, for allegedly interfering with the publication of several stories outlining sexual misconduct claims against his music industry associates. Charlie Walk, the former president of Republic Records who was ousted as a judge on Fox’s reality show The Four, after allegations of sexual harassment, was reportedly one subject of #MeToo stories Amato is said to have squelched before their publication.

Amato has served as co-president of the media company since 2014 and was given the title of CEO in 2017. Along with THR and Billboard, the group also owns music-oriented sites such as Spin, Vibe and Stereogum.

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is a writer for a magazine like rolling stone allowed to be really biased? like rob sheffield, i mean it's almost as if he stans harry, and then he's writing articles about him vs the other boys, its really weird

I trust Rob Sheffield’s critical integrity in general. His opinions are his own and they are his touchstone— if he became untrustworthy, his career as a critic is pretty much done.

However, profile pieces are easily manipulated or squashed. Allegations of Charlie Walk’s sexual assault were published in RS in April 2018, but never followed up in Billboard. John Amato, CEO of Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter, is a friend of Walk’s.

https://www.nypost.com/2018/05/07/billboard-to-investigate-claims-ceo-squashed-charlie-walk-sex-harassment-story/amp/

Connections, white guys, privilege, money.

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Singer John Amato performing at Clarkson Village Live.

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Singer John Amato performing at Clarkson Village Live.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpeYx9FGwc)

Happy Birthday toJohn Amato! Celebrate by watching the 2007 Mr. Media interview with the CrooksAndLiars.comfounder! (Conducted by Bob Andelman) JOHN AMATO podcast excerpt: "I was touring with Duran Duran, and a doctor crippled me. We won’t get into what he did, and I was unable to perform. I was home disabled, and that’s when I started to really follow the blogs because I was able to read, and I decided, you know, I want my voice to be heard, even if nobody reads it, because I felt that things in this country were in the wrong direction.” YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/ZxpeYx9FGwc AUDIO: https://mrmedia.com/2007/05/john-amato-crooksandliars/ #JohnAmato #CrooksAndLiars#DuranDuran#politics#leftwing#liberal#rightwing#conservative#RepublicanParty#DemocraticParty#TeaParty#agentprovocateur#RushLimbaugh#GlennBeck#DonaldTrump#PresidentTrump#SteveBannon#libsyn

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In The Light Of Day by Jeannie Fry and The Lifers

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The single from soon to be released compilation “A Million Bands in Brooklyn”

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Happy Birthday to CrooksAndLiars.com founder John Amato! 2007 PODCAST INTERVIEW by Bob Andelman

JOHN AMATO podcast excerpt: "I was touring with Duran Duran, and a doctor crippled me. We won’t get into what he did, and I was unable to perform. I was home disabled, and that’s when I started to really follow the blogs because I was able to read, and I decided, you know, I want my voice to be heard, even if nobody reads it, because I felt that things in this country were in the wrong direction.”

https://mrmedia.com/2007/05/john-amato-crooksandliars/