Who are the most powerful players in the music business, right now? Who has a vision for the future, and the capacity to make it happen? Billboard has gathered the people who are changing the game.
Universal Musical Group chairman Lucian Grainge tops this year's list, with other top power-players being Jimmy Iovine, Interscope chairman and in-house mentor on "American Idol," as well as star-maker Simon Cowell and his former "Idol" colleague Ryan Seacrest. Meanwhile, Epic CEO L.A. Reid, Cash Money's Slim and Baby Williams, songwriter Dr. Luke and Justin Bieber/Carly Rae Jepsen/PSY-signer Scooter Braun all find themselves in the top 50.
Check Out the Power 100 List
@ Billboard Biz [1]
Letter From the Editor [2]
Lucian Grainge Q&A [3]
The Last Word: Irving Azoff [4]
The Return: Lyor Cohen [5]
Thought Leader: Paul McGuinness [6]
Associations and Trade Groups [7]
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- News [9]
