Tunji Balogun

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Tunji Balogun
Alma materPomona College
OccupationA&R executive
EmployerRCA Records
Websitercarecords.com

Tunji Balogun is a Nigerian American record label executive. He will become the CEO of Def Jam Recordings on January 1, 2022.[1] A co-founder of Keep Cool, he is the executive vice president of A&R for RCA Records.[2] Balogun has signed or played an integral role in signing artists including Brockhampton, Childish Gambino, Goldlink, H.E.R., Khalid, SZA, Bryson Tiller, and Cozz.[3][4]

Balogun began his career as a marketing intern at Warner Brothers Records and was hired as an assistant at the label after he graduated from Pomona College in 2004. He later held a position in A&R at Interscope, where he worked with artists signed through Bad Boy Entertainment and Shady Records, in addition to Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Keyshia Cole, One Republic, and others. He joined RCA in 2015 as senior vice president of A&R, and was promoted to executive vice president in 2018. At the time of his promotion, RCA announced that it had entered into a joint venture with Balogun, Courtney Stewart, Jon Tanners and Jared Sherman to establish Keep Cool.[5] The first artist signed to Keep Cool was Normani.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Eggertsen, Chris (August 10, 2021). "Tunji Balogun Named Def Jam CEO". Billboard. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Tunji Balogun launches label JV with RCA Records, as he's promoted to EVP of A&R". Music Business Worldwide. 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. ^ Leight, Elias (2018-11-09). "Lucky Daye Doesn't Want to Fit In". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  4. ^ "A&R Spotlight: RCA's Tunji Balogun on Working With Bryson Tiller, SZA & Khalid". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  5. ^ Payne, Ogden. "RCA Announces Joint Venture With Keep Cool And CoFounder Tunji Balogun". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  6. ^ "25 Music Insiders To Follow On TwitterTunji Balogun". Complex. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

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