Brandon Silverstein

Brandon Silverstein
Silverstein in 2023
Born	(1991-09-10) September 10, 1991 (age 33)
Nationality	American
Occupations	Entrepreneur entertainment industry executive investor
Known for	Founder and CEO S10 Entertainment
Spouse	Julie Silverstein[1]

Brandon Silverstein is an American entrepreneur, investor, and entertainment industry executive. He is the founder and CEO of S10 Entertainment, a record label, artist management, music publishing, film, and investment company.^[2][3][4]

Career

While in high school in Tenafly, New Jersey, Silverstein created and promoted independent parties and events in New York City in addition to booking talent for Noah Tepperberg's clubs.^[2][5] As a freshman at Indiana University, Silverstein co-founded a music festival with the first iterations taking place on a farm with Avicii and Tiesto headlining.^[6][2] In his senior year, Silverstein dropped out of college to pursue his interest in music management. He returned back to New York and established S10 Entertainment & Media. Silverstein and his company S10 later formed a music management partnership with Jay Z and Jay Brown, the co-founders of Roc Nation, leading to numerous collaborations.^[7]

Through S10, Silverstein has represented top artists,^[8][2] managing the first global number one records for Myke Towers,^[9][10] Big Sean,^[11] Normani,^[12] and Anitta.^[2] In 2020 he launched S10 Publishing and formed partnerships with Ryan Tedder and Avex.^[13][14][15] Silverstein has also been involved in global hits like Justin Bieber’s "Peaches",^[16] which was nominated for “Song of the Year” at the 2022 Grammy Awards^[17] and won “Song of the Year” at the 2022 BMI R&B/Hip Hop Awards and “Most Performed” at the 2022 BMI Pop Awards,^[18] and Tate McRae's "Greedy",^[19] which reached number one on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart,^[20] the Billboard Global 200^[21] and on the Spotify Global chart,^[22] and number three on the Billboard Hot 100.^[23] Additional hit songs published by Silverstein and the company that contributed to over 40 billion streams^[24] include Doja Cat's "Agora Hills",^[9] which landed at number one on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart for one week,^[25] Jack Harlow's "First Class",^[26] Post Malone's "I Like You" (featuring Doja Cat),^[26] Tommy Richman’s "Million Dollar Baby",^[27] which landed at number one on Billboard’s Global 200^[28] and Hip Hop/R&B charts,^[29] and Drake and 21 Savage's "Calling for You".^[30] In 2022, Silverstein’s S10 Films division partnered with Simon Fuller to develop new projects across film, television, documentary and audio mediums.^[31] S10 Publishing’s catalog also includes music from Bad Bunny and Rihanna.^[32]

In 2024, Katsumi Kuroiwa, the global CEO of Japanese entertainment conglomerate, Avex Inc., announced at an investor’s conference in Tokyo that the company made a strategic investment into Silverstein’s S10 Entertainment, seeking to give its Japanese artists access to top management teams in exchange for increased entry into the Asian market for S10’s artists.^[32][24]

Recognition

The executive has earned a number of industry awards throughout his career, including the Forbes "30 Under 30"^[33] in 2019, Variety’s “New Leaders”^[34] in 2021, and Music Business Worldwide’s “Worlds Greatest Managers”^[35] in 2022. Billboard has honored the executive on multiple occasions, including “40 Under 40"^[36] and "Executive of the Week"^[37] in 2021, “Latin Power”^[38] in 2022, and in 2023, he was awarded the magazine’s first-ever “Power Players’ Choice Award,”^[39] part of their annual Power 100 ranking of the music industry's most powerful executives.

References

1. "Music Manager Brandon Silverstein Acquires Angela Lansbury's Iconic Los Angeles Residence". 22 May 2023.
2. Sternlicht, Alexandra. "Meet Normani And Anitta's Under 30 Manager Brandon Silverstein". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
3. Havens, Lyndsey (2022-04-21). "Shenseea Signs Global Deal With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Publishing and Avex USA". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
4. BARRIONUEVO, ALEXEI. "Japanese Label Avex Looks to Conquer U.S. Market From New LA Hub". www.billboard.com/.
5. "I deal with things head on; that's my job". Music Business Worldwide. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
6. Kent, Chloe. "6 MORE inspirational stories of college entrepreneurs". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
7. "JAY-Z's Roc Nation Partners With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment". Billboard.
8. Cobo, Leila (2019-08-01). "Anitta Signs Worldwide Management Deal With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
9. Havens, Lindsay (September 22, 2023). "Doja Cat Producer GENT! Signs Co-Publishing Deal With Brandon Silverstein & AVEX USA". billboard.com.
10. Garcia, Thania (July 13, 2023). "Myke Towers Signs With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment for Management: 'His First Global No. 1 Is Just the Beginning'". variety.com.
11. Havens, Lyndsey (July 29, 2024). "Big Sean Signs Management Deal With Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment". Billboard.
12. Spanos, Brittany (2020-02-28). "Normani: A Pop Perfectionist Makes Her Move". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
13. Millman, Ethan (2021-08-31). "Ryan Tedder is Music's Most Under-the-Radar Mogul". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
14. "S10 Publishing and Japanese music company Avex extend joint publishing partnership". Music Business Worldwide. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
15. "Japanese Music Giant Avex's U.S. Division Backs Brandon Silverstein's S10". Billboard.
16. Amter, Charlie (October 20, 2021). "Hitmaker of the Month: Justin Bieber Collaborator Harv Has Enough Juice to Go Around After 'Peaches' Powers 2021". variety.com.
17. "Grammy Awards 2022". The New York Times.
18. Grein, Paul (September 8, 2022). "Megan Thee Stallion & Christopher 'YC' Pearson Tie for Songwriter of the Year at 2022 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards". billboard.com.
19. "BRANDON SILVERSTEIN PUB SECURES A GENT! AGREEMENT". September 27, 2023.
20. Trust, Gary (December 8, 2023). "Tate McRae Notches First No. 1 on Pop Airplay Chart With 'Greedy'". Billboard.
21. Trust, Gary (November 27, 2023). "Tate McRae's 'Greedy' No. 1 on Both Billboard Global Charts". Billboard.
22. Aramesh, Waiss (November 17, 2023). "'Greedy' Hitmaker Tate McRae Has Another One". Rolling Stone.
23. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. January 13, 2024.
24. Stassen, Murray (May 10, 2024). "Avex USA makes strategic investment in Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment".
25. "Doja Cat Extends Record for Most Pop Airplay Chart No. 1s This Decade With 'Agora Hills'". Billboard.
26. Shafer, Ellise (January 26, 2023). "'First Class' Producer Jasper Harris Signs With Avex USA and Brandon Silverstein Publishing". variety.com.
27. Stassen, Murray (May 22, 2024). "Brandon Silverstein's S10 Publishing and Avex USA strike worldwide co-publishing deal with Kavi, producer on breakout Tommy Richman hit 'Million Dollar Baby'".
28. Trust, Gary (June 3, 2024). "Tommy Richman's 'Million Dollar Baby' & Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' Hold Atop Billboard Global Charts". Billboard.
29. Fekadu, Mesfin (October 16, 2024). "Tommy Richman's "Million Dollar Baby" Will Compete for Rap Grammys". The Hollywood Reporter.
30. Aswad, Jem (October 6, 2023). "Breaking Down Drake's 'For All the Dogs' Features and Producers, From SZA to Bad Bunny (but No Nicki Minaj)". variety.com.
31. Angermiller, Shirley Halperin, Michele Amabile; Halperin, Shirley; Angermiller, Michele Amabile (2022-05-11). "Brandon Silverstein's S10 Films Partners With Simon Fuller". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
32. Dilts Marshall, Elizabeth (May 9, 2024). "Japanese Music Giant Avex's U.S. Division Backs Brandon Silverstein's S10". Billboard.
33. "Brandon Silverstein". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
34. Willman, Chris (2021-11-10). "Hollywood's New Leaders of 2021". Variety. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
35. "'I deal with things head on; that's my job.'". Music Business Worldwide. 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
36. Billboard Staff (2021-08-26). "40 Under 40: Billboard Reveals 2021 List of Trailblazing Young Music Executives". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
37. Rys, Dan (2021-07-30). "Executive of the Week: S10 Entertainment Founder/CEO Brandon Silverstein". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
38. Billboard Staff (2022-09-14). "Billboard's 2022 Latin Power Players Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
39. Stutz, Colin (2023-02-02). "Billboard's First Power Players' Choice Award Goes To Brandon Silverstein". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

External links

• S10