Christopher Hicks is an American record industry executive, artist manager, and

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. He has worked with a plethora of artists, songwriters and producers including

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, Jennifer Lopez and

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to name a few. Hicks has previously held the positions of Senior Vice President/Head of Urban Music at Warner Chappell Music Publishing as well as Executive Vice President position at Island Def Jam Music Group.Smith, Danyel. Q&A: Chris Hicks, 2011, p. 13, Billboard MagazineChristopher Hicks Named Senior Vice President, Urban A&R for Warner Music Group's Atlantic Records Group and Warner/Chappell Music
, WMG Press Release, April 16, 2007, Retrieved February 10, 2010 Currently he is CEO of Content Media Group based in Atlanta.

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