{
  "id": 2432110,
  "title": "Executive Turntable: Valeisha Butterfield Joins Guitar Center Music Foundation As CEO & Executive Director",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/executive-turntable-valeisha-butterfield-joins-guitar-center-music",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T20:05:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/lists/valeisha-butterfield-ceo-guitar-center-music-foundation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Valeisha Butterfield has been named CEO and executive director of Guitar Center Music Foundation. Prior to this role, she was co-president of The Recording Academy with Harvey Mason jr. She began her journey with The Recording Academy in 2020 as its first chief officer of diversity and inclusion, moving over from her position as global head of inclusion at Google. After leaving The Recording Academy, she returned to Google as vp of partnerships. Butterfield will now collaborate with the foundation's board of directors and its president and chair, Curtis Heath. Speaking about her new position, Butterfield expressed her belief in music as a universal language that connects people across generations. She noted that Guitar Center is at the heart of this powerful ecosystem, and she is thrilled to lead the next chapter of the Guitar Center Music Foundation. Heath added that Butterfield's unique blend of nonprofit leadership, music industry experience, and operational expertise is exactly what the foundation needs as it enters a new phase of growth. He praised her career in building organizations, developing partnerships, and bringing people together towards a common goal.",
  "summary": "This week's column features the Neal Agency partnering with WIN and more music industry promotions and hires at Mediabase, UTA, Oak View Group and more.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}