Our 2025 Community Spotlight Roundup
To close out the year, we’d like to take a moment to spotlight some of the exceptional accomplishments from members of our community. Cheers to an even better 2026!
Drew Maniscalco
Drew Maniscalco, executive VP of streaming, Atlantic Music Group, was named among Variety’s 2025 Hitmakers report. This year, Drew achieved chart-topping success with multiple artists across Atlantic Music Group’s roster, including Rosé, Alex Warren, The Marias, and Bruno Mars. Follow Drew here.
Annie Warren
Annie Warren, Manager, Music Supervision at Peloton Interactive, leaned into her passion for music discovery and started a new media brand, Earslug.
Earslug is a New York City-based media company focused on promoting live music and music discovery. Earslug tackles three critical challenges facing the music industry: we help independent artists find meaningful ways to express themselves in the new media landscape, we raise awareness of live music experiences, and we are a trusted destination for music discovery.
Since launching in May 2025, Earslug has interviewed over 25 artists (including Annie DiRusso, Spill Tab and Renny Conti), highlighted over 250 live shows, and steadily built a following of fans, industry professionals, and artists. Follow up on Substack and all socials.
Davey ARgov
Davey Argov, Lead, TikTok Commerce SMB Marketing, Senior Regional Marketing Manager, is an integrated strategic marketing leader renowned for blending Cannes Lion-winning creative execution with massive business scaling. He successfully managed high-stakes advertising moments, including leading Super Bowl programs for iconic brands (notably the viral "untimely death of Mr. Peanut").
Davey leverages this big-brand, high-impact strategic expertise to drive digital transformation and substantial growth for small-medium businesses (SMBs) on the TikTok platform. He is also deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment, serving as the co-lead of the TikTok North America Pride ERG for nearly three years.
This year, Davey led several programs for TikTok, including experiential events such as the 2025 TikTok Holiday Emporium Digital Gift Guide & Market in Grand Central Terminal, Back To School A+ Finds in LA, and, of course, the Pride ERG Pride month partnership with Queer Capita, highlighting emerging queer musicians. More on Davey here.
Leah KRAFT
Leah Kraft, Member Relations Manager - North America, Merlin, added a new hyphenate to her name as an author. Her forthcoming debut book, A Guide for the Perplexed, is a roadmap for anyone feeling stuck in the fog of modern life—overwhelmed, disconnected, or just plain “meh.” Drawing from ancient philosophy, modern psychology, and lived experience, it offers science-backed tools to help you uncover what truly matters and build a meaningful life around it. Pre-order the book here.