Lucy Dickins, long-time agent for Adele and Mumford & Sons, to exit WME after seven years

Lucy Dickins, WME’s World Head of Modern Music and Touring, is exiting the company after seven years.

In an e mail despatched to workers, obtained by MBW, Christian Muirhead, Co-Chairman of WME, confirmed Dickins’ departure, with present Co-Head Kirk Sommer set to proceed to steer the corporate’s Modern Music division transferring ahead.

One of the crucial influential expertise brokers working in music at the moment, Dickins has labored with acts together with Adele, Mumford & Sons, Scorching Chip, Jamie T, Little Simz, Bryan Ferry, and Mabel.

Becoming a member of WME in June 2019, Dickins initially served as Head of the corporate’s UK Music division, after leaving Worldwide Expertise Reserving (ITB) in London, the place she had labored for greater than 20 years.

The British music agent was promoted to the place of co-head of Music in 2020, and was elevated to the worldwide function in 2022 after relocating to Los Angeles.

In 2023, she obtained the Music Business Trusts Award (MITS) in London in recognition of her 25+ yr profession.

“Over the previous seven years, Lucy helped us navigate probably the most disruptive intervals within the stay music enterprise.”

Christian Muirhead, WME

At WME, she oversaw all features of the company’s modern music and touring enterprise throughout Beverly Hills, New York, Nashville, London and Sydney.

“We wished to share with everybody that our buddy and colleague Lucy Dickins can be leaving WME,” stated Muirhead.

“Over the previous seven years, Lucy helped us navigate probably the most disruptive intervals within the stay music enterprise. As the pinnacle of our UK workplace, she re-energized our presence in London, constructed a powerful group, and solidified WME’s management within the area. Then COVID hit and he or she dove proper in, taking over her expanded function, relocating to Los Angeles, and offering important help to our group throughout an unprecedented disaster.

“On the opposite aspect of the pandemic, she led main signings, constructed revolutionary tour fashions, and introduced distinctive coronary heart and enthusiasm to our enterprise.

“Kirk Sommer will proceed to steer the Modern Music division transferring ahead, and we are going to preserve you posted with additional updates.

“Please be a part of us in wishing Lucy the most effective in her subsequent chapter.”

Dickins’ subsequent transfer has not but been introduced, however Hits Each day Double studies she could also be headed to rival company CAA.

Dickins started her profession working as a Junior Product Supervisor for unbiased UK file label PWL earlier than becoming a member of ITB as an assistant within the early Nineteen Nineties, rising by the ranks on the company.

Dickins’ grandfather, Percy Dickins, based the long-running music weekly the New Musical Specific (NME). Her father, Barry, shaped ITB in 1978 with a consumer listing that included Bob Dylan and Neil Younger.

Her uncle Rob was longtime head of Warner Music within the UK, and her brother Jonathan heads up administration firm September Administration with a roster that features Adele.Music Enterprise Worldwide