Warner Music Group announced that highly regarded editor and journalist Hannah Karp has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer, effective January 26, 2026. She joins the company's executive leadership team following a decade at Billboard, where she was most recently Editor-in-Chief. Karp will spearhead Warner Music Group's global communications and brand marketing strategies, ensuring a unified approach across its diverse portfolio of businesses.

In addition to managing all internal and external messaging, Karp will oversee the company's philanthropic efforts and special events. Karp joined Billboard in 2017 as News Director before being elevated to Editor-in-Chief the following year. She oversaw all editorial content across the publication's digital, social, and print platforms, serving a fast-growing global audience of music fans, creators, and industry professionals.

She previously spent 13 years as a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where she covered the music industry as well as beats ranging from sports and travel to the economy, following stints in London, Brussels, and São Paulo. She holds a BA in economics from Duke University, including a year at St. Stephen's College in Delhi, and earned her master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.