Taylor Swift
is among a handful of artists on the list of
Billboard
magazine's Power 100, a ranking of the most powerful and influential people in the music business. The list is dominated by
music industry executives, but Swift landed at No. 78, behind Jay-Z and Beyoncé (as a power couple at No. 13), U2 (with
manager Paul McGuiness at No. 27) and
Jon Bon Jovi (No. 50). Lady Gaga
is at No. 84 in the ranking determined by market share, revenue and
Billboard music and box office data. Topping the
list is Irving Azoff, who heads the nation's largest concert promotion company, ticketing company and artist management group
as chairman of Live Nation Entertainment and chairman/CEO of Front Line Management Group. Artists affiliated with Front Line
companies include the
Eagles, Christina Aguilera, Neil Diamond, Van Halen,
Journey and Fleetwood Mac. At No. 2 is Coran Capshaw, head of Red Light Management, Star Hill Presents and the ATO and TBD
record labels. His management clients include
Faith Hill,
Tim
McGraw,
Dierks Bentley, Phish and the Dave Matthews Band, among others. The list
also includes Viacom Music and Logo Group president Van Toffler (No. 35), Big Machine Label Group president Scott Borchetta
(No. 54), Country Music Association CEO Steve Moore (No. 61), Capitol Nashville president/CEO Mike Dungan (No. 85) and Sony
Music Nashville CEO Gary Overton. Clint Higham, president of the Nashville-based Morris Artists Management (part of Front
Line Management), made the list at No. 68. Higham's management clients include
Kenny Chesney,
Martina McBride and
Jake Owen.
