Spotify Promotes Joe Hadley to Lead Global Music Editorial and Partnerships

Spotify has elevated Joe Hadley to vice president of global music content and partnerships, a role that places him in charge of the streaming service's editorial and partnership teams. Hadley, who joined Spotify in 2022, will report to Charlie Hellman, Spotify's senior vice president and global head of music. The company also named J.J. Italiano as head of editorial, reporting to Hadley.

Hadley's career path is notable for its artist-side perspective. Before joining Spotify in 2022, he spent years as a booking agent, leading hip-hop and R&B at CAA with clients including Beyoncé and A$AP Rocky, and earlier worked at Windish. That background may inform how he approaches the partnerships side of his new role, which involves direct work with artists, labels, and publishers.

Italiano's appointment marks a return to familiar ground. He first worked at Spotify from 2017 to 2019, then moved to YouTube in 2020 before coming back in 2022. Both executives now sit within a structure where Hellman, Spotify's global head of music, oversees their work, with editorial positioned as a human complement to the platform's algorithmic curation.