Kim Frankiewicz, executive vice president, worldwide A&R at Concord Music Publishing, will receive the Seymour Stein – Global A&R Award at MUSEXPO next year.
The honour will be presented during the International Music Industry Awards gala dinner on March 25 2026, as part of the 26th edition of MUSEXPO in Burbank, California.
Frankiewicz will participate in a special keynote interview on the day, discussing her path from her roots in Australia to becoming one of the industry’s most influential A&R executives
“We like to think of ourselves as a boutique publishing company with muscle, and quality, not quantity,” said Frankiewicz in an interview with Music Week in 2021, in the wake of Concord’s win at that year’s Music Week Awards.
Frankiewicz, who is also on the Music Week Women In Music Awards Roll Of Honour, now joins a list of previous winners of the Seymour Stein – Global A&R Award that includes Republic’s Wendy Goldstein and Michael Goldstone of Mom + Pop.
Seymour was a legend – fearless, passionate, and always ahead of the curve – so to be recognised in his name means a great deal
Kim Frankiewicz
The award was conceived by Sat Bisla (president & founder, A&R Worldwide/MUSEXPO), Richard Gottehrer (co-founder of Sire Records) and Mandy Stein (Seymour’s daughter).
Concord is home to nearlyone million copyrights and a curated roster that includes Tyla, Omar Apollo, A.G. Cook, J Hus, Fraser T. Smith, Jin Jin, Amy Wadge and more..
Kim Frankiewicz said: “I’m truly honored to receive the Seymour Stein Global A&R Award. Seymour was a legend – fearless, passionate, and always ahead of the curve — so to be recognised in his name means a great deal. Huge thanks to Sat [Bisla], the MUSEXPO team, and the Stein family for this honor. And to everyone at Concord – I’m proud to be a part of such a forward-thinking company that is supporting creativity in all its forms. I truly believe that great music doesn’t happen in a vacuum – it takes belief, vision, and the right people around it.”
Further announcements about the next edition of MUSEXPO will be revealed soon.
Read our 2022 interview with Frankiewicz here.
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