Revealed: Billboard’s 2020 Women In Music Executives

Emily White
Co-founder, #iVoted; partner, Collective Entertainment

Leaders of two of the most prominent organizations in electoral activism, DeWitt, 38, and White and their teams stepped up in an election year like no other. Amid the pandemic, Rock the Vote’s Democracy Summer 2020 concert, headlined by Katy Perry and the Black Eyed Peas, went virtual. The nonprofit also teamed with Pepsi for the Unmute Your Voice concert, which took place on the emerging social video app Triller and featured stars like Demi Lovato and Ava Max. For the #iVoted Festival on Nov. 3, hundreds of artists performed during a webcast in support of voter turnout. “It has been incredibly inspiring to see the important and uplifting joy that music brings to fans during such a heavy year,” says White, who staged the digital concert with an all-women executive team.

How I’ve Managed the Stress of the Pandemic: “By focusing on the good that can come out of hard work. That only intensified knowing the future of our democracy was at stake.” – DeWitt