Public Enemy, Tupac Shakur, Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, Jay Z, the Roots, Iggy Azalea. From Run-DMC’s Beastie Boys to Eminem’s 2014 stadium tour with Rihanna — which grossed $31 million — she has been behind some of rap and R&B’s most bankable live concerts. he was being dumped by her employer, Creative Artists Agency, the move was met with both shock and glee.
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Women in Music 2024 - Billboard Cara Lewis [1]FOUNDER/CEO CARA LEWIS GROUP Over the past year, the Cara Lewis Group has worked on high-profile projects including Travis Scott’s sold-out Utopia Circus Maximus Tour, Ice Spice’s Dunkin collaboration and commercial alongside Ben Affleck, Bryson Tiller’s first headlining tour in five years, Erykah Badu’s 25-date Unfollow Me tour and Lil Baby’s arena tour. “2023 has been a success story, and I look forward to another thriving year,” Lewis says of her team, “through hard work and artist development, taking talent from club to stadium.” Ice will be honored with the Hitmaker Award at the Billboard Women in Music event on March 6.
Founder/owner, Cara Lewis Group
Running the industry's only female-owned top-line agency, Lewis last year booked "two of the most successful sellout arena tours," she says of the Astroworld: Wish You Were Here Tour headlined by Travis Scott and the Free Spirit tour from Khalid, whom she represents in North America. She repped Eminem for his sweep through Australia, where he played five shows to 300,000 fans. Lewis has also established a CLG Branding division, which struck new deals for 2020 with Levi's and Milani Cosmetics, among others. "Developing artists and delivering the best opportunities for the entire roster is first and foremost," she says.
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