Billboard News Now Special: In the Lead w/ Fadia Kader

Hosts Gail Mitchell (Executive Director of Billboard R&B and Hip-Hop) and Jordyn Rolling (Host of Billboard News) helm the "In the Lead" podcast series, an audio storytelling platform from Honda Stage where some of music's leading women execs come to share their stories of imagination and determination. In each episode, our guests will reflect on their respective paths to success, the challenges they overcame along the way and the words of advice they have to share with music's aspiring execs of the future --- Today's guest is Fadia Kader, Instagram's Music Partnerships Lead! Fadia joined Gail and Jordyn to discuss her multi-national upbringing, her transition into music from fashion, the significance of trend forecasting throughout her career, her experience educating artists from Billie Eilish to Tierra Whack on how to best connect with their social audiences and the Verzuz phenomenon that's dominated Instagram Live throughout an otherwise tumultuous 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices