Why it matters
Why reach out to Carl?
Carl Lamarre works as a deputy director of r&b/hip-hop/host at Billboard and is publicly associated with country, hip hop and latin, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Best for
Country · Hip Hop · Latin
Formats
Pr Press
Market
United States · North America
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to pitch Carl
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Billboard.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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Coverage
What does Carl Lamarre cover?
Genres
- Country
- Hip Hop
- Latin
- Rock
Coverage
- Country
- Hip Hop
- Latin
- Rock
Market
- New York
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Carl Lamarre?
Carl Lamarre is a New York-based deputy director of r&b/hip-hop/host associated with Billboard. Their published work centres on Country, Hip Hop and Latin. Coverage runs through Pr Press. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include Country, Hip Hop and Latin. Deputy director of R&B/hip-hop/HOST · Billboard. Carl Lamarre works as a deputy director of r&b/hip-hop/host with Billboard, based in New York. Carl Lamarre is a Deputy Director/Editor of R&B/Hip-Hop at Billboard for Billboard, covering Hip Hop, R&B, and Rap Music, Musicians, and Music Industry. The topics that recur across their output are Country, Hip Hop, Latin, Rock and Singer Songwriter, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Pr Press, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Carl is publicly associated with Country, Hip Hop, Latin and Rock. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Deputy director of R&B/hip-hop/HOST. Works at: Billboard. Based in: New York, United States, North America. Campaign types: Pr Press. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Carl's pr press coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Deputy director of R&B/hip-hop/HOST
- Works at
- Billboard
- Based in
- New York, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Pr Press
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
Questions
About Carl Lamarre
Carl Lamarre works as deputy director of r&b/hip-hop/host and covers Country, Hip Hop, Latin and Rock. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Carl Lamarre is based in New York, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Carl is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Carl's pr press coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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