Lott Named Deputy President of EMI Records Unit

Roy Lott, former executive vice president of Arista Records, has been named deputy president of EMI Records North America, the domestic arm of EMI Group, home to such pop stars as the Spice Girls, Rolling Stones and Garth Brooks. Lott, who worked at Arista for nearly 19 years, is expected to take over the post March 16 and will report to Ken Berry, president of EMI Recorded Music, the British conglomerate that includes such record labels as Virgin and Capitol Records. There is speculation in the music industry that EMI Group Chairman Colin Southgate may step down before the end of the month and be replaced by Jim Fifield, longtime chairman of the corporation’s EMI Music division.