MOTOWN RECORDS has appointed JAMILA THOMAS as VP/Artist Marketing. The music industry veteran THOMAS will oversee marketing strategies and campaigns for MOTOWN’s artists and its spoken word imprint, BLACK FORUM. THOMAS will continue her work as co-founder of the global initiative #THESHOWMUSTBEPAUSED. Most recently, THOMAS served as Sr. Dir./Marketing at ATLANTIC RECORDS, where she worked on campaigns for developing and established artists including UGLY GOD, PARDISON FONTAINE, PNB .