Several music managers are among the National Conference of Personal Managers’ Class of 2025 inductees into the Personal Managers Hall of Fame. The class will be honored at a red-carpet reception and gala induction ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Here’s a complete list of this year’s inductees, with music managers listed first:
Bill Aucoin (posthumous): A pioneering rock manager best known for launching KISS and guiding the career of Billy Idol. Aucoin died in 2010 at age 66.
Tony Conway: The CEO of Nashville’s Conway Entertainment Group manages top country artists Alabama, Lorrie Morgan, Randy Travis and Exile.
Stuart Ross: The Los Angeles-based music manager and festival producer has managed such artists as Tom Waits and Puddles Pity Party and is the past producer of Coachella, Lollapalooza and Stagecoach.
Burt Stein: A partner at Gold Mountain Entertainment in Nashville, he represents Ronnie Milsap, The Band of Heathens and other top country and Americana acts.
Howard Klein, Michael Rotenberg, and Erwin Stoff: The three are co-founders of 3 Arts Entertainment, a Beverly Hills–based talent management and production powerhouse. Over nearly 35 years, they have guided the careers of such stars as Jessica Alba, James Downey, Francis Lawrence, Matt LeBlanc, Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Green, Mindy Kaling and Matt Reeves. The trio also produced acclaimed projects such as The Office, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, King of the Hill, 13 Hours, The Matrix and Late Night.
Joe Stabile: The longtime personal manager of the late comedian and humanitarian Jerry Lewis died in 2004.
“The 2025 inductees reflect the extraordinary influence, ethics, and legacy of personal management that the Hall of Fame exists to honor,” Clinton Ford Billups Jr., national president of the National Conference of Personal Managers (NCOPM), said in a statement.
Established in 2015, the Personal Managers Hall of Fame has inducted more than 50 industry legends, including Sid Bernstein, Bernie Brillstein, Brian Epstein, Danny Goldberg, Ken Kragen, Doc McGhee, Patricia McQueeney, Dolores Robinson, Jack Rollins and David Spero.
Inductees are selected by the national board of officers of NCOPM, the nation’s oldest trade association dedicated to advancing the profession of personal management. Nominations are accepted annually from professionals across the personal management industry.
Reserved tickets for the Oct. 22 event are available online at the Personal Managers Hall of Fame’s official website. Tickets are $175, which includes both the reception (6 p.m. -7 p.m.) and the ceremony (7 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.)