Universal Music Group CEO and chairman Lucian Grainge has been named No.1 in Billboard’s 2015 Power 100 list.

The London-born exec, who now lives in the US, came in at No.2 in last year’s rankings. Other Brits to make the cut this year include Columbia’s Rob Stringer (No.17), Modest Management co-founders Richard Griffiths & Harry Magee (No.39) and Martin Mills of Beggars Group (No.63).

Speaking to Billboard, Grainge, 54, said: “I started as a talent scout, and I'm still ...