John Kennedy (born 1953, in London) is a British entertainment lawyer whose career has been largely in the record industry.
Kennedy started his career as a lawyer, working at several record companies.
In 1996, Kennedy accepted the post of chairman and CEO at PolyGram Music and Film.
Kennedy was appointed president and chief operating officer at Universal Music International, the largest record company in the world, in 2001.
He, Bob Geldof and Harvey Goldsmith produced in July 2005 the ten Live 8 concerts and DVDs around the world.