After an introduction by longtime Warner Records artist Josh Groban, the Warner Music Group CEO accepted the organization's highest honor. Josh Groban, Arnaud de Puyfontaine, Maureen Reidy and Robert Kyncl at the Paley Center Honors. Courtesy PMK Entertainment. Trending on Billboard As someone who grew up listening to Radio Free Europe under the Iron Curtain in Czechoslovakia, Robert Kyncl understands the capacity of media to connect, open minds and influence history. On Thursday (May 14) night at the Paley Center for Media ’s 2026 spring gala at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan, the Warner Music Group CEO accepted the organization’s highest honor with a speech that touched on his upbringing, the power of media and the challenges presented by artificial intelligence and how it affects “artists and songwriters” in the current landscape.…