BMI Nashville Welcomes New Director of Public Relations

Natasha Powell has joined BMI Nashville‘s Corporate Communications & Marketing department as Director of Public Relations. In her new role, Powell will be responsible for corporate communications strategies for BMI, while also managing public and media relations efforts for key events in Nashville and regionally. She will report to Silvia Davi, VP and Head of Strategic Communications & Marketing at BMI’s New York City headquarters.
“We are thrilled to welcome Natasha to BMI’s Nashville office,” said Davi. “Her experience working at CMT and in Nashville combined with her passion and energy for this business make her the perfect candidate to lead public relations efforts for BMI in the region.”
Powell previously held the position of Manager of Corporate Communications at CMT. She joined CMT in 2003 as an assistant in the Program Development & Production department and transitioned to the Corporate Communications department in 2005. At CMT, she led public relations efforts for many of the network’s series, including Sweet Home Alabama, CMT Top 20 Countdown, CMT Insider and Bayou Billionaires, and oversaw media credentialing for the CMT Music Awards.
She is an active member of Women in Cable & Telecommunications (she was selected as a WICT Rising Leader in 2012) and is on the planning committee of the Country Music Hall of Fame’s recently launched Troubadour Society. Powell is also a member of the Big Brothers & Big Sisters Music Industry Task Force. She graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Public Relations in 2003.
She can be reached via email at npowell@bmi.com or via phone at 615.401.2728.