‘Billboard’ Reveals 2016 Nashville Power Players

Mike Dungan

Billboard has unveiled its 2016 Nashville Power Players, with UMG Nashville’s chairman/CEO Mike Dungan named Executive of the Year.

The music trade publication highlighted prominent executives from labels, management, live events, agencies, media, publishing, legal and civic areas.

Other label representatives included in this year’s group of power players are BMLG’s Scott Borchetta, BBR Music Group’s Benny Brown and Jon Loba, Warner Music Nashville’s John Esposito, Sony Music Nashville’s Randy Goodman, Capitol Christian Music Group’s Bill Hearn, UMG Nashville’s Cindy Mabe, Thirty Tigers’ David Macias, Third Man Records’ Jack White.

The methodology behind the selected group of industry superstars includes chart performance ticket sales, company growth, touring grosses, social media impressions, radio/TV audiences, local influence, career trajectory, and impact on the industry in the past 12 months.

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Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at jnicholson@musicrow.com.

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