Lauren Funk Promoted To Senior Creative Director At Big Yellow Dog

Lauren Funk has been named Senior Creative Director at Big Yellow Dog Music. In her new role, Funk will lead the creative services team responsible for writer management and song plugging.

A graduate of Belmont University, Funk has served as Creative Manager at Big Yellow Dog Music for the past three years. She has been instrumental in the success of Big Yellow Dog Music songs “Hometown Girl” (recorded by Josh Turner), “Get to You” (Michael Ray), and “Ring on Every Finger” (LoCash), as well as in securing cuts by Blake Shelton, Dustin Lynch, Chris Lane, and Sara Evans. She also has helped develop Big Yellow Dog Music artist writers Tenille Townes, Justin Forrest, and Ellee Duke.

“Lauren is passionate about all the Big Yellow Dog Music writers and their success,” says Big Yellow Dog Music CEO Carla Wallace. “She’s a true writer’s friend.”

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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