Country Music Association Joins Industry Partners At Music Biz

Pictured (L-R): Margaret Hart, YouTube Manager of Artist & Label Relations; Brittany Schaffer, Spotify Head of Artist & Label Services; Beville Dunkerley, Pandora Nashville Director of Artist Marketing & Industry Relations; Karen Stump, CMA Senior Director of Market Research; Emily Cohen, Amazon Music Country Music Curator; Annie Ortmeier, Universal Music Group Nashville VP of Marketing – Digital Accounts. Photo: Caitlin Harris/CMA

The Country Music Association engaged with industry partners at panels and presentations during this year’s Music Biz conference, held this week in Nashville.

On Tuesday (May 15), CMA presented “The Country Consumer: The Next Phase of Streaming Growth,” an in-depth look at how the industry continues to grow country streaming consumption not only here in the U.S. but around the globe. The panel, introduced by Karen Stump, CMA Senior Director of Market Research, and moderated by Annie Ortmeier, Universal Music Group Nashville VP of Marketing – Digital Accounts, reached full capacity and featured speakers Emily Cohen, Amazon Music Country Music Curator, Beville Dunkerley, Pandora Nashville Director of Artist Marketing & Industry Relations, Margaret Hart, YouTube Manager of Artist & Label Relations, and Brittany Schaffer, Spotify Head of Artist & Label Services.

Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer, welcomes attendees at the CMA-sponsored Awards Breakfast & Presentations during the Music Biz 2018 conference Wednesday (May 16) in Nashville. Photo: Hunter Berry/CMA