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Warner Music Nashville Toasts CMAs With Post-Awards Party

November 15, 2018/by Lorie Hollabaugh

Row 4 (L to R): Diego Navaira (The Last Bandoleros); Emilio Navaira (The Last Bandoleros); Jerry Fuentes (The Last Bandoleros); Derek James (The Last Bandoleros); Troy Cartwright; Ryan Griffin; Bailey Bryan; Charlie Worsham; Cale Dodds; Frankie Ballard; Dee White; Ivy Dene (Walker County); Sophie Dawn (Walker County); Wes Vause (SVP Publicity) Row 3 (L to R): Ben Dumas (The Wild Feathers); Ricky Young (The Wild Feathers); Morgan Evans; Shane Tarleton (SVP Artist Development); Chris Janson; Scott Hendricks (EVP A&R); Matt Signore (COO); Cole Swindell; William Michael Morgan
Row 2 (L to R): Brett Moore (The Wild Feathers); Taylor Burns (The Wild Feathers); RaeLynn; Brett Eldredge; John Esposito (Chairman & CEO); Dan Smyers (Dan + Shay); Shay Mooney (Dan + Shay); Cris Lacy (SVP A&R); Megan Joyce (SVP Business & Legal Affairs); Ashley McBryde; Trea Landon  Row 1 (L to R); Joel King (The Wild Feathers); Ingrid Andress; Kristen Williams (SVP Radio & Streaming); Tegan Marie; Devin Dawson; Hunter Hayes; Cody Johnson; Michael Ray     Photo Credit: Jimmy Fisco

Warner Music Nashville artists and staff celebrated following the 52nd Annual CMA Awards Wednesday night (Nov. 14) at an intimate post-show reception at Woolworth on 5th. The label received the highest number of CMA nominations in company history tracing back nearly a decade this year, and celebrated Kenny Chesney‘s win for Musical Event of the Year alongside David Lee Murphy (“Everything’s Gonna Be Alright”). WMN artists Dan + Shay, Chris Janson, Cole Swindell and Ashley McBryde all performed during the evening’s telecast.

Pictured (L-R): John Esposito (Chairman & CEO, WMN); Dan Smyers (Dan + Shay); Max Lousada (CEO Recorded Music, WMG); Shay Mooney (Dan + Shay)

Pictured (L-R): Brett Eldredge; John Esposito (Chairman & CEO, WMN); Bebe Rexha; Max Lousada (CEO Recorded Music, WMG); James Blunt

Pictured (L-R): Stephen Cooper (CEO, WMG); Cris Lacy (SVP A&R, WMN); Cole Swindell

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Lorie Hollabaugh
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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