Claire Heinichen Named Country Editor At Spotify
Claire Heinichen
Claire Heinichen has joined Spotify in the newly-created role of Country Editor, joining the editorial team led by Rachel Whitney.
A Vanderbilt graduate, Heinichen was formerly YouTube Music Country Music Content Specialist and spent nearly two years at the company following stints at Monkeyville On Vine, CMT, and internships at CMA and Vector Management.
Spotify’s editorial team supports country, Christian, gospel, folk, and AAA while also working closely with the Spotify teams in partnerships and marketing. Heinichen will report directly to Whitney supporting the country genre.
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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