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John Esposito Reportedly Transitioning To Chairman Emeritus At Warner Music Nashville

April 19, 2022/in Featured2, Uncategorized /by Lydia Farthing

John Esposito. Photo: Eric Brown

According to reports, Warner Music Nashville’s John “Espo” Esposito will be transitioning from Chairman/CEO to Chairman Emeritus beginning in early 2023. The news was originally published by Billboard. Warner Music Nashville has not confirmed with MusicRow despite multiple attempts.

In his emeritus role, Esposito will likely remain involved in strategy and long-range planning, as well as serve in an advisory role.

As noted by Billboard, it is expected that either Ben Kline and Cris Lacy will take over running the day-to-day running of the company in a phased transition. In 2019, Kline was elevated to Executive VP/General Manager and Lacy to Executive VP/A&R.

Esposito took over operations at WMN in 2009 after seven years at WEA Corp. where he served as President/CEO of WMG’s sales and marketing division. In 2019, Esposito also signed a new multi-year contract with the company.

WMN’s roster includes Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney, Dan + Shay, Chris Janson, Ashley McBryde, Cole Swindell, Brett Eldredge and Gabby Barrett, among others.

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As Staff Writer and Content Manager, Lydia Farthing helps to generate online content for MusicRow as well as for MusicRow’s annual print issues. As a Nashville local, Lydia has spent her life immersed in the music industry. Prior to MusicRow, she spent time working closely with Provident Music Group's publishing division as well as Aristo Media's digital sector. Lydia graduated from the Music Business program at Middle Tennessee State University in December of 2020.
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