Warner Music Nashville Promotes Bri Small, Claire Russo

Warner Music Nashville announces the promotion of Brianna (Bri) Small from Manager of Interactive Marketing to the new Director of Digital Content Strategy & Partnerships role. Coordinator of Interactive Marketing, Claire Russo, will rise to fill the vacancy.

“I am thrilled for Bri and for the way this role will serve to further enhance our label’s marketing capabilities and our artists’ reach,” says Torie Mason, SVP Strategic Marketing & Analytics. “Bri is an absolute star, and I can’t wait to watch her excel in this new, exciting, future-forward position.”

The newly created Director of Digital Content Strategy & Partnerships role will enhance end-to-end marketing campaigns and span the interactive, creative, publicity and business development departments.

Small graduated from St. Edward’s University with a Digital Media Management degree before starting her career at NBC Entertainment in Los Angeles. In addition to her accomplishments at WMN with artists including Ingrid Andress, Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton and Bailey Zimmerman, she worked alongside the corporate DEI team to launch the Warner Music HBCU Immersion Program.

Russo holds a Entertainment Industry Studies and Music Business degree from Belmont University. She held several digital marketing internships leading her to a job at Crowd Surf after graduation. She joined Warner Music Nashville in February 2022.

“Claire is a champion for our artists. Her experience, passion and creativity make her the perfect fit to step into this role,” adds Mason.