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BBR Music Group’s Rick Shedd & Renee Leymon Retiring

April 17, 2023/by LB Cantrell

BBR Music Group has announced the retirement of Rick Shedd, who served as the label group’s General Manager for more than 20 years, and Renee Leymon, who has been with the label group for almost a decade and rose to her most recent post of VP/Radio Syndication & Group Strategy in 2016.

Rick Shedd

“After an entire career making my living within the music business, it is time to step back to pursue some personal goals like traveling and reconnecting with friends,” says Shedd. “I am eternally grateful to have had a career that combined so many fun experiences and the opportunity to make lifelong friendships with people that I met along the way. So grateful to those who were supportive and loyal to me on this journey.”

“Rick has been with BBR from nearly the beginning and has played an important role in our growth and success all along the way,” says Jon Loba, President of BMG Nashville. “His steady hand and demeanor were the perfect balance for a scrappy, upstart independent. He’s also been an amazing friend to me and the entire staff. We will miss having him in the office greatly, but so happy he gets to enjoy a well-deserved retirement.”

Congratulate Shedd on his retirement at [email protected]

Renee Leymon

“It feels good going out riding on the wings of being the No. 1 airplay label in country music for 2022,” says Leymon. “I’ve been blessed way more than I deserve and am thankful for every second of my music business life. I would consider it my biggest professional accomplishment to leave a trail of successors that I might have influenced and that they are better for it. Most of all, thank you to the people that got me here and enabled me to realize a dream beyond my imagination…you know who you are.”

“Renee was always one of the most tenacious and accomplished promotion executives in the business. When she was given the VP of Syndication and Group Strategy stripes, she truly defined what the role was and played a significant part in Broken Bow becoming the No. 1 Radio Airplay Label last year,” continues Loba. “We will all miss her asking each of us, ‘Are you mad at me?’ but excited she gets to reinvent herself working with her son in a different industry.”

“Renee has been such an integral part of our team here for so many years,” says Carson James, SVP of Promotion. “I’m going to miss working with her every day. The passion she has for our artists and the music they create is like nothing else. Renee, we love you, we’ll miss you, and we hate to see you go.”

Congratulate Leymon at [email protected].

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LB Cantrell is Editor/Director of Operations at MusicRow magazine, where she oversees, manages and executes all company operations. LB oversees all MusicRow-related content, including the publication's six annual print issues and online news. LB is a Georgia native and a graduate of the Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University.
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