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Sony Music Publishing Nashville Elevates Kenley Flynn To VP, Creative A&R

August 22, 2023/by Liza Anderson

Kenley Flynn. Photo: Jason Myers

Sony Music Publishing Nashville has promoted Kenley Flynn to Vice President, Creative A&R.

In his new role, Flynn will be responsible for signing and developing talent, and driving creative opportunities on behalf of SMP Nashville’s roster.

“Being at Sony Music Publishing these last few years has been genuinely inspiring. I get to work with Nashville’s top songwriters, artists, and producers as well as with an A&R team that is world class. I’m so proud of the story we are writing here and I’m grateful to Rusty [Gaston] and Josh [Van Valkenburg] for letting me play a role in that story,” shares Flynn.

“Kenley is a songwriter’s best friend. Over the last few years, he’s been instrumental in building the careers of some of today’s biggest breakthrough hitmakers. This promotion is so well deserved, and we are excited for him to take on this new role,” says Van Valkenburg, Executive Vice President, Creative, Sony Music Publishing Nashville.

Throughout his tenure at the company, Flynn has helped propel the creative success of breakout talent including Nate Smith, Trannie Anderson and James McNair as well as rising stars Madeline Merlo and David Morris. He has also continued to elevate the achievements of legendary songwriters such as Tim Nichols, who won the 2023 ACM Song of the Year award with Cole Swindell’s “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” as well as Ben Hayslip, who has recently had cuts with Luke Combs, Hardy and more.

Flynn first began his music business career at Combustion Music, where he worked for ten years. During that time, he worked closely with country hitmakers including Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley, Matt Jenkins and Jameson Rodgers. Flynn then joined Sony Music Publishing in 2020 as Senior Director, Creative A&R.

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As Project Manager, Liza Anderson contributes to many functions of MusicRow. She produces content, carries out general office tasks, assists in the daily news operations, and provides support to all team members. Liza graduated from the University of Alabama in May of 2021 with a B.A. in English and a minor in communication studies. Prior to MusicRow, she worked as an administrative assistant at Anderson Benson where she assisted the firm’s departments, such as the Entertainment Specialty Practice, with various tasks.
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