Scott Hendricks To Exit Warner Music Nashville

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Scott Hendricks. Photo: Connor Dwyer

After nearly 16 years with the company, Scott Hendricks will exit his position as EVP A&R/Creative Advisor at Warner Music Nashville at the end of December.

Throughout his tenure in A&R at Warner Music Nashville, Hendricks has overseen 95 No. 1 singles on the country airplay charts. He has also produced an incredible 78 chart-topping hits among 123 total top 10 singles. Hendricks’ expertise has impacted the careers of Blake Shelton, Hunter Hayes, Brett Eldredge, Dan + Shay and many more.

“Scott has been a friend, a mentor, a brother and an always generous teacher from the day I met him as a publisher almost 30 years ago,” says Cris Lacy, Warner Music Nashville Co-Chair & Co-President. “His unparalleled expertise in the studio and his willingness to share the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of everything he does – whether as a label head, producer or A&R person – makes him irreplaceable. His quintessential stories will live on, and we look forward to hearing and co-creating many more of them as we work together on projects now and in the future.”

“It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 16 years since I joined the Warner team. It’s true time flies when you are having fun!” Hendricks shared. “I’ve been a part of countless great memories in those years. It’s been an honor and a privilege to collaborate with so many talented people as well as the artists we served. I am thankful for each and every one. I look forward to continuing my work with Blake Shelton and Dan + Shay as I transition back to being an independent producer. With Ben [Kline] and Cris now leading the charge, Warner Music Nashville is in good hands moving forward.”

Alongside Hendricks, Shelton has achieved a massive 12 billion global streams as well as dozens of RIAA certifications, spanning two 5x Platinum singles (“Boys ‘Round Here” and “God Gave Me You”), a 3x Platinum album (Based On A True Story…), a 2x Platinum album (Red River Blue) and many more.

As a label executive, Hendricks was responsible for signing or managing the A&R for Hayes, Eldredge and Dan + Shay, to name a few. With Hendricks helming his A&R, Hayes burst onto the country scene with the Grammy-nominated, 5x Platinum “Wanted.” Hendricks led him to a New Artist of the Year win at the 2012 CMA Awards, with Eldredge taking home the same award just two years later. Eldredge now claims more than four billion global streams and seven No. 1 singles on country radio.

Hendricks also signed Dan + Shay. His partnership with the duo in both A&R and production has yielded some of the biggest hit songs of the last decade, such as the Grammy-winning, 8x Platinum “Tequila”—named both Song and Single of the Year at the 2019 ACM Awards—as well as its follow-up, the Grammy-winning, 6x Platinum “Speechless.” Hendricks returned as co-producer alongside Smyers for the band’s most recent record, including current top 10 and rising single “Save Me The Trouble.”

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