Spirit Music Nashville Promotes Kennedy Murphy & Andy Hodges
Kennedy Murphy & Andy Hodges. Photos: Natia Cinco
Spirit Music Nashville has promoted Kennedy Murphy and Andy Hodges to Creative Directors.
The two previously served as Creative Coordinators at Spirit, and in their new roles, will focus on writer development and song-plugging. They will report to Frank Rogers, Chief Creative Officer of Spirit Music Group and Chief Executive Officer of Spirit Music Nashville.
“I am excited to announce the promotions of Kennedy and Andy to Creative Directors at Spirit Music,” says Rogers. “They are both great champions for our songwriters, their music and their careers. I can’t wait to watch them continue to take our writers to new heights.”
A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Murphy made her way to Nashville after earning a Music Business degree from Drexel University and interning at Big Deal Music in New York City. After graduation, she landed her first publishing job as A&R/Creative Coordinator at Back Blocks Music. She joined Spirit Music Nashville in October 2022.
Hodges grew up in Manhattan, Kansas. While attending college at Belmont, he interned at Full Stop Management, Azoff Company and Live Nation. After graduating in 2019, Hodges worked on the revenue operations team at Global Music Rights in Los Angeles. He moved back to Nashville in 2022 and joined Spirit Music Nashville.
“I am honored to enter this new role and continue to grow under Frank’s leadership” says Murphy. “The entire Spirit Music Nashville Team has created an incredible culture to work in and I am looking forward to all the future successes we accomplish together. Huge thank you to each and every songwriter who continuously trusts me to represent them and their songs.”
“The songwriters and staff are what make Spirit such an incredible company to be a part of,” shares Hodges. “I’m honored to work under Frank’s leadership and privileged to represent such an impressive roster of songwriters as we continue to grow and create opportunities for their careers.”
