Katie Fagan Named President Of Mom+Pop Nashville

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Katie Fagan. Photo: Kevin D. Fagan

Katie Fagan has joined Mom+Pop Music as President of its Nashville office. She comes to the independent label after a 14-year stint at Prescription Songs, where she served as the Head of A&R in Nashville for the last eight years.

In her new role, Fagan will oversee the continuing development of the company’s roster, and expand M+P’s global footprint, searching for talent worldwide while overseeing the strategic vision for M+P in Nashville. She has first-hand experience creating a footprint in Nashville, having opened Prescription’s first office outside of Los Angeles.

“Katie has proven herself an important voice and advocate for creatives in the Americana, folk and alt-country spaces. No one is better suited to reinforce and grow Mom+Pop’s presence in Nashville and globally as we broaden our industry aesthetic,” says Michael Goldstone, Founder of M+P.

“I am thrilled to join Goldie and Thad at Mom+Pop Music and expand their well-known reputation for artistic integrity and artist development in Nashville,” Fagan shares. “Their vision for Mom+Pop aligns perfectly with my thinking, and it is an honor to learn even more from them as we develop a presence here.”

As Prescription’s Head of A&R, Fagan worked closely with artists such as Anderson East, Maggie Rose, Nick Bailey, Soaky Siren, JT Daly, Sarah Hudson and Cirkut and Frenship, among others. She also worked with numerous top 10 multi-Platinum hits from songwriters on Prescription, landing placements throughout the years for artists such as Lana Del Rey, Chris Stapleton, Noah Kahan and Ethel Cain. Fagan signed Joy Oladokun, who turned heads with her critically-acclaimed album Proof of Life, as well as Malibu Babie, who co-produced Nicki Minaj’s hit “Super Freaky Girl” and Megan Thee Stallion’s single “Her.”

An Indiana native, Fagan’s musical passion led her to Los Angeles, landing an internship in A&R at Warner Chappell Music Publishing. In 2011, she joined Prescription as an assistant to Dr. Luke, which led to her ultimately ascending to Head of A&R at the company.

Fagan currently serves as a co-founder of The Other Nashville Society (TONS), which supports musicians and industry professionals in building community outside of commercial country music in Nashville, and now boasts over 1,500 members. She is also a She Is The Music Songwriting and Publishing Committee member, which helps open top-level opportunities for female creators, and has served as a Chapter Governor of The Recording Academy Board/Nashville since 2023.

Formed in 2008, Mom+Pop has released music from artists like MGMT, Magdalena Bay, Courtney Barnett, Beach Bunny, Flume, Orion Sun, Caamp and others. Mom+Pop was awarded 2023 A2IM’s Libera Award for Label of the Year and has been recognized on Billboard’s Independent Label Power List multiple times. Independent and globally self-distributed, M+P has a team of 25 people with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London and now Nashville.

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