Lauren Thomas & More Exit Sony Music Nashville

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Lauren Thomas

Lauren “LT” Thomas (SVP, Promotion), Lauren Bartlett (Columbia Sr. Dir., Promotion), Paige Elliott (Columbia Dir., Promotion), Lisa Owen (Columbia Dirs., Promotion) and Paul Grosser (SMN Mgr., Promotion & Artist Development) have all left Sony Music Nashville as part of organizational restructuring.

“Our focus is always on being the best partners for our artists and the creative community, especially in this rapidly evolving marketplace,” the label shared in a statement obtained by MusicRow. “Today we made changes to our team structure to streamline our resources and be more successfully connected to our valuable radio partners across RCA Nashville and Columbia Nashville.”

Thomas was promoted to her most recent position of Senior Vice President, Promotion last June. She joined Sony Music Nashville in October 2009, and throughout her time there, has taken on various roles within the Promotion team, contributing to nearly 80 No. 1 records. For the past three years, Thomas has been leading the promotional efforts for the Columbia Nashville roster and staff. She has guided chart-topping successes for Old Dominion, Megan Moroney and Mitchell Tenpenny, along with multiple hits from Luke Combs.

Bartlett joined the organization in 2018 as Director, Southeast Promotion, following her time at Big Machine Label Group, and was elevated to Columbia Sr. Dir., Promotion in 2022. She also served as an Account Executive at Steel City Media prior to BMLG.

Elliott started her time at Sony Music Nashville in 2017. Before joining, Elliott served as Director of Regional Promotion, West Coast for Capitol Records Nashville from 2010 to 2017. Prior to that, she held the role of Director of Regional Promotion, Northwest at Capitol Music Group from 2007 to 2010.

Owen joined Sony Music Nashville as Arista’s Mgr., Regional Promotion in 2016. Prior, Owen had been with Show Dog Nashville Records since 2005. Before joining Show Dog, she served as the Director of Promotion & Marketing for the West Coast at DreamWorks Records and as the Manager of Promotion, West Coast, for Giant-Reprise Records Nashville.

Grosser started as an intern at Sony Music Nashville. In 2021, he joined the team full time as Specialist, Promotion and Artist Development before being promoted to Manager.

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