BREAKING: Lauren Kilgore Joins Sony Music Nashville & Provident Entertainment

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Lauren Kilgore. Photo: Emily Ann Photography.

Lauren Kilgore has joined Sony Music Nashville & Provident Entertainment as Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, effective immediately.

In her new role, Kilgore will manage and direct the legal activities for both labels, collaborating with various business leaders locally and within Sony Music Entertainment to develop and implement SMN and PE’s legal, business and operational strategies. She will report to Taylor Lindsey, Chair & CEO of Sony Music Nashville, and Ken Robold, President and COO.

“We are so excited to have Lauren join Sony Music Nashville and Provident Entertainment,” shares Lindsey. “Her vast knowledge and sharp acumen will only help to continue to provide the best and most competitive deals for both our company and the artists we’ve partnered with.”

Kilgore comes with almost 15 years of experience as an entertainment attorney, representing Grammy Award-winning artists, producers, songwriters, TV contestants, record labels, publishing companies, managers and other creatives. She has worked with a wide range of clients, including Paramore, Jackson Dean, Ben Williams, Black River Entertainment, Shenandoah and Walk Off Entertainment.

Kilgore has spent her entire legal career in Nashville and most recently served as a Shareholder at Buchalter, P.C., where she managed a wide variety of transactional entertainment matters. Alongside her transactional work, she has also dealt with pre-dispute and litigation cases and has acted as an expert witness in music industry-related legal matters.

Kilgore has been featured on Billboard’s Top Music Lawyers list for five consecutive years, included in MusicRow’s In Charge list from 2018 to 2024, and was named Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year in 2024. She is a Vanderbilt Law School graduate and an active member of the Recording Academy, the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association, NSAI and the Copyright Society of the South. Kilgore is also a frequent speaker at conferences across the U.S., discussing topics related to the music industry and intellectual property.

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