BREAKING: Rachel Whitney Exits Post At Spotify

Rachel Whitney

Rachel Whitney has exited her position as Head of Editorial, Nashville at Spotify, MusicRow has confirmed. She is going on a sabbatical.

Whitney joined Spotify in 2020 as Head of Editorial for the Nashville-based music editorial team, who cover all things rock, country, Christian, gospel, folk, Americana and roots music, and led programming for Hot Country, Spotify’s flagship country playlist.

With almost 20 years in Nashville, Whitney has dedicated her career to the intersection of music and technology. Prior to joining Spotify, she worked at both YouTube and Pandora heading country music programming and prior to that, was Dir. of Digital Marketing at Borman Entertainment where she supported a roster of artists including Keith Urban, Lady A, Michael Franti, Mickey Guyton and My Morning Jacket.

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LB Cantrell is Editor/Director of Operations at MusicRow magazine, where she oversees, manages and executes all company operations. LB oversees all MusicRow-related content, including the publication’s six annual print issues and online news. She is a Georgia native and a graduate of the Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University.

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