MCA Impacted By Layoffs

Music Corporation of America (MCA, formerly UMG Nashville) has reportedly laid off a dozen staff members, according to Country Aircheck.

Those affected in the layoffs include VP of Media Marketing Leigh Malleus, VP of Strategic Marketing Gary Keffer, VP of Creative Services Karen Naff, Capitol/MCA Nashville Dir./Regional Promotion Megan Youngblood, Sr. Dir. of E-Commerce & Retail Troy Scott, Sr. Dir. of Marketing & Creative Services Michelle Hall, Dir. of Strategic Marketing Kathryn Huffman, Sr. Dir of Digital Marketing Leah Ducey, Mgr. of A&R Sarah Marie Burke, Dir. of Marketing & Artist Development Lindsey Terry, Dir. of Marketing & Project Management Alyssa Logan and Dir. of Streaming Marketing Chance Maxwell.

MCA has not responded to MusicRow‘s request for comment.

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Madison Hahnen is Project Manager at MusicRow Magazine, where she helps carry out operational objectives and large-scale projects for the company. She also manages the company's subscriptions. Hahnen graduated from Bryant University in May of 2020 with a B.S. in Team & Project Management and a minor in communication studies. Prior to MusicRow, she held internship roles with Make Wake Artists and Song Suffragettes.

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