EMPIRE Nashville & American Dogwood Host CMA After Party

EMPIRE Nashville Team. Photo: Becca Mitchell

EMPIRE Nashville and Shaboozey‘s American Dogwood hosted their CMA After Party on Wednesday night (Nov. 19).

Attendees included Ne-Yo, BigXthaPlug, Russell Dickerson, Randy Houser, Tay Keith, Melanie Fiona, Kevin Powers, Jake Banfield, Don Louis, Sophia Scott, CeCe, Josh Tatofi, Dawson Anderson, Johnny Manziel, Shaboozey’s managers Jared Cotter (Range Media Partners) and Abas Pauti (American Dogwood), and Ghazi (EMPIRE Founder/CEO).

Abas Pauti & Jared Cotter. Photo: Becca Mitchell

BigXthaPlug, Ne-Yo, & Shaboozey. Photo: Becca Mitchell

CeCe. Photo: Becca Mitchell

Dawson Anderson & Don Louis. Photo: Becca Mitchell

Eric Hurt & Josh Tatofi. Photo: Becca Mitchell

Ghazi & Sophia Scott. Photo: Becca Mitchell

Photo: Becca Mitchell

Tay Keith. Photo: Becca Mitchell

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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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