MusicRow’s 2026 N.B.T. Industry Directory Showcases The Next Wave Of Emerging Leaders

MusicRow has revealed its 2026 N.B.T. Industry Directory list, highlighting a rising class of music industry leaders.

Now in its seventh year, MusicRow’s N.B.T. Industry Directory is the first and only list of its kind, showcasing Nashville music business professionals who occupy important roles at their respective companies. This class of professionals are on a trajectory of excellence to successfully lead the Nashville music industry into the future.

All members of the 2026 N.B.T. Industry Directory are featured in MusicRow’s current Touring & Next Big Thing Issue, which releases today (Dec. 9).

Single copies of MusicRow’s Touring & Next Big Thing print issue are available for purchase at musicrow.com for $50, and are included with yearly MusicRow subscriptions.

The members of MusicRow Magazine’s 2026 N.B.T. Industry Directory are:

Alex Albanese, Creative Mgr., Publishing – Creative Nation Music
Sally Allgeier, National Dir. of Country Promotion – Red Street Records
Taylor Antle, Dir., A&R – Round Hill Music
Amy Beard, VP, Marketing – Big Loud Records
Sarah Bennett, Sr. Publicist – The GreenRoom PR
Ben Binner, Dir. of Content & Strategy – Sun Label Group
Avery Bon, Sr. Dir. Marketing – WHY&HOW
Michelle Bower, Pres., Strategic Partnerships – The Neal Agency
John Bradley, A&R – Electric Feel Entertainment
Kristi Bradshaw, Publicist – OH Creative
Corey Brewer, VP/Head of Media & PR – Big Loud
Matt Brum-Taylor, Dir. of Digital Marketing – Academy of Country Music
Victoria Cappelli Greiner, Sr. Dir., Digital Marketing – AEG Presents Global Touring
Jeff Cherry, Founder/Artist Mgr. – Hudson Hill Mgmt.
Casey Childers, VP of Digital – ONErpm
Camryn Clark, Manager – Left Right Management
Jen Coen, Sr. Director, Brands & Ventures – HYBE America / Big Machine Label Group
Elizabeth Cook, Creative Dir., Publishing/A&R – Back Blocks Music
Sam Cope, Dir. of Digital Accounts Strategy, Americas – FUGA – a Downtown company
Tyler Corrado, Artist Mgr. – Neon Coast
Saxon Curry, Manager – Sticks Management
Courtney Daly, Dir., Artist & Label Strategy – Stem
Aubrey Daniels, Head of Publishing – Major Bob Music
Sally D’avanzo, Assoc. Business Mgr. – Farris, Self & Moore, LLC
Jennifer Davis, Dir., Live Events & Production – Academy of Country Music
Blake Duncan, Sr. Creative Dir., A&R – Combustion Music
Andrew Farwell, President – Outback Presents
Rhiannon Ferronetti, Asst. Mgr. – WHY&HOW
Brittany Finley, Dir. of Publicity – Elicity Public Relations
Justin Ford, VP Creative, Design & Branding – Big Machine Label Group
Houston Gaither, Dir., Radio Marketing – MCA
Allan Geiger, Sr. Dir., Creative & Content – BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville
Carter Green, Agent – WME
Dillon Goldberg, CEO of The PRNT Company – FNGRPRNT
Ethan Goldish, Music Agent – CAA
Anna Kathryn Groom, Mgr., Music Brand Partnerships – Wasserman Music
Bret Guest, Business Mgr. – Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group
Rummy Le Guevel, Business Mgr. – Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group
Weston Hebert, VP, Touring – AEG Presents
Alex Heimerman, VP of Streaming & Strategic Partnerships – Riser House Entertainment
Eunice Hernandez, Relationship Mgr. – Studio Bank
Duane Hobson, Assoc. Dir., Creative Membership – ASCAP
Ben Huddleston, Assoc. Business Mgr. – FBMM
Connor Hunt, Sr. Dir., Media – MCA
Jordon Isbell, Dir., Marketing – Virgin Music Group
Emilia James, Mgr., Creative Membership – ASCAP
Willie Jones, Associate – Loeb & Loeb LLP
Samantha Kane, Mgr., Artist & Industry Relations – Opry Entertainment Group
Colleen Kelley, Associate – Loeb & Loeb LLP
Brad Krause, Sr. Dir., Digital Strategy – MCA
Taylor Krebs, Coord., Music – United Talent Agency
Courtney Kruckeberg, Creative Dir. – Endurance Music Group
Abby Lamb, Assoc. Business Mgr. – FBMM
Lexi Leatherwood, Publicist – OH Creative
Autumn Ledgin, Manager, Tucker Wetmore – Ledgin Management
Nicole Lewis, Artist Mgr. – One Spark Entertainment
Lauren Lieu, Creative Dir./Publishing – River House Artists
Brooke Mansfield, VP of Digital Strategy – Riser House Entertainment
Liz Mayo, Sr. Dir., Public Relations – Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC)
Lyndsie McClure, Dir. of Development – NSAI
Moira McCravey, Agent – WME
Jaclyn McDonald, Mgr., Sync – Concord Music Publishing
Lili McGrady, President – Humanable
Dylan McGraw, Manager – Fusion Music/Red Light Management
Melissa McGreevy, Dir., Audience & Web Marketing Strategy – Warner Records Nashville
Julia McLeod, VP Artist Marketing – ONErpm
Micah McNair, Creative Dir. – Black River Entertainment
Jenny Methling, Sr. Dir., Strategic Partnerships – Country Music Association
Bryan Mooney, Global VP of A&R – Downtown Artist & Label Services
Matt Musacchio, Manager, Vincent Mason, Jessie James Decker – Red Light Management
Kate Myers, Dir., Strategic Partnerships – Warner Records Nashville
Sam Nasr, Manager, A&R – Universal Music Publishing Group
Walker Newberry, Artist Mgr. – Make Wake Artists
Marita Niemiec, Dir., Digital Marketing – Warner Records Nashville
Yitzi Peetluk, Agent – Wasserman Music
Megan Pekar, Associate – Loeb & Loeb LLP
Trevor Perkins, CEO & Founder – PERK PR + Creative Co
Victoria Powell, Attorney – Gutt Law, PLLC
Alex Quattlebaum, Dir. of Touring – Futureshirts, Inc.
Tahsin Rakib Himi, Dir., A&R Research – BMG
Alyssa Ramsey, Manager – Play It Again Music
Amanda Remo, Senior Client Mgr – Harris, Huelsman, Barnes & Company
Tim Reynolds, VP, Digital – Big Machine Label Group
HB Riordan, Artist Mgr. – Make Wake Artists
Rio Van Risseghem, Label Relations Mgr., Country – Amazon Music
Sam Sarno, Sr. Creative Dir. – SMACK
Camryn Scharnhorst, Owner – The Cam Collective Publicity
Karen Schillinger, Music Agent – CAA
Phil Shay, Sr. Dir. of Development – Belmont University, Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business
Chandler Nicole Sherrill, Sr. Dir. of Creative – Electric Feel Entertainment
Allie Snyder, Creative Dir., Video – Sony Music Nashville
Alyson Stokes, Sr. Brand Communications Mgr. – Ryman Hospitality Properties/Opry Entertainment Group
Lizzy Stone, Account Mgr. – Wiles+Taylor & Co
Lexi Stringer, Dir., A&R – Sony Music Nashville
Caitlin Stubner, Vice President – Songtrust – a Downtown company
Mak Symmonds, Dir. of Marketing / Management Team Member – SMACK
Anna Thiel, Creative Mgr. – Eclipse Music Group
Jessica Turri, Head of Artist and Industry Relations, Nashville – ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Julianna Vaughn, Dir., Promotion, SE/MW – Triple Tigers
Layne Weber, Head of Digital and Experiential Marketing – Q Prime South
Anna Widmer, Dir., Radio Marketing & Promotion – Sony Music Nashville
Carlile Willett, Agent, Brand Partnerships – WME