The Team
SHEROD ROBERTSON
OWNER/PUBLISHER
srobertson@musicrow.com
Sherod Robertson is President and Owner of Music Row Enterprises, the parent company of MusicRow Magazine. He oversees operations and strategic initiatives for MusicRow Magazine and its related entities. He acquired the company in October, 2010.
During the ‘90s, Sherod served as Director of Finance of Arista Records, reporting to Tim DuBois and Mike Dungan. Previously, he launched his career in the music industry in 1991 and served as VP of Finance and CFO at Reunion Records then led by Terry Hemmings. Sherod is also a CPA.
As a Mississippi native, he is a member of CMA, ACM, The Recording Academy and an alumni of University of Alabama where he obtained his Bachelors of Science degree and enjoyed Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant’s final year as coach.
LB CANTRELL
EDITOR/DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
lbcantrell@musicrow.com
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.
JOHN NIX ARLEDGE
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & ACCOUNT MANAGER
jarledge@musicrow.com
John Nix Arledge is Business Development and Account Manager at MusicRow magazine. He graduated from Mississippi State University in May of 2022 with a master’s degree in Business Administration and B.A. in Communication. Prior to MusicRow, John Nix worked as Project Coordinator at Nashville-based entertainment marketing agency, FlyteVu, where he assisted the agency in social media strategy, activation outreach and public relations.
MADISON HAHNEN
PROJECT MANAGER & SUBSCRIPTION MANAGER
mhahnen@musicrow.com
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.
LAURYN SINK
STAFF WRITER
lsink@musicrow.com
Lauryn Sink is a staff writer at MusicRow Magazine. Hailing from Lexington, North Carolina, Lauryn is a 2025 graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
LORIE HOLLABAUGH
STAFF WRITER
lhollabaugh@musicrow.com
MusicRow staff writer and Nashville native Lorie Hollabaugh has over 20 years of experience in the music industry, working for companies including the CMA, R&R, Country Weekly magazine, and Splash Public Relations. As a writer, she’s covered the Nashville music scene for a variety of publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, R&R, The Boot, Country Weekly, and Nashville Arts And Entertainment Magazine; and has interviewed hundreds of artists, songwriters, and entertainment celebrities. She holds a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University and is a member of the ACM and the CMA.
ROBERT K. OERMANN
CONTRIBUTOR/HISTORIAN
oermann@earthlink.net
Robert K. Oermann is a multi-media personality in print, TV, radio, graphic arts, and public speaking in addition to being a music historian, photographer, illustrator, librarian and writer/producer of specials for CMT, TBS, A&E, PBS and others. This longtime MusicRow columnist is the author of nine books, including the 2020 NY Times best-selling Songteller with Dolly Parton. He is the annotator of 100-plus albums including 2001’s O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack. His honors include the 2016 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Keystone Award, 2011 R.O.P.E. Media Award, 2002 IFCO Tex Ritter Award, 2001 Belmont Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999 Nashville Scene readers poll, 1996 Nashville Music Award, 1994 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award and 1988 CMA Media Achievement Award, and he is the namesake of MusicRow‘s Robert K. Oermann annual new-artist honor. Oermann owns one of Nashville’s largest private music archives.
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