Sony/Nashville Restructures Promotion: Sony/Nashville has realigned the promotion departments at its three imprints, Arista, Columbia and RCA. As part of the restructuring, RCA Dir./National Promotion Josh Easler has been named Arista VP/Promotion and Arista regional Lauren Thomas has been named to the newly created role of Dir./National Promotion for Sony/Nashville. RCA SVP/Promotion Keith Gale remains in his current role. 

Concurrently, exiting Sony/Nashville are Arista/VP Promotion Lesly Simon, Columbia VP/Promotion Norbert Nix, Arista Dir./National Promotion Andy Elliott and Columbia Dir./National Promotion RJ Meacham. EVP Steve Hodges will lead Columbia until a new VP is named.