Arista Shutters:
Arista Nashville Dissolves: No official word, but Country Aircheck has learned Sony/Nashville has dissolved its Arista imprint. Sr. Dir./Promotion & Artist Development Lyndsay Church has exited after seven years. She first joined in 2016 (CAT 3/28/16) as part of the Columbia team and was named to her most recent post last year (CAT 5/2/22). Arista Dirs./Promotion & Artist Development Ali O’Connell and Lisa Owen are reportedly segueing to RCA and Columbia, respectively, while Specialist/Promotion & Artist Development Amy Menz is set to take the same duties for RCA. Nicole Walden, who previously handled Specialist/Promotion & Artist Development for RCA, is said to be moving to the National team in a similar capacity. No word on how the Arista artist roster – Nate Smith, Megan Moroney, Brooks & Dunn, Old Dominion, Adam Doleac, Ryan Hurd, Seaforth and Morgan Wade – will be impacted.
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