Chronicle: Entertainment attorney Joel Katz has died, according to an In Memoriam page on the website of his former firm, Barnes & Thornburg, where he had been Senior Counsel since 2021. Prior to that, he spent spend 23 years at Greenberg Traurig, where he was founding shareholder of the Atlanta office. A member of the bar in both Georgia and Tennessee, Katz had been practicing since graduating from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1969. The school later named a library for him.

Katz's clients have included recording artists, producers, label executives and concert promoters, including Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw and George Strait. He also served as outside legal counsel for the Recording Academy and CMA. Last year, Katz received a 2024 Recording Academy Trustee Award as part of the Grammy Week in recognition of his contributions to the field of recording (CAT 1/5/24). No word on services.