Luke What You Made Me Do:
As first reported this morning via Breaking News, Arista Mgr./Midwest Regional Promotion Luke Jensen has been named Monument VP/Promotion. He succeeds Drew Bland, who recently vacated the post and will return to Phoenix (Hot Air 6/29). “I’m so grateful to [Co-President] Jason [Owen], [Co-President] Shane [McAnally] and [GM] Katie [McCartney] for this opportunity,” says Jensen. “I’ve come to know them as some of the brightest minds in this industry, and I couldn’t be more excited to work with them, the rest of the team at Monument, and this amazing roster of artists.” Reach Jensen here. At Arista, the search is on for a successor; apply here.
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