W. The Label Group
Warner Music Group has officially named WEA Pres./CEO John EspositoPresident of Warner Music Nashville, as we told you via Twitter this morning and reported unofficiallyAug. 21. WMN encompasses Warner Bros. Nashville, Word Entertainment and a newly re-launched Atlantic Nashville. The move follows WB/Nashville EVP/GM Bill Bennett's exit (8/21). Atlantic Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman comments on the imprint's expansion, "The phenomenal success of the Zac Brown Band has proved that our instincts and our timing were right and, along with upcoming artists like Jesse Lee and the Invite, they are taking us down the country path again."
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