Another Vice: 
As reported earlier in Breaking News, Warner Music Nashville has promoted Ben Kline to SVP/Global Revenue & Touring and Torie Nugent to VP/Research & Analytics. Kline will now oversee the label's International Department marketing and global release strategies plus lead the effort to develop a touring department. “Ben has always been the head of revenue and this promotion acknowledges our commitment to driving the business from every revenue source, everywhere in the world. In order to do that we need a fully-staffed team here in Nashville completely connected to all our affiliations,” says COO Matt Signore. Nugent will continue to provide insights into fan demographics and behavioral data, an increased focus on broader industry and genre-level trends while assisting the finance team with ROI and marketing spend analysis. “Torie is the perfect partner to this effort, as data will be critical to evaluating the viability of all opportunities,” adds Signore. Reach Kline here and Nugent here.
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