Spirit Music Chief Creative Officer & Spirit/Nashville CEO Frank Rogers has been promoted to global CEO. He has been CEO of the Nashville division since 2019 (CAT 5/3/19), adding CCO duties for the whole company in 2022 (CAT 9/12/22). He continues to serve as Pres. of joint venture Fluid Music Revolution (CAT 2/18/16). Rogers says, "I am honored and excited to lead Spirit Music into its next chapter. I look forward to continuing to work with all of our talented writers and staff to build the best independent music publisher in the world.”
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Signage: Singer/songwriter Matt Stell signs with Black River. Pictured (l-r) are Rich Mgmt's Jordan Policastri, the label's Gordon S. Kerr, Kellie LaJack, Grace Watson and Tanya Schrage, Rich Mgmt's Brendan Rich, the label's Dawn Delvo, Stell, the label's Doug Johnson and Rick Froio, attorney Aaron Steinberg and Rich Mgmt's Chase Miller.
Signage: Singer/songwriter Sela Campbell signs with Leo33, CAA and Warner Chappell Music. Pictured (back, l-r) are WCM's Bryce Gravitt, Leo33's Katie Dean, Chris Fabiani, Ana Shabeer, Joseph Manzo and Dusty Cantrell, MJF Management's Marc Friedenberg and CAA's Chris Burrus and Kylen Sharpe; (front, l-r) Leo33's Daniel Lee, Campbell and Leo33's Natalie Osborne.
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Rogers Rises To Global CEO At Spirit Music
Spirit Music Chief Creative Officer & Spirit/Nashville CEO Frank Rogers has been promoted to global CEO. He has been CEO of the Nashville division since 2019 (CAT 5/3/19), adding CCO duties for the whole company in 2022 (CAT 9/12/22). He continues to serve as Pres. of joint venture Fluid Music Revolution (CAT 2/18/16). Rogers says, "I am honored and excited to lead Spirit Music into its next chapter. I look forward to continuing to work with all of our talented writers and staff to build the best independent music publisher in the world.”
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