Warner Records Nashville has promoted Kristen Williams from SVP to EVP/Radio & Commercial Partnerships; SVP/Legal & Business Affairs Patrick Sabatini to EVP/Operations & Business & Legal Affairs; and SVP/Strategic Marketing Victoria Mason to EVP/Marketing. Additionally, VP/Interactive Marketing Brooke Hardesty rises to SVP/Digital Marketing and VP/A&R Rohan Kohli has been upped to SVP/A&R. Austin Jenkins has joined the label as SVP/A&R from his previous position as SVP/A&R for MCA and Head of Lucille Records.
Williams joined the label group in 2003, rose to VP in 2014 and SVP in 2016 (CAT 9/22/16); she broadened her role to include retail, streaming, catalog development and direct-to-consumer efforts oversight in 2024 (CAT 2/26/24). Former Global Music Rights Head/Business & Legal Affairs Sabatini joined the label in 2020 (CAT 6/29/20). His career has also included time with Arista, Capitol, Warner Bros. and private law firms.
Mason joined Warner in 2011 and rose from VP to SVP in 2021 (CAT 8/31/21). Hardesty came aboard in 2012, rising from Sr. Dir./Interactive Marketing to VP in 2021 (CAT 8/31/21). Kohli was elevated from Sr. Dir. to VP in 2023 (CAT 8/1/23) after joining the label in 2018. Jenkins was Island VP/A&R until taking on roles with MCA and Lucille last year (CAT 4/24/25).
Habit Forming: Sons of Habit sign with Lucille/MCA. Pictured (l-r) are the label's Stephanie Wright, Champ/Red Light's Matt Musacchio, the band's Mitchell Douglas, Jeffrey Parish and Dalton Daniels, MCA's Mike Harris, Sons' Noah Patrick, Champ/Red Light's Evan Miller, the band's Hagan Edge, and the label's Katie McCartney, Rob Femia and Dave Cobb.
Satellite Train Station: MCA's Luke Grimes visits SiriusXM's Highway Mornings with Cody Alan. Pictured (l-r) are Alan, the label's Houston Gaither, Grimes and SXM's Victoria Alfonso, Lauryn Snapp and Lexi Sidders.
KUZZ Feed: Big Machine's The Band Perry play a private show for KUZZ/Bakersfield. Pictured (l-r) are the duo's Johnny Costello, the station's Brent Michaels, the duo's Kimberly Perry and the label's Stella Prado.
Kill Joy: RCA's Corey Kent (c) celebrates the platinum certification of "Something's Gonna Kill Me" with the label's Paige Altone, Triple 8's Chris Fox, the label's Ken Robold, Kent, Triple 8's George Couri and the label's Caryl Atwood and Jason McColl (l-r).
Human Kind: Stoney Creek's Jelly Roll (c) with the label's Shelley Hargis, JoJamie Hahr, Jon Loba and Adrian Michaels (l-r) after accepting the CRS Artist Humanitarian Award Friday (3/20).
Dear Rodeo Houston: Warner/CoJo/WMN’s Cody Johnson celebrates making Rodeo Houston history. Pictured (l-r) are KILT's Nick Russo, guest Kevin Fogarty, KILT's Chris Huff and Bruce Logan, Johnson, KKBQ's Lauren "Lo" Sessions-Barker and Travis Moon and the label's James Marsh.