Lone Star & Strings: River House/Warner/WAR’s Hudson Westbrook (in hat) with Audacy's Justin Cole, Tim Roberts and Katie Neal (l-r).
Better Offman: Singer/songwriter Hayden Coffman celebrates the RIAA gold certification of “Better Off." Pictured (front, l-r) are CmdShft's Morgan Mills, Coffman, UTA's Haley Fairman, Perk PR's Trevor Perkins, Rise Music Group's Tanner Louis and TM Alexis Shackelford; (middle, l-r) CmdShft's Alexa Shaffer, producer Grady Saxman, UTA's Lauren Holland and Perk PR's Natalie Blakely; (back, l-r) CmdShft's Landon Collins and Jarrod Cooper, songwriter Ethan Escue, business mgr. Sean Coffman and UTA's Brian Hill.
Last One To Row: SiriusXM's Buzz Brainard (c) with Warner's Blake Whiten (l) and Gavin Adcock at SiriusXM The Highway's Music Row Happy Hour.
Year Booked: Broken Bow's Lainey Wilson (l) with multi-hyphenate Kelly Sutton at New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash.
She's Taken A Brine: Grindstone Recordings' Craig Campbell (c) with PickleJar Up All Night's Scott Gaines and Katie Cook.
2026 Months Later: Columbia's Megan Moroney (c) with iHeartCountry House Party's "Wayne D" Danielson and Tay Hamilton.
Group Chatt: Stone Country's Spencer Hatcher (c) with WUSY/Chattanooga's Melissa "Mo" Wagner and Greg "StyckMan" Owens.
Tea Party Mode: Broken Bow's Dustin Lynch with WBWL/Boston's Jessica Callahan.
Big Loud EVP/Promotion Stacy Blythe and Opry Entertainment Group VP/Artist & Industry Relations Jordan Pettit have been named Co-Presidents of Big Loud. Together, they will oversee all label operations, and Blythe will continue to lead the promotion team. Pettit begins his new position Feb. 2. “Stacy's impact on Big Loud has been felt from the beginning — her dedication, vision and leadership have shaped our culture and our success in profound ways,” says Partner Seth England. “At the same time, we're thrilled to welcome Jordan, whose experience and relationships across the industry bring fresh energy and perspective to our team." Blythe has been with the label since 2015 and rose to EVP in 2024 (CAT 7/10/24). Pettit joined OEG in 2018 (CAT 2/5/18) after stops at Redbrandana Partner and Warner Bros. Nashville.
