Deal Of Fortune: BMG/Nashville Pres. Jon Loba has added publishing to his established Nashville label responsibilities. Concurrently, he has signed an extended contract. “Jon has created a label powerhouse in Nashville with Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch, Jimmie Allen, Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll, so it makes sense to extend his scope to our Nashville music publishing operation,” says BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch. Loba first joined Broken Bow in 2001 before departing to launch Valory in 2007 (CAT 11/2/07). He returned to BBRMG as SVP in 2011 (CAT 1/31/11), and continued with the company as EVP following its acquisition by BMG in 2017 (CAT 1/30/17). Loba was named to his most recent post in 2020 (CAT 11/19/20); reach him here.