Sounding Board: CAA's Jeff Krones has been named Chair, WME's Becky Gardenhire Pres., Sony Publishing's Rusty Gaston VP, FBMM's Carmen Romano Treasurer, WME's Gayle Holcomb Sergeant-At-Arms, FBMM's Duane Clark Parlimentarian and ACM's Haley Montgomery Secretary of the 2026-2027 ACM Board of Directors. Newly elected to the board are: Live Nation's Aaron Spalding, AEG Presents' Adam Weiser, Evergreen Artist Group's Andrew McWilliams, Curb/Word's Benson Curb, Capitol Nashville's Candice Watkins, The Team's Chappel McCollister, UMPG's Cyndi Forman, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp's Deana Ivey, Triple 8's George Couri, Results Global's Jackie Campbell, FlyteVu's Jeremy Holley, Perfect Game Creative's Jessi Vaughn Stevenson, The GreenRoom PR's Kristie Sloan, songwriter Lee Thomas Miller, WME's Nate Towne, Apple Music's Sally Seitz, Moo TV's Scott Scovill, Spotify's Tim Foisset and Audacy's Tim Roberts.

Newly appointed directors-at-large are: Pinnacle Financial's Andy Moats, Warner Chappell's BJ Hill, CLLD's Chris Lisle, UTA's Curt Motley, Joe's Live's Ed Warm, Durango Artist Management's Howie Edelman, Atlantic Outpost's Ian Cripps, CAA's Meredith Jones, Lost Highway's Robert Knotts, iHeartCountry's Rod Phillips, Range Media Partners' Shawn McSpadden and radio/TV personality Storme Warren. Full board here.