Mike Dungan,
Cindy Mabe and company are enjoying yet more big success for
Sam Hunt, whose
SOUTHSIDE set earned 2020’s sole country platinum certification the week after its release. Sam’s “Hard to Forget,” meanwhile, is a top streaming cut in the format and a Country radio monster.
UMGN breakouts
Travis Denning,
Parker McCollum and
Mickey Guyton are inspiring major buzz, meanwhile, and the label group’s slate of releases is expected to include new sets from superstars
Luke Bryan,
Eric Church,
Keith Urban,
Brothers Osborne,
Carrie Underwood (for Christmas) and
Chris Stapleton, whose 2015 set
Traveller remains the undisputed consumption champ among country albums.
Traveller’s “Tennessee Whiskey” holds the record for the most-streamed country song in the U.S. with 1.4 billion total streams, followed by Hunt’s “Body Like a Backroad” with 1.2b.
The Uni team has promoted a number of execs this year, including
Lori Christian—who was upped to SVP Marketing—as well as
Rachel Fontenot (now VP Artist Develop-ment) and
Leigh Malleus (VP Media).
Katie Dean became SVP
MCA Promo just after our 2019 Nashville special was put to bed, so we’re duty-bound to salute her now. The team was additionally strengthened by new hires like Marketing/Artist Development Director
Kristen Reynolds, Data Analytics Research specialist
Kristen Reed,
Capitol Nashville promo’s
Katie Bright and Catalog Marketing/Product Development Director
Tara Master.
