Taylor Named Chair/CEO, Sony Music Nashville
• Sony Music announced the appointment of Taylor Lindsey as Chairman & CEO of Sony Music Nashville, beginning in January. She will succeed Randy Goodman, who is retiring at the end of the year.
Lindsey has been Head of A&R for the Company since 2021, most recently serving as Executive Vice President. In her new role she will oversee the Company and its creative endeavors as well as Provident Entertainment, one of the world’s leading Christian music companies. Lindsey will be based in Nashville and report to Rob Stringer, Chairman, Sony Music Group.
It was concurrently announced that Ken Robold has been named President & Chief Operating Officer of Sony Music Nashville, reporting to Lindsey with oversight of the Company’s operations, including Provident Entertainment.
In making the announcement, Stringer said, “I’m very excited that we can promote a creative talent from within the company to this top position. I have witnessed Taylor become an all-round executive from an A&R background and she is ideally suited to plot the future for our Nashville team in a chapter where country music is clearly evolving and thriving as a key musical genre.” He added, “I’m also so pleased that simultaneously to Taylor’s appointment Ken will be in an important wider role helping her build a new era for Sony Music Nashville.”
Prior to joining SMN in 2013, Lindsey worked in A&R at BMG Publishing where she represented Grammy-award winning songwriters such as Hillary Lindsey and Tony Lane. Robold joined Sony Music Nashville in 2015 as EVP & Chief Operating Officer. He previously served as President of Zac Brown‘s Southern Ground Artists and spent 22 years at Universal Music Group, serving in a variety of positions including EVP/GM of their Nashville company. Robold is a past Chairman of the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Board of Directors and President of the Board of Directors for Leadership Music and currently holds board positions for the Country Music Association (CMA) and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Lindsey said, “I’m very grateful to step into this role. Along with Ken and the incredible SMN team, we are committed to fostering collaboration with our artists, creators, and fans, and will create a vibrant community that not only honors our rich heritage in storytelling but also redefines the sound of country music for generations.” [Photo Credit: Emily Dorio]
