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# CHANGES @ The Recording Academy • Warner Music Group • 7Digital • Crush Music • Royalty Network • MPA
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/changes-royalty-network/
- Published: 2015-06-18T11:25:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-06-18T11:25:00.000Z
- Description: [UPDATED] Warner Music Group has appointed Michael Nash as an advisor to CEO Stephen Cooper, filling in for exiting COO Rob Wiesenthal. Nash worked at the label from 2000-2011 as. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/06/changes-royalty-network.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Songwriting & Music Publishing, Access Industries, Cary Sherman, Class Action, Internship, Minimum wage, Mitch Glazier, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Sony, Warner Music Group, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

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\[UPDATED\] Warner Music Group has appointed **Michael Nash** as an advisor to **CEO Stephen Cooper**, filling in for exiting **COO Rob Wiesenthal**. Nash worked at the label from 2000-2011 as one of its first digital execs and will now focus on business development.**MORE:**

**7digital** has promoted VP of Business Development **James Priestley** to General Manager of the digital music provider’s North American operations.

Pubic Relations Exec **Nadine Peña** has joined **Crush Music** to oversee media strategy for the company’s diverse music roster including viral sensation **MAX** and **Pete Wentz’s label, DCD2.** She joins from DKC Public Relations.

**Recording Academy Chapter News** – **Nick Cucci** will lead the **New York Chapter** of The Recording Academy that serves artists, songwriters and recording professionals based from New Jersey north; and former music industry exec **Kenny Cordova** will lead the **Florida Chapter** based in Miami to serve Florida and Puerto Rico.

**Abbey Adams** has been promoted to Senior Director/Creative at Sony/ATV.

The Country Music Association has announced the addition of **Carolyn Szczurek** as Senior Manager of Market Research; **Mary Overend** as Digital Marketing Manager; **Krista Dial** as Manager of Media Relations; and **Alina Thompson** as Marketing Coordinator.

Longtime Christian Music executive **Peter York** **has been promoted to President of Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG)**, it was announced today by **CCMG CEO Bill Hearn**, to whom York will continue to report.

**The Royalty Network** has announced the promotion of two employees, **Renato Olivari** and **Daniel Abowd**. Olivari has been promoted from Director of Office Operations to **Vice President**, and Abowd has been promoted to **Director of Copyright and New Media**.

**The Music Publishers Association** (MPA) has named Jackie Alway, Universal Music Publishing’s VP International Legal and Industry Affairs, as the Association’s new Chairwoman

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