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BMI promotes Shannon Sanders to expanded Nashville creative leadership role

Reported by Music Business Worldwide · Nov 12, 2026

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BMI promoted Shannon Sanders to Assistant Vice President, Creative, Nashville, reporting to Clay Bradley. Sanders will continue signing and developing songwriters and supporting them through educational programs, showcases and networking events. His existing responsibilities include overseeing Nashville’s No. 1 celebrations outside country music.

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Sanders’ portfolio connects BMI’s songwriter-development infrastructure with networks spanning R&B, gospel and other genres beyond Nashville’s country business. His programming history with artists including Clipse, Ella Mai and the Fisk Jubilee Singers provides a concrete channel for those creative communities within the rights organization.

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