UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP NASHVILLE has named CHELSEA BLYTHE as its EVP/A&R. She succeeds BRIAN WRIGHT, who departed that role in APRIL (NET NEWS 4/4).BLYTHE began her career as an A&R intern at INTERSCOPE RECORDS before becoming the department coordinator, where she worked with artists including KENDRICK LAMAR, SCHOOLBOY Q, RAE SREMMURD, and MIKE WILL MADE-IT. Moving to COLUMBIA RECORDS in 2016, BLYTHE climbed to VP/A&R, signed SYMBA, played a role in signing BABY KEEM to the label, .
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