Randy Goodman has announced that he will retire as Chairman/CEO of Sony Music Nashville at year’s end.

Goodman, whose biz career spans 35 years, was appointed to the top spot at SMN in 2015. During his impressive tenure he and his team have seen huge success with such acts as Luke Combs, Kane Brown, Maren Morris, Megan Moroney and Nate Smith; recent breaking artists have included Mitchell Tenpenny, Kameron Marlowe, Corey Kent and Morgan Wade, to name a few.

He has also had oversight of Sony Music’s Christian music operation, Provident Entertainment.

“Thank you to Randy for leading our Nashville company through the last nine years and providing some of the biggest new superstars in the genre of country music,” reads a statement issued by Sony Music boss Rob Stringer. “These artists are part of his legacy, and he should be proud of that. We look forward to building on the strong base he and his team have set up for the future.”

“Thank you to Rob for his leadership and support throughout my entire time at the company,” reads Goodman’s quote. “The Sony Music Nashville and Provident Entertainment teams are some of the finest executives I’ve had the privilege of working with over my many years in this business.

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