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Nashville Power Players 2015

Clockwise from top: Kerri Edwards, Coran Capshaw, Mike Dungan, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, and Shane McAnally photographed on June 24, 2015 at The Land Trust for Tennessee’s Glen Leven Farm.

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Nashville Power Players 2015

Clockwise from top right: Publicists Jensen Sussman, Tyne Parrish, Lori Christian, Ebie McFarland, Jessie Schmidt, Wes Vause, Darlene Bieber and Allen Brown photographed on July 2, 2015  in Nashville. 

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Scott Borchetta

Scott Borchetta, President/CEO, Big Machine Label Group, photographed on July 8, 2015 in Nashville. Grooming by Christin Cook Zito at Jandy Works.  

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Mike Dungan

Mike Dungan, Chairman/CEO, Universal Music Group Nashville, photographed by Austin Hargrave on June 24, 2015 at The Land Trust for Tennessee’s Glen Leven Farm. Grooming by Christin Cook Zito at Jandy Works. 

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Coran Capshaw

Coran Capshaw, Founder, Red Light Management, photographed by Austin Hargrave on June 24, 2015 at The Land Trust for Tennessee’s Glen Leven Farm. Grooming by Christin Cook Zito at Jandy Works. 

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Randy Goodman

Randy Goodman, Chairman/CEO, Sony Nashville, photographed by David McClister on July 7, 2015 at home in Nashville. Grooming by Melissa Schleicher.

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Songwriters

Songwriters photographed June 23 at Layla’s in Nashville. Top row, from left: Chris DeStefano, Josh Osborne, and Luke Laird. Second row, from left: Nathan Chapman, Lee Thomas Miller, Barry Dean, Marv Green, Natalie Hemby, Michael Dulaney, and Nicolle Gaylon. Third row, from left: Matt Ramsey, Jon Nite, Heather Morgan, Trevor Rosen, Liz Rose, Rhett Akins, and Brad Tursi. Fourth row, from left: Shane McAnally, Josh Kear, and Ross Cooperman. Hair and Makeup by Christin Cook Zito at Jandy Works, Christina Fineo and Robin Geary at AMAX Talent. 

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Luke Bryan

Luke Bryan photographed on June 24, 2015 at The Land Trust for Tennessee’s Glen Leven Farm. Hair & Makeup by Paula Turner.

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Sally Williams, Vince Gill, Joe Galante, Robert K. Oermann and Mayor Karl Dean

Nashville's ambassadors (clockwise from left): Sally Williams, GM, Ryman Auditorium; Vince Gill, singer/philanthropist; Robert K. Oermann, journalist/author; Mayor Karl Dean, and Joe Galante, CEO, Galante Entertainment Organization, photographed on July 8, 2015 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Hair & Makeup by Christin Cook Zito at Jandy Works. On-site production by Les Gibson.

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Kerri Edwards

Kerri Edwards, president, KP Entertainment, photographed on June 24, 2015 at The Land Trust for Tennessee’s Glen Leven Farm. Hair & Makeup by Paula Turner. 

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Dierks Bentley

Dierks Bentley photographed on June 24, 2015 at The Land Trust for Tennessee’s Glen Leven Farm. Grooming by Kelly Henderson.

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Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Trisha Yearwood, Kip Moore and Cole Swindell

Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Trisha Yearwood, Kip Moore and Cole Swindell and photographed July 8, 2015 at Acme Feed & Seed in Nashville. Aldean, Moore: Grooming by Kelly Henderson. Bryan, Swindell:  Grooming by Paula Turner. Yearwood: Hair & Makeup by Debra Wingo Williams. Styling by Libby Mitchell. On-site production by Les Gibson.

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