#377 - John Esposito on How He Turned A Record Label Around + Introducing Himself to Frank Sinatra at a Restaurant + How Kenny Chesney Rescued Him + Leaving Warner Music Nashville After 13 Years

#377 - John Esposito on How He Turned A Record Label Around + Introducing Himself to Frank Sinatra at a Restaurant + How Kenny Chesney Rescued Him + Leaving Warner Music Nashville After 13 Years

John Esposito is leaving the position as the Chairman & CEO Warner Music Nashville after 13 years. He has overseen the label and grown it exponentially since he began in 2009 with artists from Dan + Shay to Kenny Chesney. He talks about taking Blake Shelton from a point of almost getting dropped to being a super star. Espo is already credited with jump starting the careers of Hunter Hayes, Brett Eldredge, Cole Swindell and many more. He talks about the behind the scenes of running a record label, the advice he offers artists and what he will do after leaving Warner. He also shares some great stories about meeting Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney and going to Burger King with Jay Z.

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Episode 34 - Natalie Hemby (2-2-17)

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Episode 33 - Kelsea  Ballerini (1-24-17)

Episode 33 - Kelsea Ballerini (1-24-17)

Bobby is joined this week by Kelsea Ballerini. Bobby and Kelsea talk about how she got her start writing music professionally in college which lead to her writing her first single. Kelsea talks about ...

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Episode 32 - Brian O'Connell (Live Nation President of Country Touring) (1-16-17)

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Bobby is joined this week by Brian O'Connell who is the President of Country Touring at Live Nation. He has created major country festivals such as Faster Horses, Watershed, Lake Shake and Route 91. H...

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Episode 31 - Maren Morris (1-12-17)

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Episode 29 - Bobby's Top 5 TV Shows of 2016

Episode 29 - Bobby's Top 5 TV Shows of 2016

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Episode 28 - Lauren L from Sounds Like Nashville

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Bobby and Mike D talk about the 2017 Grammy nominations and predict who they think will win each category in this 30 minute conversation! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcast...

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