# Shannon Sanders promoted to AVP, Creative, Nashville at BMI

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/shannon-sanders-promoted-to-avp-creative-nashville-at-bmi/
- Published: 2026-11-12T19:31:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T09:55:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Music Business Worldwide
- Original article: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/shannon-sanders-promoted-to-avp-creative-nashville-at-bmi/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Shannon Sanders is now BMI’s AVP, Creative, Nashville.
- He will continue developing and supporting songwriters.
- Sanders brings more than 30 years of music experience.

## Summary

BMI has promoted Shannon Sanders to Assistant Vice President, Creative, Nashville, where he will continue signing and developing songwriters and supporting them through educational programmes, showcases and networking events. The appointment matters because it places an experienced Nashville music figure in a senior role shaping BMI’s work with both emerging and established writers.

Sanders joined BMI in 2020 and has helped launch the Annapolis Songwriters Festival, produce its interview series and host monthly acoustic events at the Bluebird Café. He has more than 30 years’ experience as a songwriter, producer and musical director, with three Grammy Awards among his honours. He will report to BMI Nashville creative vice-president Clay Bradley; the promotion follows a wider round of BMI creative-team promotions in November 2025.

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