Welcome to The Nashville Briefing’s fifth annual 30 Under 30 list! And yes, that one person that probably should have been on it this year was unfortunately left out. I hear you! It’s impossible to please everyone. Because everyone always asks, here’s how the list was assembled: My team looked over hundreds of submissions and reached out to a large pool of industry leaders. After many sleepless nights aggressively debating who would make the final cut, this list was assembled.

Here’s the good news. Every single person on this list is impacting the culture here in Music City and in the global music business. This is the FUTURE! And It’s looking bright. Get to know everyone here so that you don’t run into them at a party and embarrass yourself for not knowing who they are!

- Zak Kuhn (Founder, Nashville Briefing)