Digital music distribution and publishing company TuneCore has announced that it will open a Nashville office, with newly-hired Shelby Kennedy taking charge as vice president of entertainment relations.

Kennedy has run his own company, Porch-Pickin’ Publishing, for the last 18 years, and previously held roles at ASCAP, BMI, Lyric Street Record and Wide Open Music Group.

In a statement, TuneCore CEO Scott Ackerman said: "Nashville is one of the most creative cities in the world, and Shelby Kennedy has deep ...