Lorie Hollabaugh
Detailed coverage of the music industry’s business heartbeat, with particular emphasis on country, Americana and Christian sectors, defines Lorie Hollabaugh’s reporting for MusicRow. She focuses on news about artist milestones, awards, corporate moves and philanthropic initiatives, translating industry announcements into clear, concise updates. With more than two decades of music business experience, she connects label, touring and non-profit activity with the artists and songwriters they support.
Industry Ink
Lorie anchors MusicRow’s recurring Industry Ink column, which packages multiple short items from across the music business into single, digestible briefings.
Recent installments spotlight theatrical productions such as Shucked alongside initiatives from organizations like MuttNation and Make-A-Wish, artist activity from performers including Lorrie Morgan, and updates from groups such as the Lefevre Quartet. Through these roundups she keeps a steady focus on charity campaigns, special events and organizational news, showing how artists, foundations and brands collaborate across the live and recorded-music landscape.
The column also regularly surfaces developments around festivals and entertainment companies, such as the Maui Songwriters Festival and Lucky Money Entertainment. By treating these items as part of the same ecosystem, she presents a compact view of how creative, corporate and philanthropic players intersect. Industry Ink reads as a running log of the scene’s moving parts, with each entry anchored in specific announcements and concrete outcomes.
Awards, Honors and Milestones
Her coverage of awards and honors spans both genre-specific ceremonies and individual recognitions. In one piece, she reports on Kierra Sheard receiving the BMI Impact Award, outlining the significance of the honor within contemporary gospel music.
In another, she tracks winners at the Americana Honors & Awards, including artists such as Sierra Ferrell and Brandy Clark, capturing how those achievements sit within the wider roots-music landscape.
Lorie also documents long-term milestones that mark endurance and growth. She covers Gaither Music Group celebrating a 30-year anniversary with Capitol CMG while noting a ten-billion-stream benchmark, tying catalog strength to current consumption metrics. Elsewhere, she writes about Asleep At The Wheel commemorating 50 years with Riding High in Texas, connecting a new project to the band’s extended history.
Across these stories, the emphasis is on concrete achievements - awards, anniversaries, streaming thresholds - rather than commentary, keeping the focus on verifiable career markers.
Christian and Inspirational Music Coverage
Lorie’s portfolio includes steady attention to Christian and inspirational music. Her reporting on Lecrae’s studio album Reconstruction underscores her interest in artists whose work crosses between faith-based communities and the broader commercial market.
The focus on both Kierra Sheard’s recognition and Gaither Music Group’s streaming success reflects an understanding of how gospel and Christian labels build and sustain careers over time.
She also follows initiatives that connect music with education and social impact.
When she covers efforts such as the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Save The Music launching a national music-education initiative, she treats the project as part of the same continuum as awards and artist milestones. The thread running through this coverage is the practical impact of faith-driven and inspirational music - on audiences, institutions and the industry structures that support them.
Business Deals, Brands and Infrastructure
Beyond artist recognition, Lorie follows the business mechanics that support touring and live entertainment. Coverage of Encore Luxury Coach Leasing acquiring Nitetrain Coach Company shows her engagement with the transportation and logistics side of the touring economy, where corporate moves directly affect artists’ ability to travel and perform.
Articles on LOCASH launching Music City Power Company and Pollstar unveiling a rebrand with new digital offerings reflect attention to how artists, brands and trade publications reposition themselves in response to shifting industry dynamics.
Event-focused stories such as Motif on Music Row hosting its first Songwriters Week and unveiling Lyric Lane fit the same pattern, highlighting venues and experiences built specifically around the songwriter community. Across these business and brand pieces, she reports in a straightforward, transactional style that prioritizes who is partnering with whom, what is being launched or acquired, and what segment of the industry stands to be affected. Her long experience in the music world informs a consistent trade-minded tone, and her work collectively offers a clear map of the companies, venues, foundations, labels and award bodies that shape opportunities for artists and songwriters.
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Andrea Dresdale
Andrea Dresdale manages entertainment content at ABC Audio and covers music-driven pop culture for news and audio platforms. Her beat centers on chart-friendly pop, new releases, mainstream artists, awards, residencies and industry milestones. She also reports on legacy acts, anniversaries, nostalgia, remixes, live performances and music’s links to film, television, streaming and social media. Her notable coverage includes Taylor Swift, BTS, The Weeknd, Madonna, The Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen, Patty Smyth and Miley Cyrus. Her work has appeared through syndicated ABC Audio coverage on outlets such as WRMF, KS95 and Hot 96.7. Dresdale writes concise, timely pieces for radio audiences. She frames songs, tours, specials and career moments through cultural impact, fan appeal, commercial momentum and lasting relevance. Her stories connect current hits with music history and show how artists maintain attention through new releases, collaborations and reinterpretations.
Andrew Weber
Andrew Weber uses accountability reporting to examine who benefits from decisions shaping Austin’s music ecosystem. He reports for KUT as a government accountability reporter and works as a freelance reporter and associate editor for KUT News across the public radio network. His music coverage focuses on musicians’ pay at festivals, health care, mental health services, venue relief and working conditions. He treats SXSW as a workplace and economic system, reporting on low fees, sponsorships, boycotts and the political choices behind the festival. He also covers government and institutional issues, including KUT’s relationship with the University of Texas and the firing of general manager Debbie Hiott. His reporting ranges from nonprofit support systems to experimental sound art. He plays music on the side and brings digital storytelling experience, including an Edward R. Murrow award for social media work.
Andy Greene
Andy Greene is a senior writer at Rolling Stone who stands out for long-form interviews and narrative features that follow artists across entire careers. He focuses on music, especially classic rock performers, live shows, tours, and band dynamics. He runs the interview series Unknown Legends and King For a Day, which center on veteran musicians, sidemen, collaborators, and singers who replace legendary frontmen. He also writes cover stories and major features on high-profile figures, including Radiohead, Howard Stern, Bill Withers, Nathan Fielder, Steve Perry, Pete Townshend, and Stephen King. His reporting relies on access, detailed questioning, and a deep command of rock history. He also writes about film and television when they connect to music and culture.
Anna Grace Lee
Anna Grace Lee is a Vogue reporter who covers pop musicians and celebrities through fashion, weddings, and lifestyle culture, focusing on dresses, events, pets, and subcultures rather than industry news. She writes scene-driven features that place entertainers in vivid settings, from villas to underground food markets, and treats music-adjacent stories as fashion and craftsmanship narratives. Her Dua Lipa Sicily wedding coverage shows how she frames a wedding dress as a haute couture moment and a pop-cultural milestone, emphasizing design, making, and handwork. Her Millie Bobby Brown miniature poodle piece reflects a consistent interest in celebrity pets, fandom, and off-stage persona. She also reports lifestyle features like Brooklyn’s buzziest underground cheese sale, embedding in niche food scenes. At Vogue she contributes to weddings, celebrity, living, and Met Gala coverage, and maintains a portfolio of culture and lifestyle work built around entertainment-adjacent storytelling.