The Academy of Country Music has named Andy Schuon as its new chief executive officer.
Though Schuon has not held country-specific positions before, the music industry veteran comes to the job with a broad history of leadership roles at such companies as MTV, VH-1, Warner Brothers Records, Universal Music Group, Ticketmaster and CBS Radio. He also was on the front lines of then-new platforms and technologies through executive positions at MTV2, Farmclub.com, Pressplay and REVOLT TV.
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Schuon succeeds outgoing CEO Damon Whiteside, who has led the organization for more than six years and stepped down on June 30, transitioning to CEO emeritus for the rest of the year.
Under Whiteside, the ACM Awards, which held their 61st annual ceremony in May, were the first major awards show to transition from broadcast to streaming, first airing on Amazon’s Prime Video in 2022. Its current deal with Prime Video, which streams the show in 240 countries and territories, runs through 2028.
