Best media companies in Nashville, TN

Live Nation Entertainment Inc, the world's live entertainment company, combines several entertainment brands, including Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, the Live Nation and Live Nation Productions. Live Nation began as SFX Entertainment, a part of SFX Broadcasting, and then became a division of Clear Channel Communications. It became its own entity in 2005 with Michael Rapino as President and CEO. Since then, Live Nation has provided live entertainment services to fans in over 40 countries around the world through promotion and hundreds of entertainment venues. Live Nation partnered with Ticketmaster, the global leader in live event ticketing, in 2010 to form Live Nation Entertainment. This relationship has allowed both companies to expand their reach to help more fans experience the power of live each year. Live Nation Concerts produces over 35,000 live music events annually in conjunction with Live Nation Entertainment's 4,000+ touring artists. Live Nation fully acquired Front Line Management Group in 2011, giving the company access to the artists it represents, now numbering over 500, including top acts such as Chicago, Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett. Each of these businesses supports the Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions. Live Nation Network connects more than 1000 advertisers to its network of consumers through Live Nation live event and digital platforms. Live Nation Entertainment has recently focused investments on profitable music festivals and initiatives associated with them. Some of the festivals Live Nation Entertainment has a controlling stake in include Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo. They also have a partnership with Insomniac who runs the Electric Daisy Carnival. Part of these investments include upgrading facilities at the festivals, including adding permanent bathrooms and running water. Live Nation Entertainment has an international presence, which has allowed them to acquire businesses around the world including the House of Blues (2006), a United States concert promoter; Union Events in Canada (2016) and Mainland Music (2018), based in Switzerland. It has also gained majority interest in AC Entertainment (2016), the Sweden Rock Festival (2016), Australia's Secret Sounds Group (2016) and DF Entertainment (2018).

Warner Music Group (WMG) became the only stand-alone music company to be publicly traded in the United States in May 2005. With its broad roster of new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, Bad Boy, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Maverick, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music International, a leading company in national and international repertoire operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world's leading music publishers.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. is one of the world's largest outdoor advertising companies with a diverse portfolio of 450,000 print and digital displays in 31 countries across Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America, reaching millions of people monthly. The company is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

HarperCollins Publishers LLC is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Macmillan.

Brookdale Senior Living Solutions owns and operates retirement homes across the United States.

Gannett is an international media and marketing solutions company and one of the largest, most geographically diverse local media companies in the U.S. Through its powerful network of broadcast, digital, mobile and print products, the company informs and engages more than 110 million people every month. The company's portfolio of trusted brands offers marketers unmatched local-to-national reach and customizable, innovative marketing solutions across any platform. As a digital media leader, the company provides access to outstanding content on many different platforms and digital marketing services to businesses that help them use digital technology more effectively. Gannett's iconic national brands, such as USA TODAY and CareerBuilder, as well as its unique local brands serving nearly 120 communities, set the company apart and provide a strong brand advantage. Gannett's properties cover a wide range of geographies, demographics and content areas, which combine to form a uniquely powerful and comprehensive portfolio of offerings for consumers and commercial clients alike. Gannett owns or services through shared service agreements or other similar agreements 46 television stations. Excluding owner-operators, Gannett is the No. 1 NBC affiliate group; No. 1 CBS affiliate group; and the No. 4 ABC affiliate group. These stations cover 30% of the U.S. population in markets with nearly 35 million households. Following the acquisition of Belo Corp. in December 2013, Gannett became the largest independent TV station group of major network affiliates in the top 25 U.S. markets, with a strong, diversified portfolio. Each TV station also has a robust digital presence, including mobile, to reach consumers wherever they are. Overall, Gannett reaches more than 65 million unique visitors monthly or about 29 percent of the U.S. Internet audience via digital platforms, including CareerBuilder.com, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties and digital platforms affiliated with its local media organizations across the country. USA TODAY is one of the most popular news sites and the USA TODAY app is a top news app with more than 19 million downloads to date across iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows and Kindle Fire. USA TODAY mobile traffic continues to grow as monthly visitors are now approximately 24 million. The company operates 82 U.S. daily publications, including USA TODAY, and 443 non-daily local publications in 30 states and Guam. USA TODAY ranks No. 1 in the industry in total daily circulation, according to the Alliance for Audited Media. Affiliated digital products of the company's U.S. publications, including USA TODAY, reach more than 39 million unique visitors monthly. The print products reach more than 10 million readers every weekday and more than 12 million readers every Sunday. Together they provide critical news and information from neighborhoods, the nation and the globe. Gannett's deeply rooted understanding of its communities and its local market relationships, many of which have spanned decades, provide access to content on more than 500 local mobile and tablet products and leading applications for iPad, iPhone, Kindle and Android. Through key acquisitions and partnerships, Gannett continues to accelerate its digital strategy. Gannett also helps businesses grow by providing marketing solutions that reach and engage their customers across the company's diverse platforms. G/O Digital, Gannett's digital marketing services organization, is a full-service media and marketing solutions company with a suite of best-in-class digital products. G/O Digital offers a one-stop shop of localized marketing solutions to national and small to medium-sized businesses. G/O Digital comprises Gannett's full suite of digital marketing services, including marketing leaders Shoplocal, Key Ring, Deal Chicken and BLiNQ - and puts them to work in an integrated, complementary way to transform local marketing and connect advertisers with local consumers. In addition, Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is one of the United Kingdom's leading regional community news providers with 17 daily paid-for titles, more than 200 weekly print products, magazines and trade publications, and a network of web sites. More than 15 million unique users access Newsquest's network of news web sites each month.