The Legendary country producer got his start playing with Elvis, among other awesome things. You can’t simply narrow the life and career of Tony Brown to one word or phrase—he’s accomplished too much for that. Starting his career in Southern Gospel, he played with Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell before becoming one of Nashville’s most dominant music executives. As a producer, his name has graced many of the biggest stars of all time, including Wynonna Judd, Lionel Richie and George Jones. Brown is putting the final touches on his upcoming coffee table book, Elvis Strait to Jesus, as he continues to produce, working with Reba McEntire on her new album – as well as Curb newcom

Music has value, Scott Borchetta is happy to tell you, and he should know. Whether he’s working as a mentor on “American Idol,” advocating for more favorable copyright laws or championing one of the artists in his Big Machine Label Group family, Borchetta has turned the phrase into a battle cry. While the music industry has shrunk and sales have bottomed out, under his leadership as president and CEO, Big Machine has soared. The company officially turns 10 on Tuesday. The numbers speak for themselves: 50 million albums sold, led by Taylor Swift, an early Borchetta find; 200 million downloads; 10 billion streams. For all the dreamers enrolling in the music business schools at Belmont Universi