The Nashville-based agent has worked closely with Old Dominion since well before they had a record deal. Ritches, who has also worked as in-house agent for Morris Higham Management, also counts heritage acts Jo Dee Messina, Shenandoah and Billy Dean as clients.

Name a music figure you admire.

Arthur Fogel, and the way he disrupted the live business with The Stones’ ’89 North American tour.

A frequent industry honoree for her work with urban artists, Reynolds-Drumm represents Quavo, Lil Yachty, Madison Beer, City Girls, Metro Boomin, Baby Tate, Duckwrth, Alexander Stewart, Q, Baby Rose and Coco & Clair Clair.

Favorite festival you ever attended?

Outside Lands, 2016: Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Lana Del Rey and Lionel Richie!

Rais-Shaghaghi began promoting dance shows in Canada before moving to Los Angeles in 2013 for his first agency job at APA. Since 2019, he’s been at CAA, where his roster includes Afterlife, Anyma, Tale of Us, Ellie Goulding, Rema, MRAK, Two Friends, Adriatique, Amelie Lens and Cloonee.

Best show you saw this year?

Afterlife and Anyma in Mexico City. I had never seen 65,000 people jumping, dancing and cheering together.

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

“Your inbox is the agenda other people create for you.”