{"id":211575,"date":"2025-12-04T21:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T02:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/12\/04\/vince-gill-signs-with-jody-williams-for-management-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T21:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T02:06:15","slug":"vince-gill-signs-with-jody-williams-for-management-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/12\/04\/vince-gill-signs-with-jody-williams-for-management-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vince Gill Signs With Jody Williams for\u00a0Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLongtime Nashville music industry exec <strong>Jody Williams<\/strong> has taken on management duties for country singer\/songwriter <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/vince-gill\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/vince-gill\/\">Vince Gill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWilliams, founder\/CEO of independent music industry publishing company Jody Williams Songs (JWS), has worked with Gill for four years as his publisher and will now manage him at his newly established management entity, Little Guitar Management, overseeing all aspects of the legendary singer\u2019s career. Williams will continue as CEO of JWS in addition to managing Gill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/vince-gill-lifetime-record-deal-mca-what-that-means\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/vince-gill-new-manager-jody-williams\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vince-gill-mca-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"(L-R): MCA\u2019s Mike Haris and Rob Femia, Larry Fitzgerald, Vince Gill, MCA\u2019s Katie McCartney and Stephanie Wright\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tWhat Vince Gill\u2019s \u2018Lifetime\u2019 Record Contract With MCA\u00a0Means\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/business\/legal\/weezer-bassist-scott-shriner-wife-files-divorce-jillian-lauren-1236127170\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/vince-gill-new-manager-jody-williams\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/weezer-scott-shriner-jillian-lauren-2019-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Scott Shriner and wife Jillian Lauren arrive at the 2019 Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival held at Regal LA Live Stadium 14 on February 15, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title 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class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/vince-gill-new-manager-jody-williams\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bluey-2023-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Bluey\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAustralia&rsquo;s Parliament Passes Content Quotas For Streaming Video Platforms\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Larry Fitzgerald<\/strong>, Gill\u2019s longtime manager for more than four decades, will remain as a consultant to Williams. Fitzgerald\u2019s longtime colleague, <strong>Jennifer Templeton<\/strong>, will stay on as Gill\u2019s day-to-day manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Nina Jenkins Fisher<\/strong> will continue to oversee all day-to-day aspects of JWS, which is a joint venture with Warner Chappell Music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cTaking on this new role with Vince feels like a calling and a natural evolution,\u201d Williams said in a statement. \u201cMy motivation is to ensure that Vince\u2019s career aspirations for the near future are realized and his long term legacy includes milestones he has not yet reached. Nobody does Vince Gill like Vince Gill. His unique musical aesthetic has served him well his whole career. I\u2019m honored to work alongside Vince, and very grateful for Larry and Jennifer\u2019s support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout my career I\u2019ve put great care into putting teams together around our artists, yet it was only recently that I used those skills one final time for my buddy Vince,\u201d Fitzgerald says. \u201cI\u2019ve always admired Jody\u2019s vision, organizational, and decision-making skills, and he has an ability to engage with talent in meaningful ways. Already a member of Vince\u2019s team as his publisher, we know his passion is unparalleled.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black injected-single-story lrv-u-border-b-1\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-075\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/video\/vince-gill-talks-receiving-lifetime-achievement-award\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/vince-gill-new-manager-jody-williams\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/vincegill.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"BB - Vince Gill - CMA Awards 2025 - Video\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tVince Gill Talks Receiving Lifetime Achievement Award &amp; Being Honored, Reveals He\u2019s Releasing an EP Next Month | CMA Awards\u00a02025\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFitzgerald teamed with <strong>Mark Hartley<\/strong> in 1977 to launch Fitzgerald Hartley Management, and over the next 42 years, he managed the careers of artists including Gill, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/glenn-frey\/\">Glenn Frey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/toto\">Toto<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/rufus\">Rufus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/patty-loveless\">Patty Loveless<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/brad-paisley\">Brad Paisley<\/a>. In 2019, he dissolved Fitzgerald Hartley and opened Hey Buddy Management, with Gill as the sole client.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWilliams previously served in roles as vp of creative for BMI and president of MCA Music Nashville. He is the former chairman of the board for the Country Music Association and is currently board chairman of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, where he is also a trustee.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEarlier this year, Gill signed a lifetime recording <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/vince-gill-lifetime-record-deal-mca-what-that-means\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/vince-gill-lifetime-record-deal-mca-what-that-means\/\">agreement<\/a> with his longtime label home, Nashville\u2019s MCA Records. He has also begun releasing an EP of new music each month, as part of his series <em>50 Years From Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/vince-gill-new-manager-jody-williams\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime Nashville music industry exec Jody Williams has taken on management duties for country singer\/songwriter Vince Gill. Williams, founder\/CEO of independent music industry publishing company Jody Williams Songs (JWS), has worked with Gill for four years as his publisher and will now manage him at his newly established management entity, Little Guitar Management, overseeing all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-211575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211575\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}