Jessica Nicholson is a staff writer covering the Nashville music industry for <em>Billboard</em>. She previously served as a managing editor for <em>MusicRow</em> magazine and a staff writer for <em>Country Weekly</em>. She has also written for <em>American Songwriter</em>, CMT, <em>Forbes</em> and Grammy.com. She graduated from Belmont University, where she studied music business, marketing and writing.
