Noted music executive Ben Vaughn, 49, has died. The president and CEO of Warner Chappell Music Nashville backed hits such as Dan + Shay's "Tequila."

Ben Vaughn, the president-CEO of one of Nashville’s top publishing companies, Warner Chappell Nashville, died Thursday morning at age 49. No cause of death was immediately given. A memo sent to staffers from Warner Chappell Music co-chairs Guy Moot and Carianne Marshall, obtained by Variety, reads as follows:

Ben Vaughn, one of the most consequential publishing executives in Music City and a fierce advocate for songwriters, died suddenly Thursday. He was 49. Vaughn rose quickly through the ranks of the music publishing industry,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - President and CEO of Warner Chappell Nashville, Ben Vaughn, has died, according to Billboard. He was 49. Billboard reports that Vaughn’s cause of death has not been released.

Ben Vaughn, President & CEO of Warner/Chappell Nashville, has passed away, aged 49. The news was confirmed today (January 30) in an internal memo from Warner Chappell Music Co-Chairs Guy Moot

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Warner/Chappell Nashville President and CEO Ben Vaughn has died, according to multiple reports. He was 49. A cause of death has not been reported.

Ben Vaughn, the veteran music publisher and President & CEO of Warner/Chappell Nashville, died suddenly on Thursday. He was 49. According to Axios, Warner-Chappell announced Vaughn's passing in an int