Marcus K. Dowling
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journalismMarcus K. Dowling is an award-winning, critically acclaimed, and globally renowned expert in music and pop culture.
At present, he is the Editor At Large for Live Nation's VEEPS Network and Artist Friendly's collection of legacy print and online publications.
Most recently, he was The Tennessean's Nashville Country Music Reporter (part of the USA Today Network). He is also a member of the 2025 class of Leadership Music and an Academy of Country Music-honored 2023 Country Music Association Media Achievement Award winner, the 2021 recipient of the Rolling Stone Chet Flippo Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism.