Jessica Nicholson has joined Billboard as a staff writer, covering the Nashville music industry.
Nicholson also works freelance with her bylines appearing in CMT, Billboard, American Songwriter, Grammy.com, Holler Country and Forbes among others.
Previously, she has served as managing editor and before that, as staff writer at MusicRow Magazine. She was also a staff writer at music consumer publication Country Weekly.
Nicholson has a B.A. from Belmont University and is currently studying journalism and news writing from New York University School of Professional Studies, graduating next year.