Tom Roland
Editor·Billboard Country Update
Nashville, United States, North America
- Folk
- Country
- Bluegrass
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Folk · Country · BluegrassRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Tom Roland works as an editor at Billboard Country Update and is publicly associated with folk, country and bluegrass, working into United States. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Best for
Folk · Country · Bluegrass
Formats
Press Feature
Market
United States · North America
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Tom
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Billboard Country Update.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Tom Roland cover?
Genres
- Folk
- Country
- Bluegrass
Coverage
- Folk
- Country
- Bluegrass
- Nashville
Market
- Nashville
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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Who is Tom Roland?
Tom Roland is a Nashville-based editor associated with Billboard Country Update. Their published work centres on Folk, Country and Bluegrass. Coverage runs through Press Feature. The audience sits primarily in United States and North America. Genres in scope include Folk, Country and Bluegrass. Editor · Billboard Country Update. Tom Roland works as a editor with Billboard Country Update, based in Nashville. Tom Roland is editor at Billboard Country Update, based in Nashville. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Folk, Country, Bluegrass, Nashville and Trade, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Press Feature, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Tom is publicly associated with Folk, Country and Bluegrass. Reach concentrates on United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Editor. Works at: Billboard Country Update. Based in: Nashville, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Tom's press feature coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Editor
- Works at
- Billboard Country Update
- Based in
- Nashville, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- United States, North America
- Languages
- English
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About Tom Roland
Tom Roland works as editor and covers Folk, Country, Bluegrass and Nashville. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Tom Roland is based in Nashville, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Tom is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Tom's press feature coverage and the United States market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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