Phyllis Stark is a Nashville-based entertainment journalist who has been reporting extensively on the music business for more than two decades. Formerly the Nashville Bureau Chief and senior editor for Billboard, she continues to write a weekly column for Billboard Country Update. As a freelance writer, her work is seen regularly in several other publications and sites. Past experience includes stints as Executive Producer of National Content for the E.W. Scripps Company and Nashville music correspondent and daily blogger for Microsoft’s MSN.com.