About Courtney Allen Creative Director / A&R - Concord Nashville Music Publishing Courtney Allen has a passion for mentoring songwriters and finding new talent. She is the Creative Director, A&R at Concord Music Publishing in Nashville. Concord is a global, full-service, independent music publishing company that works with everyone from Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper, Imagine Dragons to Nikki Sixx and Ruston Kelly. Their Nashville roster includes hit songwriters Hillary Lindsey,