Industry Updates: HFA at SOURCE Awards, ASCAP Awards Date, SXSW, ICMs

Source honoree Peggy Lamb (center), is pictured with HFA’s Ed Hunt and Danielle Boone.

SOURCE honoree Peggy Lamb (center), pictured with HFA’s Ed Hunt and Danielle Boone.

HFA was proud to be a sponsor of the 2009 SOURCE Foundation Awards, honoring Joyce Jackson, Peggy Lamb, Pat McCoy, Sandy Neese, Margaret Parker, and Marion Keisker MacInnes (posthumously). The event was held at the Musician’s Hall of Fame and Museum on July 30.

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The 47th Annual ASCAP Country Awards will be presented on Monday, October 19 at the Ryman Auditorium. As always, the black-tie event is invitation-only.

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South By Southwest (SXSW) 2010 is now accepting conference registrations, hotel requests, and music festival showcase applications for the event taking place March 17 – 21, 2010 in Austin, Texas. Comprised of Music and Media Conference and Festival, SXSW is geared toward music industry professionals from around the world. A keynote address anchors four days of panels, interviews, workshops, mentor sessions, peer meetings, and the trade show. Daytime events at the Austin Convention Center flow into the world-renowned music festival, which showcases over 1800 acts on stages throughout downtown Austin. Click here to learn more and to register to attend. Sonicbids is the exclusive online musical event submission platform of the 2010 SXSW Music Festival. To apply, click here.

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Power Source Music Group will present the 15th Annual Inspirational Country Music Awards Show (ICM Awards) on Thursday, October 15 at 7 p.m. CST at the Trinity Music City USA Auditorium in Hendersonville, TN. Tickets are $45.00 and are on sale now. David Keith, actor and Tennessee native will host the ICM Awards show which will feature performers Ricky Skaggs & The Whites, Jeff Bates, Cherryholmes, and current ICM Entertainer of the Year CrossCountry. For tickets, more information and show highlights, please visit www.icm-awards.com.

The ICM Week Celebrity Golf Tournament & Benefit Concert will be held on Monday, October 12 at the Bluegrass Yacht & Country Club in Hendersonville with the benefit concert at Trinity Music City USA that night. Current celebrities include Tracy Lawrence, Bobby Capps (.38 Special), and Halfway To Hazard. All proceeds from both the golf tournament and benefit concert, along with help from Midland Radio, will go towards the purchases of potentially life saving emergency weather radios for residents of Sumner County. Information on playing and sponsoring can be found at http://www.ccma.cc.