Industry Ink (2/15/12)

PLA Media Adds Justin Moore 

PLA Media announced today (Feb. 15) it has added Big Machine recording artist Justin Moore to its client roster.

Moore has delivered two No. 1 singles and has been named Billboard’s “New Country Artist of the Year.” “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away,” the lead single from Moore’s 2011 sophomore album Outlaws Like Me was the fastest rising of his career. His next single, “Till My Last Day,” will hit country radio in March. Moore is currently on tour with Blake Shelton

Moore joins existing PLA clients Lynn Anderson, William Lee Golden, Bryan White and Jessica Frech.

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Chick Singer Night Celebrates 10th Anniversary at The Bluebird

Chick Singer Night celebrates ten years as the country’s longest-running songfest for female artists with an anniversary concert Thurs., Feb. 16, at The Bluebird Cafe.

The show will feature Curb recording artist Christy McDonald, Jamie Floyd, Erisa Rei, and Taylor Wagner.

CSN is a non-profit organization founded by Lori Maier to promotes women in music by providing a house band and a venue for new and established artists to perform. Nashville director Jaclyn Brown features a bi-monthly gathering at the Bluebird.

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MTS Management Inks Doug Briney

Country artist Doug Briney has hired MTS Management to handle publicity for his March 9th debut CD release, It’s All Country. Briney, a two-time finalist in the KBear Alaskan Country Idol, will release his debut single, “More Than Just a Farm” through Triplestrand promotions.