LoCash Cowboys recently visited CMT, where the group previewed the video for “Chase A Little Love.”

Pictured (L-R): Brian Bayley, Alina Thompson, Preston Brust, Leslie Fram, Jen Morrison, Jordan Stephens, Jen Danielson, Chris Lucas, Stacey Cato

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SESAC showcased talent at the 17th Annual Key West Songwriters’ Festival. Held at Key West’s Kelly’s eatery, the showcase was hosted by hit songwriters Lance Miller (“Beer With Jesus”) and Rob Hatch (“If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away”) and offered great performances from songsmiths such as Ken Johnson, Karyn Williams, Anthony Smith, Phillip Coleman, Cary Barlowe, Sherrie Austin and Andi Zack among others. The annual Key West Songwriters Festival revolves around five days of more than 20 free shows and over 100 performances from top songwriters and artists.

Pictured (L-R): SESAC’s Tim Fink, Lance Miller, Rob Hatch, Shannan Hatch. Photo: Sheel

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The May edition of ASCAP‘s monthly writers-in-the-round at the Bluebird Cafe featured Kobalt Music songwriters Jessi Alexander, David Hodges, Josh Jenkins and Dennis Matkosky.

Pictured (L-R): ASCAP’s Mike Sistad, Kobalt’s Jeff Skaggs, Dennis Matkosky, Josh Jenkins, Kobalt’s Stephanie Cox and Brooke Yancey, David Hodges, Jessi Alexander and Kobalt’s Whitney Daane

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Members of the Warner Music Nashville were in attendance at the recent Best Cellars Dinner and enjoyed the Tom Black afterparty.

Pictured (L-R): Chantel Esposito, Co-chair John Esposito (President & CEO, Warner Music Nashville), Co-chair Tom Black, Scott Hendricks (Sr. VP A&R, Warner Music Nashville)

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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum presented its 34th annual Words & Music Night on April 30. Gretchen Wilson hosted the event, where Nashville-area students performed original songs accompanied by professional songwriters.

Pictured (L-R): Words & Music Outreach Coordinator David Bogart, School Programs Manager Natalie Lavine, Gretchen Wilson, Director of Education and Public Programming Ali Tonn and Vice President of Museum Programs Jay Orr. Photo by Donn Jones.

Nashville-based recording artists will come together on Sunday, May 12 at Music City’s 3rd & Lindsley concert venue for Music City Unites!, a benefit concert to raise funds for the victims of the Boston Marathon bomb attack. Artists confirmed to appear include Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer), Collin Raye, Lee Roy Parnell, Gary Chapman, Trae Edwards, Wes Harllee and more to be announced.
Presented by Nashville Publicity Group, the concert event starts at 7 p.m. and is sponsored by Jack Daniel’s and Lightning 100, who will be broadcasting portions of the event live. Attendees are asked to donate $15 or more at the door, with 100 percent of proceeds going to assist victims of the Boston Marathon bomb attack via Nashville-based relief organization Conduit Mission.
For more information, contact Brian Mayes at Nashville Publicity Group, 615-771-2040 or brian@nashvillepublicity.com.

The Swinging Door Saloon will host a benefit concert for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on Tuesday, May 14. Performers include The Grascals, Wade Hayes, Phoenix Drive and Bobby Chitwood. Hosted by Buzz Brainard, the concert will also include a silent auction.
Doors open at 6 p.m. A minimum donation for $20 is suggested, with all net proceeds donated to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Pictured (L-R): Red River Entertainment’s Chuck Rhodes, Michael Martin Murphey, and Murphey’s producer, Ryan Murphey.

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The George Jones final Nashville concert, which was set for Friday, November 22, 2013 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, will continue as planned. The show will now become a ‘Tribute to George Jones.’
“Everyone has been asking if we will still do the  show,” says Nancy Jones. “I have asked Garth, Kid Rock, Travis Tritt, The Oak Ridge Boys, Montgomery Gentry, Sam Moore, Charlie Daniels, Jamey Johnson and others and they all said ‘yes, I am still going to do it’ so with all the artists still planning on coming, we are going to honor George one final time.”
Jones’ representative says that not all previously announced artists have been contacted at this time and they are in the process of re-confirming all artists. A list of all confirmed talent will be available at georgejones.com.
Tickets for the Nashville finale were sold out previously.