Industry Pics (2/10/14)
ASCAP hosted its monthly songwriters-in-the-round showcase at The Bluebird Cafe on Thursday, Feb. 6. The round featured top ASCAP songwriter members Jon Nite (“Whatever She’s Got”), Jimmy Robbins (“We Were Us,”) and Deric Ruttan (“Mine Would Be You”), as well as breaking Columbia Nashville songwriter-artist Leah Turner (“Take the Keys”).
Pictured (L-R): ASCAP’s Mike Sistad, Jimmy Robbins, Deric Ruttan, Leah Turner and Jon Nite. Photo by ASCAP’s Alison Toczylowski.
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Dierks Bentley and OneRepublic took the stage together at Rocketown in Nashville for a taping of CMT Crossroads. CMT Crossroads: OneRepublic and Dierks Bentley will premiere Friday, March 21 at 10 p.m. ET.
Pictured (front, L-R): Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic); Leslie Fram, SVP Music Strategy, CMT; Dierks Bentley; (back, L-R): Margaret Comeaux, CMT executive producer; Zach Filkins (OneRepublic); Tom Forrest, executive producer; Drew Brown (OneRepublic); Eddie Fisher (OneRepublic); Brent Kutzle (OneRepublic); Kathryn Russ; Bill Flanagan, CMT executive producer; John Hamlin, CMT executive producer. Photo Credit: John Russell/MaximumExposure
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New Country duo Dan+Shay recently celebrated their debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry, where they performed their single, “19 You+Me.” Dan+Shay (Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney) will release their debut album April 1 on Warner Bros. Records.
Pictured (L-R): Lisa Ray, Vice President Brand Management Warner Music Nashville; Todd Ramey, Sandbox Management; Jason Owen, Sandbox Management; Peter Strickland, Executive Vice President and General Manager Warner Music Nashville; Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay; Scott Hendricks, Senior Vice President A+R Warner Music Nashville; John Esposito, President and CEO Warner Music Nashville; Pete Fisher, Vice President, General Manager Grand Ole Opry; Steve Buchanan, President Opry Entertainment Group
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