Opheim Joins Warner Music Nashville

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Mallory Opheim


Warner Music Nashville has announced the hiring of  Mallory Opheim as as Mgr./Regional Promotion Midwest/NE. She is taking over the region vacated by Katie Bright, who was recently promoted to National Director of Promotion for Team WMN. Opheim joins the team after handling the SE for Red Bow Records.
It’s a return to the WMN for Opheim, who interned there while studying at Belmont University. She has also worked at The Davis Music Group, Instigator and Blaster Records. Her first day on the job at WMN is Tuesday May 27.
Contact Mallory HERE.

Jim Lauderdale Sets July Release For 'I'm A Song' Album

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i'm a song111A legendary songwriter, artist and musician in Nashville’s Country, Bluegrass, and Americana circles, Jim Lauderdale will release his upcoming 26th project, I’m A Song, on July 1.
The 20-track album boasts guests Lee Ann Womack, Patty Loveless and Buddy Miller, as well as songwriting from co-writers Gary Allan, Bobby Bare, Odie Blackmon, Jimmy Ritchey, Elvis Costello, Robert Hunter and more.
Jim’s band on I’m A Song includes James Burton, Al Perkins, Kenny Vaughn, Dennis Crouch, Stuart Duncan, and John Oates.

Due to popular demand, “King of Broken Hearts,” Jim’s most requested tune is re-recorded for the first time since Planet of Love was released in 1991. “I wanted to do ‘King of Broken Hearts’ again since that album is out of print, and people keep asking for that song. That’s one that I do at just about every show as a tribute to Gram Parsons and George Jones,” Lauderdale says.

Weekly Chart Report (5/23/14)

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Nashville Residents Co-Curate Photo Exhibit in Los Angeles

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Untitled-1The Country Music Hall of Fame’s Tim Davis and Michael McCall have co-curated a free Country music photography exhibit to run in Los Angeles’ Annenberg Space for Photography from May 31-Sept. 28.
Developed with Shannon Perich of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American, Country: Portraits of an American Sound will explore how both historical and contemporary images shape the public identity of Country music. A variety of documentary, studio, promotional and fine art images are featured of Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Keith Urban and Hank Williams—as well as deejays, fans, executives and musicians. Photographers include Opry veteran Les Leverett, among others.
On Thursday, Aug. 21, the Nashville co-curators will be featured in the free evening lecture series, Iris Nights, in conjunction with the California exhibition. In addition to being streamed online, tickets are available for reservation.
As part of the exhibit, an original half-hour documentary will also highlight photography’s role in Country music’s more than 80-year evolution. Commissioned by the art-space, the Arclight Production will feature over a dozen Country music artists, including Roy Clark, Merle Haggard, Lyle Lovett, LeAnn Rimes, Marty Stuart, Lee Ann Womack and more.

Industry Photos (5/23/14)

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The Ma​y ​installment of the ASCAP “We Create Music” ​showcase​ ​series was held on Wednesday, Ma​y 21​ at The Basement. The showcase ​​featured songwriter-artist​ Joshua Scott Jones (formerly of Steel Magnolia); ​BMG Chrysalis songwriter-artist Jordyn Mallory; The Voice finalist Tony Lucca, Peachy Pyron and Big Deal Music Publishing songwriter-artist David Ray.

Pictured (L-R): ASCAP's​ Ryan Beuschel,​Tony Lucca,​Peachy Pyron, Joshua Scott Jones, Jordyn Mallory, ASCAP's LeAnn Phelan and ​​David Ray. Photo by ASCAP's Alison Toczylowski.

Pictured (L-R): ASCAP’s​ Ryan Beuschel, Tony Lucca, ​Peachy Pyron, Joshua Scott Jones, Jordyn Mallory, ASCAP’s LeAnn Phelan and ​ ​David Ray. Photo by ASCAP’s Alison Toczylowski.

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Deana Carter recently offered up songs from her project, Southern Way of Life, during a performance at Nashville’s The Basement.

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Deana Carter. Photo: Kristi Potts


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Deana Carter. Photo: Kristi Potts

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Sara Evans kicked off the Fox & Friends Summer Concert Series this morning (May 23) in support of her seventh studio album Slow Me Down. Evans performed her hits including “A Little Bit Stronger,” “Suds In The Bucket,” “A Real Fine Place,” and her current single “Slow Me Down” for a packed crowd of fans as well as Navy and Coast Guard members in town for Fleet Week.

Pictured (L-R): Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Sara Evans, and Clayton Morris

Pictured (L-R): Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Sara Evans, and Clayton Morris

Conway Entertainment Group Signs The SteelDrivers

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steeldrivers11111Conway Entertainment Group has signed an exclusive booking agreement with bluegrass band The SteelDrivers, comprised of seasoned music veterans Mike Fleming, Tammy King, Gary Nichols, Richard Bailey and Brent Truitt.
The group is currently touring in support of their third Rounder Records release Hammer Down.
“We are honored to be a part of the SteelDrivers’ team,” says Brandon Mauldin, Sr. VP of CEG. “They are a world-class, extremely talented act. We are proud they have chosen CEG to represent them on their future endeavors.”
The SteelDrivers state, “We are excited to be joining Conway Entertainment Group. Their passion for our music, coupled with their outside the box approach, makes this a great home for us. Our goal is to reach our fans while broadening our market to engage new fans by performing in new arenas as we continue to release our music.”
The Steeldrivers are managed by Wortman Works’ Jules Wortman.

Bonnaroo Works Fund Names Grant Recipients for 2014

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Avett Brothers. Photo credit: Crackerfarm

Avett Brothers. Photo credit: Crackerfarm


Bonnaroo Works Fund (BWF) has named nearly 40 nonprofit organizations as 2014 recipients.
The Bonnaroo Works Fund is the charitable arm of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, and supports national and regional organizations that encourage the arts, education and the environment. Bonnaroo Works Fund is a component of the East Tennessee Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which administers the fund. Grantees are selected via a committee, based on need, mission and the specific use of funding.
The Avett Brothers have signed on as 2014 Bonnaroo Works Fund Ambassadors and will help raise awareness of the fund.
2014 Grant Recipients
Books From Birth, Nashville
CASA Works, Inc., Manchester
Center for the Arts, Murfreesboro
Coffee County Central High School, Manchester
Coffee County Raider Academy, Manchester
Coffee County Schools Libraries, Manchester
Coffee County Soil Conservation District, Manchester
Country Music HOF, Nashville Franklin County Arts Guild, Cowan
Friends of Warner Parks, Nashville
Highland Rim Habitat for Humanity, Tullahoma
Highlander Research & Education Center, New Market, Tennessee Humanities Tennessee, Nashville Manchester Municipal Arts Commission, Manchester
Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee, Nashville
Little Kids Rock, Serving Nashville
Mountain Goat Trail Alliance, Monteagle
Music Health Alliance, Nashville
Music Makes Us, Nashville
Musicians On Call, Nashville
Nashville Symphony Association, Nashville
National Museum of African American Music, Nashville
Nature Conservancy of Tennessee, Nashville
Notes For Notes, Nashville
Pencil Foundation, Nashville South Cumberland Community Fund, Tracy City
Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (SOCM) Rescue Project, Knoxville – benefiting Coffee & surrounding
Tennessee Clean Water Network, Benefiting Manchester
Tennessee Opportunity Programs, McMinnville
Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC), Nashville
Tullahoma Fine Arts Center, Inc., Tullahoma
Tullahoma South Jackson Civic Association, Tullahoma
VH1-STM, Serving Nashville
Westwood Elementary School, Manchester
Westwood Middle School, Manchester

Artists Add Appearances During CMA Music Fest Week

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grand_ole_opry_logo_20051Josh Turner, Scotty McCreery, Love and Theft, Josh Thompson, Lauren Alaina, Craig Morgan, and Little Big Town will all take part in album and/or book signings at the Opry Originals Shop, located at Nashville’s 3rd Avenue and Broadway, during CMA Music Fest.
Numerous artists will no doubt be part of two additional Opry-related events that were recently announced: the City of Hope Celebrity Softball game slated for June 7 at 9 a.m., and the Opry at the Ryman matinee that will take place Saturday, June 7 at 3 p. m.
For more information, visit opry.com/cmafest

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Tracy Lawrence


Tracy Lawrence will launch the “Tracy Lawrence Street Party” during CMA Fest on June 4 in Nashville. Lawrence will perform at Losers Bar & Grill parking lot in Nashville for the free, open to the public concert starting at 6:00pm.
The concert will feature guest appearances as well as a headlining performance from Lawrence.
The entertainer recently reached the one million followers mark on Facebook. “I enjoy interacting with fans through social media,” Lawrence says. “We have built a great community online and I wanted to reward everyone with something special during CMA Fest this year.”
“Tracy reached a million Facebook followers by collaborating with our data-driven strategies about his fans to better communicate and embrace them,” says Jay Frank, Owner/CEO of DigMark. “By combining our methods with his great catalog of new and classic music, we’ve been able to reconnect Tracy with long time fans and establish new, younger fans as well.”

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Chuck Wicks. Photo: Jim Wright

Chuck Wicks. Photo: Jim Wright


Chuck Wicks is slated to join the Country Weekly Kick-Off Party Powered by NASH as a host and performer. The event, slated for June 3, will take place in its new location at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge (located at 1 Cannery Row). Wicks will join previously announced performers Kip Moore and Frankie Ballard. The concert will benefit Musicians On Call.
For more information, visit musiciansoncall.org.

SAG-AFTRA, SoundExchange Team To Distribute Unclaimed Royalties

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soundexchangeMedia and entertainment union SAG-AFTRA and SoundExchange, the independent organization that collects and distributes royalties for the streaming of sound recordings on digital radio, have teamed up. Together they identified SAG-AFTRA members who may have a cumulative $2.3 million in unclaimed royalties for the use of their recordings from 2,500+ digital radio services.
sag aftra logoSAG-AFTRA and SoundExchange conducted an extensive crosscheck between their two databases to identify nearly 2,000 union member performers who are potentially owed royalties. A large number of those identified as potentially having royalties collected by SoundExchange on their behalf include actors and comedians, who are likely unaware they are owed money. All members identified are receiving communications via U.S. mail and email alerting them to the waiting money, and directing them to SoundExchange’s simple (and free) online registration.
“While we are best known for our focus on music, SoundExchange also collects royalties for actors, comedians and spoken word recordings,” said SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe. “The match with SAG-AFTRA allows SoundExchange to reach all of these important performers (both music and non-music) who are entitled to their share of royalties from streaming radio services.”
For details or to register visit www.soundexchange.com or call SoundExchange at 800-961-2091.

Steve Wariner Books Date at Nashville's Listening Room

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Steve Wariner


Steve Wariner will perform a rare, intimate concert at The Listening Room Cafe in Nashville on Wednesday, June 18 at 8:30 p.m.
“I always loved it when Chet Atkins performed his series of shows at Café Milano back in the ‘90s, and for a long time I’ve thought it would be fun to do something like that,” said Wariner, who spent several years performing in Atkins’ band.
“Chet could have easily played in any arena around town, but instead he wanted to be somewhere cozy and comfortable where the locals and tourists alike could see him perform whatever he felt like doing,” he continues. “That’s the approach I’m taking with this show as well — I’m going to have fun and just let the night dictate what I perform. Of course I’ll do some of my hits, but I love the thought of just coming out on stage, picking up my guitar, and playing whatever comes to mind. I’m still deciding if it will be me and the band, me solo and acoustic, or me and a few players. Who knows? If it’s as much fun as I think it will be, I might decide to do this more often.”