Industry Ink (6/17/14)

Nashville-based, full-service management company Triple 8 Management has expanded its staff. Jesse Atwell has been promoted to Sr. VP, Marketing, where he will oversee the marketing structure and marketing initiatives for the roster. Ricky Brown has been promoted to VP, Marketing, and will focus on tour marketing initiatives for the roster.
Four new additions have been made to the Triple 8 Management team. Jared Crouch, formerly with CAA Los Angeles, has joined as a day-to-day manager. Emily Miller has been added to the marketing team, where she will aid in expanding digital marketing initiatives. Chelea Williams joins the in-house merch department as online merch manager.
Republic Nashville Director of Southwest Promotion Mark Gray will join the team as day-to-day manager for Eli Young Band. He replaces Jenn Poppe who has moved to Illinois to be closer to family. Poppe will exit Triple 8 at the end of July and will be available for project management and freelance work. She can be reached at jennifer.a.poppe@gmail.com or at 615-498-7171.

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CCM singer-songwriter Jamie Grace recently earned an RIAA Digital Gold Certification for “Hold Me (feat. TobyMac),” which garnered 500,000 single downloads.

Pictured (L-R): Producer Christopher Stevens, Gotee Records President Joey Elwood, Jamie Grace, TobyMac

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MCA recording artist David Nail invited college students enrolled at Grammy U to his tour stop in Irvine, Calif., with Lady Antebellum on their Take Me Downtown Tour. The college students attended Nail’s soundcheck for his concert being held later that evening at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Nail also took part in a question-and-answer session with the students.

David Nail with students enrolled in Grammy U

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Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill at Destiny USA owes back taxes, according to syracuse.com. The state filed a new tax warrant against the restaurant earlier this month for more than $107,000; the debt is related to taxes the business owes the state from the first quarter of 2013. This is in addition to $145,000 in sales taxes it owes from the second and third quarters of 2013. The business previously owed $189,000 from that period, but paid some of that debt after the state filed a warrant earlier this year.
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Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at jnicholson@musicrow.com.

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