Canadian film and music video director Steven Goldmann, who has been battling cancer, is set to be moved from the hospital to his home, where he will be supported by a hospice team.

A fund has been set up to help Goldmann’s family with medical and other expenses. The fund aims to raise $50,000.

Goldmann has directed videos for numerous artists, including Faith Hill, Josh Turner, Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride, Alan Jackson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Mavericks, Pam Tillis, Clint Black, Shania Twain, Shawn Camp, Kathy Mattea, Lorrie Morgan, Wade Hayes, and numerous others.

He also directed the films Trailer Park of Terror (2007/Summit Entertainment), Our Country (2003/Gaylord Entertainment), Broken Bridges (2006/CMT/Paramount).

Among the awards Goldmann has garnered are a 2007 Canadian Country Music Awards’ CMT Video of the Year for Emerson Drive‘s “Moments,” the 2003 Academy of Country Music Video of the Year award for Jackson’s “Drive,” 1996’s Canadian Country Music Awards’ CMT Video of the Year and the 1996 Silver Clio Award, both for Twain’s “(If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here.” He also directed Hill’s 1998 video “This Kiss,” which garnered him the TNN Music City News Best Video of the Year, Nashville Music Awards and CMT’s Video of the Year.

In 1996, he earned the ACM’s Video of the Year for Collin Raye‘s “I Think About You.”

To donate to the fund, visit gofundme.com.

Prometheus Global Media, owner of Billboard Magazine, has posted a job wanted solicitation for a country, Christian and gospel chart manager. The full-time position will serve the needs of the chart community from its Nashville-base, while also responsible for providing print and online editorial to Billboard and Billboard Country Update, and on billboard.com.

Official listing below.

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The applicant would be responsible for maintaining the relevancy and accuracy of Billboard’s current chart menu, but also for seeking out new means of charting music consumption dictated by market shifts. This Chart Manager would be the Billboard representative to the music industry community for his or her specific genre charts and act as a liaison for those formats with our data providers, which include Nielsen Music and various social and streaming providers. The chart manager also contributes editorial content/chart analysis for print and online, and assists in daily/weekly chart maintenance functions.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
• Decide on and maintain relevancy and accuracy of current chart menu while seeking out new means of charting music consumption.
• Oversee and update monitored radio panels for respective charts.
• Mark albums, digital tracks and streaming titles for placement on the proper genre charts.
• Proof pages and assure accuracy of respective charts and accompanying data in print and online
• Author daily and weekly chart-related editorial content for Billboard and billboard.com in addition to trend/observation-based columns.
• Presents ideas for larger features covering country, Christian and gospel music with editorial staff.
• Act as the Billboard representative for country, Christian and gospel with record labels, retail outlets, radio stations, digital and social music sites, media and our readers. Initiate and accept all call/inquiries from these sectors as well as attend industry functions germane to those formats.
• Maintain open dialogue with data providers, including Nielsen Music and various social and streaming providers, alerting them of any potential chart issues. Respond to any inquiries/issues that our data providers may have.
• Assist chart department with daily and weekly maintenance of chart databases.

SKILLS SETS:
• Proficient in data analysis, with excellent writing and verbal skills and social-media savvy.
• Knowledge of country music, with a familiarity of Christian and gospel music preferable.
• An understanding of the machinations of the music industry with a contact base of influential people in various sectors of the industry.
• Proficient in industry databases, such as Nielsen Music, MediaBase, Next Big Sound, etc.

EXPERIENCE:
Candidate should have a minimum three years employment history in related music field (publishing, radio, retail, digital, social or record label). Prior published writing experience a plus.

Public Contact Link

David Fanning‘s name and voice might be new to country radio listeners, but his musical work surely isn’t. Fanning has produced three No. 1 hits, including Parmalee‘s “Carolina” and the Thompson Square hits “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” and “If I Didn’t Have You.”

The Tennessee native taught himself to use ProTools at the age of 14. Eight years ago, he moved to Nashville, where he met members of Jason Aldean’s band, including Rich Redmond. “They started working on a project with me at that time, and realized we worked really well together, so we started New Voice Entertainment,” said Fanning. “The first act we signed was Thompson Square.” New Voice Entertainment’s team includes Fanning, Redmond, Kurt Allison and Tully Kennedy.

Now, as one of the newest artists signed to Red Bow Records, Fanning is eager to bring his own musical style and voice to the masses. Red Bow Records is also recording home to Joe Nichols, Chase Bryant, and Craig Campbell.

Fanning stopped by the MusicRow office to preview tracks from his own upcoming solo project. The set included “Slow It On Down,” a pop/country confection peppered with spoken word verses, followed by “Crash,” which highlighted Fanning’s smooth vocals.

“Homegrown,” not to be confused with the Zac Brown Band song of the same title, was penned by Fanning four years ago. “It really celebrates being from a small town, small town girls, and the good things that come from living in a town like that,” he says.

He finished with his current single, “Doin’ Country Right,” penned by Jimmy Robbins, Josh Osborne, and Heather Morgan.

“Since we are a production team–four of us total–we filter ideas off each other. It’s not just me in the studio obsessing over the music–though I do,” Fanning says of the recording process with his New Voice Entertainment teammates thus far. “I’ve learned that great songs almost record themselves, you just have to give them a little more flair and it works itself out.”

Fanning already has approximately 15 songs cut, with plans to record four or five additional tracks before he and his team begin winnowing down songs to their final selections. He has managed to balance time in the recording studio and touring with production work on albums for Lindsay Ell and Parmalee’s upcoming album.

“It’s cool to go from doing production stuff to getting to do what I really have always dreamed about doing,” says Fanning. “Red Bow is awesome and it’s been an awesome journey. Something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I’m ready to keep playing and keep going.”

Black River Entertainment recording artist Kelsea Ballerini has unveiled the official album art and track listing for her 12-song debut album, The First Time. Set for a May 19 release, the lead single “Love Me Like You Mean It” lands at No. 10 on this week’s MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart.

Closing in on 150k sales, the single has seen 15k+ downloads this week. The official music video is currently out.

The Knoxville, Tenn., native co-wrote every track on the Forest Glen Whitehead– and Jason Massey-produced project. Ballerini’s currently released five-track digital EP contains five tracks that also appear on the forthcoming full-length project.

Ballerini, who was named one of CMT’s “Next Women of Country” late last year, moved to Nashville at 15. At age 19, she signed a publishing deal with Black River Publishing in 2013 and later that year signed a record deal with Black River Entertainment.

Tour schedule and track listing below.

Official Track Listing for The First Time
1. “XO” (Ballerini, Gravitt, O’Brien)
2. “Peter Pan” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Lee)
3. “Love Me Like You Mean It” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Kerr, Carpenter)
4. “Square Pegs” (Ballerini, Osborne, Stepakoff)
5. “The First Time” (Ballerini)
6. “Lookin’ At Stars” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Stepakoff)
7. “Sirens” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Denmark)
8. “Secondhand Smoke” (Ballerini, Kerr, Shellhart)
9. “Dibs” (Ballerini, Kerr, Griffin, Duke)
10. “Stilettos” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Savigar)
11. “Yeah Boy” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Timmer)
12. “Underage” (Ballerini, Kerr, Stepakoff)

Upcoming Tour Dates Include:
4/3 – Augusta, GA – The Country Club
4/10 – Norfolk, NE – w/ Scotty McCreery
4/12 – Green Bay, WI
4/17-19 – Dallas, TX – ACM Awards
4/25 – Los Angeles, CA – Radio Disney Music Awards
5/2 – Indianapolis, IN
6/6 – Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Field
6/17 – Wichita, KS
6/19 – Pueblo, CO – Bands in the Backyard w/ Toby Keith; Eli Young Band
6/26 – Cadott, WI – Chippewa Valley Music Fest w/ Tim McGraw