Artist Photos: Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Montgomery Gentry, Jeremy Camp

Paisley Crushes Hollywood Bowl

Brad Paisley performed at the Hollywood Bowl last Friday night (June 5) during a stop on his Crushin’ It World Tour. Along with openers Justin Moore and Mickey Guyton, Paisley was joined by special guests comedians Sarah Tiana and Jon Reep. Paisley also performs in Lake Tahoe, Sacramento, and Mountain View, CA this week before returning to Nashville Sunday to close out the CMA Music Festival. 

Photo (L-R): Patrick Whitesell, Co-CEO WME; Bill Silva of Andrew Hewitt and Bill Silva Presents; Brad Paisley; manager Bill Simmons; Rob Beckham, Co-Head Nashville WME; Eric Herz, Live Nation. Photo: Ben Enos

Martina McBride Recognized By Covenant House

During the 2015 Night of Broadway Stars in New York, Covenant House presented Martina McBride with the Beacon of Hope Award in recognition of her work with the homeless and trafficked youth. McBride has used her celebrity status to empower fans through Team Martina, a global charity group that works to make the world a better place through the healing power of music. The group has raised over $300,000 through their U.S. initiatives as well as funding a music education program for Covenant House in Guatemala.

Pictured (L-R): Covenant House President Kevin Ryan, Martina McBride and two residents of Covenant House

Montgomery Gentry Visits the ACM

Montgomery Gentry stopped by the Academy of Country Music while they were in L.A. last week promoting new album Folks Like Us. The duo performed the album’s title track and new single, “Folks Like Us,” as well as some of their hits including “Where I Come From” and “Hillbilly Shoes.”

Pictured (L-R): Eddie Montgomery; Bob Romeo, ACM CEO; Troy Gentry. Photo: Michel Bourquard

Jeremy Camp Makes Opry Debut

Christian artist Jeremy Camp performed on the Grand Ole Opry stage for the first time last Tuesday (June 2.)

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Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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