Industry Pics: EAMC, ACM, CMHoF

Nashville Music Execs Speak At Event Arena Marketing Conference

Pictured (L-R): Asha Goodman, Sacks & Co.; Lisaann Dupont, Ryman Auditorium; Tyne Parrish, The Green Room; Jake Basden, Big Machine. Photo: Steve Lowry

“Women In Live Entertainment” panel. Photo: EAMC

The speaker lineup also included a panel titled “Women In Live Entertainment,” featuring Leslie Fram (CMT), Sally Williams (Ryman Auditorium), Carolyn Snell (manager for Reba and The Shadowboxers), Angela Miles Powell (Ticketmaster) and Pam DeVille (CAJUNDOME) with moderator Tammy Koolbeck (VenuWorks). A panel also featured Steve Buchanan (Opry Entertainment Group) discussing the impact ABC Nashville had on Music City, with writer Cindy Watts.

ACM Welcomes Craig Morgan

Pictured (L-R): Tiffany Moon, ACM and Craig Morgan. Photo: Michel Bourquard/Courtesy of the Academy of Country Music

The Academy of Country Music welcomed Black River Entertainment recording artist Craig Morgan to the office while he was recently in Los Angeles. While at the Academy, Morgan performed songs off his brand new album A Whole Lot More To Me, along with his current single, “I’ll Be Home Soon.”

Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum Celebrates Sam Phillips With Boppin’ The Blues Concert

Pictured (Back row, L-R): Webb Wilder; Halley Phillips and son Noah Yeager; JD McPherson; Sally Wilbourn; and Sonny George, Eddie Angel, Bill Swartz and Mark D. Winchester of The Planet Rockers. (Front row, L-R): Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Michael Gray and Abi Tapia, Jerry Philips, Margo Price and Micah Hulscher. Photo: Jason Davis/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum honored the legacy of Sam Phillips on Saturday, May 28 with a concert in the CMA Theater. Featuring a wide range of artists inspired by the icon, the lineup included son Jerry Phillips and the Planet Rockers, Webb Wilder, Margo Price, and JD McPherson.

Boppin’ the Blues was presented in support of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit Flying Saucers Rock & Roll: The Cosmic Genius of Sam Phillips, which wraps up soon on June 12.

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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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