Industry Ink: Maren Morris, Marshall Tucker Band, T.J. Martell Foundation

Maren Morris To Be Honored At Music Biz 2017

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The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will present the Breakthrough Artist Award to rising star Maren Morris at the Music Biz 2017 convention’s awards luncheon on May 18 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. Fueled by the Platinum-certified single “My Church,” Morris won New Artist of the Year at the CMA Awards, received the Breakthrough Artist Award at Billboard’s annual Women in Music Gala, and is also nominated for four 2017 Grammy awards, including Best New Artist and Best Country Album for Hero.

Morris joins past Music Biz Breakthrough Artist Award recipients Carrie Underwood, John Legend, The Killers, Nicki Minaj, Emeli Sandé, Ariana Grande, Meghan Trainor, Sam Hunt, and Halsey.

Marshall Tucker Bands Signs With New Management

Pictured (L-R): Darren Hagen (Red Light), B.B. Borden (MTB), Tony Black (MTB), Rick Willis (MTB), Steve Lassiter (APA), Marcus Henderson (MTB), Cass Scripps (APA), Doug Gray (MTB), Charlie Brusco (Red Light), Jeff Hill (APA), Matt McGuire (APA)
Photo: Steve Lowry

The Marshall Tucker Band has signed with Red Light Management and APA for management and booking. Red Light’s Charlie Brusco and Darren Hagen will helm the band’s day-to-day management, with APA’s Steve Lassiter handling booking.

“Doug Gray and I have been friends for over 40 years; making this announcement both thrilling and fulfilling,” says Brusco.  “The Marshall Tucker Band has always been a definitive and incendiary live band, I’m happy to report that they still are, as I reaffirmed at a recent concert in Atlanta. The Marshall Tucker Band and their legacy has deep roots in all of our lives and we are very honored and thrilled that they are joining Red Light Management.”

T.J. Martell Foundation’s Southern Regional Headquarters Relocates

The T.J. Martell Foundation’s southern regional headquarters has moved. They are now located at 1114 17th Avenue South, Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37212. The new phone number is 615-256-2002.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

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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