Industry Ink: Dierks Bentley, Eric Heatherly, Spencer’s Own

Dierks Bentley’s ‘Black’ Turns Gold

Dierks Bentley‘s Black album has been certified gold by the RIAA. The project has already garnered nine nominations from the ACM, CMA and GRAMMY Awards and debuted at the No. 1 position on Billboard’s all-genre Top Albums Chart and Top Country Albums chart.

Need More Artist Management Signs Eric Heatherly

Eric Heatherly has signed with Need More Artist Management, the newly-established division of Plowboy Records.

“We are excited to have Eric and his performance and recording brands, The Continental Kings and Goats of Kudzu, be the first additions on our roster. We look forward to helping him expand the possibilities for his already impressive career,” said Ben Ewing, General Manager of Need More Artist Management.

Spencer’s Own At 15th Annual MusicRow CountryBreakout Awards

Spencer’s Own visited with Bill Booth, Program Director, WKDZ, Cadiz, KY during the 15th Annual MusicRow Country Breakout Awards at the Listening Room Wednesday (Feb. 22).

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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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