Artist Action: Lauren Alaina, Darryl Worley, Emily West

Lauren Alaina To Play Friends Life Community Benefit

Lauren Alaina

Lauren Alaina will perform at the 9th Annual Songwriters Night benefiting Nashville nonprofit, Friends Life Community, September 9 at City Winery Nashville. The show, featuring Alaina and other artists, will raise money for adults with disabilities served through Friends Life Community’s programming. The Songwriters’ Night will include a cocktail hour, plated dinner, a full concert and a VIP experience. Tickets  for the special evening go on sale in August. Friends Life Community, located in Green Hills, helps adults with special needs build relationships. Founded in 2007, the organization offers a day program, social club, and career and life coaching services.

Darryl Worley Inks With Kinkead Entertainment Agency

(L-R:) Julianne Bagwell Drenon (Creekhouse Entertainment), Darryl Worley, Bob Kinkead (The Kinkead Entertainment Agency), Don Murry Grubbs (Absolute Publicity)

Darryl Worley has signed on with the Nashville-based Kinkead Entertainment Agency for booking. “We are very excited to be part of Darryl Worley’s live performance career and looking forward to many great opportunities in the future here at The Kinkead Entertainment Agency,” says agency CEO Bob Kinkead.

Emily West Sings With Tin Pan Symphony

Emily West is performing another symphony show in Nashville August 6 at City Winery. West will be performing a variety of songs including originals from her upcoming release Symphonies and classic covers reimagined for the debut of the Tin Pan Symphony. From the producers, Charles Dixon and Charlie Judge, Tin Pan Symphony is Nashville’s first true “pop symphony” geared towards “symphonic re-imagined” collaborations with Nashville-based artists and songwriters focused on songs and symphony. Tickets are $25 for premier, $20 for VIP, $15 for Balcony and reserved.

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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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