Denise Carberry Joins LITV Entertainment Group

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Denise Carberry is joining the LITV Entertainment Group team as Director of Marketing and PR beginning September 8.

LITV has over 25 years of music and hospitality experience, offering access to musicians and relationships with chefs, winemakers and artisans that extend beyond traditional talent and event bookings. The company also created and runs two festivals, Live In The Vineyard and Yountville Live.

Carberry comes to LITV Entertainment Group from Paul Freundlich Associates (PFA) where she spent the last 14 years working on public relations and marketing campaigns for the Country Music Association, O.A.R., Marc Cohn, Sara Evans, Billy Currington, Dave Barnes, Celtic Woman, Richard Marx, Clay Walker and others.

She can be reached in her new position at denise@litventertainmentgroup.com or 516-680-2040.

Hurricane Harvey Relief Telethon To Broadcast From Nashville, L.A., And New York

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A massive star-studded Hurricane Harvey relief telethon is set to air on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and CMT on September 12 that will include appearances by George Clooney, Beyonce, Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand and Reese Witherspoon, among others, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The one-hour special will be based in Los Angeles, with stages in Nashville and New York. The Nashville segment will be co-hosted by Witherspoon and Blake Shelton and will air live from the Grand Ole Opry House.

“Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief,” organized by Houston rapper Bun B and Scooter Braun, will also feature a performance from Texas native George Strait from his own San Antonio benefit concert. The show will broadcast live on the East Coast and replay on the West Coast and will also be streamed online via Facebook and Twitter during the East Coast airing.

Other stars set to appear during the broadcast include Jamie Foxx, Rob Lowe, Matthew McConaughey, Dennis Quaid, Julia Roberts, Kelly Rowland, Adam Sandler, Ryan Seacrest, and Michael Strahan, with more stars set to be announced.

Telethon proceeds will benefit the United Way of Greater Houston, Habitat for Humanity, Save the Children, Direct Relief, Feeding Texas and The Mayor’s Fund for Hurricane Harvey Relief (administered by the Greater Houston Community Fund) through the Hand in Hand Hurricane Relief Fund managed by Comic Relief Inc. Phone lines, text messaging and digital donations will be open at the beginning of the show and conclude one hour after the show ends.

Finalists Announced For CMA Broadcast Awards

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The finalists for Country Music Association’s Broadcast Station and Personality of the Year were announced Monday morning (Sept. 4). Winners will be honored during the 51st CMA Awards, to be held Nov. 8 on ABC.

CMA SMALL MARKET BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
“Barrett, Fox & Berry” with Bill Barrett, Tim Fox, and Tracy Berry on KKNU, Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
“Ben and Arnie” with Arnie Andrews and Ben Butler on WCOW, La Crosse, Wisconsin
“The Cat Pak Morning Show” with Brent Lane and Candy Cullerton on WYCT, Pensacola, Florida
“Officer Don and DeAnn” with Don Evans and DeAnn Stephens on WBUL, Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
“Scotty & Cara in the Morning” with Scotty Cox and Cara Denis on KCLR, Columbia, Missouri

CMA MEDIUM MARKET BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Brent Michaels on KUZZ, Bakersfield, California
“Cash and Bradley” with Natalie Cash and Matt Bradley with KWEN, Tulsa, Oklahoma
“The Dex and Mo Show” with Bill “Dex” Poindexter and Melissa “Mo” Turner on WUSY, Chattanooga, Tennessee
“New Country Mornings” with Nancy Wilson and James Frye on WHKO, Dayton, Ohio
“Tom & Becky” with Owens and Becky Palmer on WBBS, Syracuse, New York

CMA LARGE MARKET BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
“Amanda and Jesse” with Amanda Valentine and Jesse Tack on WUBE, Cincinnati, Ohio
“The Boxer Show” with “Boxer” Brandon Nasby on WCOL, Columbus, Ohio
“Double-L” with Lois Lewis on KWNR, Las Vegas, Nevada
“The Randy, Jamie, and Jojo Show” with Randy Carroll, Jamie Martin, and JoJo Meza on KAJA, San Antonio, Texas
“Tige And Daniel” with Tige Rodgers, Daniel Baker, and Mari Mueller on WSIX, Nashville, Tennessee
“Woody and the Wake-UP Call” with Woody Johnson, Dan E. Zuko, and Kayla Hanley on WCOL, Columbus, Ohio

CMA MAJOR MARKET BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
“Bud and Broadway” with Bud Ford, Jerry Broadway, and Kelly Rebal on WIL, St. Louis, Missouri
“Michael J On Air” with Michael J. Stuehler on WPOC, Baltimore, Maryland
“Mike & Amy” with Mike Chase and Amy Faust on KWJJ, Portland, Oregon
“Paul Schadt and Meg” with Paul Schadt, Meg Butterly, and Geof Knight on WKKT, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina
“The Q Morning Zoo” with Tim Tuttle, Kevin Kline, and Erica Rico on KKBQ, Houston-Galveston, Texas

CMA NATIONAL BROADCAST PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
“American Country Countdown” with Kix Brooks on Cumulus
“The Big D and Bubba Show” with Derek Haskins, Sean Powell, Patrick Thomas, and Carsen Humphreville on Compass Media Networks
“The Blair Garner Show” with Blair Garner on Cumulus
“The Bobby Bones Show” with Bobby Bones on iHeartMedia
“Country Gold” with Terri Clark on Westwood One

CMA SMALL MARKET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
KCLR in Columbia, Missouri
KKNU in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon
KORA in Bryan-College Station, Texas
WCOW in La Crosse, Wisconsin
WYCT in Pensacola, Florida

CMA MEDIUM MARKET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
CKRY in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
KXKT in Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska-Iowa
WBBS in Syracuse, New York
WIVK in Knoxville, Tennessee
WYRK in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York

CMA LARGE MARKET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
KCYY in San Antonio, Texas
WCOL in Columbus, Ohio
WQDR in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
WQIK in Jacksonville, Florida
WSIX in Nashville, Tennessee

CMA MAJOR MARKET RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
KPLX in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
KUPL in Portland, Oregon
KWJJ in Portland, Oregon
WIL in St. Louis, Missouri
WKKT in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina

CMA Awards Final Nominees Revealed

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“The 51st Annual CMA Awards” logo

The final nominees for select categories for this year’s Country Music Association Awards were announced Monday (Sept. 4) on Good Morning America. Brothers Osborne, Lauren Alaina and Dustin Lynch announced the final nominees in the Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, New Artist of the Year, Music Video of the Year, and Vocal Duo of the Year categories. The full slate of nominations was released immediately following. The CMA Awards air Nov. 8 on ABC.

A full list of nominations is below:

Entertainer of the Year
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Keith Urban
Eric Church
Chris Stapleton

Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood

Male Vocalist of the Year
Dierks Bentley
Eric Church
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban

New Artist of the Year
Luke Combs
Old Dominion
Jon Pardi
Brett Young
Lauren Alaina

Music Video of the Year
“Better Man,” Little Big Town
“Blue Ain’t Your Color,” Keith Urban
“Craving You,” Thomas Rhett ft. Maren Morris
“Vice,” Miranda Lambert
“It Ain’t My Fault,” Brothers Osborne

Vocal Duo of the Year
Dan+Shay
Florida Georgia Line
LOCASH
Maddie & Tae
Brothers Osborne

Single of the Year (Award goes to the artist, producer(s), and mix engineer(s))
“Better Man” – Little Big Town; Producer(s): Jay Joyce; Mix Engineer(s): Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Keith Urban; Producer(s): Dann Huff, Keith Urban; Mix Engineer(s): Chris Lord-Alge
“Body Like A Back Road” – Sam Hunt; Producer(s): Zach Crowell; Mix Engineer(s): Zach Crowell
“Dirt On My Boots” – Jon Pardi; Producer(s): Bart Butler, Jon Pardi; Mix Engineer(s): Ryan Gore
“Tin Man” – Miranda Lambert; Producer(s): Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf; Mix Engineer(s): Eric Masse

Album of the Year (Award goes to the artist and producer(s))
The Breaker – Little Big Town; Producer(s): Jay Joyce
From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton; Producer(s): Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton
Heart Break-Lady Antebellum; Producer(s): busbee
The Nashville Sound – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit; Producer(s): Dave Cobb
The Weight of These Wings – Miranda Lambert; Producer(s): Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf, Eric Masse

Song of the Year (Award goes to the songwriter(s))
“Better Man” — Songwriter(s): Taylor Swift
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Songwriter(s): Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Olsen
“Body Like A Back Road” — Songwriter(s): Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
“Dirt On My Boots” — Songwriter(s): Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley
“Tin Man” — Songwriter(s): Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall

Vocal Group of the Year (Award goes to the group)
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band

Musical Event of the Year (Award goes to each artist)
Craving You – Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris)
Funny How Time Slips Away – Glen Campbell with Willie Nelson
Kill A Word – Eric Church (feat. Rhiannon Giddens)
Setting the World on Fire – Kenny Chesney (with P!nk)
Speak to a Girl-Tim McGraw & Faith Hill

Musician Of The Year (Award goes to the musician)
Jerry Douglas (Dobro)
Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)
Dann Huff (Guitar)
Mac McAnally (Guitar)
Derek Wells (Guitar)

The Cadillac Three Bring Sold-Out ‘Legacy’ Show To Country Music’s Mother Church

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Pictured (L-R): Neil Mason, Jaren Johnson, Kelby Ray. Photo: Jeremy Polzel for Big Machine Records

The Cadillac Three brought their hard-rocking show to their hometown last night (Aug. 31) with a sold-out performance at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.

TC3 opened their first headlining show at the Mother Church with the title track from their last album “Bury Me in My Boots” before launching into other hits including “Party Like You,” “Tennessee Mojo,” “Graffiti” and “Drunk Like You.” The 90-minute set also encompassed new tunes from their current album Legacy—which released Aug. 25 on Big Machine Records—including the lead single “Dang If We Didn’t,” “American Slang” and “Cadillacin.” An encore kept fans on their feet with the emotional “Legacy” and “Take Me to the Bottom,” both of which are penned about lead vocalist Jaren Johnson‘s wife.

“This is by far the best night of these three long haired’s lives,” he said before launching into the last song of the night, “The South.”

TC3 return will return to Europe this fall for their headline Long Hair Don’t Care Tour with Brothers Osborne and Broken Witt Rebels.

Pictured (L-R): Kelby Ray, BMLG’s Scott Borchetta, Jaren Johnson, Triple 8’s Bruce Kalmick, Neil Mason. Photo: Jeremy Polzel for Big Machine Records

Mark Your Calendar—September 2017

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Single Add Dates

September 4
Sarah Dunn Band/A Cowboy’s Face/Reznam

September 5
Cole Swindell/Stay Downtown/Warner Bros./WMN
Drew Baldridge/Guns & Roses/Cold River Records

September 11
Seth Ennis/Look At You/Arista Nashville
Billy Currington/Wake Me Up/Mercury
Dustin Collins/Pieces/Big Risk
Megan Golden/ I Miss Missin’ You/Burning Ground Entertainment
Kim McAbee/Stand Still With Me/Soigne’ Records
Adam Wakefield/Blame It On Me

September 18
Dugger Band/East Tennessee Son/Dugger Band
James Meadows/Carolina Moon/Jerry Duncan/Tower/Marco
Justin Moore/Kinda Don’t Care/Valory

September 25
Nick Brennan/I Want A Girl/CB Music/Stanley Music Group/MC1 Nashville
Gal Friday/Scrapyard

Album Release Dates

September 1
Eric Church/61 Days In Church [30 tracks digitally, Apple Music for first two weeks]/EMI Nashville
Cash Creek/The Hard Way Chapter 2/Heartland Records Nashville
Erin Enderlin/Whiskey Town Crier
The Grascals/Before Breakfast/Mountain Home

September 8
Kip Moore/SLOWHEART/MCA Nashville
Thomas Rhett/Life Changes/The Valory Music Co.
Toby Keith/The Bus Songs/Show Dog
Stephanie Quayle/Love The Way You See Me/Rebel Engine
Sean McConnell/Undone [acoustic]/Rounder Records
Gregg Allman/Southern Blood/Rounder Records
Scooter Brown Band/American Son/Red River-BFD-Sony Orchard

September 15
Big & Rich/Did It For The Party
Various/A Tribute to John D. Loudermilk/Vector Recordings
Willie Watson/Folksinger Vol. 2/Acony Records
Radney Foster/For You To See The Stars [book/album]/The Devil’s River Records
George Strait/Pure Country [vinyl]

September 22
Midland/On The Rocks/Big Machine Records
Chris Janson/Everybody/Warner Bros.-WAR
Mac McAnally/Southbound/Mailboat
Home Free/Timeless/Columbia
Christian Lopez/Red Arrow/Blaster Records
Steve Earle/The Mountain[Reissue]/Warner Bros.
Steve Earle/Transcendental Blues [Reissue]/Warner Bros.
Steve Earle/Sidetracks [Reissue]/Warner Bros.

September 29
Shania Twain/Shania Now/Mercury Nashville
Dolly Parton/I Believe In You [digital]/RCA Nashville-Dolly Records
Chase Rice/Lambs & Lions/Broken Bow Records
Little Feather/Little Feather/Curb
Matt Redman/Glory Song/sixstepsrecords-Capitol CMG
Steve Earle/Jerusalem [Reissue]/Warner Bros.
Steve Earle/Just An American Boy [Reissue]/Warner Bros.
Steve Earle/The Revolution Starts Now [Reissue]/Warner Bros.

Industry Events

September 4
CMA Announces Final Nominees

September 7
Nightfall at the hall for Troubador Society

September 11
18th Annual Miller Harris Golf Tournament at the Temple Hills Country Club in Franklin TN

September 12-17
AmericanaFest

September 13

  • Americana’s 16th Annual Honors & Awards held at the Ryman Auditorium
  • Music City Walk of Fame ceremony for Little Big Town, the late Lula C. Naff and Tom Ryman

September 15
Last day to join Recording Academy to receive first ballot

September 15-17
Music City Food + Wine Festival

September 19
ASCAP Christian Awards at the Franklin Theater in Franklin, Tennessee

September 23-24
Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival at the Park at Harlinsdale in Franklin

September 26-30
IBMA’s World Of Bluegrass in Raleigh, N.C.

September 28
IBMA Awards Show at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, N.C. at 7:30 p.m.

Friday Night’s Live On The Green Event Postponed

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Live On The Green’s Friday night (Sept. 1) show has been moved to Sunday, Sept. 3 due to ongoing inclement weather.

The event site will open at 12:30 p.m., with music beginning at 1:45 p.m. Sheryl Crow will perform at 8:30 p.m. Other artists confirmed for the show include Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, SHEL, Goodbye June, Ron Gallo, and The Whistles & The Bells.

Live On The Green’s Saturday (Sept. 2) show will go on as scheduled.

All VIP Lounge and VIP backstage tickets for Friday will be honored on Sunday (Sept. 3). Refunds will be available for those who are unable to attend. All VIP Lounge and VIP Backstage tickets for the Thursday, (Aug. 31) show, which was also canceled due to inclement weather, will be honored for either Saturday (Sept. 2) or Sunday (Sept. 3).

So Much MOORE Media Inks Deal With Bernie Faulkner

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Bernie Faulkner

Former Exile member Bernie Faulkner has signed with Martha Moore‘s so much MOORE media for PR representation for his upcoming project, Pot Belly Stove. Faulkner played B3 Organ, acoustic guitar, sax and sang background vocals during Exile’s rock days in the mid-’60s and ’70s.

Americanafest Announces Additional Performers, Including The Lumineers, Wynonna & The Big Noise

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The Americana Music Association℠ has announced 12 additional artists slated to perform at the 18th Annual AMERICANAFEST℠: The Americana Music Festival & Conference, which runs from Sept. 12-17 in Nashville, Tennessee.

The six-day festival will fill the city with legends, newcomers, award winners, and buzz bands, showcasing the breadth of Americana’s influence. With almost 300 artists and bands participating, the event promises to be, as described by MOJO Magazine, the “roots alternative to the GRAMMYs® and South by Southwest.”

Additional Artists:
Michaela Anne
Eliot Bronson
Grizzlee Train
Joe Henry
Ray Wylie Hubbard
I Draw Slow
Dawn Landes
Aaron Lewis
Lydia Luce
The Lumineers
Joe Pug
Wynonna & The Big Noise

View the full list of performers here.

MusiCares Announces Relief Fund For Music Industry Members Affected By Hurricane Harvey

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MusiCares is lending a hand to those affected by the devastation of Hurricane Harvey by establishing a relief fund to support members of the music community affected by the storm. Assistance will include help with basic living expenses such as shelter, food, utilities, transportation, medical expenses, doctor and hospital bills, medications, clothing, instrument and recording equipment replacement, relocation costs, home repairs, debris removal, and more.

Industry members seeking assistance can contact the South Regional MusiCares office at 615.327.0050 or toll-free at 877.626.2748 or apply online at grammy.com/sites/com/files/mc_disaster_relief_app.pdf. MusiCares’ services are completely confidential.

Those wanting to donate to the fund can visit grammy.com/musicares/donations and choose “Hurricane Relief” in the gift designation drop-down menu. The Recording Academy has also implemented a Hurricane Harvey employee donation program, which matches donations made by its staff dollar-for-dollar up to $20,000. Previous’ disaster relief efforts were also organized for victims of the Gulf and Nashville floods, as well as Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina.

“Now is a time when we must come together and take care of those who need help, as we are only just beginning to understand how life-altering Hurricane Harvey will be for its victims and their communities,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the Recording Academy™ and MusiCares. “It’s important that we step up and support the creative community, and take action to provide immediate assistance to members of our music family.”