Carolyn Tate

Carolyn Tate, senior vice president for museum services at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, has announced that she will leave her post to work with private celebrity and family archival collections. Over two terms, from 1986 to 1994, and from 2002 to the present, Tate has dedicated more than 25 years to the museum and its mission of preserving and interpreting the history of country music.

“Carolyn’s significant contributions to the growth and stability of this museum cannot be overstated,” said CEO Kyle Young. “She has set high standards for the institution and for her colleagues. We wish her well and offer our sincere thanks for her sustained hard work and dedication on behalf of the museum.”

Working together to ensure a smooth transition, Young and Tate are conducting a national search for her successor. Tate will remain with the museum until that person is identified. She will then move into a consulting role until around the end of the year.

Tate administers the museum’s collection of more than 2.5 million items, including stage wear, instruments, films, photographs, and recordings, and a print library of books, periodicals, and clippings.

She oversees the planning, design, and installation of exhibitions in the museum’s gallery space, Historic RCA Studio B, and the Taylor Swift Education Center.

Tate played a pivotal role as project manager of the $87.5 million museum expansion completed in 2014. She supervised the planning, design, and construction for the addition of 214,000 square feet to the museum’s archives, exhibit galleries, and public spaces.

During her two tenures at the museum, Tate has filled many critical roles. From 1986 until 1994, she was production and advertising manager, responsible for copywriting, creative direction and editorial supervision. She also managed the production of books, magazines, and historical albums.

“I’ll never completely leave the museum,” Tate said. “Too much of my blood, sweat and tears are here, and it will always be in my heart. But it is time to look toward the future, for myself and for the museum, where the next generation of professionals is ready to carry on this work. We have assembled an accomplished and capable staff. They will maintain our high standards of excellence and they are dedicated to accuracy and objectivity.”

“Had it not been for Carolyn Tate, this museum would be a different and lesser place,” said Young. “She has been invaluable in our growth, and she will remain an example to all of us who learned from her.”

Jason Aldean has revealed the track listing behind his upcoming eighth studio album Rearview Town, due out April 13. Aldean once again joined forces with longtime producer Michael Knox for the 15-song CD, which features tracks penned by Michael Tyler, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Josh Thompson, Morgan Wallen, David Lee Murphy, Wendell Mobley, and more. The project also features a duet with Miranda Lambert, “Drowns The Whiskey.”

Beginning today, fans who pre-order the album at any available digital retailer will instantly receive a download of its title-track.

“It’s about putting things behind you…things that have held you down…and looking ahead,” said Aldean of Rearview Town’s title track. “When you look at my career and the personal experiences I’ve gone through, it really seemed like a fitting title for this record and it’s one of the best songs I’ve ever recorded. It was important to me to pick songs that have substance to them, I’m more conscious of that these days.”

REARVIEW TOWN TRACK LISTING:
1. Dirt to Dust – (Jaron Boyer, Ben Stennis, Michael Tyler)
2. Set It Off  – (Brandon Kinney, Jody Stevens, Josh Thompson)
3. Girl Like You – (Jaron Boyer, Josh Mirenda, Michael Tyler)
4. You Make It Easy – (Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Jordan Schmidt, Morgan Wallen)
5. Gettin’ Warmed Up – (Jaron Boyer, Josh Mirenda, Cole Taylor)
6. Blacktop Gone – (Brett Beavers, Derric Ruttan, Josh Thompson)
7. Drowns the Whiskey (Feat. Miranda Lambert) – (Brandon Kinney, Jeff Middleton, Josh Thompson)
8. Rearview Town – (Kelley Lovelace, Bobby Pinson, Neil Thrasher)
9. Love Me or Don’t – (Tyler Hubbard, Jordan Schmidt, Morgan Wallen)
10. Like You Were Mine – (Kurt Allison, Jonathan Edwards, Tully Kennedy, Brian White)
11. Better at Being Who I Am – (Casey Beathard, Wendall Mobley, Neil Thrasher)
12. I’ll Wait for You – (Nick Brophy, Michael Delaney, Jennifer Hanson, Neil Thrasher)
13. Ride All Night – (Dallas Davidson, Kyle Fishman, Houston Phillips)
14. Up in Smoke – (Jessi Alexander, David Lee Murphy, Chris Stevens)
15. High Noon Neon – (Tony Martin, Lee Miller, Neil Thrasher)

Tim Gray, Grayscale Marketing CEO, has launched a new leadership web series and audio experience, The Golden Rules. The series will feature interviews with music industry veterans, entrepreneurs, authors, philanthropists, and brand marketing executives.

“The heart of the show is focused on the golden rules of life and business,” said Gray. “We discuss leadership lessons learned over decades as well as the values that guide decisions, lives and careers. The goal is to debunk the notion that there is a secret to success. Gray added, “the first dozen guest’s opinion are the same, the secret is, there is no secret. According to them it is having a mindset of mastery, making quality time, being consumed with the details, loving what you do, showing up, and giving more than you take, to name a few.”

The first round of guests includes a diverse array of Nashville’s power players and award-winning entrepreneurs, including Justin Levenson, Brad Belanger, Peter Hartung, Rusty Gaston, Joe Atamian, Al McManus, John Ozier, Derek Crownover, John Folk , Dirk Hemsath, Michelle Tigard Kammerer, Mike Molinar and Pam Matthews.

The series launched its first episode on March 1, featuring THiS Music Publishing’s GM/Partner, Rusty Gaston. The show will be split into three segments over 2018, each centered around separate business backgrounds.

The series can be viewed or steamed online at thegoldenrules.biz

SOURCE Nashville has announced this year’s Hall of Fame inductees, which include Barbara Baker (Blue Crest Music Publishing, Tree Publishing, Ray Baker Productions, Frank Mull Promotions, Baray Music); JoAnn Berry (KHOO Radio, Jim Halsey Co., Dick Blake Int., World Class Talent, CBN); Tammy Genovese (Country Music Association, The Country Network, Music City Sports and Entertainment Group, Crossroads Arena); Holly Gleason (Miami Herald, Rolling Stone, L.A. Times, HITS, Sony Nashville, Joe’s Garage, Midwest Midnight Music, Kenny Chesney); Cathy Gurley (WWVA Wheeling Jamboree, Country Music Association, Capitol Nashville, Gurley and Co., You Have The Power); Anita Hogin (Shelby Singleton Inc., Jack Clement, Inc., Picalic Group of Companies, International Artist Management, H Three Events) and Ronna Rubin (Warner Bros. Records, Rubin Media).

Presented by Springer Mountain Farms, this year marks the 16th anniversary of the SOURCE Hall of Fame Awards, which will be held Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in the Historic Municipal Auditorium (401 Gay Street, Nashville, TN 37201).

SOURCE Hall of Fame inductees are nominated and inducted based upon peer recommendations, biographies, accomplishments, reputation, the number of years each individual has worked within the entertainment industry, and level of community involvement.