Cole Swindell’s Third Studio Album Coming In August

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Cole Swindell will release his third album, titled All Of It, on Aug. 17. That same morning, Swindell will step onto the Plaza at Rockefeller Center in New York City to officially launch the album with a performance as part of NBC’s Citi Concert Series on TODAY.

“I have seen so many of my all-time favorite artists and bands perform on the TODAY Summer Concert series. It fires me up to see my name in that lineup,” said Swindell. “To get to release my new album and perform in the Plaza on TODAY is pretty amazing. To literally perform outside in the Plaza right in the heart of New York City will be an unbelievable feeling. I cannot wait.”

In celebration of his album announcement, Swindell launched three exclusive pre-order bundles, one for each of his newly-released tracks; Break Up In The End Bundle, Somebody’s Been Drinkin’ Bundle and The Ones Who Got Me Here Bundle. Each package includes digital and CD versions of All of It to be released in August as well as limited edition merchandise. The Ones Who Got Me Here Bundle includes access to his annual Fan Club Party that takes places during CMA Fest in Nashville on Friday, June 8. The party includes an acoustic performance by Cole as well as meet & greet, photo opportunity and exclusive merchandise. All bundles can be purchased in his official store.

“I have been so excited about releasing the music for my third album and my fans have been so patient with me while I took the time needed to make it right that I had to give them something,” laughs Cole Swindell. “They are the ones who got me here to this important third album, and I felt they deserve to be the first ones to get a taste of the new music so we have been quietly releasing a few of the songs every few weeks for them. It has been great to hear what they think of the songs because they are the reason I am still here getting to do this.”

The Georgia native’s ninth career single “Break Up In The End,” was written by Jon Nite, Chase McGill and Jessie Jo Dillon, and is the debut single from the upcoming album.

K-LOVE, Air1 Radio Networks Leader Mike Novak To Retire

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Mike Novak

Mike Novak, the chief executive of the largest non-commercial contemporary Christian radio organization in the U.S., announced today he will retire as CEO of the organization that operates the popular K-LOVE and Air1 radio networks.

Novak and Educational Media Foundation’s (EMF’s) Board of Directors have been working closely the past couple of years on the timing of his retirement. Novak will continue to serve as CEO, while working with the Board of Directors in their search for his successor.

Mr. Novak, 68, joined EMF in 1998 and became CEO in 2007. He led growth of the networks, now heard on more than 800 stations in all 50 states and streamed around the world online. When he began as CEO, K-LOVE and Air1 were heard on more than 600 stations in 45 states.

“Mike Novak has provided outstanding leadership to our organization for these last 11 years as CEO,” said Dan Antonelli, Chairman of the Board of EMF. “Mike has used his deep knowledge of the broadcasting industry and his passion and commitment to our ministry to create an organization that today reaches more than 20 million people each week.”

Novak’s involvement with K-LOVE goes back to 1982 when he served as the voice of the station and then joined EMF full time in 1998 as an air talent and later program director, network program director, vice president of programming, and senior vice president, before being tapped to be President/CEO in 2007. Prior to joining EMF, he held a number of positions at for-profit radio stations in major markets in California for many years.

Novak, who grew up in the Central Valley of California, has not only been President and CEO but also a familiar voice to K-LOVE and Air1 listeners for years. He has overseen a staff of more than 400 team members, including everyone from on-air staff to an extensive pastoral team for listeners.

 

Warner Music Nashville Adds Troy Cartwright To Roster

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Pictured (L-R): Chip Petree (Ritholz Levy Fields), Megan Joyce (SVP Business and Legal Affairs, WMN); Stephanie Davenport (Director A&R, WMN); John Esposito (Chairman & CEO, WMN); Troy Cartwright; Jenni Tackett (Red Light Management); Shawn McSpadden (Red Light Management); Shane Tarleton (SVP Artist Development, WMN); Mary Lu Noah; Matt Signore (COO, WMN)

Leading into CMA Music Fest week, Warner Music Nashville announces a new signing to their roster. Singer-songwriter Troy Cartwright, a Texas native, has joined the WMN family. Cartwright graduated from Berklee College of Music, before moving to Nashville. His independently released music has earned nearly two million streams on Spotify alone.

Cartwright is signed with Red Light Management, Warner/Chappell Music for publishing, and William Morris Endeavor for booking.

13 Million Views And Counting: Radio Promoter Lisa Smoot’s Dance Moves Go Viral

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Traffic woes have nothing on Jerry Duncan Promotions Vice President, Lisa Smoot.

She may be known in the Nashville music industry for her highly respected work in radio promotions, but now the world knows her for some very contagious dance moves recently displayed in the middle of highway I-65.

While stuck in a standstill traffic jam recently, Lisa made the best of the situation by breaking out some impressive dance moves to Meghan Trainor’s “Me Too.”

Her husband, Lee Smoot, shared the video on Facebook on May 19 and social media has fallen in love with Lisa’s positive approach to being stuck in traffic, something most people find intolerable.

Well played, Lisa. Well played.

 

Lucie Silvas Sets New Album Release For August

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Photo Credit: Sonya Jasinski

Lucie Silvas will release her anticipated new album, E.G.O., on Aug. 24. The instant-grat track, “Kite”  is available for purchase, along with the album’s pre-order, today.

The project was created with longtime friend and producer Jon Green (James Bay, Striking Matches, Linkin Park), and writers and collaborators on the album include Ian Fitchuk, Daniel Tashian, Natalie Hemby, Ruston Kelly, Gabe Simon, JD McPherson and Brothers Osborne’s John Osborne.

A Platinum-selling artist in the U.K, Silvas is a pianist, songwriter, and vocalist whose genre-defying music has led to performances with a diverse range of artists to date including Elton John, James Bay and Skrillex and touring slots with Chris Stapleton, Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert.

E.G.O. Track list:
1. Kite​
2. Girls From California
3. Smoking Your Weed​
4. I Want You All to Myself​
5. Black Jeans​
6. First Rate Heartbreak​
7. Everything Looks Beautiful​
8. People Can Change​
9. My Old Habits​
10. Just For The Record​
11. E.G.O.​
12. Change My Mind​

Greg Marchant Named Chief Operating Officer Of Madison Entertainment

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Madison Entertainment has hired Pacific Northwest-based executive Greg Marchant as Chief Operating Officer for the company. Marchant joins Madison Entertainment after serving as COO for Knitting Factory Entertainment during that company’s greatest growth period.

Marchant began his career as a working musician and is a graduate of the Oglebay School of Public Facilities Management.  A 30-year industry veteran, he has overseen build outs, openings, and flips of venues from arenas to small clubs.  In addition, he has directed large teams and served in the roles of Business Development, Venue Manager, Talent Buyer, and Production Manager.

“Greg is a successful and accomplished industry veteran and we’re looking forward to having his expertise on board as Madison Entertainment takes our business to the next level,” said Madison Entertainment’s leader Roger LeBlanc.

“I am thrilled to be joining Madison Entertainment and to be part of a team with such an outstanding reputation,” said Marchant. “Roger is known in this business as being a fair, reasonable, and decent person.  He has put together a great team of talented people upon which to grow and I look forward to contributing to their continued success.”

Madison Entertainment provides talent buying services and consulting in all aspects of the live entertainment business and operates offices in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Boise. Madison Entertainment’s clients include KAABOO Del Mar, KAABOO Cayman, KAABOO Texas, Mempho Music Fest, the Gasparilla Music Festival, as well as many other festivals and venues spanning coast to coast. Founded in 1999 by veteran talent buyer Roger LeBlanc, the company is headquartered in Nashville, and oversees a group of buyers from Florida to Los Angeles.

Mark Your Calendar—June 2018

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Single Add Date

June 4
Clare Dunn/More/MCA Nashville
Abby Anderson/Make Him Wait/Black River
Ben Cesare Band/Damn Yankee/Go Long Entertainment
Ryan Montgomery/Drop A Tailgate/Ryan Montgomery

June 11
Carlton Anderson/Drop Everything/Arista Nashville
Mags/Strong Enough/Emerald Fields Productions
Ned Ledoux/Brother Highway/Powder River

June 18
Shenandoah/That’s Where I Grew Up/BMG
Everette/Slow Roll/Broken Bow Records
Brandon Lay/Yada Yada Yada/EMI Nashville
Blair Mathews/Summer Heartbeat/StoneyHill Records Nashville
Rebel Hearts/Hero’s/Rebel Hearts Records

June 25
Casey Donahew/That Got The Girl/Almost Country Entertainment

Album Release Dates

June 1
Luke Combs/This One’s For You Too/River House-Columbia
Michael Ray/Amos/Atlantic Records-Warner Music Nashville
Thompson Square/MASTERPIECE

June 8
Dierks Bentley/The Mountain/Capitol
Sugarland/Bigger/UMG-BMLG
Craig Campbell/See You Try/Red Bow Records
The Sisterhood Band/Summer Setlist/Sony Music Nashville
Sylvia/Second Bloom: The Hits Re-Imagined/Red Pony Records

June 15
Gene Clark/Sings For You/Omnivore

June 22
Dan+Shay/Dan+Shay/Warner Bros.-Warner Music
Adam Wright/Dust
Ben Rector/Magic/OK Kid Recordings-AWAL Recordings

Industry Events


June 3
2018 Innovation in Music Awards (IMA) at the Westin Hotel in Nashville

June 6
CMT Music Awards

June 7
2018 Concert for Love and Acceptance at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville

June 7-10

  • CMA Music Festival
  • Bonnaroo

June 12
AIMP Indie Music Publishing Summit in New York City

June 14
New York Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Annual Induction & Awards Gala

June 23-24
30th Annual Nashville Pride Festival at Public Square Park in Downtown Nashville

June 27
MusicRow Awards (invitation-only)

June 28-30
Summer NAMM at Nashville’s Music City Center

June 30
CMA broadcast ballots due at 6:00 p.m. CT.

Richard H. Frank, Jr., Counsel Emeritus For The CMA, Dies

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Richard “Dick” H. Frank, Jr. (center) with Ed Benson (left) and Jo Walker-Meador (right), both former CMA Executive Directors, at Frank’s retirement party in 2002. Photo credit: CMA Archives

Richard “Dick” H. Frank, Jr., Counsel Emeritus for the Country Music Association and the man who prepared and filed the corporate charter for the CMA as well as the Country Music Hall of Fame, died on May 31, which was also his 90th birthday.

Born in Columbia, Tennessee, Frank earned a BA degree and a law degree from Vanderbilt University, and after graduation served in the United States Navy. While stationed at Great Lakes Naval Air Station, he met and married Katherine “Kitty” Barbehenn. After leaving active duty, he attended New York University and earned a Master of Law degree in Taxation in 1956. He returned to Nashville and began a private law practice that he ran for almost fifty years. He was a member of the Tennessee Bar and was also admitted to the Bars of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee; the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.

After filing the corporate charter for the Country Music Association in 1958, Frank began serving as volunteer legal counsel for the newly formed association and continued to serve for almost 40 years. He began his private practice specializing in taxation and estate planning, but soon developed a copyright and entertainment law practice. By the 1970s and 1980s he was representing some of the leading writers, artists and publishers in country music and was recognized as a pre-eminent copyright and entertainment counselor. He mentored other lawyers in his firm and taught Entertainment Law at Vanderbilt Law School and Copyright Law at the Nashville School of Law. He has been active in the leadership of the Copyright Society of the United States and helped found and lead the Copyright Society of the South. Frank also served as a trustee and trustee emeritus of the Country Music Foundation.

Frank was also an avid gardener and grew daffodils, camellias, and roses and showed them throughout the United States and in Europe. He was active in the leadership of the National Daffodil Society and the National Camellia Society.

“Richard was a beloved member of our CMA family,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “He passionately dedicated his time and experience to serving our association and the Country Music community. Our thoughts are with his family at this time.”

“Dick brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to CMA as the organization was defining its path,” said Joe Galante, CMA Foundation Chair and former CMA Chairman of the Board. “But what I’ll always remember was his smirk. It was never a full smile, just enough to make you wonder if he was just joking or if he was serious.”

Frank is preceded in death by his first wife Kitty. Survivors include his current wife Sandra, son R. Horton Frank, III and daughter Mary Delphia Frank Scobey.

Weekly Chart Report (6/1/18)

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