Riley Clemmons Earns SoundExchange Distinction

Mike Huppe, President & CEO of SoundExchange & Riley Clemmons
Credit: Amy Carpenter Creative

Riley Clemmons was honored by SoundExchange as a 2018 Year End Top 20 Breakout Artist while in her hometown of Nashville this week. The distinction comes as Clemmons’ self-titled debut album tallies more than 35 million global career streams. Clemmons’ company on the list spans genres including names such as Mitchell Tenpenny, Bazzi, Kim Petras and more alongside past recipients Billie Eilish and Imagine Dragons. The plaque was presented in front of Clemmons’ family and team including Capitol Christian Music Group and Maximum Artist Management during the annual Music Biz Conference.

Riley Clemmons alongside the SoundExchange Team, Capitol Christian Music Group, Maximum Artist Management and her family. Credit: Amy Carpenter Creative

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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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