Sarah Trahern To Receive Spirit Of Music Award At T.J. Martell Honors Gala

CMA CEO Sarah Trahern is being honored with the Spirit Of Music Award at the upcoming 44th Annual T.J. Martell Honors Gala in New York on Oct. 15 at Cipriani 42nd Street.

Michael Kushner, EVP Business & Legal Affairs/General Counsel Atlantic Records, and Mike O’Neill, President & CEO of BMI are also being honored at the event, which will include a cocktail reception, silent auction, seated dinner, and special entertainment. Kushner will receive the Lifetime Music Industry Award, while O’Neill will be honored with the T.J. Martell Foundation Legacy Award.

More information on the upcoming event can be found at HonorsGalaNewYork.org.

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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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