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Rich Lafleur Signs With King Song

Pictured (L-R): ROAR’s Ryan O’Nan, Rich Lafleur, Bradley Collins and Whiskey Jam’s Ward Geunther. Photo: Jeff Tobias

Rich Lafleur has entered into an exclusive artist development and publishing agreement with King Song Publishing. Hailing from Clarksville, Maryland, Lafleur moved to Nashville in March of 2018. His debut single, “Worth a Shot,” co-written with Brad Hutsell, recently surpassed 100,000 performances. King Song is an independent artist development and publishing company owned by Whiskey Jam, ROAR and Bradley Collins.

Amy Grant And Michael W. Smith Reunite For Christmas Tour

Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith are reuniting for their popular Christmas tour this upcoming holiday season, where they will be joined by special guest Marc Martel. Incorporating a full symphony orchestra at each performance, the shows are being presented by Balsam Hill and will kick off Nov. 30 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and travel to seven cities including Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Grand Rapids, Michigan and more.

Lisa Matassa Inks Digital Deal With ONErpm

Pictured (L-R): Ken Madson, Lisa Matassa, Wayne Halper Photo: Jeremy Westby

Lisa Matassa has signed a digital distribution deal with ONErpm. Matassa recorded an album of solo material as well as an album of duets with legendary country artists such as Eddy Raven, The Bellamy Brothers, Johnny Lee, Mickey Gilley, Marty Raybon of Shenandoah and more and will be releasing a variety of projects through ONErpm that will include live recordings and performances filmed at The Wildhorse Saloon in June 2016 during CMA Music Fest.

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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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