Industry Ink: Blake Shelton, ACM, BMI

Blake Shelton Celebrates RIAA Cert

Pictured (L-R): Scott Hendricks, Blake Shelton and John Esposito attend the No. 1 Party for “God’s Country” at Ole Red on Aug. 07, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI

Blake Shelton recently celebrated his two-week No. 1,“God’s Country” with his team at Warner Music Nashville. The song has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Pictured (L-R): Shane Tarleton, Scott Hendricks, Blake Shelton, John Esposito and Narvel Blackstock. Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for BMI

Cody Webb Visits ACM

Pictured (L-R): Greg Burroughs, Copperline Music Group; Cody Webb; RAC Clark, Interim ACM Executive Director; Rusty Harmon, Copperline Music Group. Photo: Michel Bourquard/Courtesy of the Academy of Country Music

The Academy of Country Music welcomed Copperline Music Group’s Cody Webb to the office while he was in Los Angeles recently. While at the Academy, Webb performed his current single, “Jon Boat,” along with a few other songs from his self-titled EP, Cody Webb.

BMI Partners With Warner Chappell For New Sounds of Nashville

For the second year in a row, BMI partnered with publisher Warner Chappell to curate talent for The New Sounds of Nashville, an interactive and intimate experience for the guests at Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida, this Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30-Sept. 1). This year’s lineup includes veteran songwriters Sarah Buxton, Casey Beathard, and Dylan Altman, as well as Ben Burgess, Brett Tyler, Randy Montana, Trent Harmon, and Troy Cartwright.