Carly Pearce To Release Sophomore Album In February

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Carly Pearce will release her eponymous sophomore album for Big Machine Records on Feb. 14, 2020.

“So much has happened to me in the last few years. My fans have changed my life and given my music a home in this world. I grew up, let go of things that needed to go, fell in love, fell on my face, went through some hell and found ‘Carly’ fully for the first time EVER. I’m so excited to announce my sophomore, self-titled album will be released on VALENTINE’S DAY!!! This record is dedicated to my late producer busbee. It’s the last full record he made and one that I am so very proud of – Thank you for bringing these songs to life. I can’t wait to honor you and hear/see how people connect to what we created.” she said in a statement.

busbee, who passed away in September at age 43 following a battle with glioblastoma, is also the producer behind Pearce’s debut album Every Little Thing, and a co-writer on Pearce’s No. 1 debut single by the same name.

The upcoming album will feature tracks “Closer To You,” and “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” a duet with Lee Brice. She is also a New Artist of the Year nominee at the upcoming CMA Awards on Nov. 13, and recently wed fellow country singer Michael Ray in October.

Sheryl Crow, Amy Ray To Join Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Jerry Douglas For “The Lantern Tour II”

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The full lineup has been announced for The Lantern Tour II, which launches tonight (Nov. 5) at Washington D.C.’s Warner Theatre. Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Jerry Douglas, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, Buddy and Julie Miller, and Amy Ray are all taking part in the event.

“The Lantern Tour II: Concerts for Migrant and Refugee Families” winter concert will take place on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee and is part of a nationwide tour happening between fall of 2019 and summer of 2020. Tickets for the Nashville show go on sale at 10 a.m. this Friday, Nov. 8.

The Lantern Tour II reunites Harris, Browne, and Earle for the concert series to benefit the Women’s Refugee Commission and its work on behalf of migrant and asylum-seeking families.

The tour launches in D.C. tonight, followed by a sold-out show tomorrow night, Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Town Hall in New York City. The fall lineup includes Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, The Mastersons, Thao Nguyen, and David Pulkingham. Not all artists will appear on every show date.

“The Women’s Refugee Commission is on the front lines in advocating for the safety of displaced women and children,” said lead tour musician Emmylou Harris, a supporter of the organization. “I am thrilled to continue this important partnership and to bring my music friends along for another powerful tour in the coming year.”

“It’s an honor to be joining Emmylou on this tour as we stand with migrant and asylum-seeking families at the southern U.S. border,” said Grammy Award-Winning Musician and Indigo Girls Co-Founder Amy Ray. “Everyone has the right to be safe and to keep their children safe.”

WRC has a long history of documenting conditions for asylum-seeking women and children at the U.S. border and advocating for their rights and protection. Since the Trump administration came into power, WRC has taken an even more robust leadership role in identifying human rights violations.

“We go into detention centers to hear directly from women and children about how these policies are devastating their lives,” said WRC Executive Director Sarah Costa. “Right now, more than ever, we need voices from across the country speaking out in support of human rights, which is why this tour is so important. Together, we can make a difference.”

For more, visit thelanterntour.com.

Kris Kristofferson To Be Honored With Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award

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Kris Kristofferson. Photo: Photo Credit: Mary Ellen Mark/courtesy of CMA

Kris Kristofferson will be the latest recipient of the 2019 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming CMA Awards Nov. 13.

A special tribute to the legend is planned during The 53rd Annual CMA Awards featuring a not-to-be-missed performance of Kristofferson’s classic “Me and Bobby McGee” by Dierks Bentley with Sheryl Crow, Chris Janson and John Osborne. The 53rd Annual CMA Awards broadcasts live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Nov. 13 at 8/7c on ABC.

“Kris is a living legend whose impact on our genre has been monumental,” says Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “He is the definition of an icon and someone our community holds with such high regard. I’m thrilled our Board selected Kris this year for one of CMA’s highest accolades. Though he won’t be joining us at the CMA Awards, I hope our tribute performance brings a big smile to his face.”

Kristofferson, a Country Music Hall of Fame member, is an eight-time CMA Awards nominee, receiving his most recent nod in 2012 for CMA Musical Event of the Year with “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die,” collaborating with Nelson, Snoop Dogg and Jamey Johnson. He won CMA Song of the Year in 1970 for the chart-topping “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” first recorded by Ray Stevens in 1969, then by Johnny Cash in 1970. The Texas native achieved meteoric success as a songwriter starting in the 1970s, and his songs, “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Help Me Make It Through the Night” and “For the Good Times,” helped redefine country songwriting. By 1987, over 450 artists had recorded his compositions, and his renown as a songwriter turned heads in Hollywood, leading to a flourishing career as a film actor. He won the 1977 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy in A Star Is Born and has landed spots in more than 70 films. Kristofferson is a three-time Grammy winner with 30 recorded albums to his credit and three decades worth of international touring. He received country’s highest honor in 2004 with induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Other accolades include the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriter Hall of Fame, CMT’s Johnny Cash Visionary Award, BMI’s Icon Award, and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, among others.

The Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award is given to an iconic artist who has attained the highest degree of recognition in country music. The Award was established to recognize an artist who has achieved both national and international prominence through performances, humanitarian efforts, philanthropy, record sales, and public representation at the highest level. Previous recipients of the award include Willie Nelson (2012), Kenny Rogers (2013), Johnny Cash (2015), and Dolly Parton (2016).

Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson, perform “Folsom Prison Blues” and “I Walk the Line” as part of the Johnny Cash Tribute during “The 37th Annual CMA Awards,”on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, live from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Courtesy of CMA

Industry Ink: BMI, 117 Entertainment, CMA EDU

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BMI’s Julia Cole Performs For Louisiana Restaurant Association

Pictured: LRA President & CEO Stan Harris, Dickie Brennan & Company’s Geordie Brower, BMI’s Jessica Frost, BMI Singer-Songwriter Julia Cole and Acme Management Group’s Chief Executive Officer and 2019 LRA Board Chair Paul Rotner.

BMI singer-songwriter Julia Cole was the featured entertainment at the Louisiana Restaurant Association annual board dinner held Oct. 28 at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles. The Nashville recording artist performed her two newest singles “Be Where You Are” and “Call It” along with her debut single “Trust You,” which has cumulatively over one million streams.

The Louisiana Restaurant Association (LRA) was established in 1946 to advocate on behalf of the state’s foodservice and hospitality industry among elected officials and regulatory industries. The association represents over 7,500 restaurant operations and related businesses, including hotels, caterers and suppliers of goods and services to the industry.

 

117 Entertainment Adds Publicity Manager

Erin Fligel. Photo: Courtesy 117 Entertainment

117 Entertainment’s Zach Farnum has added Erin Fligel to the company as Publicity Manager. Fligel will assist with publicity efforts across the PR roster which includes Randy Travis, Kalie Shorr and Jerry Lee Lewis, amongst others, as well as the management roster which includes Bobby Bare, Honey County, Paul Bogart and Scooter Brown Band. She can be reached at [email protected] or (615) 997-0100.

 

CMA EDU, Monument Records’ Teddy Robb Team For Educational Initiative

Monument Records Recording Artist Teddy Robb with CMA EDU students. Photo credit: Hunter Berry/CMA

Monument Records recording artist Teddy Robb and the Country Music Association have partnered on a new CMA EDU initiative to provide college students with real life music business experience. Through this initiative, CMA EDU chapters in five markets across the US are getting the rare opportunity to take a front row seat in the marketing of a brand new artist.

For the last semester, Robb and his team have been meeting and interacting with students in CMA EDU chapters across the country to discuss the different aspects of his early career. Launching with a meeting at CMA headquarters in Nashville, students from these chapters submitted proposals to actually bring a Robb show to their markets. Five of those chapters won the chance to make that happen. Once selected, students worked in tandem with management (Longshot Management), agency (WME) and label (Monument Records) to develop marketing plans, book their show, and then promote it. Upcoming shows will include stops at Miami, Florida’s University of Miami  (Nov. 6), Orlando, Florida’s University of Central Florida (Nov. 8), Gainesville, Florida’s University of Florida (Nov. 10) and Murfreesboro, Tennessee’s MTSU  (Nov. 18).

Top Songwriters Come Together For Second Annual Andrew Dorff Memorial Benefit Concert

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Photo credit: Bev Moser

This year’s second annual Andrew Marshall Dorff Memorial Benefit Concert raised $25,000 for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and featured performances by many of the late songwriter’s friends and co-writers.

Held at Nashville’s City Winery, the show was emceed by Sirius XM’s Storme Warren and opera singer Daniel O’Callaghan opened the evening with an acoustic rendition of “Danny Boy.” The evening included acoustic performances of Dorff’s songs by Josh Osborne (“My Eyes”), Josh Osborne and Barry Dean (“The Man Upstairs”), Lori McKenna (“Fat Kid”), Lori McKenna and Barry Dean (“That’s How You Know”), Jeffrey Steele (“What Hurts The Most”), Rachel Wammack (“Shipwrecked”), Angela Kaset (“Alone Time”), Frank Ray (“Just For A Minute”), Marcus and Levi Hummon (“Make It Love”), Mark Irwin (“Neon Light”), and Sam Bailey (“Bleed Red”). Chris Janson and Devin Dawson shared heartwarming videos about Andrew and Hunter Hayes closed the evening out with two songs he wrote with Dorff, an unreleased song and No. 1 hit “Somebody’s Heartbreak.”

“We honored Andrew’s talent and spirit while raising money for a cause that was important to him. My family and I can’t thank his friends and the music community enough for coming together for a beautiful night of music and generosity,” said Dorff’s father, songwriter Steve Dorff.

All proceeds went to pediatric oncology initiatives at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Dorff was an acclaimed songwriter with five No. 1s to his credit and over 70 songs recorded by Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley, Martina McBride, Hunter Hayes, Old Dominion, and more.

Jeffrey Steele. Photo: Bev Moser

Photo credit: Bev Moser

Rachel Wammack. Photo: Bev Moser

Lori McKenna. Photo: Bev Moser

See Tickets Opens Nashville Office

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Ticketing company See Tickets is expanding its U.S. presence with the opening of a Nashville office. Sr. VP, Business Strategy and Partnerships for North America, Chris Donohue, will oversee the Nashville office, while also helping to accelerate product development across the U.S.

Prior to joining the company, Donohue worked as CEO for Vydia, a video monetization service. His career has also included time as GM for label The Militia Group, as well as working in artist management for artists including Weezer and All-American Rejects. See Tickets was established in Nottingham, England, and expanded with offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Madrid, and Paris.

A subsidiary of  Vivendi and founded more than 20 years ago, See Tickets opened an office in Los Angeles in 2014. The company has sold more than 20 million tickets in 2018 for 8,000 clients. Among its clients are AmericanaFest, CountryFest, Glastonbury Festival, Tomorrowland, White Oak Music Hall, LA Pride, Beautycon, Disco Donnie Presents, and more.

“We remain opportunistic where and when we expand. The U.S. is doing great business and has found a rich seam in indie venues and festivals,” said Rob Wilmhurst, Global CEO of See Tickets.

“We are fortunate to have someone of Chris’ tremendous experience and insight to open our Nashville office. In Nashville, Chris will build on our existing relationships and provide the right care to our clients,” said Boris Patronof, CEO at See Tickets North America.

Weekly Register: Old Dominion’s Third Album Debuts Atop Country Albums Chart

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Old Dominion debuts at the top of this week’s country albums chart, as the group’s self-titled, third album for RCA Nashville moves 31K in total consumption, according to Nielsen Soundscan. The album features their No. 1 hits “Make It Sweet” and the Gold-selling “One Man Band.”

At No. 2 this week is Luke Combs’ This One’s For You at 18K, followed by Dan+Shay’s self-titled album with 11.8K. Morgan Wallen’s If I Know Me is at No. 4 with 10.2K, while Combs’ The Prequel EP moves 9K.

On the country on-demand streaming song rankings, Dan+Shay and Justin Bieber continue to rule with “10,000 Hours,” which earned 13 million streams and remains at No. 1. Diplo ft. Morgan Wallen’s “Heartless” earned 6.6 million streams to land at No. 2. Old Dominion’s “One Man Band” earned 6.2 million streams, coming in at No. 3 this week. At No. 4 is Maren Morris’ “The Bones” with 5 million streams. Morgan Wallen’s “Whiskey Glasses” is at No. 5 with 4.8 million streams.

Mark Your Calendar—November 2019

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Industry Events

November 10, 2019
SESAC Awards

November 11, 2019
ASCAP Awards

November 12, 2019
BMI Awards

November 13, 2019
The 53rd annual CMA Awards live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville at 7 p.m. central on ABC

November 14, 2019
Bob Kingsley Celebration of Life at CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame at 1 p.m. central

November 19, 2019
NATD Honors

November 20, 2019
Grammy Nominations Revealed

November 24, 2019
The 47th Annual American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles airing live on ABC

 

Single Add Dates

November 4
LANCO/What I See/Arista Nashville
Dylan Jakobsen/I AM/IAE
Jagertown/Falling on the Blacktop/G&N Entertainment

November 6
Taylor Marie Wagner/Better Off

November 7
Jeff Bates/If I Get Drunk Tonight

November 8
Cody Newman/Mystery Boy

November 11
Will Carter/You Feel Like Home/Way Back Records
Tara Shannon/Mutha/Willow Sound
Josh Ward/One More Shot Of Whiskey/Josh Ward
Keeper of the Plains/Lovin’ and Lettin’ Go

November 14
Chloe Collins/Didn’t Want You/Collins House Music

November 18
Granger Smith/That’s Why I Love Dirt Roads/Wheelhouse Records
Mitchell Tenpenny/Anything She Says/Riser House/Columbia Nashville

November 25
The Green Rumours/Holding Horses/11:11 Records

 

Album Releases

November 1
Hootie & the Blowfish/Imperfect Circle/Capitol Nashville
Miranda Lambert/Wildcard/Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville
Erin Enderlin/Faulkner County

November 8
Luke Combs/What You See Is What You Get/River House Artists/Columbia Nashville

November 15
Lady Antebellum/OCEAN/BMLG Records

November 22
Jason Aldean/9/Broken Bow Records

Ross Copperman Makes Top Three On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

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Ross Copperman moves up to No. 3 on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart, with four charting tunes including “Living” (Dierks Bentley), “Tip Of My Tongue” (Kenny Chesney), “Catch” (Brett Young) and “What She Wants Tonight” (Luke Bryan). Ashley Gorley remains at the pinnacle for his 14th consecutive week, and Zach Crowell remains at No. 2.

The MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart, published every week, uses algorithms based upon song activity garnered from airplay, digital downloaded track sales and streams. This unique and exclusive addition to the MusicRow portfolio is the first songwriter chart of its kind.

Click here to view the full MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart.

IEBA Scholarships To Honor Rod Essig, Jay Williams, Kerri Edwards, Todd Boltin, Steve Dahl

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Kevin Meyer (MiEntertainment Group), Jay Williams (WME), Robert Black (University of the South), Audrey Bounds (WME), and Barry Jeffrey (WME)

IEBA has announced $350,000 in new scholarships through its Educational Outreach Fund.

Six new scholarships were established in honor of Rod Essig (CAA), Jay Williams (WME), Kerri Edwards (KP Entertainment), Todd Boltin (Variety Attractions), The Delaware State Fair, and the late Steve Dahl (Paradigm Talent Agency). These new scholarships are endowed at Belmont University, The University of the South, Lipscomb University, University of Delaware, and University of Kansas.

Fundraising efforts are led by Barry Jeffrey, President of IEBA Educational Outreach Fund board of directors, and Todd Boltin, the Fund’s Vice President/Treasurer. IEBA members contribute to the Fund as do artists including Old Dominion, 98 Degrees, for King & Country, Charlie Daniels, Styx, Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon, Ed Roland & Collective Soul, and Tim McGraw.

Through a mix of programs, IEBA awarded 29 scholarships totaling over $62,000 in 2019. Donations to IEBA Educational Outreach Fund are tax deductible and can be made at ieba.org.

Barry Jeffrey (WME), Kerri Edwards (KP Entertainment), Beth Morrow (Lipscomb University), Audrey Bounds (WME), and Gene Lundgren (Aquarian)