Donica Elliott has joined the newest member of the growing team at Lucky Bird Media. Elliott comes to Lucky Bird from All Eyes Media where she served as Senior Director for the past six years working with artists including Sarah Jarosz, John Moreland, Old Crow Medicine Show, Parker Millsap, and Amanda Shires. Prior to her time at All Eyes, Elliott worked as Director of Artist & Media Relations for roots label Sugar Hill Records. In addition, Elliott joins Red Light Management handling day-to-day management for Old Crow Medicine Show.
Couture Safety During COVID-19
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Western couture designer Manuel has joined the fight against the spread of COVID-19 by creating face masks with his own designs to donate to hospitals, first responders and delivery drivers. He’s accepting donations to be able to purchase more fabric to make more masks, and they can be sent to: Manuel American Designs, 2804 Columbine Place, Nashville, TN 37204.
Maddie & Tae To Appear On ‘Say Yes To The Dress’
Maddie & Tae. Photo: Carlos Ruiz
Following the release of their sophomore album The Way It Feels last week via Mercury Nashville, Maddie & Tae will appear on TLC’s series Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta on Saturday, April 17.
Filmed last year ahead of Maddie Marlow’s November nuptials, tune-in as Marlow searches for the perfect bridesmaid dresses alongside her family and closest friends including bandmate Taylor Dye. Watch a preview of the new episode below on TLC’s Twitter page.
Teddy Robb has released his debut self-titled EP via Monument Records. The five-track project includes the songs “Really Shouldn’t Drink Around You” (which has been streamed more than 50 million times), and his latest, “Good Love & Good Whiskey,” which was written by Jesse Frasure, Bart Butler, Chase McGill and Cary Barlowe.
Robb collaborated with producers Shane McAnally, Ben Fowler, and Matt McGinn on the new project.
Fred Foster founded Monument Records in 1958. Among the artists signed to the label were Roy Orbison (who recorded his iconic hit “Oh Pretty Woman” for the label), Jeannie Seely, Cindy Walker, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton (who released her first two singles, “Dumb Blonde” and “Something Fishy” for the label in 1967), Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, Connie Smith and Willie Nelson, among others. Monument was later sold, but Sony briefly revived the label in the mid-’90s, and released projects from Dixie Chicks and Little Big Town, before McAnally teamed with Sandbox Entertainment’s Jason Owen to revive the label again in 2017. Foster died in 2019.
“Teddy Robb” EP Track Listing:
Me On You
Good Love & Good Whiskey
Lead Me On
Really Shouldn’t Drink Around You
Tell Me How
00Jessica Nicholsonhttps://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MusicRow-header-logo-Mar19B.pngJessica Nicholson2020-04-17 15:26:412020-10-08 17:42:44Teddy Robb Releases Debut EP
After spending some time off the grid, reflecting and creating, Brett Eldredge is ready to release a new collection of music for the first time in almost three years.
The time spent alone drew out some of the most vulnerable music Eldredge has released, starting with a song about reflecting on a lost love, called “Gabrielle.” The single is the first taste of his album Sunday Drive, due out July 10 via Warner Music Nashville. The Paris, Illinois native recorded the project with Grammy-winning duo Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk at Shirk Studios in Chicago. Tashian and Fitchuk also co-wrote “Gabrielle” alongside Eldredge, which is the first song he recorded for the new project.
“They’re incredible people and incredible creators, so it’s a really special song to be the first single,” Eldredge tells MusicRow. “It’s a very good indicator of what the album holds and the depths of the record, and the distinct sound of the record. From the intro of the piano and everything, it’s pretty powerful.
“[‘Gabrielle’] is very personal, it’s very honest,” Eldredge says. “I got the feeling of like, ‘Wow, I feel like I’ve known this song for a long time.’ This whole album has that sentiment, and that sense of warmth.”
Chicago’s influence comes through on the music that Eldredge has released thus far from Sunday Drive. The piano-driven “Gabrielle” has a jazz flavor that works really well with Eldredge’s rich vocal tone. Further, a tune he wrote with Ross Copperman, “Crowd My Mind,” really stands up as another piano-led ballad, with an intimate blues vibe.
His “Where The Heart Is,” written with Jessie Jo Dillon and Tyler Johnson, encourages a message of human connection. The tune, occasionally backed by beautiful string sections, feels particularly timely given the chaotic times we are faced with.
“What in the world are we all doing here,” Eldredge sings. “What do we see, what do we see, when we look in the mirror? ‘Cause I’m just lookin’, lookin’ for somethin’ true. And I believe that I might find it, maybe I’ll find it in you. Just show me where the heart is.”
As far as releasing new music in the wake of the social distancing era brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Eldredge is optimistic that the music will connect, despite the limited promotion opportunities for in-person meetings, and a radio tour.
“I know one thing for certain is in tough times we always have music and I’ve got some really special music to get out there and I think it’ll help us,” Eldredge says. “Any way that we can all connect more with ourselves and with each other in these tough times, and if music can help with that a lot, I’d love to play a little part in that. That’s what I go to in these times, I go listen to music.
“I’m going to push forward and get this music out there and I’m excited to hopefully be an escape for some people in tough times, and also be encouraging and some optimism. We’re all going to push on through and come out the other side together. It’s going to be all right.”
Sunday Drive is available for pre-order here, while “Crowd My Mind,” “Where the Heart Is” and “Gabrielle” are available for download and streaming now.
00LB Cantrellhttps://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MusicRow-header-logo-Mar19B.pngLB Cantrell2020-04-17 15:25:282020-10-08 17:43:16Brett Eldredge Returns With Vulnerability And Richness, Sets New Album For July 10 [Interview]
BMG has signed Australian duo The Wolfe Brothers to a global recording deal. In the United States, they join the BBR Music Group family via BMG, joining the Nashville label’s roster that includes Jason Aldean, Chase Rice, Granger Smith, Jimmie Allen, Runaway June and Blanco Brown.
Brothers Nick and Tom Wolfe have released the new single “No Brakes,” which follows the duo’s 12 consecutive No. 1 radio singles in Australia as well as their four Australian Country Music Album Chart toppers. The Wolfe Brothers won Group of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards of Australia in 2015, 2016, and 2019.
“This represents the last few years of our journey,” Tom Wolfe says of the new single.
“It’s been quite a long time since there’s been an Australian country act who’s been a huge, huge crossover,” adds Nick.
Jon Loba, EVP BBR Music Group said, “We are thrilled to welcome one of Australia’s truly great artists to the BBR Music Group family; The Wolfe Brothers. Nick and Tom write world-class songs and are incredible live performers. The minute our staff heard their first track ‘No Brakes’ they were in and wanted to be involved. We look forward to partnering with our amazing BMG Australia team to bring their music to the US!”
The Wolfe Brothers said of the signing, “We are absolutely thrilled to be joining the BBR Music Group/BMG family for the next phase of our career. To be joining a roster that includes Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch and Lindsay Ell is truly a dream come true for us and with the help of the dynamic and creative teams in the BMG offices around the world we are looking forward to taking our music and our live show internationally. We feel we are creating the best work of our career at present and look forward to the road ahead. We can’t wait to see where this journey takes us.”
00Jessica Nicholsonhttps://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MusicRow-header-logo-Mar19B.pngJessica Nicholson2020-04-17 14:35:312020-10-08 17:43:50BMG Signs Australian Duo The Wolfe Brothers To Global Label Deal
Taylor Swift has canceled her concerts for 2020, including her LoverFest East and West shows that had been slated for Inglewood, California on July 25-26 and Foxborough, Massachusetts on July 31-Aug. 1, as well as two July 18-19 shows in Brazil.
According to a statement she posted to social media on April 17, tickets for her United States and Brazil shows will be honored for new shows dates which will take place some time next year. Refunds will also be available beginning May 1, according to Ticketmaster standards.
Swift’s statement says: “Fighting COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge for our global community and the safety and wellbeing of fans should always be the top priority. Health organizations and governments around the world have strongly discouraged large public gatherings for an undetermined period of time. With many events throughout the world already cancelled, and upon direction from health officials in an effort to keep fans safe and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, sadly the decision has been made to cancel all Taylor Swift live appearances and performances this year. The U.S. and Brazil shows will be rescheduled to take place in 2021, with dates to be announced later this year.”
Though there will be no live events or festival shows for Swift in the near future, she has signed on to take part in the upcoming One World: Together At Home livestream event set to air on JOOX Music on April 19. Led by Lady Gaga, the concert will also include performances from Keith Urban, Alicia Keys, Celine Dion, Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, Kacey Musgraves, Lady Antebellum, Maren Morris and more.
I’m so sad I won’t be able to see you guys in concert this year, but I know this is the right decision. Please, please stay healthy and safe. I’ll see you on stage as soon as I can but right now what’s important is committing to this quarantine, for the sake of all of us. pic.twitter.com/qeiMk2Tgon
Nashville-based Premier Global Production, which supplies staging and lighting equipment for clients including Metallica, Chris Stapleton, Tim McGraw, Jake Owen, Lee Brice, Austin City Limits and several country music festivals, is keeping its trucking fleet on the road, even as the live event industry has come to a standstill.
Instead of hauling staging and lighting equipment, the company’s 18-wheelers and drivers are working for common haul companies to move supplies to critically-impacted areas of the United States.
“We are putting our resources to work for America to help our country get through this pandemic,” says Premier Global Production’s President and CEO Troy Vollhoffer. “We are doing our part to keep the U.S. population fed while we all wait out this unprecedented health crisis.”
“We have put part of our fleet to work with Koch Logistics delivering groceries from distribution centers to Walmarts and other grocery stores in Alabama and Michigan,” says PGP Operations Manager Patrick Gail. “We have put the remaining trucks to work moving goods designated as emergency loads for vendors such as Target and Amazon. Those trucks have been moving goods to distribution centers in the Midwest and Northeast.”
“This great country will get back on its feet again,” Vollhoffer says, “sooner rather than later.”
00Jessica Nicholsonhttps://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MusicRow-header-logo-Mar19B.pngJessica Nicholson2020-04-17 11:38:422020-10-08 17:44:31Premier Global Production Keeps Trucks On The Road Delivering Essential Supplies
Luck Productions is presenting “Come And Toke It,” a new variety show hosted by the unofficial patron saint of weed himself, Willie Nelson, who will be joined by artists, chefs, comedians, and cannabis experts during the four hour-plus live-streamed show on April 20 at 4:20 CT.
The fourth installment of Luck’s ongoing live programming, the variety show will include performances by various musical guests, cooking and cocktail demos, and weed-centric moments, and will benefit Willie’s Last Prisoner Project.
Luck and Willie’s Reserve are also joining forces to launch the #comeandtokeit #passleft challenge, which is perhaps the world’s only chance to knock smoking with Willie Nelson off their bucket list. Luck will be asking fans to post a video of themselves passing whatever toking material of their choice to the left with the hashtags #ComeandTokeIt #PassLeft, and one lucky participant will be randomly selected to talk to Willie himself, live on air, to pass left and wish him an early birthday “in person” during the broadcast.
“Come and toke it with me on 4/20 at 4:20,” said Nelson. “There will be music and good times. And, it’s for a good cause.”
00Lorie Hollabaughhttps://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MusicRow-header-logo-Mar19B.pngLorie Hollabaugh2020-04-17 11:38:072020-10-08 17:45:21Willie Nelson To Host ‘Luck Presents: Come And Toke It’ Livestream Variety Show
Memphis Music Hall of Fame member Knox Phillips died Wednesday (April 15) at age 74 after battling cancer for many years.
He was a studio owner, engineer and producer who was a tireless booster of Memphis music. Knox also organized the diverse music makers in his hometown and was a co-founder of the city’s chapter of The Recording Academy in 1973.
The son of legendary Sun Records founder Sam Phillips (1923-2003), Knox grew up in the shadow of that future Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and Country Music Hall of Fame member. But Knox Phillips began carving his own niche into the Memphis music scene as a youngster by recording such local pop/rock groups as Randy & The Radiants and The Gentrys.
He took over the family’s recording studio and subsequently engineered records by such artists as Willie Nelson (Shotgun Willie, Phases & Stages), Jerry Jeff Walker (“Mr. Bojangles”), The Amazing Rhythm Aces (“Third Rate Romance,” “The End Is Not In Sight”), Phineas Newborn, Jackie DeShannon, Jim Post, Alex Chilton, Panther Burns and more.
Knox Phillips co-produced John Prine’s 1979 Memphis LP Pink Cadillac as well as many recordings by Jerry Lee Lewis. The latter were released in 2014 as Jerry Lee Lewis: The Knox Phillips Sessions.
He always worked to enhance his father’s legacy and reputation, providing invaluable assistance to author Peter Guralnick’s biography Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll (2014). Knox also helped organize the Country Music Hall of Fame’s exhibit “Flying Saucers Rock & Roll: The Cosmic Genius of Sam Phillips” (2015-16).
Knox Phillips is survived by his wife Diane Duncan Phillips, brother Jerry Phillips and nieces Hailey Phillips and Roxanne Phillips Tays. Funeral arrangements have not been disclosed.
https://music-row-website-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/10141237/candle-lifenotes-FB.jpg6301200Robert K Oermannhttps://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MusicRow-header-logo-Mar19B.pngRobert K Oermann2020-04-17 10:45:562020-10-07 08:48:56Memphis Music Ambassador Knox Phillips Dies
Dylan Marlowe has signed a publishing and artist development deal with Play It Again Music.
“I’m extremely excited to announce that Dylan Marlowe is joining the Play It Again team,” said Play It Again owner/CEO Dallas Davidson. “Dylan caught my attention two years ago when he was at PIA writing with Trea Landon. I was really digging on the songs he was writing and then absolutely fell in love with his voice. I think Dylan is a mega-star and look forward to being a part of this Georgia boy’s career.”
“I’m super excited to be joining the Play It Again team, they have treated me like nothing but family so far and I can’t wait to see what the future holds,” said Marlowe. “I’ve looked up to Dallas for a long time so to be able to write for him is a dream come true.”
Davidson, an award-winning songwriter with 25 No. 1 hits and more than 250 cuts to his credit, launched Play It Again Music in 2015.
00Lorie Hollabaughhttps://musicrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/MusicRow-header-logo-Mar19B.pngLorie Hollabaugh2020-04-17 10:14:082020-10-08 17:46:25Dylan Marlowe Signs With Play It Again Music
Donica Elliott has joined the newest member of the growing team at Lucky Bird Media. Elliott comes to Lucky Bird from All Eyes Media where she served as Senior Director for the past six years working with artists including Sarah Jarosz, John Moreland, Old Crow Medicine Show, Parker Millsap, and Amanda Shires. Prior to her time at All Eyes, Elliott worked as Director of Artist & Media Relations for roots label Sugar Hill Records. In addition, Elliott joins Red Light Management handling day-to-day management for Old Crow Medicine Show.
