T.J. Martell Foundation To Continue Celebrating Admired Individuals With Rae Krenn Sunshine Award

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The T.J. Martell Foundation is renaming its Sunshine Award after the award’s first-ever recipient, Rae Krenn, the beloved longtime hostess at The Palm in downtown Nashville. Krenn was presented with the first-ever Sunshine Award a few weeks ago, and as a testament to the power of Krenn’s positivity and impact on her community, the T.J. Martell Foundation has decided to rename the award the Rae Krenn Sunshine Award. 

Beginning in September, the award will be presented monthly to a treasured member of the Nashville community who positively makes each day a better day, just by being themselves. Recipients of the Rae Krenn Sunshine Award will be presented with a commemorative plaque, a complimentary lunch for four at The Palm in downtown Nashville, and will be recognized all month long on the T.J. Martell Foundation website and social media pages.

Sponsorship of the Rae Krenn Sunshine Award is a minimum $2,500 donation, which is 100% tax deductible and supports the T.J. Martell Foundation’s cancer research programs at nine NCI-designated flagship hospitals including the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Those interested in sponsoring a deserving individual for the award should email Tinti Moffat at [email protected].

Rae Krenn.

Jimmie Allen Welcomes Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, Darius Rucker, Charley Pride For Collaborative EP

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Jimmie Allen. Photo: Dustin Haney

Jimmie Allen gets by with a little help from his friends on his latest project, Bettie James, which features collaborations with Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Charley Pride, Darius Rucker, Mickey Guyton, Nelly, Noah Cyrus, The Oak Ridge Boys, Rita Wilson, and Tauren Wells. The Stoney Creek album is set for release July 10, and includes Allen’s current single “This Is Us” featuring Noah Cyrus, which has already garnered more than 25 million streams.

The project is inspired by and named after his late father, James Allen, and grandmother, Bettie Snead, who passed away in September 2019 and February 2014, respectively. “My dad and grandmom were two completely different people, but both played a huge part in my life. Since they died, I have been wanting to leave trails of their legacies throughout my music,” Allen said of his motivation for the project, which he co-produced alongside Ash Bowers.

“I am a fan of every artist on this project and humbled to have each one of them be a part of it,” continued Allen. “Each artist has touched the life of my dad, my grandmother and me through their music. I’m proud of this body of music and thankful to every writer that helped me create Bettie James.”

This afternoon, Allen co-hosts and performs on the CMA Summer Stay-Cay special with Lindsay Ell. The hosting pair appeared on Good Morning America this morning to talk about the multi-hour live stream event, which kicks off at 5 p.m. CT on CMA’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Industry Pics: Big Machine, Grand Ole Opry, CMT

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Scott Borchetta Donates Big Machine Hand Sanitizer To Indiana Children’s Hospital

Pictured (L-R): Executive Vice President of Big Machine Distillery Mark Borchetta, IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan and BMLG President/CEO Scott Borchetta.

Big Machine Label Group President/CEO/Founder Scott Borchetta was joined by IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan and Nascar driver Jade Buford at Indiana University’s Riley Hospital for Children on June 29, where they delivered mass quantities of Big Machine Hand Sanitizer for hospital employees, patients and guests. They made the visit ahead of the upcoming Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 at the Brickyard powered by Big Machine Records Nascar race this weekend, which airs July 5 at 3 p.m. ET.

 

Brad Paisley, Keb’ Mo’ Play Grand Ole Opry Broadcast


Opry member Brad Paisley and guest Keb’ Mo’ performed on The Grand Ole Opry as it celebrated its 4,930th consecutive Saturday night broadcast on June 27. This Saturday, the Opry will celebrate Independence Day as Sara Evans and Opry members the Oak Ridge Boys and Mark Wills step into the circle at 7 p.m. CT for the 4,931st consecutive Saturday night broadcast on July 4. The show will be broadcast live on Circle, and Gray TV stations, DISH Studio Channel 102, Sling TV and other affiliates in addition to a companion live stream on Circle All Access Facebook and YouTube channels.

Filmore Hosts A Virtual “Happy Hour” With CMT Staffers

Top Row, (L-R): CMT’s Katrina Lothamer; Curb Records Director, Publicity Jessie Lowe; CMT’s Jordan Hatton. Middle Row L-R: CMT’s Leslie Fram; Curb Records VP, Marketing John Clore; CMT’s Shanna Strassberg. Bottom Row, (L-R): Filmore, Victory Entertainment’s Chris Perkins, CMT’s Jordan Walker

Curb Records and artist Filmore recently took part in a virtual hangout session with CMT staffers. The group discussed Filmore’s recent engagement, as well as his song “Other Girl,” and caught up on how he has been handling life in quarantine.