Industry Ink: Kelsea Ballerini, Mackenzie Clayburg, Music Row Build With Habitat
Kelsea Ballerini Gets Golden Surprise
Pictured (L-R): Black River’s Bill Macky, Mike Wilson, Rick Froio, Kelsea Ballerini, Gordon Kerr, and Doug Johnson.
Kelsea Ballerini received a shiny surprise this week during Black River Entertainment’s iHeart Radio presentation. Ballerini was surprised with an RIAA Gold certification plaque for her hit single “hole in the bottle” during the day’s festivities.
Mackenzie Clayburg Promoted To Director At Adkins Publicity
Makenzie Clayburg
Makenzie Clayburg has been promoted to Director of Publicity and Social Media at Adkins Publicity. In her new role, Clayburg will supervise and coordinate day-to-day strategy along with President/CEO Scott Adkins, Vice President of Publicity Kelli Wasilauski and Publicity Coordinator Haley Moriva for the firm’s roster of music, film, television, podcast, cannabis and lifestyle clients.
Adkins said, “Makenzie Clayburg has demonstrated tremendous growth as an energetic, unstoppable public relations and digital media professional whose unbridled enthusiasm and experience continues to be invaluable for our clients.”
Music Row Build With Habitat Raises Another Home
Pictured (L-R): Kurt Denny, Music Row Build committee member and Habitat for Humanity Supervisor On Site; new home owner Italia Nance and her three children; and Mark Brown, Music Row Build, and Round Hill Music SVP/GM.
The latest Music Row Build with Habitat for Humanity is complete. Italia Nance’s new home was dedicated on Feb. 4 with Italia and her three children, Daniel and DeMonte Nance, and Deandrae Whitson, on hand.
“To complete this build is especially rewarding because we had so many things working against us from the Covid-19 pandemic, which made fundraising more challenging and made getting volunteers to show up extra hard, to a couple of the worst weather days possible—cold, rainy, and very muddy,” said Mark Brown of Round Hill Music, who worked on the build. “But, Habitat says they build rain or shine, as long as there’s no danger from lightening or wind. And they do, and we did. But, in a way, that all made it that much more rewarding and I’m so proud to be a part of it. I want to thank all the volunteers and the dozens of people who stepped up financially to help us out.”
