Industry Ink: Musicians Hall Of Fame, MuttNation, PLA, More

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Musicians Hall Of Fame Launches Music Icons Exhibit

Pictured (L-R): Frank Allridge (Head of Special Projects Group, Geller & Head of Finance, Julien’s Auctions), David Goodman (CEO, Julien’s Auctions), Darren Julien (Co-Founder and Executive Director, Julien’s Auctions), Linda Chambers (CEO and Co-Founder, Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum), Britt Chambers Hawker (Director of Museum & Artist Relations, Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum), Martin Nolan (Co-Founder and Executive Director, Julien’s Auctions), Martin Geller (Founder and Chairman, Geller) and Cristy Barber (VP of Pop Culture & Business Development, Julien’s Auctions). Photo: Courtesy of Marushka Media

The Musicians Hall Of Fame has launched their new Music Icons guitar exhibit. The exhibit features Prince‘s Yellow Cloud 3 guitar, Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson‘s stage-played 1965 Fender Telecaster, John Lennon’s lost 1965 Help! Framus 12-string Hootenanny, Steve Jones’ original Sex Pistols Gibson Les Paul, Randy Bachman’s 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard and Mark Knopfler’s 1987 Gibson Custom Shop Edition Chet Atkins Country Gentleman guitar.

The exhibit opened with a preview event on Tuesday (May 14) hosted by the hall of fame and Julien’s Auctions. The limited run exhibit will be open to the public until tomorrow (May 18).

 

MuttNation Foundation Awards $130,000 In Grants

Miranda Lambert. Photo: Courtesy of Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert‘s MuttNation Foundation has awarded $130,000 in “It Takes Balls” spay & neuter grants. The grants were given to 34 organizations in east Texas, north Texas and the Texas Panhandle. The grant program was launched in 2023 to spread awareness for the importance of spay and neuter and offers grants to qualifying low-cost programs.

“I’m so happy to announce that our ‘It Takes Balls’ program has just awarded the first grants in my home state of Texas, to 34 organizations in the East, North and Panhandle regions, and we expect to open the application process up to other parts of Texas soon, too,” shares Lambert. “Please remember to spay or neuter your pets—it’s the best way to help reduce pet homelessness and keep animals out of the overcrowded shelters.”

 

Ben McKee Joins PLA Media

Ben McKee. Photo: Courtesy of PLA Media

Ben McKee has joined PLA Media as a Publicist. Prior to the new role, McKee held stints at 117 Entertainment and Big Machine Label Group. McKee has worked on campaigns for Clay Walker, Emily Ann Roberts, Jackson Dean, Shane Proffitt and more. He graduated from Trevecca Nazarene University with a bachelors degree in Music Business.

“Ben brings an intelligence and fresh enthusiasm to PLA,” says PLA Media President Pamela L. Lewis. “I am delighted to welcome him to our firm.”

 

North American Contingency Association (NACA) Holds Conference

Gallagher Global Entertainment celebration. Photo: John Fiorentino

Industry guests gathered on the BMI rooftop to celebrate Gallagher Global Entertainment during the North American Contingency Conference. BMI’s Mason Hunter and Gallagher Global Entertainment’s Brent Daughrity welcomed the guests before The Warren Brothers gave a special performance of covers including “Highway Don’t Care,” “Red Solo Cup” and more.

Liv Greene Signs With Free Dirt Records

Liv Greene. Photo: Joseph Ross Smith

Nashville artist Liv Greene has signed a record deal with Washington D.C. label Free Dirt Records. To celebrate the deal, she has released her latest single “Wild Geese.” Greene will also be supporting Sarah Jarosz on tour this month.

“We’re thrilled to be working with Liv,” shares Free Dirt’s Jonathan Newton. “We’ve been fans since her 2020 debut, Every Bright Penny, which we heard about from our friend Isa Burke who also produced the record. We were drawn in by its laid back melancholy, effortless singing, and old-soul songwriting. Liv’s also a hometown hero originally from the DC area, where Free Dirt is based. She’s a perfect fit for the Free Dirt family of artists and we can’t wait to share new music from this impressive talent!”

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