Industry Ink: Song Suffragettes & Change The Conversation, CMA, More

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Song Suffragettes & Change The Conversation Host Women’s Summit

Pictured (L–R): Tracy Gershon, Todd Cassetty, Brittney Spencer, Leslie Fram, Caitlin Stone and Anna Kolander

Last Friday (June 28), Song Suffragettes and Change the Conversation hosted an educational summit for women singer-songwriters at The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC)’s headquarters. The event included three panels, a networking reception and a presentation by The MLC’s Kris Ahrend.

Moderated by Change the Conversation’s Tracy Gershon, the “Landing A Publisher” panel featured Concord’s Melissa Spillman, UMPG Nashville’s Missy Roberts and Reservoir’s John Ozier. The “Landing A DSP Playlist” panel was moderated by Red Light Management’s Allison Laughter, and included Amazon Music’s Emily Cohen Belote, The Orchard’s Katie Studley and Pandora/SiriusXM’s Alina Thompson. The final panel, “Landing A Career,” which was moderated by Change the Conversation’s Leslie Fram and Song Suffragettes’ Todd Cassetty, featured recording artist Brittney Spencer as well as Activist Artist Management’s Caitlin Stone and Anna Kolander.

 

 

CMA MemberSIPS Event Discusses Genre-Bending In Country Music

Pictured (L–R): Mia Jones, Jacquelyn Marushka, Sydney Owen and Gina Miller

The Country Music Association invited members to its Nashville office last Wednesday (June 26) for a MemberSIPS event discussing genre-bending in country music.

The event featured a panel composed of Marushka Media’s Jacquelyn Marushka, MNRK Music Group’s Gina Miller and Empire’s Sydney Owen. Moderated by CMA’s Mia Jones, the panel talked about country music’s historical growth as well as its evolution and what that means for artists and the industry.

 

 

Lauren Watkins Celebrates Album Release With Writers Round

Pictured (L-R): Lauren Hungate, Lauren Watkins and Caroline Watkins

Lauren Watkins celebrated her debut album, The Heartbroken Record, with a two-part writers round at Nashville’s Blind Barber.

The artist was joined by multiple collaborators, including The Warren Brothers, Lauren Hungate, her husband Will Bundy and her sister Caroline Watkins.

 

 

Recording Academy Holds ‘Financial Foundations: Finding The Money’ Panel

Pictured (L–R): Crosstown Arts’ McKenzii Webster, Made in Memphis Entertainment’s Tony D. Alexander, The MLC’s Jamie Dominguez, BMI’s Mason Hunter and First Horizon Bank’s Rueben Coopwood

The Recording Academy’s Memphis Chapter recently held a panel titled “Financial Foundations: Finding the Money” at Crosstown Arts.

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