Industry Ink: Dolly Parton, Shaboozey, Avery Anna, Equal Access
Dolly Parton Surprised With Six New RIAA Awards
Danny Nozell and Dolly Parton
Several of Dolly Parton’s Sony Music catalog titles recently received new certifications from the RIAA. Parton and her manager Danny Nozell were surprised with the plaques commemorating the honors for “Islands In The Stream” (three-times Platinum single); “9 to 5” (three-times Platinum single); “Jolene” (three-times Platinum single); “Coat Of Many Colors” (Gold single); Jolene (Gold album) and Super Hits (Gold album).
Shaboozey Gets Plaque For ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’
Shaboozey and team
Shaboozey recently received a plaque for his summer smash “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” in celebration of going No.1 at country radio. His Empire team, including Founder / CEO Ghazi and co-manager Abas Pauti were on hand for the celebration at Outside Lands.
Avery Anna Celebrates ‘Narcissist’ Platinum On Stage At Opry
Pictured (L-R): James Marsh (Director of Radio Accounts, Warner Music Nashville), Cris Lacy (Co-Chair/Co-President, Warner Music Nashville), Jackie Jones (SVP Artist and Industry Relations, RIAA), Tina Crawford (33 Creative Management), Avery Anna, David Fanning (33 Creative Management), Mary Catherine Rebrovick (VP Publicity, Warner Music Nashville), Rohan Kohli (VP A&R, Warner Music Nashville), Patrick Worstell (Director Artist Development, Warner Music Nashville)
Avery Anna celebrated her platinum success on stage at the Grand Ole Opry Tuesday evening (Aug. 13). Following a three-song set, SVP of Artist and Industry Relations at the Recording Industry Association of America Jackie Jones invited members of Avery’s label and management teams to the stage to surprise her with a plaque commemorating the viral hit “Narcissist” as her very first Platinum single. “Narcissist” has earned nearly 200 million streams worldwide.
MLC Hosts mtheory’s Equal Access Development Program
The MLC staffers with Equal Access program members
The Mechanical Licensing Collective hosted the Equal Access program at their Nashville office on Aug. 14. The mtheory initiative is designed to empower artists and managers from underrepresented demographics in country music. The MLC’s CEO Kris Ahrend provided an in-depth overview of the various ways creators get paid when their music is streamed, with a focus on The MLC’s role in collecting and distributing digital audio mechanical streaming royalties to songwriters in the U.S.
