Industry Ink: Post Malone, Luke Combs, Kameron Marlowe, Sina Hall

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Post Malone Celebrates Grand Ole Opry Debut

Pictured (L–R): Grand Ole Opry’s Jordan Pettit, Jenn Tressler, Post Malone, Grand Ole Opry’s Gina Keltner and Dan Rogers. Photo: Danielle Piazza

Post Malone made his Grand Ole Opry debut on Wednesday (Aug. 14) in front of a sold-out crowd and was joined onstage by Vince Gill, John Michael Montgomery, Brad Paisley, Lainey Wilson and The War And Treaty.

He followed the debut with the unveiling of his first country album, F-1 Trillion, out today (Aug. 16).

 

Luke Combs Commemorates Five Years As An Opry Member

Grand Ole Opry’s Dan Rogers and Luke Combs celebrating Combs’ fifth Opry anniversary. Photo: Chris Hollo for Grand Ole Opry

Luke Combs commemorated the fifth anniversary of his Opry induction on Tuesday (Aug. 13). He was welcomed into the Opry family by Joe Diffie and Vince Gill before the eyes of a sold-out audience in the summer of 2019.

Additionally, Combs was surprised with five new plaques celebrating historic certifications, including two Diamond certifications for “When It Rains It Pours” and “Hurricane”—making him first artist to earn three RIAA Diamond-certified country singles.

 

Kameron Marlowe Strikes Gold With ‘Steady Heart’

Pictured (L-R): Sony Music Nashville’s Lauren Zimmerman, Red Light Management’s Kaitlin Madewell, Sony Music Nashville’s Jen Way, Randy Goodman, Kameron Marlowe, Sony Music Nashville’s Taylor Lindsey, Margaret Tomlin, Caryl Atwood and Steve Hodges. Photo: Adam Davis

Sony Music Nashville surprised Kameron Marlowe with a plaque to celebrate the Gold certification of his song “Steady Heart” earlier this week.

“Steady Heart,” which is featured on Marlowe’s debut album We Were Cowboys, is the latest addition to his list of RIAA-certified singles, including Platinum (U.S.) and Gold (Australia) song “Giving You Up” and Gold tracks “Girl On Fire” and “Burn ‘Em All.”

 

CMA Presents Sina Hall With 2024 Jo Walker Meador International Award

Pictured (L-R): Milly Olykan, Sina Hall, Meredith Goucher and Sarah Trahern. Photo: Drew Noble/CMA

The Country Music Association presented the first of its 2024 international honors on Wednesday (Aug. 14).

CMA CEO Sarah Trahern and Vice President, International Relations & Development Milly Olykan presented CMA Board member and Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH’s Senior Project Manager/Head of International Booking Sina Hall with the 2024 CMA Jo Walker Meador International Award during its Board of Directors meeting in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Ford Theater.

This award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual in advocating and supporting country music’s marketing development in territories outside the United States. Hall founded of Sound of Nashville and is also member of the CMA European Task Force. She is considered to be the driving force behind C2C Germany and an advocate for young artists making their way into the format.

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