Industry Ink: Tape Room Music, Cody Jinks, John Hiatt, Hop On A Cure
Tape Room Music Family Celebrates No. 1 ‘Bulletproof’
Pictured (L-R): Ben Johnson, Ashley Gorley and Hunter Phelps. Photo: Courtesy of Tape Room Music
Tape Room Music songwriters Hunter Phelps and Ben Johnson, along with founder Ashley Gorley, celebrated their co-written song “Bulletproof” by Nate Smith reaching No. 1 on the Mediabase Country Airplay chart this week. This is the third No. 1 hit that Phelps, Johnson and Gorley have earned together, joining “New Truck” by Dylan Scott and “Truck Bed” by Hardy.
“Number one songs are always fun to celebrate. This one is extra special, being written entirely within the Tape Room family,” shares Blain Rhodes, President of Tape Room. “Nate [Smith] took this song to another level on his project and continues to crush it on stage every night.”
Cody Jinks Becomes Pandora Billionaire
Pictured (L-R): Cody Jinks, Johnny Chiang and Luke Combs. Photo: David Bergman
Pandora/SiriusXM’s Johnny Chiang surprised singer-songwriter Cody Jinks with a Pandora Billionaire plaque to commemorate his one billion streams on Pandora last weekend. The plaque, honoring Jinks’ career milestone, was presented in Houston ahead of his set opening for Luke Combs’ “Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour.”
The accolade comes on the heels of the announcement of Jinks’ latest project, Backside of 30, which is a re-release of his 2012 album 30, and will be out Sept. 27 via Late August Records.
John Hiatt’s Career Honored In CMHOFM’s ‘Poets And Prophets’ Program
John Hiatt and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum writer-editor Dave Paulson. Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum featured singer-songwriter John Hiatt recently in its in-depth interview series “Poets And Prophets,” which highlights songwriters who have made significant contributions to country music. The program was moderated by museum writer-editor Dave Paulson and was accompanied by vintage photos, film and recordings.
Throughout his 50-year career, Hiatt has established himself as one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation, with Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson among the artists who have covered his soul-stirring songs. The program was filmed and will premiere at a later date as part of the museum’s “Live at the Hall” digital programs series, available to stream on the museum’s website.
Hop On A Cure Awards Duke University Grant For ALS Clinic Study
Hop On A Cure, an advocate in the fight against ALS founded by the Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins, has placed a grant with Duke University’s pilot trial to investigate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of BL-001 probiotic in people with ALS. Having found a direct connection between the gut microbiome and CNS diseases, the goal of the trial is to show the BL-001 probiotic will cause reduction of neuroinflammation, TLR activation, epithelial cell adhesion and production of key metabolites such as nicotinamide intermediates and ketone bodies.
The study is led by Dr. Richard Bedlack, M.D., Ph.D., who will be receiving Hop On A Cure’s inaugural Accelerate a Miracle Project Award at this year’s Harmony for Hope Gala in Atlanta on Sept. 14. The award was created in an effort to further raise awareness for ALS and recognize those making a major impact in the world of ALS research.
“We understand that there is a direct correlation between the microbiome and neurodegenerative disease. Hop On A Cure is excited to partner with Dr. Bedlack and Duke University on this exciting new study,” shares Hop On A Cure’s David Hopkins. “We are grateful for Dr. Bedlack and his commitment to the pursuit of a cure for ALS—a big reason our team has opted to award him our first ever AMP Award this year as well.”
