Industry Ink: Kameron Marlowe, CMA & Whiskey Jam, More
Kameron Marlowe Has Triumphant Ryman Debut
Pictured (L-R): Rusty Gaston (Sony Music Publishing), Kameron Marlowe, Kaitlin Madewell (Red Light Management), Anna Weisband (Sony Music Publishing), Ken Robold (EVP & COO, Sony Music Nashville). Photo: Ben Dartnell
Kameron Marlowe made his Ryman debut on Oct. 26 in Nashville to a sold-out crowd. He brought out comedian Justin Danger-Nunley during the show for a shotgun challenge along with giving newcomer Belle Frantz a special moment she will never forget and surprising fans with a duet of the George Jones classic, “The Grand Tour” during his acoustic set.
He and his team celebrated the feat prior to the show.
CMA Partners With Whiskey Jam For Inaugural Artist Academy
Pictured (L-R): Moderator Ward Guenther (Whiskey Jam Founder and Host), Jeffrey Hasson (Agent, UTA), Sam Forbert (Agent, CAA), Matt Runner (Agent, Wasserman) Adi Sharma (Co-Head, Neal Agency) and Beth Hamilton (Agent, WME) participate in a panel during the CMA x Whiskey Jam Artist Academy. Photo: Zach Whitmore/CMA
The Country Music Association hosted its inaugural Artist Academy in partnership with Whiskey Jam on Tuesday (Oct. 28). The Artist Academy was designed to aid emerging artists, with participants selected through an application process. More than 60 artists took part in a full day of programming that included a panel featuring booking agents as well as sessions focused on financial wellness, legal issues, mental health, management, social media, streaming and more.
K-LOVE & Air1 Listeners Donate $2.5 Million to Hurricane Relief
Photo: Courtesy of K-LOVE
Leading Christian radio networks K-LOVE and Air1 announced that recent fundraising efforts for Convoy of Hope have raised more than $2.5 million to support ongoing hurricane relief efforts in the eastern U.S.
Through a series of on-air campaigns across the K-LOVE and Air1 radio networks, listeners responded with an outpouring of funds to aid those impacted by historic Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The funds will enable Convoy to serve more than 50,000 families across affected regions. To date, 4.5 million pounds of product have been deployed to more than 190,000 hurricane survivors across the six impacted states thanks to Convoy of Hope. They are committed to remaining in the hardest hit areas through 2025.
Randy Rogers Family Foundation Raises $200,000 At Golf Jam
Randy Rogers (center) pictured with supporters and friends of the Randy Rogers Family Foundation and the Children’s Advocacy Center of Comal County. Photo: Justin Rice
The Randy Rogers Band presented the Children’s Advocacy Center of Comal County a check for $200,000 from the Randy Rogers Family Foundation.
In his hometown of New Braunfels, Texas, Children’s Advocacy Center of Comal County exists to aid in prevention, detection, investigation and treatment of child abuse. The proceeds were raised at the 15th annual RRB Golf Jam in late September through a charity concert and a silent/live auction. The inaugural event was held in 2009 and has grown each year. The group donates the proceeds every year to a different charity in need and have given over $500,000 back to the community in the last three years.
