Industry Ink: Morgan Wallen, Chris Janson, Rosie Flores, IBMA

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Morgan Wallen Foundation & Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation Donate Instruments To Schools In Touring Cities

Donelson Middle School Band, led by teacher Laura Shepherd, receives multiple new instruments from Morgan Wallen Foundation and Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation. Photo: Courtesy of Morgan Wallen Foundation

The Morgan Wallen Foundation supports programs for youth in both music and sports, and the foundation further expanded its local impact during Wallen’s U.S. tour’s 2024 leg with their “One Instrument At A Time” initiative, in partnership with the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation.

For the past two years, Wallen has donated three dollars from every U.S. ticket sold on his 87-show “One Night At A Time World Tour” to the nonprofit. The foundation committed to donating musical instruments to schools in need across 14 stadium touring cities Wallen visited this year on his tour, including Charlotte, Denver, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Nashville, Philadelphia, Tampa, Virginia Beach and more. In total, the value of the instrument donations is $500,000.

 

Chris Janson Performs On Fox & Friends

Chris Janson

Chris Janson performed his patriotic anthem, “All American Guy,” on Fox & Friends recently (which is currently racing up the iTunes charts since the performance,) and also included a stirring portion of the anthemic “God Bless the USA.”

“Flags were flying and the energy in the studio was awesome,” says Janson about the appearance. “I had a blast singing my song ‘All-American Guy’ on the show today. This one has become a favorite of mine to perform and the live audience today showed up to celebrate our incredible country.”

 

CMHOFM Hosts Concert, Conversation With Rosie Flores

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Associate Director of Editorial Michael McCall and Rosie Flores. Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum hosted a concert and conversation with Rosie Flores last weekend.

The program was led by the museum’s Associate Director of Editorial Michael McCall. Flores is a 2024 National Heritage Fellow, an honor recognizing her six decades of devotion to exploring and performing American roots-rock music and how it intersects with her Latina heritage. A key member of the L.A. cowpunk scene in the 1980s, Flores led the bands Penelope’s Children and Rosie & the Screamers, joined the flamboyant Screamin’ Sirens, then signed with Reprise Records as a solo artist in 1987.

The program was offered in support of the Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock exhibit, presented by City National Bank and made possible in part by the Academy of Country Music.

 

IBMA 2025 Leadership Bluegrass Program Accepting Applications

The 2025 application for the IBMA Leadership Bluegrass program is now open. IBMA Leadership Bluegrass is a three-day intensive professional development program designed for music industry professionals. Each year, 25 applicants are selected to gather for a series of panels, presentations and collaborative activities to better understand the current industry landscape and cultivate leadership in the bluegrass community.

Selected participants will gain necessary knowledge and connections to realize their business goals and become leaders in the bluegrass music industry, and the application deadline is Nov. 18 at 5 P.M. CT.

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