Industry Ink: Kane Brown, Rosanne Cash, Nash To Naples, More
Kane Brown Surprises Sony Staffers During High Road Release
Kane Brown with Sony Music Nashville staff and Neon Coast’s Martha Earls & Nikki Boon. Photo: Janie Whitefield
Kane Brown celebrated the release of his new album The High Road by surprising the Sony Music Nashville staff with a special visit on Jan. 23.
CMHOFM Hosts Rosanne Cash For Interview, Performance
Pictured (L-R): Museum Writer-Editor RJ Smith, Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal and manager Danny Kahn. Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum hosted a sold-out interview and performance with Rosanne Cash in support of its newest exhibition, “Rosanne Cash: Time Is a Mirror.” Cash discussed her career and performed several songs with her husband/longtime collaborator, Grammy-winning songwriter and producer John Leventhal. Museum Writer-Editor RJ Smith hosted the program in the museum’s Ford Theater. Cash will return with Leventhal for a full concert in the museum’s CMA Theater on May 13, and tickets will go on sale here on Jan. 31.
Fourth Annual Nash To Naples Fest Wraps Raising $75K
Nash to Naples performers
The fourth annual Nash to Naples Songwriter Festival in Naples, Florida welcomed songwriters Lori McKenna, Barry Dean, Kelly Archer, Steve Moakler, Jonathan Hutcherson and Mia Mantia for an evening of music and storytelling. A sold-out crowd of over 1,300 attendees gathered to enjoy the performances, raising $75,000 in support of Hacienda of Hope and Habitat for Humanity of Collier County. Plans are already underway for a special fifth annual festival, set for January 2026.
AIMP Nashville Hosts Empowering Music Publishers Panel
Pictured (L-R): Dave Pacula (Liz Rose Music), Courtney Crist (AIMP Nashville Chapter Vice President; Eclipse Music Group), Grayson Stephens (Big Machine Label Group), Marc Rucker (SoundExchange), Lindsay Major (The MLC), John Ozier (AIMP Nashville Chapter President; Reservoir Media), Kari Barnhart (AIMP Nashville Chapter Treasurer; Studio Bank) and Kendall Lettow (AIMP Nashville Chapter Administration Director; peermusic)
The AIMP held its “Empowering Music Publishers: A Conversation with SoundExchange and The MLC” panel on Jan. 22 at The MLC in Nashville. Moderator Grayson Stephens (Vice President, Publishing, Big Machine Label Group) spoke with panelists Marc Rucker (Associate Director, SoundExchange) and Lindsey Major (Chief Member Experience Officer, The MLC) about how their organizations help independent music publishers in the Nashville music community and beyond.
Country Music Hall Of Fame Honors Four Volunteers With Dick Kottler Award
Pictured (L-R): Award-winning songwriter Tom Douglas with Dick Kottler volunteer award recipients Larry Johnson, Julie Bayhi, Joe Haase and Lindsey Read, and Patti Tillotson, the Museum’s Volunteer Program Manager. Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum honored four museum volunteers with the Dick Kottler Volunteer Award during a reception for volunteers, which featured a performance by museum Poets and Prophets honoree and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Tom Douglas. In recognition of volunteer Kottler’s tremendous contributions to the museum’s mission during his lifetime, volunteers who donate 10 years and 1,200 hours of service in support of the museum receive the award, which also includes a special gold-embroidered volunteer vest and their name enshrined on a seat in the museum’s CMA Theater — a 776-seat, live performance venue.
Award recipients included Julie Bayhi, Joe Haase, Larry Johnson and Lindsey Read. In 2018, the museum introduced the volunteer award in Kottler’s memory.
