Industry Ink: Kenny Chesney, Drew Green, MuttNation, Collin Citron, Soles4Souls
Kenny Chesney Talks Sphere Shows With Jimmy Fallon
Kenny Chesney joined NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as lead panel guest. Photo: Todd Owyoung/NBC
Kenny Chesney recently stopped by The Tonight Show to chat about what made him take on the challenge of being the first country artist to play the Sphere and more. Chesney made the Sphere announcement at the start of TODAY’s 8:30 a.m. half hour, and tickets for the Sphere shows go on sale to the general public on Jan. 31.
“The great thing about Jimmy [Fallon],” says Chesney, “is he’s so musically curious, he always takes the conversation places you don’t see coming. That’s the reason when we made the decision to go into this new dimension with our live experience, and I knew I wanted to dig into it with Jimmy Fallon. He not only wanted to understand what the work was to create something that required being built from the ground up, he wanted to know what it feels like to be at one of our shows.”
Drew Green Celebrates Gold, New Single With Friends, Family
Pictured (L-R): Nate Lowery, Mark Trussell, Lee Starr, Drew Green, Brett James, Josh Miller and Chris Owen. Photo: Courtesy of RECORDS Nashville
Drew Green recently joined industry members, friends and family in Nashville to celebrate the release of his latest single, “Comin’ In Country.” During the get together, Green and his co-writers were surprised with plaques for their song “Good Ol’ Man,” which was recently certified RIAA Gold.
Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation & Norman’s Rare Guitars Team To Help L.A. Animals
Miranda Lambert pictured during a recent animal shelter visit. Photo: Bralyn Kelly
Miranda Lambert‘s MuttNation has partnered with legendary guitar dealer Norm Harris of Norman’s Rare Guitars to help Los Angeles-area animal shelters with wildfire recovery. Harris is as widely known for his compassion and generosity as he is for his knowledge of guitars, which is on display in the Netflix documentary Norman’s Rare Guitars. He and a close friend have each donated a one-of-a-kind Gibson R9 1959 Les Paul Reissue Custom Shop Murphy Lab guitar for auction to benefit animals. The auction is live here through Jan. 25 at 5 p.m. CT. One hundred percent of the funds raised from the auction will benefit L.A. area animal shelters.
“Although I haven’t met Norm, I’ve heard about him and his guitar store for years and the next time I’m in L.A., it will be my first stop,” says Lambert. “There’s nothing better than finding another like-minded music and mutt-loving person and I’m really honored that he chose to partner with MuttNation.”
Collin Citron Joins 2b Entertainment Team
Collin Citron. Photo: Aric Van Halen
Publicist Collin Citron has joined 2b Entertainment on Bobbie Gale and Luke Burland’s team based in Los Angeles. Most recently, Citron was a Senior Director of Publicity at Elektra Records, a role he held since 2018. There, he led national publicity campaigns for artists including Bailey Zimmerman, Panic! At The Disco, All Time Low, Needtobreathe and Fitz and The Tantrums among others. The move serves as a homecoming for Citron, who began his career in 2014 with BB GUN Press – which merged with MixedMediaWorks in 2023 to form 2b Entertainment.
“I’m thrilled to reunite with Bobbie and Luke, both of whom I consider mentors and friends,” shares Citron. “I’ve been so impressed with how they’ve grown 2b Entertainment, navigated the endlessly evolving media landscape, and gone above and beyond for their first-in-class roster. I’m grateful to join this talented team and look forward to helping to tell the stories of their incredible clients.”
Listening Room Hosts Soles4Souls Benefit
Pictured (L-R): Vincent Williams, Wyatt Durrette, Tim Nichols and James Otto. Photo: Courtesy of The Listening Room
The Listening Room Cafe’ hosted Soles4Souls featuring D. Vincent Williams, Wyatt Durrette, Tim Nichols and James Otto on Jan. 14 as part of the venue’s monthly Sound Good, Do Good initiative where they partner with one 501c3 organization each month and 100% of the ticket sales go to the organization at the end of the show.
