Industry Ink: Ashley Cooke, Ringo Starr, Eli Young Band, More
Ashley Cooke Wraps Milestone Week With Help From Joe Jonas, Jordan Davis, More
Pictured (L-R): Beth Cooke, Ashley Cooke, Dennis Cooke, Hillary Lambert (Director of Marketing, Big Loud Records), Seth England (Partner / CEO, Big Loud), Rakiyah Marshall (Founder/CEO Back Blocks Music), Stacy Blythe (EVP of Radio Promotion, Big Loud Records), Sara Knabe (SVP of A&R, Big Loud Records) and Candice Watkins (SVP of Marketing, Big Loud Records). Photo: Brayln Kelly Smith
Ashley Cooke capped off a milestone week with a performance of “All I Forgot” featuring Joe Jonas at the Country Radio Seminar New Faces 2025 Show on Feb. 21. To celebrate the song’s release, Cooke electrified the crowd by inviting the superstar to stage for the song’s debut live performance.
The surprises didn’t stop there—earlier in the week, Cooke took the stage to a packed house at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl for a headlining show featuring a lineup of special guests including Jordan Davis, Nate Smith and Emily Weisband. Adding to the night’s highlights, Cooke’s team at Big Loud Records surprised her on stage with a Gold plaque for her No. 1 single, “Your Place.”
Ringo Starr Shines At Opening Of New ‘Beats & Threads’ Exhibit
Pictured (L-R): Linda Chambers, Co-Founder and CEO, Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum; Sterling Chambers Hawker, Martin Nolan, Co-Founder/Executive Director, Julien*s Auctions, Britt Chambers-Hawker, Director of Museum & Artist Relations; Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach; Gary Astridge, author, “Beats & Threads” and Darren Julien, Co-Founder/Exective Director, Julien*s Auctions. Photo: Royce DeGrie for Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum
Music icon Ringo Starr recently celebrated the opening of his “Beats & Threads” exhibit at the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum during a private press event and ribbon cutting. The exhibit, which features Starr’s curated drum kits, sticks and snares, personal documents and era-defining style pieces that made music and fashion history, officially opened to the public on Feb. 20.
“Thank you to the Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum; Linda, Britt, also Gary and Scotty and Martin and Darren of Julien’s who made all this possible,” says Starr. “These items hold so many wonderful memories for me and I couldn’t think of a more appropriate place to share them with the world than at this special museum here in Nashville. I’ve been having a great time being here—in January I played the Ryman and released my new record Look Up.”
Eli Young Band Debuts ‘Nothing On The Wild’ On ‘TODAY’
Pictured (L-R): Jeffrey East, Chris Thompson, James Young, Jenna Bush Hager, Justin Sylvester, Mike Eli, Jon Jones and Eric Arjes
The Eli Young Band joined NBC’s TODAY with Jenna & Friends on Feb. 20 for the exclusive worldwide debut of their newest independent release, “Nothing On The Wild.” Written by Mike Eli, Matt McVaney and Matt Rogers, “Nothing On The Wild” marks the band’s second single, following “What Do Lonely People Do.”
Global Songwriters Connection To Host 12th Annual Spring Mixer
The Global Songwriters Connection is having its 12th Annual Spring Mixer on March 27 at the CMA Event Room/SESAC. The GSC Publisher and Songwriter of the Year presentation will be held at 5:30 and the event is free from 5-7 p.m. Click here for more information.
Lee DeWyze Performs For ‘A Complete Unknown’ Celebration
Lee DeWyze performs during A Complete Unknown launch party. Photo: 2025 Searchlight Pictures
Lee DeWyze recently gave a special performance during the launch party for the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, celebrating the film’s upcoming digital release. A longtime Dylan fan, DeWyze performed “Blowin’ In The Wind,” “Make You Feel My Love” and songs from his No, 1 album Gone For Days at the Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood. The special performance followed Lee’s recent national TV performance of his single “Devil In The Details” on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
