Industry Ink: Kane Brown, Josh Turner, Kelsey Hart, Prairy
Kane Brown Kicks Off Season Six Of Amazon’s Country Heat
Kelly Sutton, Kane Brown and Amber Anderson
Kane Brown kicked off season six of Amazon’s Country Heat podcast hosted by Kelly Sutton and Amber Anderson as the first guest, dishing on everything from fatherhood to tour secrets. Brown’s episode features endearing stories such as how his wife, Katelyn Jae, ended up being featured on album track, “Body Talk,” the songs he wrote for his children that are featured on his brand new album, The High Road, and what he is doing to gear up for his upcoming headline tour.
Josh Turner Celebrates Platinum Hits At Ryman Show
Pictured (L-R): Modern Management’s Ted Greene, Josh Turner and UMGN’s Cindy Mabe. Chris Hollo
Josh Turner recently played a sold-out headline show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the first time he’s headlined the venue since his sold-out show in 2021. Before the show, Turner was presented with three plaques celebrating RIAA certifications by CEO and Chair of UMG Nashville, Cindy Mabe. The plaques commemorate Turner’s hits “Why Don’t We Just Dancc” being certified three-times Platinum and “Long Black Train” being certified double-Platinum. His album Haywire was also certified Platinum.
“Wow! What a great night at the Mother Church of Country Music!” says Turner. “Sold out show, Tim McGraw’s mama was in attendance, Mike Wolfe of American Pickers was there, my family and lots of friends, and to top it off, my label presented me with three plaques! Thank you to all you fans for making this possible!”
Kelsey Hart Marks ‘Life With You’ Milestones
Kelsey Hart celebrates new plaque
Curb Records recording artist Kelsey Hart, the Curb Records team and Riverwood Entertainment recently celebrated the milestones of Hart’s debut single, “Life With You,” including 115 million global streams, 600 million views, one million TikTok creates, 500,000 consumption units, 160 million airplay audience and a No. 1 on SiriusXM’s The Highway Hot 30 Weekend Countdown.
Lexi Lampkin Joins Opry Entertainment Group Artist Relations Team
Lexi Lampkin
Lexi Lampkin has joined Opry Entertainment Group’s Artist Relations team. After graduating from Washington University, Lampkin worked in Brand Partnerships at William Morris Endeavor before joining Universal Pictures as Global Special Projects and Events Coordinator. She then moved to Dick Clark Productions where she served as Talent Relations Manager, working on talent and artist bookings across a variety of shows including the Academy of Country Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards, Golden Globes and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.
New Label Concept Prairy Launches
Prairy, a new label concept that is changing the way artists fund, create and share their work with the world, has launched. The company is focused on speed in all ways—closing and funding deals and servicing artist needs. Free of the traditional chains that weigh down legacy music companies and without a physical office, Prairy employs a San Francisco venture style organizational model that celebrates speed, iteration and flexibility, allowing it to invest freely in what matters to its artists and partners—operational agility, transparency and support. The new company has already assembled a diverse roster of artists including Dylan Espeseth, .idk., Ri Wavey, Nicole Amoroso, yurms and imprint partnerships with Trench House and others. prairy team members are strategically located throughout the U.S. and Canada, including Los Angeles, Nashville, New York and Atlanta.
“The system is broken, and we think there’s a better way,” says Scott Lewis, Prairy founder. “The music industry is accustomed to schedules set by the month—we prefer to get things done in days, not weeks.”
