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Industry Ink: Tigirlily Gold, Jennie Smythe, Jessica Rouse, More

April 9, 2025/by Lorie Hollabaugh

Tigirlily Gold Visits With Sony Music Nashville Promotion Team

Pictured (L-R, back row): SMN’s Dan Nelson, Nicole Walden, Mallory Michaels, Dennis Reese, Round House Entertainment’s Greg McCarn, SMN’s Ali O’Connell and Round House’s Dan Anderson; (L-R, front row): SMN’s Jansen Morgan, Tigirlily Gold’s Kendra Olsen, Tigirlily’s Krista Slaubaugh and SMN’s Larry Santiago

Tigirlily Gold recently stopped by Sony to hang with their new Sony Music Nashville promo squad following their addition to the roster.

 

Jennie Smythe Shares ‘Becoming Girlilla’ With Belmont Students

Belmont University students with Jennie Smythe (Founder & CEO, Girlilla Marketing) and Brittany Schaffer (Dean, Belmont’s Curb College)

Girlilla Marketing Founder & CEO Jennie Smythe recently joined Belmont University Dean of the Curb College of Music Business and Entertainment Brittany Schaffer to speak to an invite-only group of female students. During the conversation, Jennie shared her journey as a digital marketing trailblazer and stories from her upcoming memoir, Becoming Girlilla.

 

Jessica Rouse Named Head Of Events & Strategic Partnerships At Southern String Hat Co.

Jessica Rouse. Photo: David Bradley

Jessica Rouse has joined Southern String Hat Co. as its new Head of Events and Strategic Partnerships. In this role, Rouse will spearhead the company’s event strategy, activations, and collaborations, as well as build strategic partnerships to expand the brand’s reach and influence. Rouse brings over a decade of experience from Warner Music Nashville, where she most recently led artist and corporate event initiatives, following a career that began in radio in 2010 at WQDR in Raleigh, North Carolina.

 

Gord Bamford Signs With Just For You Music

Gord Bamford

Canadian country artist and songwriter Gord Bamford is the first signing to Just For You Music, the newly-launched independent music publishing company founded by Chris Giansante. Bamford, a 26-time CCMA Award winner and two-time CMA Global Country Artist Award recipient, has built a solid legacy as a hit songwriter and performer, with over 100 million radio streams, 28 top 10 singles, and multiple Platinum and Gold-certified albums.

“Gord has been one of Canada’s most beloved and influential country artists over the last 25 years,” says Giansante. “His success as an artist and songwriter is only superseded by what he’s given back to the community around him. I’m looking forward to working with Gord on the next chapter of an already storied career. The best is yet to come.”

 

Cooper Ramsey Visits With Music Health Alliance

Pictured (L-R): Tatum Hauck Allsep, Shelia Shipley Biddy, Nikki Black, Suzanne Berg, Dr. Zacquia McKinley, Erin Lancaster, Sophie Badgett, Britton Barnette, Leah May and Cooper Ramsey

16-year-old rising star Cooper Ramsey took time for a break in between Whiskey Jam and performing at Bridgestone arena in Nashville this week to visit with new friends at the Music Health Alliance.

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Lorie Hollabaugh
Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.
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