Industry Ink: Dolly Parton, Joe Nichols, Kenny Sharp, More

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Dolly Parton Teams Up With The Wiggles

Dolly Parton recently teamed up with The Wiggles to celebrate the launch of the music video for their cover of “Love Is Like A Butterfly,” featured on the group’s recent country album, Wiggle Up, Giddy Up. This meeting is the first in-person gathering after the collaborators recorded remotely across continents.

The album features two standout collaborations written by and featuring Parton including “Friends” and “We Will Always Be Friends.” In addition to this, the album includes covers of two Parton classics including the tender “Love Is Like a Butterfly” and “Counting 1 to 5,” a playful reimagining of her global hit “9 to 5.”

Joe Nichols Throws Out First Pitch At St. Louis Cardinals Game

Joe Nichols threw out the first pitch at Busch Stadium on June 26 ahead of the Cardinals game against the Chicago Cubs. Joining him on the mound was Cardinals’ pitcher Matt Svanson and Cardinals’ mascot Fredbird.

National Museum Of African American Music Wraps Up Black Music Month Celebration Performance By Kenny Sharp

Pictured (L-R): Terry Hardin, Jacolby Robinson, Secoya Hodge, Dexter Evans, AJ Huff, Claire Jones, Kenny Sharp, Lorenzo Woodrow, Grace Burgess, Sydney Watson Zachary Barnes and Romello Smith. Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Kenny Sharp Brown Liquor Music

The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) wrapped up “We Are Music City,” its most ambitious Black Music Month celebration to date, with a performance by Kenny Sharp‘s Brown Liquor Music. The standing-room-only performance ended with dancing, a standing ovation and an hour-long autograph line.

“Music is really blending genres and influences more than ever right now and I feel NMAAM was the perfect venue to host our show,” says Sharp. “I am truly inspired and informed creatively by so many disparate styles and times. It was an honor to pay tribute in that space last night, while also looking forward and allowing us to do our own original music for a blend of the familiar with the brand new.”

“Kenny Sharp’s ‘Brown Liquor Music’ perfectly embodies NMAAM’s mission – celebrating African American musical innovation that transcends boundaries,” adds Dexter D. Evans, Senior Advisor, Strategic Advancement, NMAAM. “There was no better artist to break in our Amplify Lounge than someone who blends so many sounds together, just as our museum celebrates the full spectrum of African American musical contributions. This is what we do at NMAAM – we don’t just preserve history, we actively create the future of music.”

She Is The Music, FEMco & Anzie Blue Team Up To Host Female Showcase


She Is The Music and FEMco, along with music venue Anzie Blue have teamed up for a free showcase on July 16, beginning at 6 p.m.. The multi-genre line-up includes Maggie Rose, Jillian Jacqueline, Summer Joy, Stella Prince, Mary Marguerite and Sinclair.

Admission is free, but tickets are required and available here.

Patrick Mayberry Inks With Provident Entertainment, Releases Debut Single

Pictured (Back Row, L-r): Matt Guice (Artist Manager), Sam Featherstone (VP, A&R), Nathanael Kotras (Sr. Director, Marketing), Vanessa Dalrymple (Director, A&R), Jamie Rodgers (VP, Essential Music Publishing), Josh Carpenter (VP, Legal and Business Affairs); (Front Row, L-R): Holly Zabka (President, Provident Entertainment), Patrick Mayberry, Jenny Mayberry

Worship leader and songwriter Patrick Mayberry has inked with Provident Entertainment and released his debut single “Thank The Lord.” Writing the song on his own, Mayberry aimed to create a piece that was both fun and heartfelt, while recognizing the many ways God has influenced his life.

“One of the most powerful lessons I’ve learned is the practice of gratitude. When I take time to acknowledge the blessings in my life—both the big and small ways I see God providing—I become completely overwhelmed with thankfulness,” he shares. “We may not have everything we want, but if we truly stop and look around, we realize we have so much more than we need. This song is a celebration of that—a response of thanksgiving for everything God has done in my life.”

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