Industry Ink: Jelly Roll, Cole Swindell, Mitchell Tenpenny, MTSU, CRS360

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Jelly Roll Guest Hosts ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

Jelly Roll. Photo: Jen Rosenstein

Jelly Roll guest hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week. During his time on the show, he shared a monologue talking about on his appearance on Jeopardy, the night he won three Grammy Awards and his faith, among other topics. The full monologue is available here.

Guests during his time on the show included Glen Powell, Jay Shetty, Henry Winkler, Leanne Morgan, Nathan Fillion, Leslie Mann, Bert Kreisher and Stevie Nicks.

 

Cole Swindell Partners With Free Bird Southern Spring Water

Cole Swindell. Photo: Cody Arrington

Cole Swindell has partnered with Southern Spring Water brand Free Bird as both a brand ambassador and investor. Swindell was drawn to the product’s Blue Ridge Mountains roots and its connection to his home state. Free Bird is now available in more than 2,500 retail locations, including Walmart, Harris Teeter, Food City and Han-Dee Hugo’s, as well as Amazon and other major retailers.

“I’m so excited to share that I have invested in and will be partnering up with Free Bird Southern Spring Water, a company I have really admired for a while now,” shares Swindell. “Its values and the people behind it drew me in from the beginning and helped me believe in this product. I’m so excited about the opportunity to work with the incredible team over there, we’ve got so many cool things coming for you guys.”

 

Mitchell Tenpenny Celebrates BMI Million-Air Status

Photo: Courtesy of BMI

Mitchell Tenpenny was recently presented with five BMI Million-Air Awards for his songs “At The End of a Bar,” “Truth About You,” “If The Boot Fits,” “Drunk Me” and “We Got History,” which have surpassed six million broadcast performances on U.S. radio. Tenpenny released a new track last week, “Gone Like That,” which he co-wrote with Jaxson Free and Casey Brown. Mitchell continues his “Speed of Light Tour” through the fall.

 

MTSU To Honor Dolly With Jersey Patch For Season Opener

Chris Massaro and Beverly Keel. Photo: J. Intintoli

Middle Tennessee State University’s Blue Raider football team will honor the life of country icon and beloved humanitarian Dolly Parton by wearing a special commemorative jersey patch for the home season opener against Murray State on Sept. 5.

Athletics Director Chris Massaro and Beverly Keel, dean of MTSU’s Scott Borchetta College of Media and Entertainment, unveiled the jersey patch design at the Center for Popular Music, one of the world’s oldest and largest research centers devoted to the study of American popular music. The center’s collection includes artifacts from Parton’s career, several of which were on display for the announcement. MTSU will display QR codes on the Floyd Stadium scoreboard for fans to donate to Parton’s Imagination Library, and Massaro noted that the date of the game – 9/5 – made it even more appropriate, given Parton’s starring role and legendary song in the 1980 movie 9 to 5.

 

CRS360 Session ‘Prompt Me Like You Mean It’ With Stan Marczewski Available Now

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Country Radio Seminar has released the latest installment of its CRS360 webinar series, “Prompt Me Like You Mean It: From Vague Requests To Powerful AI Conversations,” presented by Stan Marczewski, Director of National Promotion at Stoney Creek Records. The conversation explores the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence and how industry professionals can begin incorporating AI tools and prompt engineering into their everyday workflows. He discusses ways AI can complement the work already being done by promotion professionals, from improving efficiency and communication to supporting creative strategy and day-to-day workflows, while emphasizing the continued importance of the human relationships and instincts at the heart of radio promotion.
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