Industry Ink: CMA Foundation, Old Dominion, Kashus Culpepper, Tyler Childers, The Listening Room

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The CMA Foundation Unveils Investments In Partnership With Lainey Wilson & Zach Top


The CMA Foundation has partnered with Lainey Wilson and Zach Top to further the investments made into music education. The CMA Foundation will make $10,000 investments in music education initiatives connected to each artist.

For Wilson, the CMA Foundation will support Notes for Notes, a nonprofit that provides young people with access to instruments, recording studios and music education. Wilson’s Heart Like a Truck Fund will contribute an additional $5,000 to the organization.

For Top, the CMA Foundation will support Taylor’s Camp, the youth music education program of the Wenatchee River Bluegrass Festival in Washington State. A longtime participant in the festival’s bluegrass community, Top was both a student and later an instructor at Taylor’s Camp.

 

Old Dominion Performs At CMHOFM Annual ‘Nightfall At The Hall’ Celebration

Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Old Dominion recently took the stage at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s 14th annual “Nightfall at the Hall” concert. Before the band took the stage, MJ Crawford, a participant in the museum’s Words & Music program, performed “365,” a song she wrote during the museum’s 2026 summer songwriting camp.

Presented by Maverick Nashville, “Nightfall at the Hall” is an after-hours celebration exclusively for the museum’s Troubadour members, a community of leaders ages 21-45 who collaborate with other professionals in supporting their community and the museum.

 

Grammy Museum Hosts A NY Evening With Kashus Culpepper

GRAMMY Museum’s A NY Evening with Kashus Culpepper on Monday, Sept. 28 at The Greene Space. Photo: Courtesy of the Recording Academy™️/photo by Rob Kim, Getty Images© 2026

Grammy Museum hosted A NY Evening with Kashus Culpepper on Sept. 28 at The Greene Space. The event featured a stripped-down performance as well as a Q&A with music journalist Erica Campbell.

 

Tyler Childers Partners With Oxford Pennant


Tyler Childers has partnered with Oxford Pennant for a limited-edition collection that brings Childers’ artwork and lyrics to pennants, hats, pins and other collectible pieces.

The pieces are available through both Childers’ and Oxford Pennant’s online stores.

 

The Listening Room Launches ‘Off Campus Songwriter Contest’


The Listening Room has launched a new Off Campus Songwriter Contest, spotlighting student songwriters.

The series kicks off with Middle Tennessee State University Night on October 6 at 8:30 p.m., where three student songwriters will perform for the chance to advance to the series finale. Following MTSU, the competition continues with Vanderbilt University on October 13 and Belmont University on October 20. Following each showcase, fans can vote for their favorite songwriter through The Listening Room’s Instagram account.

“Supporting songwriters is what The Listening Room is all about,” shares Chris Blair, Founder & Owner of the venue. “We are excited to partner with local universities to showcase the incredible talent that continues to develop in Nashville.”

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