Singer/songwriter/engineer Eric Varnell has signed a publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis and King Spirit Music.
He has worked with artist/writers and producers including Danielle Peck, Pillar, Jared Weeks, Lukas Rossi, Ashes Remain, and more.
Pictured (L-R): Sara Knabe (BMG Chrysalis), Chris Oglesby (BMG Chrysalis), Kevin Lane (BMG Chrysalis), Eric Varnell, Todd Wilkes (King Spirit Music), Kos Weaver (BMG Chrysalis)
Seth Alley. Photo: Big Machine Records
Jason Aldean and The Raging Idiots (Bobby Bones and his producer Eddie) will perform a benefit concert tomorrow night (Tues., Nov. 16) for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The event is at Marathon Music Works in Nashville at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Bones made a deal on air with Aldean, that Bones’ listeners would raise $50,000 for Aldean’s charity, if the star would play a show for St. Jude’s in return. One hundred percent of the ticket price will be donated to the hospital. Tickets are available here.
“The Bobby Bones Show” co-host Amy decorates cupcakes with a patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Last week, The Bobby Bones Show made a donation of over $150,000 to St. Jude’s in honor of co-host Amy’s mother Judy, who recently passed away from cancer. Listeners of the show had followed Judy’s battle with the disease. When she died last month, Amy’s family requested donations for the hospital in lieu of flowers. Listeners and friends including Dierks Bentley, Lindsay Ell and Little Big Town, made donations totaling more than $150,000 in one week. Bones and crew including Amy, Lunchbox, Eddie, Nada and Cruz, visited St. Jude’s in Memphis, Tenn. to make the donation, and The Raging Idiots and Maggie Rose performed for patients.
As previously reported, iHeartMedia, Inc. and Bones recently partnered to launch a development and production company, Right Side Blind Productions.
Spotify and Uber have announced a partnership pairing on-demand rides with on-demand music to deliver the ultimate personalized soundtrack for your ride. Starting this Friday (Nov. 21), Spotify Premium users will have the ability to connect their account via the Uber app, request a ride, and when you get matched with a Spotify-enabled Uber, select the music, and your tunes of choice will be playing when your Uber arrives.
The partnership is rolling out in 10 launch cities including Nashville, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney and Toronto, and will continue to spread globally over the coming weeks.
To kick off the launch, Spotify and Uber are giving fans a chance to connect with artists including Jake Owen, Andrew WK, and Diplo. Five cities will also host exclusive live sessions this Friday. Stay Tuned.
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Pictured (L-R): Luke Laird, Beth Laird, Steve Moakler, Jeff Skaggs and Austen Adams
Voting for the CRS 2015 New Faces of Country Music Show® lineup is now open to all Country radio station employees. Voting will remain open through Nov. 26 at www.countryradioseminar.com. The five acts with the most votes will make up the lineup for the show.
This year’s performer nominees are: Frankie Ballard (Warner Bros./WAR), Danielle Bradbery (Republic/Big Machine), Chase Bryant (Red Bow), Dan+Shay (Warner Bros./WAR), Sam Hunt (MCA), Maddie & Tae (Dot), Scotty McCreery (19/Interscope/Mercury), Jon Pardi (Capitol), Parmalee (Stoney Creek), Eric Paslay (EMI), Chase Rice (Columbia), Cole Swindell (Warner Bros./WAR), and the Swon Brothers (Arista).
Any employee of a commercial, full-time Country formatted radio station may vote for the 2015 New Faces of Country Music Show performers.
Below are the New Faces of Country Music qualification criteria:
1. The qualification period is Nov. 1 – Oct. 31 during the year immediately preceding the New Faces of Country Music Show.
2. Nominees may not have appeared on a previous New Faces of Country Music Show. Solo performers that become a member of a group or duo, or a group or duo member that becomes a solo artist are considered eligible.
3. Nominees must have charted at least one Top 25 single on the the Mediabase Country Chart as published in Country Aircheck or at least one Top 25 single on the Billboard Country Chart during the qualification period.
4. Nominees may not have more than two albums on the Billboard Country Top 50 Country Album chart, nor more than two albums that peaked above No. 50 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart (or corresponding Nielsen Soundscan-based chart) by the end of the qualification period.
The New Faces of Country Music Show will be held Feb. 27; dinner tickets for the show are already sold-out. Seating only admission to the show is available on a first-come, first-serve basis until the seating only areas is sold-out.
Scotty McCreery
Stacy Moscatelli
Songwriter David Frasier has signed a new publishing deal through a venture with previous publisher Amylase Entertainment and SB21 Music. Frasier co-wrote Lee Brice‘s current single, “Drinking Class,” and has penned songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Kip Moore, Chris Young, Kenny Chesney, Trace Adkins and others.
Curt Jones, Amylase; Leslie Roberts, BMI; Whit Jeffords, Amylase; David Frasier, Amy Hendon Scott, SB21 Music; Steve Pasch, SB21 Music
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Radio and TV host Suzanne Alexander recently ran the New York City Marathon and finished the race raising a total of $10,000 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. She has been running half marathon’s monthly to raise funds for the hospital leading up to the New York Marathon.
“Running the NYC marathon was the experience of a lifetime, something I dreamed of since I was a kid. Getting to finally run it, as hard as it was, I’m glad I took it on. Running for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was a big source of inspiration. When heading over those bridges running into the wind it was the hospital, the kids, and all the people who helped me raise some big money for St. Jude that pushed me to the finish line,” Alexander stated.
Suzanne Alexander
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Chris Lisle and Erik Parker will host their free annual Touring Career Workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at Soundcheck Nashville (740 Cowan Street). The event will run from 6:30 p.m. until 9:20 p.m., with a networking after-party at 10 p.m. This year’s keynote speaker is Donnie Lewis, tour manager for Peter Frampton. He will speak on how to maintain longevity in the industry. Following the keynote session will be breakout sessions covering everything from navigating new health care laws, purchasing a home, to what it is like to be a woman on the road.
This year’s seminar is also encouraging potential touring professionals to utilize the new mentorship program. This gives individuals the chance to work with an industry professional for six months.
Bringing donations such as new socks, underwear and food that can be easily opened such as peanut butter and crackers is encouraged. TCW will be delivering these items to their charitable partner the Oasis Center in Nashville which provides resources for at youth risk.