Black River Publishing Renews Contract With Whitehead

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Pictured L-R: Celia Froehlig, Vice President of Black River Publishing; Forest Glen Whitehead; Gordon Kerr, CEO of Black River Entertainment

Pictured (L-R): Celia Froehlig, Vice President of Black River Publishing; Forest Glen Whitehead; Gordon Kerr, CEO of Black River Entertainment


Black River Publishing has announced the contract renewal of hit songwriter/producer Forest Glen Whitehead. Since originally signing with Black River, Whitehead has co-written two singles, “Makin’ This Boy Go Crazy,” recorded by Curb/Sidewalk recording artist Dylan Scott, and “Ball Cap,” recorded by Black River’s Glen Templeton. He also has a penned song on Brantley Gilbert’s new album Just As I Am called “Lights of My Hometown.”
Forest is currently producing Black River’s Kelsea Ballerini as well as co-producing Dylan Scott along with Jim Ed Norman.

Industry Ink (5/22/14)

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Derrick Hampton

Derrick Hampton


Brentwood-based Studio Gold Music, Inc. has signed Derrick Hampton to a new Publishing and Promotional deal. The Georgia native’s music has appeared in television shows including The Middle and Glades. He is a two-time Georgia State Championship in the Country Showdown, and won the 2011 NSAI/CMT Listener’s Choice Award with the song “Angie’s List,” co-written with David Banning.
He was chosen by ASCAP to be one of 11 songwriters accepted into their inaugural GPS (Guidance from Publishers for Songwriters) Program.
“We are so proud to have Derrick join the Studio Gold Music family. Derrick is very well known in his home state of Georgia, where he has opened for the likes of Daryle Singletary, The Drifters, Jerry Clower and many others. He has also played out at venues here in Nashville, including being invited to play several times at the world-famous Bluebird Cafe. His writing skills are phenomenal, and he takes such great care with his song structure. He is a pro, and a real pleasure to work with,” Mike Mouret, President of Studio Gold Music, said.

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ryman auditorium11Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium has been awarded the Certificate of Excellence award from travel website TripAdvisor.
The award honors hospitality excellence, and is given to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide.

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omnivore1Omnivore Entertainment Group, a music company dedicated to preserving historical, heritage and catalog music, has formed Omnivore Music Publishing.
Founded in 2010 by Cheryl Pawelski, Greg Allen, Dutch Cramblitt and Brad Rosenberger, Omnivore Recordings has become the sought-after place for releasing previously unissued, newly found “lost” recordings and catalog material.
Spearheaded by Brad Rosenberger, formerly of Warner/Chappell Music, Omnivore’s Music Publishing division has joined forces worldwide with SWside Songs.

Artist Updates (5/22/14)

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Caption: RCA Nashville’s “Beachin'” star Jake Owen with PGA golfers Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass Golf Course in Ponte Verde Beach, FL. Jake is currently on his headlining DAYS OF GOLD tour.

Jake Owen hung with PGA golfers Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker at the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass Golf Course in Ponte Verde Beach, Fla. recently. Owen is currently on his headlining Days of Gold tour.


Wynonna and musician husband Cactus Moser wrote and recorded a song entitled “Follow Me” for the upcoming feature film The Hornet’s Nest. The movie uses real footage to tell the story of an elite group of U.S. troops sent on a dangerous mission in Afghanistan. Wy and Cactus are making the media rounds to promote the movie and soundtrack visiting Good Morning America, Katie, Fox & Friends and Entertainment Tonight. The Hornet’s Nest opens nationwide June 6.
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Maryland native Maggie Rose is nominated for an Emmy Award in her homestate. She co-wrote and performed “Get Ya Game On” for Comcast SportsNet as the theme for their coverage of the Washington Redskins’ 2013 season. Additionally, Rose recently released “Looking Back Now,” the third single from her debut album Cut To Impress.
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Rick Monroe will hit the road as emcee and performer on Jagermeister’s 2014 Ultimate Summer of Music Tour with Eli Young Band. His upcoming EP “It’s a Love Thing” will be released June 3 and features the emphasis tracks “Small Town,” “Fires Out” and “Great Minds Drink Alike.”
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Wynonna and Cactus

Wynonna and Cactus


Craig Morgan has partnered with lifestyle brand Farm Boy to develop and produce co-branded merchandise.
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Lucas Hoge will visit US Coast Guard units as part of the upcoming USO Wrangler National Patriot Memorial Day Tour.

Tina Parol Signs With Sony/ATV Publishing, Love Monkey Music

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SESAC songwriter Tina Parol has signed with Sony/ATV Publishing and Love Monkey Music for exclusive representation. Parol has had cuts with pop singer Britney Spears and Country band Natalie Stovall and The Drive.
Parol recently stopped by Sony/ATV in Nashville to celebrate.

Pictured (L-R): Love Monkey Music’s Drew Hale, Sony/ATV’s Terry Wakefield, Hall of Fame songwriter Bob DiPiero, Parol, AAM Manager Leslie T. DiPiero, SESAC’s John Mullins & Dennis Lord and Love Monkey Music’s Emily Peacock.

Pictured (L-R): Love Monkey Music’s Drew Hale, Sony/ATV’s Terry Wakefield, Hall of Fame songwriter/Love Monkey’s Bob DiPiero, Parol, AAM Manager Leslie T. DiPiero, SESAC’s John Mullins & Dennis Lord and Love Monkey Music’s Emily Peacock.

MusicRowPics: Jay Jolley

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Jay Jolley VisitMichigan-based artist Jay Jolley stopped by the MusicRow office on Wednesday (May 21) to perform songs from his latest project.
The pianist and vocalist offered acoustic takes on the up-tempo, foot-stomping “Friday Night Thing (A Little More Country),” as well as an equally moving ballad, “Paradise,” which highlighted his artfully raspy voice. He previously recorded the tune with singer Amanda Bailey of band Annabelle Road.
He recently shot the video for his current single, “High and Mighty,” in California, and offered a soulful rendition of it during the visit.
Jolley is gearing up for a radio tour and has several shows slated in coming weeks in Michigan.
 
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Nashville Memorial Set For Kevin Sharp

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kevinA Nashville memorial service for Country music entertainer Kevin Sharp will be held Saturday, May 31 at Woodmont Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Sharp, best-known for the singles “Nobody Knows,” “If You Love Somebody,” and “She’s Sure Taking It Well,” died April 19 due to complications from past stomach surgeries and digestive issues following cancer treatment. He was 43.
The service at Woodmont Baptist Church, located at 2100 Woodmont Blvd., will be open to the public.
Cards may be sent to the following address:
Remembering Kevin Sharp
c/o Elaine Sharp
2795 E. Bidwell St
#100-515
Folsom, CA 95630

John & Jacob Announce Debut Album Release Date

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john and jacobNew duo John & Jacob will release their self-titled debut album on Aug. 12. In support of this, they will join Kacey Musgraves on an overseas tour beginning June 27 in Manchester, UK. Before that, they will bring their high energy live show to Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee.
Their new song “Be My Girl” was featured on the hit TV show Nashville and helped it gain popularity with radio and country music fans.
The Birmingham, Ala., natives landed a publishing deal with Major Bob Music within two years of moving to Nashville.
For more information on John & Jacob, click here.

Audiam Expands To Music Services

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audiamAudiam, which has long worked with YouTube, has expanded its reach to include many music services so that music publishers can find their copyrights being performed and received payments. Audiam is now on Spotify, Google Play, iTunes Match and more (see full list below).
Audiam’s proprietary music database technology finds and cross references all necessary music meta-data required by music services to identify and administer all earned and un-allocated royalties regardless of origin, format, or country.
Jeff Price CEO/Founder of Audiam says, “The trick to finding and collecting money in the new digital music industry is matching metadata points, database architecture and copyright law. The existing mess of missing and bad data has misallocated or stopped the payment of hundreds of millions of dollars owed to music publishers and artists. By fixing this problem, we are able to find, unlock and administer huge amounts of money our customers would otherwise not have gotten, all while removing liability for the new music services.”
Audiam was founded and is led by TuneCore founders Price, Peter Wells and former TuneCore CTO David Willen.
List of Additional Music Services:
Interactive Streaming
Rdio
Microsoft Xbox
Spotify
Deezer
Rhapsody
Beats Music
MySpace
Medianet
7digital
Google Play
Guvera
Nokia
Sony Music Unlimited
Verve life
Scan & Match
Google Scan & Match
Amazon Scan & Match
Apple Scan & Match
Miscellaneous
iTunes Radio
Amazon Prime
Muve Music (aka Cricket)

Songwriter News (5/21/14)

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On Monday, May 19, UMPG Nashville gathered their new songwriters and artists to celebrate their firsts in style at Arrington Vineyards. Since last fall, 13 UMPG writers garnered their first cut, single, film/television synch or record deal.
Reflecting upon their success, Kent Earls, UMPG Nashville EVP/GM, said, “Early success for songwriters is very difficult to achieve, for 13 of our new writers to land a major label cut is a testament to the caliber of talent that we have signed at UMPG. Furthermore, it shows the commitment and work ethic of the UMPG staff to foster, develop and market our writing staff. I’m excited to see what the future holds for each of these young writers and artists.”

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Songwriters celebrate at Arrington Vineyards.

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Jeffrey Steele

Jeffrey Steele

Jeffrey Steele and the Circus will perform Friday, June 6 at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with the event beginning at 6 p.m.

Among his many accolades, Steele has been named to the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame (2013), awarded BMI Songwriter of the Year (2007 and 2003) and the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) Songwriter of the Year (2006, 2005 and 2003). CMA has twice awarded him the coveted “Triple Play Award” for three No. 1 songs in a year (2010 & 2007). For more information and tickets, visit 3rdandlindsley.com.

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Ashley Monroe performed Saturday, May 17 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s weekly Songwriter Session.

The program was presented in support of the new exhibit Miranda Lambert: Backstage Access which opened May 16.

Pictured (L-R): Crush Management’s John Grady, Public Program Manager Abi Tapia, Monroe and Director of Education and Public Programs Ali Tonn. Photo: Rick Diamond, Getty Images

Pictured (L-R): Crush Management’s John Grady, Public Program Manager Abi Tapia, Monroe and Director of Education and Public Programs Ali Tonn. Photo: Rick Diamond, Getty Images

Vimeo To Introduce 'Copyright Match' ID System

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vimeo1`11Video hosting site Vimeo is set to launch Copyright Match, a system designed to prevent copyright infringement on the popular website.
When a video is uploaded to Vimeo, Copyright Match “fingerprints” an audio sample to see if it matches certain third-party copyrighted material, including songs, movies and television shows.
If a match is found users have the option to replace the video file, to delete the video, to swap the audio with a track from the Vimeo Music Store, or to appeal the match. Appeals can include notifying Vimeo that the material is being used with permission, that the use is “fair use” or that the system has made a mistake.
Vimeo has partnered with Audible Magic, a provider of content identification services.
According to the company’s official website, they have more than 26 million registered members, with more than 170 million unique visitors each month.
For more details, visit Vimeo’s official blog.