Weekly Chart Report (1/10/14)
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Nashville’s The Johnny Cash Museum (JCM) will mark Johnny Cash‘s 82nd birthday this February with its inaugural Johnny Cash Birthday Bash. In a three-day event running from Feb. 28 through March 2, fans will be treated to appearances by Johnny Cash family members and former band members.
“We are thrilled to bring back the Johnny Cash Birthday Celebration and even more so to bring it to Nashville for the first time,” says founder Bill Miller. “We have a long tradition of bringing Johnny’s fans together with his family, friends and peers in an intimate celebration of his life.”
Those appearing throughout the celebration include:
John Carter Cash
Joanne Cash (Yates)
Tommy Cash
W.S. Holland
Joe Cash
Johnny Western
David Roe
Tickets for the celebration are $55 and can be purchased online at johnnycashbirthday.com.
• • • Lucy Hale’s debut single “You Sound Good To Me” entered the iTunes country chart at No. 1 and landed at No. 15 overall when it was released Tuesday (Jan. 7). It was written by Ashley Gorley, Luke Laird and Hillary Lindsey. Hale will make her morning TV debut performing the song on Good Morning America Friday, Jan. 10 and Live With Kelly & Michael on Jan. 14. A sneak peak of the music video aired during the winter premiere of the ABC Family hit series, “Pretty Little Liars,” on which Hale stars as Aria Montgomery.
• • • Joe Nichols and wife Heather are expecting baby number two, he shared today on Twitter. Their daughter Dylan River was born in 2012. Nichols also has a teenage daughter, Ashelyn, from a previous relationship.
• • • Reba is promoting Activia Greek Light Nonfat Yogurt in a new advertising campaign.
• • • Aaron Tippin, Darryl Worley and Lucas Hoge will perform at the first annual Valentines For Veterans Salute To America’s Gold Star Families concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum on Sat., Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m.
• • • Rodney Atkins guests on a new track called “Right” by hip-hop artist Bubba Sparxxx.
New York-based PR and Artist Development firm, The Press House, has opened a Nashville office at 24 Music Square West. Founder and CEO, Dawn Kamerling, says, “We’ve had a presence in Nashville for a while now, and a lot of our artists are based there. It just makes sense for us to expand in this direction.”
The Press House’s Music Row office will be headed by Senior Publicist, Maria Drummond, whose career includes time at SiriusXM, AAM Management, and Jerry Duncan Promotions. “It’s an exciting time in Nashville. Everyone, everywhere is hyper-aware of how cool this city is,” says Drummond. “But being a native, none of this is new to me. The music has always been diverse, it’s always been more than just Country, and it’s always been good. I’m excited to showcase that with our roster.”
President of Artist Development, Tommy Merrill, says, “After spending so much time in Nashville over the past year and half, working with the phenomenal talent in town, and having a honest and genuine connection with those artists, we feel a greater presence in Tennessee is the perfect move to make. The goal is to bring our international and national artists to Nashville and to give our Southern artists opportunities that come from beyond their stomping grounds.”
“It’s a great time for the company,” says Kamerling from her office in lower Manhattan. “I am excited about our changes and continual growth and look forward to see what kind of opportunities 2014 will bring!”
The Press House’s current client list includes Lori McKenna, James McCartney, Blake Morgan, Ed Romanoff, and others.
Drummond can be reached at [email protected] or at 615-306-0737.