MusicRowPics: Jordan Anderson Artist Visit

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Yesterday (April 29), Jordan Anderson stopped by MusicRow headquarters. Anderson was born in Colorado but was raised primarily in Orlando, Fla., where she got her start performing.
“I got to be a part of Night of Joy,” she said of a Christian music festival hosted at Disney World each year. “I actually performed on a pirate ship near The Pirates of the Caribbean ride!”
Since then, Anderson has relocated to Nashville, where she continues to share her music. She shared several songs with MusicRow including “Key To My Heart,” “Take It All Back,” and her current single, “Toxic.”
Anderson noted that new music is on the way this summer. For more information on her, visit jordanandersoncountry.com.
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Instrumentalist and Artist Tim Hensley Dies

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timAccording to The Tennessean, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist Tim Hensley died today (April 30) at age 50. Hensley was a member of Kenny Chesney‘s touring band and studio musician team for 11 years. He suffered from liver failure.
Hensley released one solo album, Long Monday, in 2008. Chesney and Buddy Cannon produced the project containing a mixture of bluegrass and Americana songs and it became a Top 10 album on the bluegrass charts.
Prior to his work with Chesney, Hensley toured with Patty Loveless for a decade and also worked with Ricky Skaggs.
 

Weblinks: Natalie Maines, Sirius XM

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Natalie Maines' new album, Mother, comes out May 7.

Natalie Maines’ new album comes out May 7.


• Natalie Maines’ solo album Mother is streaming on NPR.org. The project, co-produced by Ben Harper,  is a collection of cover songs originally recorded by Harper (“Trained”), Patty Griffin (“Silver Bell”), Eddie Vedder (“Without You”), Pink Floyd (“Mother”) and more.
• Sirius XM Radio has appointed James E. Meyer chief executive officer. He has served as the interim CEO since December. Yesterday (April 29) the company announced first quarter 2013 financial and operating results, including revenue of $897 million, up 12 percent from the first quarter 2012. Net income for Q1 2013 and 2012 was $124 million and $108 million, respectively. The total paid subscriber base reached a record 24.4 million, up 9 percent from the prior year.
• MTV debuted a docu-series about Nashville native Ke$ha last week. Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life was shot by her brother Lagan Sebert over the last two years. The series airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. CT.
• Third Man Records will release the vinyl version of the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming film The Great Gatsby. The soundtrack, executive produced by Jay Z and produced by Luhrmann, features Jack White, Jay Z, Florence + The Machine, Beyoncé, André 3000, will.i.am, Fergie and more.

Hillary Lindsey Re-Signs with BMG Chrysalis US

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hillary lindseySongwriter Hillary Lindsey has re-signed her administration agreement with BMG Chrysalis US.

“Hillary is one of the most respected songwriting talents of our generation and her music has greatly impacted the Nashville community and beyond,” said Laurent Hubert, President, Creative & Marketing, BMG Chrysalis North America. “It’s an honor she choose BMG to handle her timeless songs.”
Lindsey commented: “I am so excited for the opportunity to continue my relationship with BMG and work with my BMG family. I’m looking forward to our future together!”
Lindsey’s hit songs include “Jesus Take The Wheel,” “So Small,” “Two Black Cadillacs” “Last Name,” Just A Dream,” and “Wasted” (all recorded by Carrie Underwood), “American Honey” (Lady Antebellum), “A Little Bit Stronger” (Sara Evans), “This One’s For The Girls” (Martina McBride), “Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)” (Gary Allan), “Kiss Goodbye” (Little Big Town) and “Fearless” (Taylor Swift), among others.
 
 

Curb Records Sues Tim McGraw For Copyright Infringement

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timmcgrawNashville-based Curb Records has sued country entertainer Tim McGraw and his new record label, Big Machine Records, in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee for copyright infringement, according to The City Paper.The lawsuit, filed Monday, claims that the copyright to McGraw’s debut Big Machine album Two Lanes of Freedom should actually belong to Curb Records. Curb Records alleges that McGraw recorded the songs while he was still under contract with the label.The suit further claims that McGraw also owes Curb a sixth album due to a 2001 settlement agreement regarding “greatest hits” albums that weren’t fulfilled.
“Curb Records, the recording industry and other industries that rely on personal service contracts … will suffer broad harm if McGraw and others can ignore the provisions of such agreements, selecting which provisions they may choose to follow and refusing to acknowledge others,” the suit states.
The lawsuit asks for compensatory and punitive damages, as well as an injunction to prevent McGraw from recording material until he has fulfilled the Curb contract. In September 2012, a Tennessee Court of Appeals upheld a 2011 Chancery Court decision to deny Curb Records’ request for an injunction to bar McGraw from recording for another record label. McGraw signed with Big Machine in May 2012.
In May 2011, Curb sued McGraw for breach of contract, claiming the tracks on the Curb-released Emotional Traffic album were recorded outside of a contractually designated time period.
 
 
 
 
 

Industry Ink (4-30-13)

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Tom Long and Mike Stewart are hosting a workshop titled “WordPress – Blogging, Marketing and Video Training for the Music Industry” on Saturday, May 18. The event will be at the Timothy Demonbreun House in Nashville, from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Cost is $125 per person. A writers’ night will follow at Douglas Corner with performances by Doug Johnson, Greg Hanna, Kim Tribble and Alaska’s Hobo Jim. For more information, visit thataflydigital.com.

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BMI and CMT Edge recently co-sponsored a showcase entitled “Your Next Soundtrack” for the 2013 Nashville Film Festival at CMT’s Nashville headquarters. The event, which featured the music of Escondido, Dugas, Will Hoge and Johnnyswim, connected some of Nashville’s best Indie talent with film executives and music supervisors visiting Nashville for the festival.

Pictured (L-R): BMI’s Penny Everhard, CMT’s Leslie Fram, Escondido, Dugas, Will Hoge, JOHNNYSWIM and CMT’s Craig Shelburne.

Pictured (L-R): BMI’s Penny Everhard, CMT’s Leslie Fram, Escondido, Dugas, Will Hoge, JOHNNYSWIM and CMT’s Craig Shelburne.

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Songwriters Chris McClarney and Anthony Skinner were recently honored for their song “Your Love Never Fails,” which took the No. 1 chart position at Christian Hit Radio (CHR), as performed by the Newsboys.

Pictured (L-R): Mike Murray, Creative Director for Integrity Music Publishing; Chris McClarney; Anthony Skinner; Jimi Williams, Director of WorshipTogether; Matt Ewald, Creative Director for Capitol CMG Publishing.

Pictured (L-R): Mike Murray, Creative Director for Integrity Music Publishing; Chris McClarney; Anthony Skinner; Jimi Williams, Director of WorshipTogether; Matt Ewald, Creative Director for Capitol CMG Publishing.


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Quaker City Night Hawks signed with Paradigm for exclusive booking representation recently.
 
Pictured (L-R): Sam Anderson (QCNH), Andrew Skates (QCNH), David Matsler (QCNH), Matt Runner (Paradigm), Brian Hill (Paradigm), Matt Mabe (QCNH), Patrick Adams (QCNH), Wayne Floyd (QCNH Tour Manager)

Pictured (L-R): Sam Anderson (QCNH), Andrew Skates (QCNH), David Matsler (QCNH), Matt Runner (Paradigm), Brian Hill (Paradigm), Matt Mabe (QCNH), Patrick Adams (QCNH), Wayne Floyd (QCNH Tour Manager)

Chesney Establishes Fund For Boston

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spreadKenny Chesney has established the Spread The Love Foundation to support patients who need prosthetics as a result of the Boston Marathon bombing.

All proceeds from digital single sales of “Spread The Love,” his track co-written and recorded with the Wailers, go to the foundation.

Chesney teamed with local station WKLB-FM for the effort and is donating a sizable amount of seed money to start the fund which will be used at Boston Medical Center or other area hospitals.

“It’s hard to imagine a world where taking your children to school, going to the movies or witnessing something as iconic as the Boston Marathon is a dangerous thing to do,” Chesney says. “For me, I want to help give these people as much of their lives back as possible, but I’d also like to counteract some of the negativity in the world… Remind people that there are more good people out there, and it’s up to us to ‘Spread the Love.’”

Boston Medical Center has established a dedicated link for the Spread the Love Fund at www.bmc.org/kenny.

T.J. Martell Hosts 14th Annual Nashville Best Cellars Dinner

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Back Row (L to R) Chef Sam Tucker, Chef Bob Waggoner, Sheryl Crow, Gary Allan, Laura Heatherly (CEO, T.J. Martell Foundation), Luke Bryan, Chef Sean BrockFront Row (L to R) Co-chair Bill Hearn (President, EMI Christian Group), Co-chair Tom Black, Co-chair John Esposito (President & CEO, Warner Music Nashville), Founder Billy Ray Hearn (Founder, EMI Christian Music Group)

Back Row (L to R) Chef Sam Tucker, Chef Bob Waggoner, Sheryl Crow, Gary Allan, Laura Heatherly (CEO, T.J. Martell Foundation), Luke Bryan, Chef Sean Brock
Front Row (L to R) Co-chair Bill Hearn (President, EMI Christian Group), Co-chair Tom Black, Co-chair John Esposito (President & CEO, Warner Music Nashville), Founder Billy Ray Hearn (Founder, EMI Christian Music Group)


Attendees of the 14th Annual Nashville Best Cellars Dinner hosted by the T.J. Martell Foundation celebrated a night of exclusive wine and food pairings Monday night (April 29) that benefited cancer research at the Frances Williams Preston Labs at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Sheryl Crow, Gary Allan and Luke Bryan were a few of the artists to take part in this year’s event.
The event paired “Best Sellers,” popular chart-topping artists including this year’s Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year winners, with “Best Cellars,” some of the top wine collectors in the United States, who shared rare wines from their collections with guests at their tables. Guests also enjoyed a gourmet four-course dinner created by Bob Waggoner, executive chef of Watermark and Sean Brock, executive chef of McCrady’s and Husk in Charleston and Husk in Nashville while featuring the world-class wines from the private collectors.
Since the event’s inaugural dinner, created by Nashville wine enthusiast and music executive Billy Ray Hearn in 1999, the Best Cellars Dinner has raised more than $1.65 million to support the foundation’s mission of funding ground-breaking leukemia, cancer and AIDS research.

LeAnn Rimes Plans 2013 Album Release

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SpitfireLeAnn Rimes will release a new album, Spitfire, on June 4 with Curb Records.
Rimes co-wrote nine of the 14 tracks also co-produced the project with songwriter Darrell Brown.
Special performances are featured from Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminsky, singing background vocals on “What Have I Done?” Additionally, Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20) is featured on “Gasoline and Matches,” with guitar styling from Jeff Black, whom Rimes previously worked with on a Barbra Streisand tribute at the Grammys.
“Spitfire covers a range of emotions that I’ve experienced in my lifetime, from anger to love, from frustrations to letting go,” said Rimes. “I hope I’m saying things that are hard for others to express. It certainly took me a lot of work to get to this point.”
Spitfire also features multi-Grammy award-winning engineer Al Schmitt, who mixed several songs.
The physical product will launch exclusively at Walmart and is currently available for pre-order here.
Spitfire Track Listing:
1. Spitfire (LeAnn Rimes/Darrell Brown/David Baerwald)
2. What Have I Done? [feat. Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminsky] (Rimes/Brown/ Baerwald)
3. Gasoline & Matches [feat. Rob Thomas and Jeff Beck](Buddy and Julie Miller)
4. Borrowed (Rimes/Brown/Dan Wilson)
5. You Ain’t Right (Liz Rose/Chris Stapleton/Morgane Hayes)
6. I Do Now (Rimes/Brown/Wilson)
7. Where I Stood (Missy Higgins)
8. You’ve Ruined Me (Rimes/Brown/John Shanks)
9. Bottle (Christina Aldendifer/Gary Burr)
10. A Waste Is A Terrible Thing To Mind (Rimes/Baerwald/Brown)
11. Just A Girl Like You (Rimes/Brown/Nathan Chapman)
12. God Takes Care of Your Kind (Rimes/Brown/Dean Sheremet)
13. Who We Really Are (Sarah Buxton/Brown)
14. Bonus Track- Borrowed (Live)

Centricity Publishing Expands Staff

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centricity music logoCentricity Publishing has announced the appointment of Stephen Duncan as Creative Manager and Jaime Smyth as Publishing Coordinator. Both will begin their new roles on May 1 and will report to vice president of publishing Steve Rice.
Duncan will be active in song placement and writer career development for the Centricity Publishing song catalog and writer roster He has previously worked as the Creative Director at Daywind Publishing, where he attained cuts for Natalie Grant, Newsboys, Mandisa, Hawk Nelson and others. Duncan also toured with Country Music Hall of Fame member Don Williams and singer-songwriters Matthew West and Jonny Diaz.
Smyth will handle social media marketing, catalog development, worship song promotion and administrative duties. Smyth, a Belmont graduate, interned at Integrity Music with Rice. After graduation, she spent eight months in northern England working with Youth for Christ. In fall 2012, she began working part-time at Centricity Music, which led to her full-time position.
“I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to work with both Stephen and Jaime while they were students at Belmont University,” says Rice. “I was impressed immediately with each, and am happy they will be bringing their creativity and business skills to our publishing operation. I am particularly excited to have Stephen in this new role, because he proved himself to be one of the most productive songpluggers in our industry for 2012. The expansion with these two new hires happened because we have been able to grow Centricity Publishing more rapidly than I expected. This is due to the talented work of the songwriters and artists on our roster. We had great success in 2012 and I look forward to even more in the coming months with Jaime and Stephen now on our team.”
Centricity Publishing represents Aaron Shust, Downhere, Andrew Peterson, Jason Gray and others.
Duncan may be reached at stephen@centricitymusic.com and Smyth at jaimesmyth@centricitymusic.com.