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Industry Ink (2-22-13)

February 22, 2013/by Jessica Nicholson

New member Sarahbeth Taite stopped by the ASCAP offices in Nashville to join the performing rights organization as a songwriter. Taite recently signed to a publishing and artist development arrangement with Green Hills Music Group. “Though she is still in her teens, Sarahbeth is so talented as an artist, gifted as a writer, and has the drive and natural skills of a seasoned performer,” said Green Hills Music Group President Woody Bomar.

Pictured (L-R): Green Hills Music Group’s Woody Bomar, ASCAP’s Kele Currier, Sarahbeth Taite and ASCAP’s LeAnn Phelan

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BMI recently invited new songwriters to its Music Row offices in Nashville to mingle and network with one another. The evening provided aspiring artists and songwriters an opportunity to swap stories and make connections with others in the community.

Pictured (L-R): BMI’s Clay Bradley, Tiffany Houghton, Alex Masters, Emily Mueller, Viktor Krauss, and BMI’s Leslie Roberts. Photo: Drew Maynard

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PLA Media has added soulful Americana songwriter, Makky Kaylor, to its roster. Kaylor is joined alongside PLA’s clients including Lynn Anderson, Scarletta and newcomer Erica Nicole. Kaylor has worked as a “go to” vocalist for Harlan Howard, Wayland Holyfield, Randy Goodrum, Tom Snow and more.

He also sang hundreds of commercial jingles, from Blue Diamond Almonds® to Williams Sausage to the Methodist Church to The Grand Ole Opry, solidifying his reputation as a respected Nashville studio vocalist.

The Band Perry, Dierks Bentley To Headline ACM Festival

February 21, 2013/by Jessica Nicholson

The Band Perry and Dierks Bentley will headline the ACM Party for a Cause Festival, a two-day outdoor music festival during The Week Vegas Goes Country®, leading up to the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 7.
Scheduled to appear on April 5 is headliner The Band Perry, along with performers Greg Bates, Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore, Cassadee Pope and Florida Georgia Line. Scheduled for April 6 is headliner Bentley, along with performers Lee Brice, Kix Brooks, Hunter Hayes, Dustin Lynch, Eli Young Band and Love and Theft.
Friday’s line-up will be sponsored by Outnumber Hunger, an initiative from General Mills, Big Machine Label Group and Feeding America. In its second year, Outnumber Hunger is a program that helps fight hunger in local communities by helping Feeding America secure meals for its network of local food banks. Concert attendees will have the opportunity to help secure meals for Feed America through special on-site activities. Saturday will be hosted by Kix Brooks and will include a presentation of charitable donations to the military-inspired non-profit organizations Wounded Warrior Project®, Folds of Honor and Nellis Air Force Base Youth Education Programs.
The full schedule for THE ACM EXPERIENCE and tickets for Party for a Cause, as well as room and ticket packages, are available HERE through The Orleans Hotel and Casino or by calling 800-675-3267.

NASH FM 94.7 Adds On-Air Personalities

February 21, 2013/by Jessica Nicholson

Kelly Ford and Jesse Addy will debut as the first on-air personalities for “America’s Country Station” NASH FM 94.7 beginning Monday (Feb. 25). Ford will be on the air 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. weekdays, followed by Addy from 3 p.m.- 7 p.m.

“After three spectacular nights of NASH Bash concerts, we are topping off the week by proudly announcing that Kelly Ford, most recently at KYGO/Denver, will be debuting middays on NASH FM 94.7. We are also very happy to promote from within Cumulus — Jesse Addy is moving up from WDVD PM Drive in Detroit to PM Drive at NASH FM 94.7,” said Cumulus Sr. VP Jan Jeffries.

Ford joins NASH FM from Denver where she led the morning show for 20 years. She has won best Major Market Radio Personality three times from the Country Music Awards and once from the Academy of Country Music Awards as well as a prestigious Marconi Award for Excellence from the National Association of Broadcasters.
“After over 20 years in Denver, it’s exciting to start a new chapter of my career in New York, the epicenter of everything. I am thrilled to be part of the historic launch of NASH FM. I am so grateful to be given such an amazing opportunity,” Ford said.
Addy joins NASH FM from Detroit and said, “Hopefully this speechless thing wears off soon or my run at NASH FM will be short-lived! I have a lot of thank you phone calls to make, because it takes a village of PDs and mentors for this to happen. I’m so excited to make America’s busiest afternoon commute a little less stressful on America’s Country Station NASH FM 94.7.”
NASH FM 94.7 is the flagship station for the national NASH entertainment brand based on the Country music lifestyle. NASH FM 94.7 is the only Country station in New York City.

Weblinks: BMG, Grimey's Too

February 21, 2013/by Sarah Skates

www Bertelsmann is expected to buy out KKR’s stake in their joint music venture, BMG Rights Management, according to reports in the New York Post and London’s Financial Times. KKR holds 51 percent of the venture.
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Grimey’s Too is expected to open for business this week on 8th Ave., just two doors down from the original Grimey’s location, which will remain open as well. Grimey’s Too will offer music, as well as books through a partnership with Howlin’ Books. Another local fave steaming up the new store is Frothy Monkey coffeehouse. The all-day grand opening is Saturday, Feb. 23, with a performance by blues and soul singer Bobby Rush at 5:00 p.m. Details from the Nashville Scene and at Grimey’s.com.
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Mary Bufack, country music book author and wife of music critic Robert Oermann, is in today’s Tennessean. The article highlights her work at United Neighborhood Health Services, which was selected for a new round of federal funding.
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A man committed suicide near a recording studio on 16^th Ave. today (Feb. 21), according to News Channel 5. No further details are available at this time.

MusicRowPics: Chris Janson

February 21, 2013/by Caitlin Rantala

Bigger Picture’s Chris Janson stopped by MusicRow headquarters last month (Jan. 28) after coming off a radio tour.
He shared several songs, including his current single, “Better I Don’t,” which is based on a true story. Janson puts a lot of his experiences back into his music, like his song, “Back in my Drinking Days.” “This first half of the song is about what really happened downtown on second avenue,” he said of “Drinking Days”
He also played “Redneck Revival” and “Hey, Hey My Money’s All Gone.”
For more information visit chrisjanson.com.
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Kelli Cashiola Haywood Joins Starstruck Management Group

February 21, 2013/by Jessica Nicholson

Kelli Cashiola Haywood

Starstruck Management Group has hired Kelli Cashiola Haywood as Director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development. Her start date will be March 4. She will work closely with Narvel Blackstock and the Starstruck roster, including Reba, Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson.
Most recently, Cashiola Haywood served as VP, Brand Management for Warner Music Nashville.
She can be contacted at kellih@starstruck.net and at (615) 259-5339.

Nashville on TV

February 21, 2013/by Sarah Skates

• • • Miranda Lambert will be a guest judge on tonight’s (Feb. 21) episode of Project Runway. The show airs at 8 p.m./CT on Lifetime. Among the contestants in Nashvillian Amanda Valentine.

• • • Texan turned Nashvillian Kree Harrison made it to the Top 40 on American Idol, comprised of 20 female and 20 male contestants. The Top 40 also includes Tennesseans Paul Jolley (Palmersville), Janelle Arthur (Oliver Springs), Jimmy Smith (Waynesboro) and Nick Boddington (Memphis). Keith Urban is a judge on the show this season.
• • • Extras are needed tomorrow (Feb. 22) to shoot a concert scene for the show Nashville. The shoot is at Nashville Sound Stages on Brick Church Park Dr. Details and registration at www.nashvilleextras.com.
• • • Luke Bryan recently inked a multi-year partnership with Cabela’s outdoor gear. See his new commercial below.

Strickland Named Exec. VP and GM, Warner Music Nashville

February 21, 2013/by Jessica Nicholson

Peter Strickland

Warner Music Nashville’s Peter Strickland has been promoted to Executive Vice President and General Manager, WMN. In his new role, Strickland will help oversee day-to-day operations of WMN’s country division. He previously served as Sr. VP, Brand Management & Sales and will continue to report to John Esposito, President and CEO, WMN.
“Throughout two decades of loyal and outstanding service to Warner Music’s country division, Peter has demonstrated his amazing skills at creative marketing and sales. He also has shown the ever so important ability to have outstanding and trusting relationships with our artists,” said Esposito. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to have him as a partner in helping to take WMN to the next level.”
“When I started with Warner Music Group nearly 25 years ago, I could have never imagined it would lead me to this exciting path,” said Strickland. “I am truly honored to have my contributions recognized by my Nashville family, and cannot wait to help lead my label cohorts into WMN’s next era of success and innovation.”
Strickland first joined Warner Music Group as a Field Representative for Warner/Elektra/Atlantic (WEA) Distribution based in Boston, Mass. He moved to Nashville in 1995, with his wife, Linda and children, to accept a position as Regional Sales Manager for Warner Bros. Records, and went on to serve as both National Sales Director and Vice President of Sales/Marketing for Warner/Reprise Nashville, prior to being named Sr. VP, Brand Management & Sales. Strickland also serves as the de facto general manager of comedy imprint LoudMouth Entertainment, and executive produced Jimmy Fallon’s 2013 GRAMMY Award-winning Comedy Album of the Year, Blow Your Pants Off.

Keith Urban’s We’re All For the Hall Concert Returns

February 21, 2013/by Sarah Skates

Keith Urban and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Vince Gill will return to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday, April 16 for We’re All for the Hall, a concert to benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum.
This year’s theme is “Rebels and Renegades, the Outlaws are In.” The all-star performance line-up includes Urban, Gill, Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Rosanne Cash, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert, Kid Rock, Kris Kristofferson, Loretta Lynn, Tim McGraw, Montgomery Gentry, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver and Hank Williams Jr.
“The purity in making music on your own terms – to create art in your own way – for me is at the heart of the outlaw spirit,” said Urban. “It’s those outlaws that we celebrate this year, who not only made it possible for a guy like me to do what I love, but who play a pivotal role in the strength of country music’s diversity.”
The first three We’re All for the Hall concerts raised a combined total of approximately $1.5 million.
Reserved seat tickets are $35 and $50, plus Ticketmaster surcharge, and go on sale March 1 at 10:00 a.m. CST. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, the Bridgestone Arena box office or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
Museum members enjoy a special presale ticket opportunity for the event.
VIP packages range from $200 to $3500 and go on sale March 1 at Ticketmaster.com. These packages include all or some of the following: a VIP dinner hosted by Urban’s friends and collaborators, premium concert seat, meet and greet with Urban, guitar autographed by Urban, post-concert party, commemorative Hatch Show Print autographed by Urban and Gill, premium concert parking, and membership to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Country Greets New York City with Nash Bash

February 21, 2013/by Jessica Nicholson

Several artists helped New York City welcome new country station Nash-FM 94.7 by way of a trio of NASH BASH concerts at the historic Roseland Ballroom.
On Monday, Kix Brooks, Blake Shelton, Randy Houser, Lonestar and Dustin Lynch performed for approximately 3,000 fans. On Tuesday evening, the lineup included Brooks, Lady Antebellum, Gary Allan, Justin Moore and Brantley Gilbert. Brooks, Sara Evans, Lee Brice, The Henningsens and Darius Rucker filled Wednesday evening’s performance roster.
The concerts weren’t exactly open to the public, either. Fans had to enter a radio contest via Nash-FM 94.7 to win admission to the show. Here, photos from the three nights as some of country music’s brightest stars lit up New York City.