ole Media Management has changed its name to Anthem Entertainment.

The Canadian company’s ownership, staff and offices will remain the same, as will all sub-brands (Cavendish Music, Compact Media, Jingle Punks and 5 Alarm Music). As part of the rebranding, Anthem has also revealed their new company logo and website.

“As the company heads into its 15th year, we are celebrating the building of our successful independent global content creation and entertainment services platform. It is also important to stop and reassess our mission, values and our name,” said Helen Murphy, CEO, Anthem Entertainment. “Looking forward, I want the name of our company to more easily identify with who we are and what we do. We have grown from a small music publishing company to a large independent producer of content and entertainment services platform. Along the way, we have expanded and now have deep roots in music, film, and television.”

Anthem Records launched 42 years ago. As part of the acquisition of Rush masters and publishing in 2015, the company acquired The Anthem Entertainment Group, including the Canadian label Anthem Records that was founded by artist manager Ray Danniels in 1977, as well as Anthem Film & Television Productions. Anthem Entertainment is home to the legendary band Rush, Big Wreck, Max Webster, Kim Mitchell, and many more musicians and singers.

“It’s an honour to witness this rebranding,” said Danniels. “When I started out, I never envisioned that 42 years later, the name would become a platform for such a large international company. When we went through the acquisition process, we had a preference to keep the catalogues with a Canadian company, so this makes it even more satisfying. I wish Anthem Entertainment and Helen Murphy the continued success they deserve in the future.”

The company includes a music publishing division, recorded music label, production music division, and a leading film and television audio-visual secondary rights (AVSR) management company. Anthem Entertainment operates offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Nashville and Toronto with a team of approximately 200 dedicated industry professionals.

Sheryl Crow has teamed with Maren Morris and Stevie Nicks for a sunny, confident new track “Prove You Wrong.”

I’ve got my mind made up and my high heels on/It wouldn’t take much to prove you wrong, the three artists sing, trading lines on the track, a lighthearted take on a song that sets out to prove a heartbreak keep them “in a bed of tears.”

According to a tweet Crow sent out, the jangly, uptempo piece also features some high-powered musicians, including Vince Gill, the Eagles’ Joe Walsh and guitarist Waddy Wachtel.

The track marks the latest release from Crow, following the gritty reworking of “Redemption Day” featuring vocals from Johnny Cash, and its follow up “Live Wire,” which features  Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples. The tracks are all from Crow’s upcoming Big Machine Records duets album, Threads, slated for release later this year.

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) hosted its 27^th annual CAA Nashville BBQ at Martin’s Bar-B-Que Joint on June 3. More than 540 people were in attendance at the event, which raised more than $54,000 for Communities in Schools of Tennessee at Nashville and PENCIL, two organizations supporting students at local public schools.

Clients and friends of the agency were on hand, including Lady Antebellum, Kid Rock, Little Big Town, Darren Criss, Chase Rice, Russell Dickerson, Lauren Alaina, Cassadee Pope, Derrick Henry, Rex Ryan, and Colton Underwood. CAA Nashville co-founders Rod Essig and John Huie, and CAA Nashville co-heads Brian Manning, Marc Dennis and Darin Murphy were also in attendance.

“CAA has always been an active supporter of causes close to the Nashville community and we are proud to continue a tradition that helps countless students benefit from important programs through Communities in Schools of Tennessee and PENCIL,” said Dennis.

Communities in Schools helps with student dropout prevention and PENCIL works to connect community resources to Metro Nashville Public Schools. Both have longstanding relationships with the agency.

Darius Rucker kicked off CMA Fest 2019 Monday night (June 3) with his tenth annual Darius and Friends concert, benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, at the Ryman Auditorium. Prior to last night’s show, the event had raised $1.6 million for St. Jude. Rucker.

The recent recipient of the Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award marked a decade of giving, along with his friends Luke Bryan, Sheryl Crow, Kane Brown, Jimmie Allen, Brett Young, Travis Denning, and Charles Kelly.

Rucker set the feel-good groove early in the night, kicking off the show with his 2009 hit, “Alright.” In his blue jeans, t-shirt and ball cap, Rucker’s contagious smile lifted everyone to their feet to dance with him. “Let’s play some country music!,” he said. “We’re at the Ryman!” Rucker transitioned from Tracy Lawrence’s “Time Marches On,” to his most recent No. 1, “For the First Time.”

Rucker then introduced his first guest, country rocker Travis Denning. Denning started out with his new single, “After A Few,” and followed it with his ode to the fake-ID-days diddy, “David Ashley Parker from Powder Springs.” The crowd liked him, but when he went into the Allman Brothers’ iconic hit “Ramblin’ Man,” they loved him. The crowd ate him up, and the band grinned onward as Denning shredded on his electric. Denning left the stage with a standing ovation.

Rucker returned to the stage to introduce his next friend. “There’s legends and then there’s legends,” he said. Nine-time Grammy award-winning Sheryl Crow ventured out to join him.

“Howdy!” she said, channeling her best Minnie Pearl. Crow quickly got everyone swaying to her Cat Steven’s cover “The First Cut Is the Deepest.” Hands flew up in the air with her massive hit, “Soak Up the Sun.” Crow smiled as she said, “This is my favorite place in America to play!”

Once Rucker was back to center stage, he played a sultry album cut from his latest record When Was the Last Time, titled “Hands On Me.” After following it with “Radio,” it was time for Rucker to introduce his next guest.

“This dude makes me laugh so hard,” Rucker said as Jimmie Allen walked out on stage to join him. Clad in a Clint Black t-shirt, Allen crooned on his debut No. 1 single, “Best Shot.”

Venturing into the crowd is becoming somewhat of a habit for Jimmie Allen. The BBR artist made his way through the Ryman aisles as he performed a Matchbox 20 cover, “Unwell.” Allen paid his respects to Rucker, and said, “I’m not brave enough to step onto the golf course with him, but he can put some Jordan’s on and I’ll take him on the basketball court.”

Rucker laughed and told him to get his skinny jeans off the stage.

Next up was Capitol label-mate Luke Bryan. After he performed his newest single, “Knockin’ Boots,” he coaxed Rucker back out on stage to take a shot. Bryan toasted Rucker for his work with St. Jude, and for being a good person. Appropriately, Bryan then went into his hit “Most People Are Good.”

After finishing with the whole crowd on their feet, shaking it with Bryan for “That’s My Kinda Night,” Bryan headed backstage.

“Homegrown Honey” was the next Rucker No. 1 on deck, followed by “Come Back Song.” At this point, the whole crowd was dancing, pointing at their significant others for the epic choruses, and beaming up at a smiling Rucker.

He then introduced Big Machine hitmaker, Brett Young. Young serenaded the crowd with his first Platinum hit, “Sleep Without You,” followed it with his 2x Platinum smash, “Mercy,” and concluded with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” When Rucker returned to the stage, he joked, “I don’t like men, but I was backstage thinking that guy is attractive.”

Rucker then turned to another new hit-maker on the scene. The crowd roared as Kane Brown walked into the spotlight.

With a fiddle player added to Rucker’s incredible backing band, Brown played his fun “Short Skirt Weather” and then transitioned into a cover of Randy Travis’ “Three Wooden Crosses.” He finished his set with the crowd screaming the words to his latest No. 1, “Good As You.”

When Rucker ventured back out, he commended Brown for his work and for his place in the industry. “When I came to Nashville they told me it would never work. It worked. That kid is about to explode the world,” he said of Brown.

For one final surprise, good friend and golfing buddy, Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, joined Rucker to perform a rendition of Prince’s “Purple Rain.”

Before the final song, Rucker thanked everyone for coming and making the event so lucrative for St. Jude every year. “This event sells out in minutes every year, and no one even knows who is friggin’ playing yet!”

Rucker and all his friends came together to join voices for Rucker’s mega-hit “Wagon Wheel” to close the night, kicking off CMA Fest with a fun, spirited country music hoo-rah.

Bumble, the social networking app, announced a multi-year initiative to address a fundamental issue of gender disparity in the music industry with their ‘Empowered by Bumble Bizz’ program, after USC Annenberg’s 2019 survey report on inclusion in the recording studio highlighted the lack of women in popular music.

The Bumble Bizz campaign will kick-off by offering up-and-coming women musicians the opportunity to be mentored by this year’s top-billing women artists, including Bebe Rexha, Kacey Musgraves, and Hayley Kiyoko at one of the following top music festivals: Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Music Midtown, Austin City Limits Music Festival, and Voodoo Music + Arts Experience. The campaign will culminate with chances to win on-stage performance spots at top music festivals in 2020.

“Creating more opportunities for women in music has been a big initiative for me the last few years and I’m excited to be partnering with Bumble for this campaign. It’s important that we continue to champion women in the business to help create and push for equal representation within the industry,” said Bebe Rexha.

Starting today, women artists in the United States can submit their music in Bumble’s Bizz mode for both the 2019 mentorship and 2020 on-stage performance spots.  Applications for the mentorship program will close on June 30 within Bumble Bizz, but Bumble’s music incubator program for women artists will continue over the next year as the company rolls out additional opportunities for its users to receive mentorships, performance opportunities and more.