Faith Hill To Give Keynote Speech At Governor’s Conference On Economic And Community Development

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Faith Hill has been announced as the opening night keynote speaker at the 2018 Governor’s Conference on Economic and Community Development, to be held Thursday, Nov. 1.

Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe will moderate a discussion with Hill about her career, ongoing business ventures and economic development initiatives in Nashville.

“Faith is one of the faces of Tennessee’s storied music legacy and we are honored to have her join us for this year’s Governor’s Conference,” Rolfe said. “I look forward to hearing Faith discuss her music career, her work with Pickler & Ben and future plans for the show here in Nashville.”

The Governor’s Conference will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville Nov. 1- 2. The conference will bring together hundreds of state and local officials, business leaders and economic development professionals.

Brett James, Tom Douglas, Billy Montana To Headline Music City Hit-Makers In October

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Tom Douglas, Brett James, Billy Montana

On the heels of the successful fourth annual Songwriters Under The Stars, the critically-acclaimed symphony show Music City Hit-Makers returns to Cheekwood’s Swan lawn for two special fall dates on Oct. 12 and 13. The October concerts will feature songwriters Brett James, Tom Douglas and Billy Montana, accompanied by the Music City Symphony.

“This event is so special because it brings harmony to Nashville’s greatest assets; the songwriters, the greatest symphony and studio musicians in the world and pastoral Cheekwood Botanical Gardens,” says Charles Dixon, event creator and producer. “We are thrilled to have so many amazing songwriters joining us for our biggest year yet.”

Dubbed “the most famous people you’ve never heard of,” the Music City Hit-Makers set will feature the writers’ renditions of No. 1 hits including “Jesus Take The Wheel” (recorded by Carrie Underwood), “I Hold On” (Dierks Bentley), “Bring On The Rain” (Jo Dee Messina), “More Than A Memory” (Garth Brooks), “The House That Built Me” (Miranda Lambert), “Southern Voice” (Tim McGraw) and more, all re-imagined for symphony by the five-time MusicRow Magazine Musician of the Year, music director and arranger, Charles Judge.

Nightly tickets are $45 for Cheekwood members and $55 per night for non-members. Tickets can be purchased at cheekwood.org.

Songwriters Under the Stars is presented by FirstBank and sponsored by Focus Search Partners and the Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation.

Hunter Hughes Appointed Senior Director of Technology At Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum

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Hunter Hughes has been named Senior Director of Technology at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. In his new role, Hughes will be responsible for the oversight of all technology for the Museum, serving the tech needs of more than 350 employees and more than one million annual visitors in over 400,000 square feet of space.

Hughes most recently served as Vice President of Technology for the Space Needle in Seattle. Prior to that, he worked for the Museum of Flight as IT director, the NCR Corporation as special projects director, and Diamedic.NET, LLC, where he was Director of Information and Technology Services. Hughes holds a degree in Computer Science from Georgia State University.

Hughes will report to Sharon Brawner, the museum’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

MercyMe Plans Spring ‘Imagine Nation’ Tour

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MercyMe will set out on their 2019 Imagine Nation Tour March 7, hitting over 30 cities during its three-month run. Crowder and Micah Tyler will join the group for the tour, which will visit Los Angeles, Portland, Orlando, Baltimore and more throughout the Spring.

The band just garnered its seventh AMA nomination following two previous wins and are also up for two awards at the upcoming 49th Annual GMA Dove Awards, including Artist of the Year. Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) will exclusively air the show on October 21. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, the film inspired by frontman Bart Millard’s real-life story behind the beloved MercyMe song, is also up for a People’s Choice Award.

Their single, “Best News Ever” will impact radio on Oct. 5. The song is found on their album LIFER and is the follow-up to “Grace Got You” which spent seven weeks atop Billboard‘s AC Monitored Chart.

MercyMe’s “Imagine Nation Tour” 2019:
* all dates subject to change.
March 7 – Bossier City, LA
March 8 – Beaumont, TX
March 9 – Baton Rouge, LA
March 14 – N. Charleston, SC
March 15 – Fayetteville, NC
March 16 – Asheville, NC
March 17 – Macon, GA
March 21 – Green Bay, WI
March 22 – Bemidji, MN
March 23 – Rochester, MN
March 24 – Peoria, IL
March 28 – Memphis, TN
March 29 – Springfield, MO
March 30 – Oklahoma City, OK
March 31 – Rio Rancho, NM
April 4 – Glendale, AZ
April 5 – Los Angeles, CA
April 6 – San Diego, CA
April 7 – Sacramento, CA
April 11 – Orem, UT
April 12 – Boise, ID
April 13 – Portland, OR
April 14 – Kent, WA
April 25 – Lexington, KY
April 26 – Highland Heights, KY
April 27 – Ft. Wayne, IN
April 28 – Rosemont, IL
May 2 – Mobile, AL
May 3 – Jacksonville, FL
May 4 – Orlando, FL
May 5 – Tampa, FL
May 9 – Toledo, OH
May 10 – Allentown, PA
May 11 – Baltimore, MD

Bob Seger Announces Final Tour With Nashville Date January 11

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After a career that has spanned more than 50 years, Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band will hit the road for one last time on their final tour.

A handful of dates were rescheduled from the cancellation of his 2017 Runaway Train tour when a ruptured disc became too much to bear and required surgery and tour postponement. Those rescheduled dates include Nashville and will have a ticket on-sale date next weekend. Tickets for new dates in Toledo and Nashville will go on sale Saturday, September 29, and new dates in Buffalo, Cleveland, Louisville, Fort Wayne, Peoria, Grand Rapids and rescheduled shows in Dallas and Houston will go on sale Friday, September 28. Fan pre-sale dates for all the aforementioned dates will be Sept. 25. To become a Bullet Club member, visit BobSeger.com/bulletclub.

Tickets are on sale for the remainder of the dates below.

Additional show dates will be announced in the coming weeks, including stops in Las Vegas, Fresno, San Diego, Vancouver and Florida.

BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND TRAVELIN’ MAN TOUR:

Nov. 21 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
Nov. 24 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
Nov. 27 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo
Nov. 30 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center
Dec. 6 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
Dec. 8 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
Dec. 12 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Arena
Dec. 14 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
Dec. 20 Greenville, SC Bon Secours
Dec. 22 Atlanta, GA Infinite Energy
Jan. 9 Toledo, OH Huntington Center
Jan. 11 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
Jan. 15 Fort Wayne, IN Allen County War
Memorial Coliseum
Jan. 17 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
Jan. 19 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
Jan. 22 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center
Jan. 29 Billings, MT Rimrock Auto Arena
Jan. 31 Boise, ID Ford Center
Feb. 2 Portland, OR Moda Center
Feb. 9 Seattle, WA Tacoma Dome
Feb. 15 Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort
Feb. 17 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Feb. 23 Los Angeles, CA The Forum
Mar. 7 Austin, TX Frank Erwin
Mar. 9 Dallas, TX Ford Center at The Star
May 2 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

ONErpm Names Jason Jordan As Managing Director, North America

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Global distribution, label services, and rights management company ONErpm has hired music industry veteran Jason Jordan as Managing Director of North America. In this role, he is responsible for growing the company’s reach in the U.S. and Canada; overseeing all marketing, sales, A&R, business development, publishing, artist relations, and distribution out of the company’s Brooklyn headquarters; and managing teams based out of Nashville, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

“Jason is a music industry lifer with a passion for artists of all genres, and his strong and diverse leadership skills will be invaluable as we take ONErpm to the next level in North America,” said Emmanuel Zunz, Founder and CEO of ONErpm. “He has exactly the right mindset to help us continue to redefine what it means to be a modern music company.”

“Ever since I first stepped foot in the music industry as a kid, I’ve been searching for a company that brings together everything an independent artist needs to survive and thrive, all in one place: ONErpm is that company,” said Jordan. “No matter where I am or what I’m working on, my priority is always to help deserving artists reach new heights. I can think of no better place to do that than ONErpm.”

Jordan got his start as a teenager, founding punk rock and hardcore music label Watermark Records and music publishing company Earthprogram Music while attending high school and university in the Philadelphia area. During this time, he also developed the music marketing and sales program at Urban Outfitters, which is still in use to this day. As his presence in the industry grew, he was offered the opportunity to advance further as A&R Executive at Columbia Records, marking his first foray into the major label business. He consecutively spent over a decade cultivating Hollywood Records as Vice President of A&R, after coming onboard as their second A&R hire, discovering and working with talent with sales of over 30 million records. He then provided the initial seed funding to start successful SaaS rights management company SynchTank, where he acted as Senior Advisor from 2012-2014, and was President of large independent music publisher Imagem Music from 2014-2016. He then returned to the label world as Senior Vice President of A&R at Republic Records. In his time in A&R, Jordan has signed artists from all walks of life, including: Two Feet, BBMak, Breaking Benjamin, Picture This, Juke Ross, and many more.

 

Dylan Scott To Launch Nothing To Do Town Tour In January

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Dylan Scott will kick off 2019 with his headlining Nothing To Do Town Tour. Beginning Jan. 17 in New York City and running through Feb. 23, the 17-date tour will also include opener Seth Ennis.

“This has been such an incredible year for me filled with non-stop touring, and seeing the great response from fans and radio keeps me going,” shares Scott. “I’m thankful to live this dream every single day and am really excited to be back on the road for the Nothing To Do Town Tour. On this run, I’ll get to perform at some really cool venues in all different cities and I’m pumped to bring my buddy Seth Ennis along for the ride.”

Tickets for the Nothing To Do Town Tour go on sale Friday (Sept. 21). Scott will make his debut appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan on Oct. 1.

DYLAN SCOTT’s NOTHING TO DO TOWN TOUR Dates:
January 17 – New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
January 18 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
January 19 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
January 24 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
January 25 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
January 26 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe at Old National Centre
January 31 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall
February 1 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection
February 2 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
February 7 – Rosemont, IL @ Joe’s Live
February 9 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
February 14 – Nashville, TN @ The Cannery Ballroom
February 15 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz Theatre
February 16 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
February 21 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
February 22 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
February 23 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore

Lee Ann Womack To Be Honored With Golden Note At ASCAP Awards

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Lee Ann Womack will receive ASCAP’s prestigious Golden Note Award at this year’s ASCAP Country Awards on Monday, Nov. 12. The ASCAP Golden Note Award is presented to songwriters, composers and artists who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Previous Golden Note recipients include Don Williams, Garth Brooks, Kenny Rogers, Lindsey Buckingham, Lionel Richie, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire and JD Souther, among others.

“Lee Ann Womack’s music celebrates the emotional storytelling of country’s traditionalists,” said ASCAP Chairman of the Board and President Paul Williams. “Her sweet and smoky croon and songs that pull you in and don’t let go have won the hearts of her country peers and fans all over. We are so pleased to present the ASCAP Golden Note Award to Lee Ann.”

Womack’s 2017 release, The Lonely, The Lonesome and The Gone, earned spots on many year-end “best-of” lists including NPR, Rolling Stone and Garden & Gun. Recorded in her home state of Texas, the collection is a hybrid of country, soul, gospel and blues. With six albums and international chart-topping singles to her credit, Womack has earned six CMA awards (including Single and Album of the Year), five ACM awards, and a Grammy, among other career accolades.

In Pictures: Dustin Lynch, Paul Cauthen, Rosanne Cash, Jamey Johnson

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Dustin Lynch, Elle King, The Roots Team For Tennessee Tourism For Roots Jam

Dustin Lynch performs with the Roots at the Six Degrees to Tennessee Roots Jam at New Daisy Theater on September 15, 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo by Greg Campbell/Getty Images for Tennessee Tourism)

On Saturday (Sept. 15) The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development presented the Six Degrees to Tennessee Roots Jam in Memphis to kick-off Tennessee Music Pathways, a statewide program designed to guide visitors to musical points of interest through an online travel-planning experience featuring hundreds of landmarks and attractions. Musical group The Roots, with special guests Elle King, Dustin Lynch, Estelle, The Isley Brothers and more performed, with each artist performing an original hit, along with a song that highlights their connection to Tennessee.

 

Paul Cauthen’s Big Velvet Revue Welcomes Artists To The Basement East

Paul Cauthen

On Sept. 12, Paul Cauthen‘s Big Velvet Revue, held at The Basement East in Nashville, celebrated a four-hour mix of original tunes and cover songs, from artists including Aaron Lee Tasjan, Erin Rae, Carl Anderson, Jade Jackson, and more.

 

Rosanne Cash Details Upcoming Album She Remembers Everything

Pictured (L-R): Cross Road Management’s Danny Kahn; SESAC SVP of Creative Operations Sam Kling; GRAMMY-winning artist Rosanne Cash; and VP/GM of Notable Music/Big Deal Music Damon Booth. Photo: Jason Davis

On Thursday, Sept. 13, SESAC and Big Deal Music hosted a reception, of more than 100 friends and music industry executives, for legendary artist Rosanne Cash to celebrate her upcoming album She Remembers Everything, out this fall on Blue Note Records. Cash was also honored with the “Spirit of Americana” Free Speech award at Wednesday’s Americana Honors & Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

 

Jamey Johnson, SESAC At Music City Food+Wine Charity Invitational

Pictured (L-R): SESAC’s J.D. Connell; singer/songwriter Jamey Johnson; SESAC VP of Creative Services Shannan Hatch; and singer/songwriter Rob Hatch.

SESAC’s J.D. Connell, singer/songwriter Jamey Johnson, SESAC VP of Creative Services Shannan Hatch, and singer/songwriter Rob Hatch took time out to pose at yesterday’s Music City Food + Wine Charity Invitational presented by Kings of Leon at Hermitage Golf Course over the weekend.

 

Jason Aldean To Headline Annual Concert For The Cure In October

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Jason Aldean will celebrate his annual Concert For The Cure at Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar in Nashville on Oct. 3 to benefit Susan G. Komen Central Tennessee.

Fans will be treated to an intimate performance by the three-time ACM Entertainer of the Year after a three-course meal off the restaurant’s menu, with all food being donated courtesy of TC Restaurant Group, which operates the restaurant in addition to Luke’s32Bridge Food + Drink, FGL House, Sun Diner, Luigi’s City Pizza, Crazy Town, Tequila Cowboy and Wanna B’s Karaoke Bar.

A limited number of tickets for the 2018 Concert For The Cure are now available for $100 at eventbrite.

“I’ve witnessed first-hand how much this horrible disease impacts women and their families,” said Aldean. “My fans know how important it is to me to be part of this fight and they’re a big reason we’re able to contribute so much to Komen each year.”

In 2004 Aldean launched his efforts to support Komen’s fight against breast cancer, after losing a close friend to the disease. Since his first “Concert for the Cure,” Aldean has raised more than $3.6 million for Komen Affiliates across the country.