Dolly Parton Launches Holiday Baking Collection With Williams Sonoma

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Dolly Parton has teamed with Williams Sonoma for a new holiday baking collection inspired by Parton’s holiday traditions. The collection includes the singer-songwriter’s signature sugar cookie mix, a replica gingerbread log cabin reminiscent of her childhood home in Tennessee, as well as festive aprons and linens.

“Sharing my families’ Christmas traditions is a dream come true, and who better to partner with than Williams Sonoma. We joined together to create a whole bunch of goodies that will fit in perfectly with your family celebration or get you started on creating new traditions that will last a lifetime. My mama always made us feel loved by making us treats in our little mountain cabin around the holidays. Now I get to invite all my nieces and nephews and their kids for what we like to call ‘cookie night’. It’s the perfect way to spend time with the special people on your Christmas list.”

“For over 60 years, William Sonoma has curated products from around the world to help our customers celebrate the holidays and create memories at home with loved ones,” said Williams Sonoma President Ryan Ross. “Our collaboration with Dolly Parton provides everything from cookie kits, aprons and oven mitts to bake and celebrate the holidays at home just like Dolly does.”

The complete Dolly Parton for Williams Sonoma collection will include:
• Holly Dolly Sugar Cookie Mix – This premium mix, inspired by Dolly’s favorite recipe, lets you bake her favorite Southern-Style sugar cookies at home. All you need to do is add butter and an egg to create classic drop or roll-out cookies. $16.95 each.
• Holly Dolly Cookie Baking Kit – Inspired by Dolly’s beloved songs and childhood Christmases spent in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, this 26-piece set includes 8 cutters in the shapes of musical notes, guitars, and wreaths, 12 icing bags, 4 decorating
tips, plastic coupler and storage box. $29.95 per set.
• Dolly Parton Guitar Cookie – The perfect treat for music lovers, the iced and individually wrapped cookies are inspired by Dolly’s famous white guitar. $10.95 set of two cookies.
• Dolly Parton Log Cabin – Inspired by the one-bedroom log cabin where Dolly grew up – the Tennessee mountain home of her beloved song.  Available personalized and non-personalized, $129.95.
• Dolly Parton Adult and Kid Apron – Decorated in a patchwork of vibrant holiday colors, snowflakes and holly berries, these aprons are inspired by Dolly’s coat of many colors. Adult $39.95; Kid $24.95.
• Dolly Parton Potholder and Oven Mitt Set – Durable cotton to keep hands safe while making merry, baking and cooking decorated in a patchwork of holiday colors, snowflakes, and holly berries. $39.95 each.

Norbert Nix Named President At Triple Tigers Records

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Norbert Nix. Photo: Aislinn Daley Nix

Norbert Nix has assumed the role of President of Nashville-based label Triple Tigers Records. The label, which launched in 2016, is a joint venture with Nix, Thirty Tigers, Sony Music Entertainment, and Triple 8 Management.

Triple Tigers Records’ current roster includes Scotty McCreery, Russell Dickerson and Cam (a recent signing via a partnership with RCA Records New York). Since its launch, the label has earned six consecutive No. 1 hits, including three consecutive chart-toppers each for McCreery and Dickerson. The label previously represented the Colbie Caillat-led band Gone West, prior to the group’s recent breakup.

“Less is more,” Nix said. “We have a talented and experienced staff and a small, but exceptional group of artists who understand that they have our total support. We aren’t stepping on ourselves with a bloated roster. In our fourth year, we are in the black, and things are good—unusually good.”

Nix launched his career in 1987 as a manager with Century City Artist Management, representing the Desert Rose Band. In 1989, he segued to sister venture, the Jim Halsey Company, as a booking agent representing artists including Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings, and Clint Black. Nix went on to hold roles at the leading labels and management companies of the day. In 1990, he joined Mercury Records as VP of Promotion and Artist Development where he stewarded the success of Shania Twain, Toby Keith, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sammy Kershaw, Terri Clark, and Kentucky Headhunters. In 2001, he was named VP at Refugee Artist Management.

In 2005, Nix handled music catalog acquisition for ole Rights Management before leaving to join RCA Nashville as Director of National Promotion in 2006. In 2010, he was named VP of Promotion for Columbia Nashville where he helped propel the careers of Maren Morris, Chase Rice, and multi-time Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney, achieving four consecutive No. 1 singles from Chesney’s American Kids project.

Lauren Daigle To Play Hurricane Laura Relief Concert

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Lauren Daigle is holding a special online streaming concert with her foundation The Price Fund to benefit those affected by Hurricane Laura in her home state of Louisiana. Recorded live at the historic Orpheum Theater in New Orleans, the concert will feature stripped down renditions of some of Daigle’s most popular hits, plus a new song.

The broadcast will premiere on Veeps at 7 p.m. CT on Sunday, Oct. 11 and will only be available to watch for 48 hours. All proceeds will go directly to The Salvation Army and American Red Cross. Tickets and VIP opportunities begin at $25 and are now available at laurendaigle.com.

“When I was kid, growing up in Louisiana, we were plagued by hurricanes,” said Daigle. “I know first-hand the devastation they bring. With everything going on in the world right now, I want to invite you to join me in loving on those effected by the hurricanes who have lost their homes and so much more.”

The hurricane, which made landfall Aug. 27, displaced thousands of families and left an estimated $10 billion in damages in its wake.

Daigle founded The Price Fund to honor and memorialize her grandfather, who taught her how to love the world one relationship at a time. Her mission is to instill hope and love among all people, no matter their background. She invests time into people and actively works to heal wounds and injustices experienced by others.

To date, Daigle has earned to Grammys, six Billboard Music Awards, and three American Music Awards. Her 3x multi-Platinum hit “You Say” earned the title of longest-running No. 1 hit onBillboard‘s Hot Christian Songs chart at 103 weeks. The song also spent multiple weeks at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Adult Contemporary chart and reached the Top 5 on the Hot AC chart. Last week, Daigle performed during the Autumn Nights drive-up concerts, marking her first live shows since the Lauren Daigle World Tour was put on hold amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lee Brice Earns Eighth No. 1 Country Radio Hit With “One Of Them Girls”

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Lee Brice has scored his eighth career No. 1 this week with his latest single, “One Of Them Girls,” which hit the top spot on both the Mediabase and Billboard charts. The tune is also Brice’s third consecutive chart topper, following “Rumor” and “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” a collaboration with Carly Pearce. Brice co-wrote the track with Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Ben Johnson.

The singer-songwriter is gearing up for the release of his latest album, Hey World, due out Nov. 20.

“This song was embraced by both fans and radio from the get-go… it has flown,”  Brice says. “We felt there was something special about it on the night we wrote it and to see how it has resonated is such a blessing and humbling. We are over the moon!”

Moon Taxi’s Sixth Studio Album ‘Silver Dream’ Coming In January

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Nashville alt-rock band Moon Taxi will return with their sixth studio album Silver Dream on Jan. 22, 2021. The group just released “One Step Away,” the latest track from the upcoming project. ESPN’s SEC Network has adopted the song for this season’s televised games for the next four months for promos, spots, broadcasts, and more.

Moon Taxi guitarist Spencer Thomson said of “One Step Away,” “I think this song represents a side of the album that is more rooted in soul and rock. We wanted to share something that complements what we’ve already put out to give the audience some sense of the variety of what’s on the album. In this day and age, it’s tricky to get a big group of people together to shoot a video, so we came up with a concept everyone could film on their own with their phones. It also allowed each member to get creative with how he filmed his shot. I wanted it to have a dark and grimy, yet playful vibe that matched the song.”

Of the record, Thomson added, “We hope we’re giving people something to look forward to. We’re really excited and proud of the album and can’t wait to share the experience of it.”

Silver Dream Track List:

  1. Palm of Your Hand
  2. Light Up
  3. Hometown Heroes
  4. Keep It Together
  5. Live For It
  6. Above The Water
  7. The Beginning
  8. Say Not
  9. Lions
  10. Take The Edge Off
  11. One Step Away
  12. Silver Dream

 

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Weekly Register: Keith Urban Debuts At No. 1 With ‘The Speed of Now Part 1’

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Keith Urban debuts at No. 1 on the country albums chart this week with his 10th studio album, The Speed of Now Part 1, earning 40K in total consumption, according to Nielsen. The feat marks Urban’s ninth No. 1 album in the United States.

Luke Combs‘s What You See Is What You Get is at No. 2 this week, with 26K, followed by Morgan Wallen‘s If I Know Me (21K), Combs’s This One’s For You at No. 4 (20K), and Kane Brown‘s Mixtape Vol. 1 (14K). RCA’s Tyler Childers debuts at No. 6 on the country albums chart with Long Violent History earning 13K in total consumption.

Gabby Barrett is at No. 1 on the country on-demand audio streaming chart, with “I Hope” earning 8.2 million streams this week. Jason Aldean‘s “Got What I Got” is at No. 2 with 7.5 million streams, followed by Wallen’s “7 Summers” with 7.3 million. Lee Brice‘s current radio chart-topper “One of Them Girls” is at No. 4 with 7 million streams this week, with Wallen’s “Chasin’ You” rounding out the Top 5 with 6.2 million streams.

The top country song debut this week comes from Luke Combs, featuring Amanda Shires, on “Without You,” which debuts at No. 13 with 5.3 million streams.

Country Music Association Honors Claire Horton With International Media Achievement Award

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Pictured (L-R, top row): CMA Director, International Relations Bobbi Boyce; U.K. publicist Claire Horton; (bottom row): CMA Vice President, International Relations & Development Milly Olykan

The Country Music Association honored U.K. publicist Claire Horton with the 2020 CMA Wesley Rose International Media Achievement Award on Monday, Sept. 28. This award recognizes outstanding achievements in the media, which contribute to the development of country music outside the United States.

Artist Ashley McBryde surprised Horton via a video message during a virtual CMA U.K. Task Force meeting.

“We are delighted to be presenting Claire Horton with the 2020 CMA Wesley Rose International Media Achievement Award,” says Milly Olykan, CMA Vice President, International Relations & Development. “She’s been an important contributor to the story of country music’s growth in the U.K., working incredibly hard to help build artists’ profiles in mainstream media, as well as country media. We’re thrilled to see that her efforts have been recognized by the industry.”

Horton began working for Richard Wootton Publicity in the early ’90s. In 2016, she launched Claire Horton PR, focusing on executing publicity campaigns for international artists and U.S.-based country artists in both specialist and mainstream media in the U.K., Horton has worked with artists including Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Luke Combs, Waylon Jennings, Lady A, Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley and more. Horton has also executed publicity campaigns for international events including Country to Country festival, Country Music Week U.K., the U.K. Americana Awards, as well as CMA’s international CMA Songwriters Series and Introducing Nashville tours.

The CMA International Awards honor industry executives and artists in five categories, recognizing those who have supported and made a difference towards the growth and promotion of country music in the international marketplace.

Earlier this year, CMA awarded Ben Earle of U.K. country duo The Shires with the 2020 CMA International Country Broadcaster Award, Ilse DeLange with the 2020 CMA Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award, and John Esposito with the 2020 CMA Jo Walker-Meador International Award. The CMA International Artist Achievement Award will be presented later this year.

The Cadillac Three Create Country Fuzz Presents Global Live Stream Series, Benefitting Second Harvest

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The Cadillac Three announced today that they will curate global stream experiences beginning Aug. 13 and running through Sept. from The Basement in Nashville, where the trio have played since their early days of playing and watching music together. Artists will alternate utilizing the space for Country Fuzz Presents dates and drive donations to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee with a goal of 100,000 meals in 100 days. Fans will watch from their own homes via a secure link straight to each show.

Following CDC recommended guidelines, The Cadillac Three has also installed multiple autonomous cameras providing a crew-less production and will have a thorough cleaning service prior to each performance as additional COVID-19 safety precautions. Confirmed artists include: The Cadillac Three, A Thousand Horses, Austin Jenckes, Bare JR. Reunion, Boy Named Banjo, Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Daniel Donato, Dark Water featuring Kristian Bush, Drake White, Hailey Whitters, Hannah Dasher, HEY STEVE, Lauren Jenkins, Lillie Mae, Ray Fulcher, Steve Moakler, Tenille Arts and The Wild Feathers with more to be announced in the coming weeks.

“We are so excited to have partnered with Grimey and The Basement in our hometown to bring high quality live stream concerts from not only TC3 but a number of our artist friends that have been sidelined from touring as well. Country Fuzz Presents is a way to give fans direct access to music in a time when we all desperately need and miss it,” said The Cadillac Three’s Neil Mason. “We’ve also partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank with the goal of providing 100,000 meals throughout the community to kids and their families that aren’t able to be in school this fall over the next 100 days.”

“We’ve seen a 50% increase in the need for our services since the COVID-19 pandemic began,” said Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee Director, Community Engagement Courtney Blaise. “We are so thankful for this new partnership with The Cadillac Three and the collective generosity of their community and fans for helping provide much-needed food and resources to our neighbors in need.”

Owner of The Basement, The Basement East and Grimey’s Mike Grimes added, “Partnering with Jaren, Kelby and Neil is the most down home thing I can think of that could happen right about now! We’ve been working together for many years, and this is gonna be good for the soul for so many. Let’s rock!”

Tickets are available now via CountryFuzzPresents.com.

Industry Ink: Soundstripe, Lucky Bird Media, PLA Media

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Tia Watkins Promoted At Soundstripe

Tia Watkins

Tia Watkins has been promoted to Director of Customer Support at Soundstripe. Watkins has been with the tech-enabled production startup since October 2017, when she was the company’s second hire in its Customer Care department. Beginning as a Customer Care Concierge, she worked her way up to Customer Support Manager in January 2019. As Director of Customer Support, Watkins will be responsible for strategizing the branch’s growth, optimizing the timeliness and efficiency of member support, and overseeing the branch’s projects. She will be based in Soundstripe’s Nashville office.

 

Lorie Liebig Joins Lucky Bird Media

Lorie Liebig

Lorie Liebig has joined Lucky Bird Media as the newest member of the company’s growing team. Liebig previously served as a publicist at Baby Robot Media, where she worked on campaigns for Shawn Colvin, Drivin N Cryin, Brandon Stansell, and more. Earlier in her career, she served as an A&R Scout for Elektra Records after working her way up the ranks to Managing Editor at Wide Open Country. She actively writes as a freelance journalist, and will continue her work as Director of U.S. Operations at Norway’s Jansen Records.

 

Brandon Collins Signs With PLA Media

Brandon Collins

Brandon Collins has joined the PLA roster and signed with the company for PR representation. Collins, a recording artist, actor, model and outdoor/fitness enthusiast, is prepping his next single release in August. Before making the transition from Los Angeles to Nashville to focus on his music endeavors, he could be seen in ad campaigns for brands like Marvel, Nike, Samsung and SONY. On the small screen, he’s appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, McFarland, USAand ION’s holiday film A Husband for Christmas.

Dolly Parton To Release ‘Songteller: My Life in Lyrics’ Audiobook

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RBmedia has inked a deal with Dolly Parton to release the audiobook production Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, as a companion to the previously-announced book by the same title, which Parton penned alongside author and journalist Robert K. Oermann.

The audiobook production Songteller features Parton in her own words, telling personal stories, sharing memories, and revealing insights into the creative process behind her music and lyrics. The audiobook includes Parton’s stories alongside samples of nearly 100 of her songs.

“Across my life, I’ve written thousands of songs. This fall, for the first time ever, we’re spotlighting a hundred of my favorites in my new audiobook, Dolly Parton, Songteller. Not only will you be able to revisit my life in lyrics, but I’ll tell you never-before-heard stories behind the songs. I am so thrilled to announce my collaboration with Recorded Books to create this unique audio experience.”

“Above all else, Dolly Parton truly is a Songteller,” says Troy Juliar, Chief Content Officer for RBmedia. “In this unique audio experience, she carries fans with her on a journey behind the scenes of her legendary music career. We are honored to be the publisher that shares these remarkable stories and memories with everyone who loves music history, country music, and Dolly Parton.”

Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics will be available on Nov. 17, 2020 in both CD and digital audiobook form, and is currently available for preorder on Amazon.