The A Team: RCA Studio A saviors named Nashvillians of the Year by ‘Nashville Scene.’ Click to read.

Members of the Music Industry Coalition, which fought to save RCA Studio A, were named Nashvillians of the Year by the Nashville Scene. On Monday, Jan. 12 The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Music Industry Coalition will share details of their new partnership at an event at Grand Victor Sound Studio (aka historic RCA Studio A). Stay tuned for details.

Rendering of M Residences, coming to 19th Ave.

In more Music Row real estate news:

• Properties totaling about one acre and located at the northeast corner of 19th and Chet Atkins Place, have been rezoned to make way for the M Residences, which will also include retail and a restaurant space, reports the Nashville Post.

• Vanderbilt University, which previously acquired the Sony building on 17th Ave., has also purchased an adjacent property for $1.9 million. Sony will move to the 1201 Demonbreun building.

• The space in Hillsboro Village previously occupied by Boscos will be revamped as the Village Marketplace and Brewery, courtesy of the folks behind neighboring joint Sam’s, reports the Nashville Scene.

Click here for a recap of more developments coming to the Music Row area.

Pictured (L-R): Ray Scott, Brian Crews, Dave Brainard

Country recording artist Ray Scott (deciBel Nashville) has added new alliances in management, booking and music production to his team. Brian Crews of Crewser Entertainment and Promotions will oversee Scott’s day-to-day management and booking, while producer Dave Brainard (deciBel Productions) will lead creative, music supervision, and production.

North Carolina native Scott has made more than 40 appearances on the Grand Ole Opry. He entered the format as a songwriter, notching songs for Clay Walker (“A Few Questions”) and Randy Travis (“Pray for the Fish”). His major label debut album, My Kind of Music, released on Warner Bros. in 2005. He released his third indie album Ray Scott in October 2014.

Deezer has acquired Cricket’s music service Muve Music, allowing the French on-demand audio service to make a solid inroad into the North American market. Cricket, a subsidiary of AT&T, provides 4G wireless voice, text and data. Muve Music has approximately 2 million paying subscribers.

Muve will be discontinued on Feb. 7, while “Deezer from Cricket” launches Jan. 31. All Cricket customers will be able to access Deezer, which offers more than 35 million tracks. Muve users will have the option to sign up for an extended free trial, download the Deezer app, and transfer their existing libraries and playlists.

Deezer also recently acquired Stitcher, with plans to add talk radio to its music service. Deezer opened a U.S. office in 2014, but the service was available solely as a premium hi-fi service through Bose or Sonos speakers.

“Our strategy,” Deezer North American CEO Tyler Goldman told MusicWeek, “is to deliver services that fit different market segments. With Sonos we reached the music enthusiasts, who like listening at home with quality audio. With Cricket, we move into the pre-paid wireless segment. I was a big fan before talking to them. They’ve done a good job at building a service. They have effective marketing and distribution channels. They are doing things that are right so it’s a big opportunity for us to market our service to their users.”

Waterloo Revival with Big Machine Records CEO/founder Scott Borchetta.

Big Machine Records is set to release new music from duo Waterloo Revival. The duo’s debut single “Hit The Road” is already gaining traction on Sirius XM’s The Highway. The single was penned by George Birge (lead vocals/guitar) and Cody Cooper (guitar/backing vocals), as well as songwriters Dustin James and Jason Carter.

“Hit The Road” will impact country radio Feb. 9, with Waterloo Revival currently working on additional music for their debut album. The duo began collaborating on songs in the Austin, Texas, area at age 15. In 2012, Waterloo Revival was created, combining southern rock influence with a touch of Nashville country.

“’Hit The Road’ hit me over the head first on listen – great voice, great melody, great song.” expressed Big Machine Label Group President and CEO Scott Borchetta.

“We’ve had such a great time performing for the people of Austin but are so excited to take the next step musically with our move to Nashville,” said Birge. “It is a dream come true to work with Scott and the team at Big Machine. We are so thankful for their support with ‘Hit The Road’ and can’t wait for more fans to hear it.”

Cooper adds, “The love that we have received for the single has been so overwhelming. We’ve worked hard to make music that the fans will enjoy and are excited to share more soon.”

Waterloo Revival joins Superstars Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts as well as talented newcomers Danielle Bradbery, Laura Bell Bundy, The Cadillac Three, Seth Alley and Lauren Jenkins on Big Machine Records.