The Archives Nashville, a digital archiving and storage company specializing in musicians’ wardrobes, will host its third annual Artist Closet Sale this week during CMA Fest June 4-7, providing fans an exclusive opportunity to shop their favorite artists’ closets.

The Artist Closet Sale will be held at Fan Fair X in Nashville’s Music City Center from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily, and fans will have the chance to browse and purchase wardrobe items from a star-studded lineup including Ashley McBryde, Bailey Zimmerman, Ella Langley, Jason Aldean, Jelly Roll, Jon Pardi, Jordan Davis, Kassi Ashton, Little Big Town, Luke Combs, Megan Moroney, Miranda Lambert, Riley Green, Russell Dickerson, The Band Perry, Tucker Wetmore, Wynonna Judd and more.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale will support the CMA Foundation’s mission to provide students with access to high-quality music education and equip educators with the resources needed to sustain thriving programs.

“We’ve been blown away by the response that’s allowed us to raise over $62,000 thus far in support of the CMA Foundation’s important work, and we’re so thankful to all of these artists for being so generous with their incredible items,” shares The Archives founder and longtime celebrity stylist Tiffany Gifford. “It’s an honor to give fans a chance to own a piece of their favorite artists’ wardrobe while contributing to a cause that nurtures the next generation of musicians and educators.”

With the vast wardrobe musicians acquire over the years, Gifford realized there were no viable wardrobe archiving solutions, so she created The Archives to help clients not only store their wardrobe safely and securely, but to offer a digital solution to keep all things organized, searchable and accessible to her clients and their respective teams. The Archives takes inventory and photos of the wardrobe to be archived, giving teams the option to store pieces in their facilities or integrate their system into current storage locations. RFID tracking technology programmed into each piece allows for tracking movement of each garment with the online inventory showing all pieces and their location while allowing movement as needed.

Ann Sowell

Ann Sowell has joined Quartz Hill Music Group as Associate Publicist. She will report to Vice President of Publicity Natalie Kilgore.

A recent graduate of Lipscomb University, Sowell gained public relations experience through internships with McNeely Brockman Public Relations and FINN Partners. She contributed to integrated communications campaigns by helping develop storytelling strategies and supporting media outreach for Tractor Supply Company, Dippin’ Dots, and Jack Daniel’s.

“Ann may be young, but she’s already racked up an impressive list of accomplishments and worked with some of the most respected public relations agencies in the business. We’re beyond thrilled for her to join our team. I know she’ll hit the ground running,” says Kilgore.

“I am so excited to begin working with Quartz Hill Music Group. They have an incredibly talented roster of artists. I can’t wait to grow and get creative with the best team,” adds Sowell.

Sowell can be reached here.

Grace Watson. Photo: Courtesy of Black River Entertainment

Black River Entertainment has promoted Grace Watson to Vice President, Commercial Partnerships & Digital.

“We hired Grace three years ago and she has been a fantastic addition to BRE.  She is a great leader who has the best relationships with our revenue partners, artist managers and The Orchard. Grace has earned this promotion!” says Black River Entertainment Executive Vice President Rick Froio.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity from Gordon and Rick to step into this role and continue building impactful relationships and sales initiatives for our artists and label across the commercial and digital space,” says Watson.

A Kansas City, Watson moved to Nashville to complete her Music Business and Audio Engineering degree at Belmont University. She joined Black River Entertainment in 2023 and has worked on Kelsea Ballerini’s first No. 1 top country album, PATTERNS, and Mount Pleasant, as well as Chris Young’s first Black River Entertainment album, I Didn’t Come Here To Leave.

Before Black River, Watson worked at Universal Music Group/Capitol CMG, supporting artists such as NF, Lauren Daigle, Amy Grant, Jon Foreman and Chris Tomlin. Over the past 10 years, she has helped drive projects that reached the top of multiple Billboard charts, including the Billboard 200, top 40, country, R&B/hip-hop, Christian and Gospel albums charts.

Watson can be reached here.

Pictured (L-R): Rusty Gaston, Carson Peters, Emily Carignan and Aubrey Landon

Carson Peters has signed a global publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing Nashville.

The 22 year old was raised in East Tennessee, where he started playing fiddle and singing at just three years old and later became the frontman of Carson Peters and Iron Mountain. After moving to Nashville at 19 to focus on songwriting, Peters has since earned cuts with Braxton Keith, Cole Goodwin and Kenny Whitmire.

In 2025, he released his single “The Mirror.” Peters has performed on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry many times and has appeared on national television, including performing during Ricky Skaggs’ induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame at the 52nd CMA Awards and competing on NBC’s The Voice in 2021. He currently tours with his band while continuing to build his songwriting career in Nashville.

“I want to thank God for this wonderful opportunity in my career, my wife and my entire family for supporting and encouraging me through the ups and downs of the music industry, as well as Emily Carignan, Aubrey Landon, and the whole team at Sony for believing in me and my songs. Long live country music,” says Peters.

“Carson Peters immediately impressed me with his undeniable talent and work ethic,” shares Carignan, Sony Music Publishing Nashville Manager, Creative A&R. “Watching his early success unfold has been incredibly rewarding, and I know this is only the beginning for him!”

“Getting the chance to work with someone as promising as Carson doesn’t come around often,” adds Landon, Sony Music Publishing Nashville Senior Director, Creative A&R. “He’s so authentic and brings a fresh young perspective to the more classic country sound in his music. We are beyond thrilled to be in his corner!”