There is an abundance of great listening in today’s DISClaimer.
That’s because this edition explores what’s new in Americana. Which as a genre is so much more interesting than most of what Nashville generates.
And it doesn’t get much more “interesting” than our Disc of the Day winners. The Male prize goes to Lyle Lovett. The Female winner is Brandi Carlile. The duo/group honor belongs to Fancy Hagood & Kacey Musgraves.
This week’s DISCovery Award goes to Jake Blount. Explore his work, because he is really tapping into something cool.
JIM LAUDERDALE / “That Kind of Life”
Writer: Jim Lauderdale; Producers: Jim Lauderdale/Jay Weaver; Label: Sky Crunch
–The longtime host of the Americana Music Awards, Lauderdale is also impressively prolific. He has 34 albums under his belt and is announcing Game Changer as his next with this romping, lead-off track. As always, he respects country tradition by drenching the tune in Telecaster and steel, not to mention his Dixie drawl. The mood is upbeat, peppy and ultimately hopeful. Somewhere, Buck Owens is smiling.
ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS / “Go Your Way”
Writer: Anne Briggs; Producer: T Bone Burnett; Label: Rounder
–The team’s current Raise the Roof collection was No. 1 on the Americana charts for months. This brilliantly produced single from it grows from a stately guitar strum to an epic, throbbing ballad of farewell. It’s beyond gorgeous, although I yearned for more from Krauss than soft backup harmonies.
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY & RYAN MURPHEY / “El Dorado”
Writers: Michael Martin Murphey/Ryan Murphey; Producer: Michael Martin Murphey; Label: Wild Fire
–The title tune of a duet album by Michael Martin Murphey and his son Ryan is the wafting Road Beyond the View. On this new track from it, the pastoral western imagery we associate with this artist remains in place, but on this outing it’s a spiritual, space-cowboy thang in a burbling, guitar-jazz setting. Plucked notes ripple and ring throughout the gentle production. Captivating.
BRANDI CARLILE / “You and Me on the Rock”
Writers: Brandi Carlile/Phil Hanseroth/Tim Hanseroth; Producers: Dave Cobb/Shooter Jennings; Label: Low Country Sound/Elektra
–Here’s a new single/video from Carlile’s chart-topping In These Silent Days album. I hear the influence of Joni Mitchell in the rapid-fire soprano lilts of the tune. The choppy tempo and stacked vocal harmonies are a delight. This lively, sweet ode to domesticity and steadfastness just might be her strongest performance to date.
LYLE LOVETT / “12th of June”
Writers: Lyle Lovett; Producers: Chuck Ainlay/Lyle Lovett; Label: Verve
–This is the title tune of Lovett’s first new album in 10 years. Part wistful folkie, part heartfelt country and all magnetic meditation, it unspools as an acoustic watercolor of nostalgia, family and love. The eclectic collection also includes jazzbo oldie faves like “Straighten Up and Fly Right” and “Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You.” He’s an essential artist, and this is an essential record.
MARCUS KING / “Hard Working Man”
Writers: Marcus King/Angelo Petraglia/Dan Auerbach; Producer: Dan Auerbach; Label: American Recordings/Republic
–This Nashville guitar-slingin’ hotshot has a new album, Young Blood, coming next month (Aug. 26). This advance single is a barn burner showcasing his bluesy, Southern-rock vocal phrasing as well as his fiery, searing, sensational string licks. Get on board.
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW / “Used to Be a Mountain”
Writers: Ketch Secor/Trey Hensley; Producers: Matt Ross-Spang/Old Crow Medicine Show; Label: ATO
–Drawn from its ninth bluegrass-chart topping LP, Paint This Town, the Opry-star band ventures into social commentary with this cautionary environmental song. The tempo rocks furiously and the percussive sound is far removed from the act’s old-timey, string-band roots. Group vocal chanting, frothing fiddle licks and drums abound.
RISSI PALMER / “Best Day Ever”
Writers: none listed; Producers: none listed; Label: Boldilocks
–Palmer is doing such important work with her Color Me Country podcasts. She also remains an outstanding artist. How outstanding? I hate children’s music, but fell totally in love with her new kiddie ditty. It’s irresistibly sunny without being saccharine. It sings to children without pandering. Its language is simple without being simplistic. The acoustic production is lilting and lovely. The video is adorable, too.
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES / “Wheel”
Writers: Jerry Jeff Walker; Producer: Steve Earle; Label: New West
–Earle’s new album, Jerry Jeff, is a salute to Jerry Jeff Walker, one of his main musical mentors. He aims to remind us that the late Walker was more than just “Mr. Bojangles.” This stark, dusty, drawled, existential ballad is an example.
MARGO PRICE, MAVIS STAPLES & ADIA VICTORIA / “Fight to Make It”
Writers: Margo Price/Jeremy Ivey; Producer: none listed; Label: MP
–It’s girl-group heaven, summoning the spirit of Martha & The Vandellas at their most rocking. It’s also a hand-clapping, joyous female anthem with these three Americana queens taking turns in the verses and joining voices on the choruses. Proceeds from the single benefit Noise For Now, an organization supporting reproductive rights. “
JAKE BLOUNT / “Didn’t It Rain”
Writers: Brian Francis Slattery/Jake Meserve Blount; Producers: Jake Blount/Brian Slattery; Label: Smithsonian Folkways
–This classic gospel song was popularized by Sister Rosetta Tharp and Mahalia Jackson. Blount’s version is part of his Afro-futurist new concept album The New Faith. It’s also a shoulder-shaking, rhythm-happy audio pleasure, bopping with clinking/thumping/snappy percussion, hand claps, group call-and-response and artsy electric-guitar interludes. Blount is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist who specializes in the banjo and other African American folk traditions. The New Englander is also a published scholar and music journalist.
FANCY HAGOOD & KACEY MUSGRAVES / “Blue Dream Baby”
Writers: Fancy Hagood/Karen Fairchild/Alysa Vanderheym; Producer: Alysa Vanderheym; Label: FH
–Hagood’s latest is a dreamy pop confection with built-in dancefloor potential. Musgraves’ verses underscore the spacey, ethereal, romantic mood. The animated video imagines him being abducted by stud “gayliens.”
Chart Action: Urban, Aldean Debut On MusicRow Radio Chart
/by Alex ParryKeith Urban and Jason Aldean impact the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart this week.
Urban’s “Brown Eyes Baby” landed at No. 61 earning 20 new station adds and accumulating +250 spins. The single, written by Will Bundy, Rodney Clawson, Josh Thompson and Morgan Wallen, received its debut on the opening night of Urban’s “The Speed Of Now World Tour.”
“So we’ve been working on some new music that’s gonna be coming out very soon,” Urban said before performing the song, “and we thought we might lay this one on you.”
Aldean received +148 spins from 12 stations this week, putting him at No. 80. “That’s What Tequila Does” was written by Kurt Allison, John Edwards, Tully Kennedy and John Morgan.
“We had a chance to play this song at CMA Fest a couple weeks ago and the crowd’s reaction helped solidify this as the next single,” Aldean notes. “I’m looking forward to kicking things off on the road next week and I feel like this song is going to have a big moment during our set. I can’t wait to see what the fans think of it.”
For more chart data, click here to view the latest edition of The MusicRow Weekly.
Jensen Gahagan Sessums Joins Bob Doyle & Associates
/by Lydia FarthingJensen Gahagan Sessums
Marketing and management consultant Jensen Gahagan Sessums has joined Bob Doyle & Associates.
Gahagan Sessums is known for her work in the music, healthcare and non-profit sectors. She serves on the boards of The Boys & Girls Club of Middle Tennessee and the Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer, among others, for whom she has helped raise over $20 million over the past few years.
Along with Mike Doyle, Gahagan Sessums will serve as co-manager for up-and-coming singer-songwriter Julia Cole, whose Whole ‘Nother Margarita EP was released today (July 15) ahead of her Grand Ole Opry debut this weekend. She will also lend her experience to the artist roll-out for 24-year old songwriter Zach Top, whose ’90s-country sound has earned him an invitation for his own debut on the Opry stage on July 27.
Bob Doyle & Associates is the longtime management firm for Garth Brooks and recently celebrated 30 years of success on Music Row. BD&A also encompasses Major Bob Music, a publishing division whose writers include Brooks, Andy Sheridan, Colin Healy, Ben Williams, Top, and Larry Bastian. Major Bob’s roster of hits over the years include “If Tomorrow Never Comes” (Brooks), “Fly Over States” (Jason Aldean), “American Honey” (Lady A), “Crash and Burn” (Thomas Rhett), “Best Shot” (Jimmie Allen), “Done.”” (The Band Perry), “Where It’s At” (Dustin Lynch), “I Like The Sound Of That” (Rascal Flatts), and “It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To” (Billy Currington).
Kelsea Ballerini Drops News Of Upcoming Album ‘Subject To Change’
/by Lorie HollabaughKelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini surprised fans with the announcement that her fourth studio album, Subject To Change, is set to drop Sept. 23. In celebration of the new project, she shared a new song and video for the track “Love Is A Cowboy.”
The new album marks her first full-length project since 2020’s Gold-selling Kelsea and its stripped-down companion Ballerini. Ballerini co-wrote every song on the album and collaborated with co-producers Julian Bunetta, Shane McAnally, Alysa Vanderheym, and Jesse Frasure on select tracks.
Ballerini broke the news of the record’s arrival on her socials with a contemplative post on the challenges of embracing growth and change. She initially paved the way for the record with the new single “Heartfirst,” which has already amassed over 45 million streams.
1. “Subject To Change”
2. “The Little Things”
3. “I Can’t Help Myself”
4. “If You Go Down” (I’m Goin’ Down Too)
5. “Love Is A Cowboy”
6. “Muscle Memory”
7. “I Guess They Call It Fallin’”
8. “Weather”
9. “Universe”
10. “Walk In The Park”
11. “Heartfirst”
12. “You’re Drunk, Go Home”
13. “Doin’ My Best”
14. “Marilyn”
15. “What I Have”
Sony Music Nashville Signs Corey Kent To RCA Imprint
/by LB CantrellSony Music Nashville, Triple 8 Management, Combustion Music and Corey Kent celebrate Kent’s signing to the label at the SMN offices. Photo: Katie Krauss
Country singer-songwriter, Corey Kent, has signed with Sony Music Nashville on the label’s RCA Nashville imprint.
Kent’s major label contract with Sony comes after a bidding war between many labels. The Oklahoma native impressed industry members with his debut single, “Wild As Her,” which landed Kent his first-ever entry into the Billboard Hot 100 after exploding on the streaming platforms with nearly 70 million streams in just 4 months.
Combustion Music, who was critical in Kent’s development, will remain in partnership with the artist for his publishing and more. The artist is managed by Triple 8 Management.
“I’m excited to announce that I’m officially a Sony Music Nashville Artist,” Kent shares. “My team and I were humbled to have interest and offers from multiple labels across the country, but over time it became very apparent that Sony was the right team for me. They really shared my vision and had passion for the brand of country music I’m creating. I don’t see signing this deal as the finish line… I see it as the starting block. Now it’s time to go to work and I can’t wait to see what we accomplish together!”
Now, with the support of a major label, “Wild As Her” will officially impact radio on Aug. 15. To celebrate the announcement of his signing, Kent has released a new version of his breakout tune, now as a duet with rising singer-songwriter Carter Faith.
“We had talked about making ‘Wild As Her’ a duet early on, but I’m very particular about collabs, and no one immediately came to mind, so we just put it on the back burner,” Kent says. “Then one day I’m listening to Carter’s song ‘Joyride’ and then boom it hit me…Carter would be perfect! We reached out to her team and were able to make it happen!”
Kent started playing music at an early age, becoming the lead singer of a touring western swing band at age 11 and opening for acts such as Roy Clark and The Oak Ridge Boys. He made the move to Nashville at age 17.
Kent earned 3.5 million streams with his 2020 LP, From The West, which set the stage for this next chapter. In December of 2021, he released his sophomore album, ’21, to an overwhelmingly positive reception. His songs “Gold” and “Ain’t My Day” from the project have amassed nearly 15 million streams combined. Kent also has had success writing for other artists, including Kolby Cooper, Brandon Jenkins, Clark Green and more.
Carrie Underwood Rises To MusicRow Chart Peak
/by Alex ParryCarrie Underwood is crowned this week’s No. 1 on the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart for her single, “Ghost Story.” David Garcia, Josh Kear, and Hillary Lindsey co-wrote the single which appears on Underwood’s latest album, Denim & Rhinestones.
To commemorate her ninth studio album, Underwood hosted a pop-up experience in Nashville during this year’s CMA Fest, which included interactive photo installations, wardrobe displays, and a retail boutique.
Following the wrap of the 2022 dates of her “Reflection: The Las Vegas Residency” in May, Underwood has announced she’ll return to the road this fall on the “Denim & Rhinestones Tour.” She will be joined on the tour by special guest Jimmie Allen.
Click here to view the latest edition of The MusicRow Weekly containing the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart.
Lauren Alaina, Chris Janson, Scotty McCreery Among Opry Country Christmas Lineup
/by Lorie HollabaughCharlie McCoy and The Gatlin Brothers perform alongside Santa Claus during the inaugural Opry Country Christmas season in 2021. Photo: Chris Hollp
Opry Country Christmas is returning to the Grand Ole Opry House for the second year in a row this year, beginning Nov. 27 and running through Dec. 22. This year’s shows will feature special performances by Spotlight Artists and Opry members Lauren Alaina (Dec. 1) and Chris Janson (Dec. 11), as well as Scotty McCreery (Dec. 18).
Hosted by Opry member Larry Gatlin, Opry Country Christmas will showcase songs of the season in nine shows, each one featuring Opry members The Gatlin Brothers, Riders In The Sky, Mandy Barnett and Charlie McCoy. Other Opry members, special guests, and spotlight artists will round out the shows, which are made up of artists’ original songs and timeless Christmas favorites.
The inaugural season of Opry Country Christmas in 2021 featured performances of popular holiday favorites such as “’Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” “Jingle Bell Rock,” “Silent Night” and more.
All Opry Country Christmas shows will air on WSM Radio, as well as WSM and Opry digital platforms. Tickets are on sale now at opry.com.
Country Music Hall Of Fame Taps Trisha Yearwood For New Membership Campaign
/by LB CantrellTrisha Yearwood visits the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s galleries, which include her own artifacts on display. Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Trisha Yearwood recently paid a visit to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to kick off its new membership campaign.
The country icon will lead the multi-media campaign, which aims to double the number of museum memberships by the end of the year and return membership participation to pre-pandemic levels.
This is a cause that is close to Yearwood’s heart, as she worked as a tour guide at the museum before she became a Grammy-winning artist. She has remained an avid supporter throughout her career, performing at museum fundraisers and events, and donating personally to the museum’s collection and its membership program.
“This institution is a treasure for the world—a beacon—and it is also a treasure awaiting you, your family and your friends,” Yearwood shares.
Membership to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum provides foundational philanthropic support and sustains its educational mission. Members receive free admission to the museum’s galleries, family programs, special events and more, as well as discounts to its retail stores. Learn more here.
DISClaimer Single Reviews: Lyle Lovett Sparks Nostalgia With ’12th Of June’
/by Robert K OermannThere is an abundance of great listening in today’s DISClaimer.
That’s because this edition explores what’s new in Americana. Which as a genre is so much more interesting than most of what Nashville generates.
And it doesn’t get much more “interesting” than our Disc of the Day winners. The Male prize goes to Lyle Lovett. The Female winner is Brandi Carlile. The duo/group honor belongs to Fancy Hagood & Kacey Musgraves.
This week’s DISCovery Award goes to Jake Blount. Explore his work, because he is really tapping into something cool.
JIM LAUDERDALE / “That Kind of Life”
Writer: Jim Lauderdale; Producers: Jim Lauderdale/Jay Weaver; Label: Sky Crunch
–The longtime host of the Americana Music Awards, Lauderdale is also impressively prolific. He has 34 albums under his belt and is announcing Game Changer as his next with this romping, lead-off track. As always, he respects country tradition by drenching the tune in Telecaster and steel, not to mention his Dixie drawl. The mood is upbeat, peppy and ultimately hopeful. Somewhere, Buck Owens is smiling.
ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS / “Go Your Way”
Writer: Anne Briggs; Producer: T Bone Burnett; Label: Rounder
–The team’s current Raise the Roof collection was No. 1 on the Americana charts for months. This brilliantly produced single from it grows from a stately guitar strum to an epic, throbbing ballad of farewell. It’s beyond gorgeous, although I yearned for more from Krauss than soft backup harmonies.
MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY & RYAN MURPHEY / “El Dorado”
Writers: Michael Martin Murphey/Ryan Murphey; Producer: Michael Martin Murphey; Label: Wild Fire
–The title tune of a duet album by Michael Martin Murphey and his son Ryan is the wafting Road Beyond the View. On this new track from it, the pastoral western imagery we associate with this artist remains in place, but on this outing it’s a spiritual, space-cowboy thang in a burbling, guitar-jazz setting. Plucked notes ripple and ring throughout the gentle production. Captivating.
BRANDI CARLILE / “You and Me on the Rock”
Writers: Brandi Carlile/Phil Hanseroth/Tim Hanseroth; Producers: Dave Cobb/Shooter Jennings; Label: Low Country Sound/Elektra
–Here’s a new single/video from Carlile’s chart-topping In These Silent Days album. I hear the influence of Joni Mitchell in the rapid-fire soprano lilts of the tune. The choppy tempo and stacked vocal harmonies are a delight. This lively, sweet ode to domesticity and steadfastness just might be her strongest performance to date.
LYLE LOVETT / “12th of June”
Writers: Lyle Lovett; Producers: Chuck Ainlay/Lyle Lovett; Label: Verve
–This is the title tune of Lovett’s first new album in 10 years. Part wistful folkie, part heartfelt country and all magnetic meditation, it unspools as an acoustic watercolor of nostalgia, family and love. The eclectic collection also includes jazzbo oldie faves like “Straighten Up and Fly Right” and “Gee Baby Ain’t I Good to You.” He’s an essential artist, and this is an essential record.
MARCUS KING / “Hard Working Man”
Writers: Marcus King/Angelo Petraglia/Dan Auerbach; Producer: Dan Auerbach; Label: American Recordings/Republic
–This Nashville guitar-slingin’ hotshot has a new album, Young Blood, coming next month (Aug. 26). This advance single is a barn burner showcasing his bluesy, Southern-rock vocal phrasing as well as his fiery, searing, sensational string licks. Get on board.
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW / “Used to Be a Mountain”
Writers: Ketch Secor/Trey Hensley; Producers: Matt Ross-Spang/Old Crow Medicine Show; Label: ATO
–Drawn from its ninth bluegrass-chart topping LP, Paint This Town, the Opry-star band ventures into social commentary with this cautionary environmental song. The tempo rocks furiously and the percussive sound is far removed from the act’s old-timey, string-band roots. Group vocal chanting, frothing fiddle licks and drums abound.
RISSI PALMER / “Best Day Ever”
Writers: none listed; Producers: none listed; Label: Boldilocks
–Palmer is doing such important work with her Color Me Country podcasts. She also remains an outstanding artist. How outstanding? I hate children’s music, but fell totally in love with her new kiddie ditty. It’s irresistibly sunny without being saccharine. It sings to children without pandering. Its language is simple without being simplistic. The acoustic production is lilting and lovely. The video is adorable, too.
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES / “Wheel”
Writers: Jerry Jeff Walker; Producer: Steve Earle; Label: New West
–Earle’s new album, Jerry Jeff, is a salute to Jerry Jeff Walker, one of his main musical mentors. He aims to remind us that the late Walker was more than just “Mr. Bojangles.” This stark, dusty, drawled, existential ballad is an example.
MARGO PRICE, MAVIS STAPLES & ADIA VICTORIA / “Fight to Make It”
Writers: Margo Price/Jeremy Ivey; Producer: none listed; Label: MP
–It’s girl-group heaven, summoning the spirit of Martha & The Vandellas at their most rocking. It’s also a hand-clapping, joyous female anthem with these three Americana queens taking turns in the verses and joining voices on the choruses. Proceeds from the single benefit Noise For Now, an organization supporting reproductive rights. “
JAKE BLOUNT / “Didn’t It Rain”
Writers: Brian Francis Slattery/Jake Meserve Blount; Producers: Jake Blount/Brian Slattery; Label: Smithsonian Folkways
–This classic gospel song was popularized by Sister Rosetta Tharp and Mahalia Jackson. Blount’s version is part of his Afro-futurist new concept album The New Faith. It’s also a shoulder-shaking, rhythm-happy audio pleasure, bopping with clinking/thumping/snappy percussion, hand claps, group call-and-response and artsy electric-guitar interludes. Blount is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist who specializes in the banjo and other African American folk traditions. The New Englander is also a published scholar and music journalist.
FANCY HAGOOD & KACEY MUSGRAVES / “Blue Dream Baby”
Writers: Fancy Hagood/Karen Fairchild/Alysa Vanderheym; Producer: Alysa Vanderheym; Label: FH
–Hagood’s latest is a dreamy pop confection with built-in dancefloor potential. Musgraves’ verses underscore the spacey, ethereal, romantic mood. The animated video imagines him being abducted by stud “gayliens.”
Industry Ink: CMHOF, Big Loud Publishing, Milestone Publicity
/by Lydia FarthingCMHOF Hosts Songwriters Round With Martina McBride, Extends Exhibition
Pictured (L-R): Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Martina McBride, Brett Warren, Leslie Satcher and the museum’s Senior Manager of Public Programs Kayleigh Shoemaker. Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum hosted a songwriter round on Tuesday (July 12) with Martina McBride and songwriters associated with her career.
The showcase was in support of the current exhibition “Martina McBride: The Power of Her Voice,” which shows the singer’s journey from performing in her family’s band as a child to becoming an award-winning country music artist. It was also announced that the exhibit will be extended until July 2023.
During the round, McBride discussed her creative process and shared stories behind her music with songwriters and collaborators Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Leslie Satcher and Brett Warren in the museum’s Ford Theater. The performance will premiere on Oct. 25, as part of the museum’s Live at the Hall digital programs series—available to stream on the museum’s social channels.
Husband-and-wife songwriters Chris Lindsey and Aimee Mayo were co-writers on McBride’s singles “Cry, Cry (’Til the Sun Shines)” and “This One’s for the Girls.” As one half of the Warren Brothers, Brett Warren co-wrote McBride’s “Wrong Baby Wrong,” “Anyway,” and “Teenage Daughters.” Together, Lindsey, Mayo and the Warren Brothers co-wrote “How I Feel” with McBride. Leslie Satcher wrote McBride’s “For These Times” and “When God-Fearin’ Women Get the Blues.”
Big Loud Publishing Takes Over Nashville’s Listening Room Cafe
Pictured (L-R): John Byron, Madison Kozak, Lauren Watkins, and Jordan Dozzi. Photo: Courtesy of Big Loud Publishing
Big Loud Publishing took over Nashville’s The Listening Room Cafe on Tuesday (July 12) for a writers round showcasing rising young writers Jordan Dozzi (Nelly, Chris Lane, Seaforth, Jordan Davis) and John Byron (Morgan Wallen, Chris Lane, LOCASH, Lily Rose), and country artists Madison Kozak and Lauren Watkins.
“It was such a treat seeing some of our writers take the stage and showcase their talents together,” says Big Loud Publishing’s Kimberly Gleason. “They are all so creative and talented, and it makes it that much more special that they are also friends. You could really feel the support they have for each other and from the writing community in the room last night. We are so proud!”
Milestone Publicity Elevates Taran Smith To Account Manager
Taran Smith
Milestone Publicity has promoted Belmont University graduate Taran Smith to Account Manager. Since graduating from Belmont University with a BBA in Music Business, Smith joined Milestone in April of 2022 as an Associate Publicist.
“Taran surpassed my expectations from day one of joining the team as an associate publicist,” says the company’s founder and CEO, Mike Gowen. “She dove into the deep end, took initiative and executed. Taran is a core part of our team, and her skill set has grown expeditiously. I have absolutely no doubt she will succeed in this role, and the Milestone team and I are thrilled to see her career further flourish in the Account Manager seat.”
Milestone Publicity collectively has over 25 years of experience executing campaigns. Since the company’s inception, the firm’s roster has included Kiefer Sutherland, Dave Stewart, Gaby Moreno, John Dolmayan of System of a Down, The Dryes, Creature Canyon, Noah Hicks, Theo Kandel, The Americans and Bryan Martin, in addition to music-focused businesses such as Ghostwriter Music Group and Songbird City.
Four-Night Stadium Passes For 50th CMA Fest On Sale Aug. 3
/by Lorie HollabaughFour-night stadium passes for next year’s 50th CMA Fest will be available for purchase through Ticketmaster beginning Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. CT. Next year’s festival is set for June 8-11 2023.
CMA Country Connection email subscribers will gain presale access on Aug. 2. Passes include four nights of live concerts at Nissan Stadium featuring the biggest stars in country. Four-day parking will also be available for purchase via Ticketmaster.
CMA Fest returned in 2022 and took over downtown Nashville in June for four days of sold-out shows, along with surprise performances and unique collaborations. The festival featured more than 260 acts and hosted more than 80,000 estimated visitors from all 50 states and 39 countries.
The festival was filmed for a three-hour special, CMA Fest, hosted by Dierks Bentley and Elle King which will air on Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. CT on ABC.