Breakout artist Lily Rose has signed with WME.

Rose’s debut single, “Villain,” was released last December and debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes all-genre and country charts. After leaking a clip of the track, Rose quadrupled her social media following across all platforms, notching over 6M views, 2.8M likes, and 512k followers on TikTok. Since January, Rose has also released “Overnight Sensation” and “Remind Me of You,” with her upcoming song, “Know My Way Around,” due out Friday, July 23.

Rose is nominated for the 2021 MusicRow Discovery Artist of the Year award. This year’s winners will be announced on Aug. 19. She will also be joining Chris Lane this fall for his Fill Them Boots tour kicking off in October.

Signed to Big Loud Records, Republic Records and Back Blocks Music, Rose continues to be represented for management by Fusion Music/Red Light Management and Back Blocks Management and for public relations by OH Creative PR.

The nominees for the 32nd Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards have been revealed, in addition to the 2021 Bluegrass Hall of Fame inductees.

The five nominees for this year’s Entertainer of the Year include Balsam Range, Billy Strings, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Del McCoury Band, and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys. View the full list of nominees below.

The awards, presented by Yamaha, are voted on by the professional membership of the International Bluegrass Music Association. Winners will be revealed at the IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards on Thursday, Sept. 30, at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards will also include the induction of three artists who were announced as the newest inductees into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame, including one of the most acclaimed artists in the history of bluegrass, Alison Krauss; trailblazing bandleader/banjoist Lynn Morris; and early bluegrass influencers the Stoneman Family.

Additionally, those who have made significant contributions to bluegrass music were named as recipients of the IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award. The five honorees are industry leader Nancy Cardwell Webster, broadcaster Lee Michael Demsey, Czech luthier/performer Jaroslav Prucha, musician/performer Cliff Waldron, and Boston Bluegrass Union’s Stan Zdonik. The recipients will be who also be honored on Sept. 30 during a luncheon at the IBMA Business Conference.

2021 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards Nominees:

Entertainer Of The Year
Balsam Range
Billy Strings
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
The Del McCoury Band
The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys

Vocal Group of the Year
Darin & Brooke Aldridge
Balsam Range
Blue Highway
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Sister Sadie

Instrumental Group of the Year
Appalachian Road Show
Billy Strings
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
The Infamous Stringdusters
The Travelin’ McCourys

New Artist of the Year sponsored by Ron & Nancy McFarlane
Appalachian Road Show
Carolina Blue
Gina Furtado Project
High Fidelity
Merle Monroe

Song of the Year
“Banjo Player’s Blues” by High Fidelity
“Hitchhiking to California” by Alan Bibey & Grasstowne
“Just Load the Wagon” by Junior Sisk
“Leaving on Her Mind” by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
“Richest Man” by Balsam Range

Album of the Year
Bluegrass 2020 – Scott Vestal, Patrick McAvinue, Cody Kilby, Dominick Leslie, Curtis Vestal
Distance and Time – Becky Buller
Fall Like Rain – Justin Moses
Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy – Various Artists
Load the Wagon – Junior Sisk
Still Here – Steve Gulley & Tim Stafford

Gospel Recording of the Year
“After Awhile” by Dale Ann Bradley
“Grit and Grace” by Balsam Range
“Hear Jerusalem Calling” by Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers
“In the Resurrection Morning” by Sacred Reunion featuring Doyle Lawson, Vince Gill, Barry Abernathy, Tim Stafford, Mark Wheeler, Jim VanCleve, Phil Leadbetter, Jason Moore
“When He Calls My Name” by Alan Bibey & Grasstowne

Instrumental Recording of the Year
“The Appalachian Road” by Appalachian Road Show
“Foggy Mountain Chimes” by Scott Vestal, Patrick McAvinue, Cody Kilby, Dominick Leslie, Curtis Vestal
“Ground Speed” by Kristin Scott Benson, Skip Cherryholmes, Jeremy Garrett, Kevin Kehrberg, Darren Nicholson
“Mountain Strings” by Sierra Hull
“Taxland” by Justin Moses with Sierra Hull

Collaborative Recording of the Year
“Birmingham Jail” by Barry Abernathy with Vince Gill
“In the Resurrection Morning” by Sacred Reunion featuring Doyle Lawson, Vince Gill, Barry Abernathy, Tim Stafford, Mark Wheeler, Jim VanCleve, Phil Leadbetter, Jason
“My Baby’s Gone” by Justin Moses with Del McCoury
“Tears of Regret” by High Fidelity with Jesse McReynolds
“White Line Fever” by Bobby Osborne with Tim O’Brien, Trey Hensley, Sierra Hull,

Male Vocalist of the Year
Ronnie Bowman
Del McCoury
Danny Paisley
Junior Sisk
Larry Sparks

Female Vocalist of the Year
Brooke Aldridge
Dale Ann Bradley
Sierra Hull
Molly Tuttle
Rhonda Vincent

Banjo Player of the Year
Gena Britt
Gina Furtado
Rob McCoury
Kristin Scott Benson
Scott Vestal

Bass Player of the Year
Mike Bub
Todd Phillips
Missy Raines
Mark Schatz
Marshall Wilborn

Fiddle Player of the Year
Jason Carter
Michael Cleveland
Stuart Duncan
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
Deanie Richardson

Resophonic Guitar Player of the Year
Jerry Douglas
Andy Hall
Rob Ickes
Phil Leadbetter
Justin Moses

Guitar Player of the Year sponsored by Yamaha
Trey Hensley
Billy Strings
Bryan Sutton
Molly Tuttle
Jake Workman

Mandolin Player of the Year
Jesse Brock
Sam Bush
Sierra Hull
Ronnie McCoury
Tristan Scroggins

Following the announcement of this year’s nominees for the 33rd MusicRow Awards, we take a look at the MusicRow Song of the Year category. The nominees honor Nashville writers and publishers on the craft of songwriting, not necessarily chart performance, during the eligibility period of June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021.

The MusicRow Awards will be announced virtually among multiple MusicRow platforms on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. Presenting Sponsor of the 2021 MusicRow Awards is City National Bank.

Click here to see the full list of MusicRow Awards nominees.

Winners are determined solely by MusicRow Magazine subscribed members. Voting is now open and closes on July 23 at 5 p.m.

To receive a ballot to vote in the MusicRow Awards, become a MusicRow subscribed member here.

“Black Like Me”
“If you think we live in the land of the free / you should try to be Black like me.” It is a powerful sentiment delivered by Mickey Guyton’s equally powerful voice. The song was written by Guyton in 2019 at a cross-genre writing camp with Nathan Chapman, Emma Davidson-Dillon and Fraser Churchill. She released the recording in June 2020, making an important statement in a time of social unrest, and received widespread critical acclaim. Guyton’s remarkable year included making history as the first Black female solo artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country category, for Best Country Solo Performance for “Black Like Me,” which she performed as part of the awards ceremony. In addition, she co-hosted the ACM Awards. This is her first MusicRow Awards nomination, and she is also nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year.

“Give Heaven Some Hell”
Penned by Hardy with Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, and Hunter Phelps, “Give Heaven Some Hell” is a song full of heart, grief and ultimately, hope. On first listen it could come across as a redneck ode to the afterlife—a good ole boy’s dream of muddy fields, beer and clear, and hitting “gold streets on two-wheels.” But a few more listens reveal depth below the surface, with imagery and rhyme (“Make some thunder / make ‘em wonder how you got in”) and references to classic hymns (“Amazing Grace,” “Just As I Am”). Produced by Joey Moi with co-production by Derek Wells, it is from Hardy’s debut album A Rock and is the follow-up single to his No. 1 hit “One Beer.” Gorley is the reigning MusicRow Male Songwriter of the Year and is nominated again this year. Moi is vying for Producer of the Year and Johnson is up for Breakthrough Artist-Writer.

“Half Of My Hometown”
Written by Kelsea Ballerini, Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins, and Nicolle Galyon, it is a heartfelt tribute to hometowns, and the conflicting desires to stay or leave the place where you grew up. (“Stay or leave / part of me / will always be / half of my hometown”). For the recording Ballerini tapped fellow Knoxville native Kenny Chesney to add harmonies. It is from her self-titled third album Kelsea, which she co-produced with Copperman and Robbins. Copperman is nominated for MusicRow Producer of the Year and Male Songwriter, while Galyon is up for Female Songwriter. Ballerini recently attained her sixth No. 1 song with “Hole In The Bottle.”

“Hell Of A View”
Eric Church is “chasing life instead of dollar bills” in his hit song “Hell Of A View.” Co-written with longtime collaborators Casey Beathard and Monty Criswell, it’s an endearing and rebellious love story about the stellar view from life on the edge. Delivered with classic Church conviction and backing vocals by powerhouse Joanna Cotten, he sings, “This ain’t for everybody / Toes hanging off the ledge / Like we got nothin’ to lose / Ain’t always heaven, baby / This livin’ on the edge / You holdin’ me holdin’ you / It’s a hell of a view.” It is his tenth No. 1 and is on his critically acclaimed new triple album Heart & Soul. This summer the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year returns to the road with The Gather Again Tour.

“My Boy”
Elvie Shane proves that love and devotion transcend traditional family ties on his song “My Boy.” Written about his stepson (“He’s my son and that’s my choice / he ain’t my blood but he’s my boy”), the song became a viral hit which resonated with many blended families. This led to a record deal with BBR, which released it as a single, where it is Top 20 on country radio. It is featured on the Kentucky native’s debut EP, County Roads, which is chock full of blue-collar grit, vivid imagery and nostalgia delivered by Shane’s soulful vocals. His breakout year includes his debut on the Grand Ole Opry, and being direct support for Jason Aldean at his first live concert in more than a year. This summer he will join Brooks & Dunn’s 2021 Reboot Tour, Miranda Lambert’s amphitheater dates, and anticipate the arrival of his baby girl.

“Next Girl”
Carly Pearce wrote this song of warning with hitmakers Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne. (“If he ever talks about the ex girl / she tried like hell / it was too late to save herself / so she’s just trying to help the next girl…I know what happens next… girl”). It’s a clever song found on Pearce’s acclaimed album 29, which explores life after loss, and shows the songstress emerging from the ashes. Among her other recent successes are the hit “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” recorded with Lee Brice, and joining CCM artist Matthew West on a new version of his No. 1 “Truth Be Told.” She was recently surprised by Dolly Parton with an invitation to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and will spend the summer touring with Lady A. Co-writer Osborne is nominated for Male Songwriter of the Year.

Walker Hayes continues his stay at the top of the country streaming songs chart with “Fancy Like” topping the chart again this week. Hayes earned an impressive 10 million streams this week, adding for a total of 30 million RTD, according to Nielsen.

The remainder of this week’s top five songs also remain the same with “Lil Bit” (Nelly & FGL) receiving 7.5 million streams, “Forever After All” (Luke Combs) getting 7.4 million, “Famous Friends” (Chris Young & Kane Brown) gaining 6.9 million, and “Glad You Exist” (Dan + Shay) adding 6.3 million.

Once again, Morgan Wallen takes the top country streaming album with Dangerous: The Double Album earning another 44,000 streams this week, totaling 53 million RTD, according to Nielsen. Wallen also maintains No. 4 with If I Know Me gaining another 14,000 streams. Combs keeps the No. 2 and No. 3 spots with What You See Is What You Get and This One’s For You receiving 24,000 and 17,000 streams this week, respectively. Rounding out this week’s top albums, Chris Stapleton‘s Traveller re-enters the top five after gaining 13,000 streams this week.

Brown Sellers Brown Management, the full-service management company helmed by industry veterans Benny Brown, Jason Sellers and Paul Brown, has added two new faces to its in-house staff.

Promotion veteran Gwen Foster has been named West Coast Director of Promotion & Marketing, while industry executive Maurisa Pasick will serve as East Coast Director of Promotion & Marketing. They will support BSM’s roster that includes multi-Platinum country star Joe Nichols, as well as singer-songwriter Ben Gallaher and up-and-coming country artist Nate Barnes.

A 25+ year music industry veteran, Foster has worked with the likes of Luke Combs, Aaron Watson, Montgomery Gentry, Colt Ford, Don Henley, and more. She previously served as the Director of West/Southwest Promotion for Big Label Records, the Director of Midwest Promotion for Thirty Tigers, and in West Coast Promotion for I.R.S./Capitol Records, Average Joe Records, and Treehouse Records.

“I couldn’t be more excited about working with Benny Brown, Jason Sellers, and Paul Brown and the outstanding artists at BSB Management! Opportunities like this don’t come along every day and I feel very blessed to be collaborating with the on-fire Quartz Hill Records promotion team,” shares Foster.

Pasick joins BSB Management with over 15 years of promotion experience, spending more than a decade as the Northeast Director of Promotion for New Revolution Entertainment. Pasick most recently served as the National Director of Promotion for Riser House Records, overseeing a staff of five and working with Dillon Carmichael, Meghan Patrick, Ronnie Milsap, and more.

“I’m incredibly honored and humbled to join a company with the reputation these guys have and, the music–oh my God–the music is good! So excited to jump right in,” says Pasick.

“Paul, Jason, and I are so excited to add Gwen and Maurisa to the Brown Sellers Brown Management family. Both their passion and experience are great additions to our team, and a great support for our artists and our other brands,” says BSB Co-Founder Benny Brown.

Pasick will be based in Nashville and can be reached at Maurisa@bsbmgmt.com. Foster will be based in Phoenix and can be reached at Gwen@bsbmgmt.com.