Producer Michael Knox‘s nationally syndicated radio show, Knox Country 360, has hit the milestone of airing its 100th show this week.

Since its inception in 2018, Knox Country 360 has added dozens of affiliate stations to its fast paced, weekly two-hour program roster. The show takes listeners on a journey inside today’s biggest hits with today’s hottest artists, songwriters.

“We wanted to create a unique show that captures Main Street USA – a place where listeners feel like they know us” Knox says. “The show is produced to deliver a fun experience using comedy and nostalgia along with their favorite songs!”

As a producer, Knox has achieved 24 No. 1 hits, sales of over 45 million singles and 20 million albums, and won multiple ACM Awards and a CMA Award. His production credits include all of Jason Aldean’s albums and other artists including Thomas Rhett, Trace Adkins, Kelly Clarkson, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Michael Tyler, Sykamore and Laine Hardy. He currently serves as the Senior Vice President of peermusic Nashville.

The Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam has revealed the full slate of performers for the festival, which is set for Sept. 4-6, 2020 at Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach, Florida. In addition to previously-announced headliners Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley and Lynyrd Skynyrd, the lineup will include Cody Jinks, Joe Nichols, Lindsay Ell, Jon Langston, CJ Solar and Frank Ray on the Friday (Sept. 4) roster.

Cole Swindell, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jordan Davis, Tenille Townes, Shy Carter and Alex Hall round out Saturday’s (Sept. 5) lineup, while Brothers Osborne, Riley Green, Walker Hayes, Ryan Hurd, Shelly Fairchild and the Pepsi Southern Original winner will entertain on the final day.

“The enthusiasm we’ve seen through ticket sales and comments on social media since we announced the headliners last week has been nothing short of amazing,” said Executive Producer Rendy Lovelady. “There’s nothing like seeing your favorite artists on stage, and we’ve put endless hours into coming up with a lineup we feel our Jammers will love.”

The event’s organizers have taken measures to help keep attendees healthy. Hand washing stations will be placed throughout the festival grounds and touch points such as railings, chairs and portable toilets will be sanitized throughout the day. A deep cleaning will be used on touch points each evening after festival grounds are cleared. They have also implemented Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) wristbands to replace traditional printed or e-tickets and eliminate the exchange of cash at vendor booths.

“We are doing everything in our power to ensure this is a fun and safe event for everyone who comes through our gates,” said Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam COO Mark Sheldon. “Our beautiful beaches are open, and we can’t wait to gather together to hear some incredible music.”

For more information on tickets, seating, and VIP specials, visit gulfcoastjam.com.

Josh Simons.

Los Angeles-based music collaboration app Vampr is set to open a Nashville office, led by the app’s co-founder Josh Simons, MusicRow has exclusively learned. Simons will split his time between Los Angeles and Nashville. An exact office address in Music City is yet to be determined.

Simons and songwriter/guitarist and tech entrepreneur Baz Palmer, known for his work with the Australian group Hunters & Collectors, launched the app in 2015. The app is a location-based mobile platform that helps facilitate networking and music discovery for musicians, industry professionals and music fans. Simons, who toured as an artist and musician before entering the music tech space, was recently named to Australian music industry publication The Music Network‘s 30 under 30 Power Players list.

The app—which is active in every country—boasts more than half a million users and has helped musicians broker more than 5 million connections globally.

The app, which Apple named on its Best of the Year list in 2017, has also launched a free Publishing Sync Representation feature, to give indie musicians an avenue to have their music submitted to brands, commercials, video game developers, film/TV producers and more. The company says there are no upfront costs to artists for the feature. The sync representation is non-exclusive and provides 75% royalty to the artist on placements.

Josh Smith will lead the new publishing division from the company’s new London office; Smith previously worked at Music Gateway and has experience working with music tech startups.
“As independent musicians and songwriters who spent years building a catalogue of works, Baz and I have experienced both the financial upside in having someone represent our works but also the struggle in finding someone to represent that catalogue without paying upfront before we were offered a more traditional publishing deal,” Simons said. “Vampr Publishing offers a risk-free and cost-effective solution for fledgling artists whose catalogues may otherwise be missing out on sync opportunities.”