Jeremy Camp. Photo: Anabel Litchfield

Dove Award-winning artist Jeremy Camp will embark on his “These Days Tour” this spring. Jonathan Traylor will be special guest on the 21-date trek.

Camp will visit Tampa, Lynchburg, Knoxville, Kansas City, Louisville and more on the tour, with a Nashville date set for April 13. The shows will feature Camp’s signature blend of heartfelt worship and personal storytelling including songs from his recent No. 1 album Deeper Waters, as well as many of his hits that have garnered him multiple artist of the year nods and even an artist of the decade top contender spot.

Earlier this year, Camp notched his 44th No. 1 single with “These Days,” the anthemic track that serves as the inspiration for this upcoming tour. The living-in-the-moment anthem is the lead single from Deeper Waters, which also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Christian chart.

With more than six million albums sold and 44 No. 1s across all formats, Camp’s music has earned him numerous awards and nominations across genres, including five GMA Dove Awards, a Grammy nomination, three American Music Award nominations and four ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Awards.

“These Days Tour” Dates:
Wed., March 26 | Chattanooga, TN
Thurs., March 27 | Tampa, FL
Sun., March 30 | Lynchburg, VA
Thurs., April 3 | Royal Oak, MI
Fri., April 4 | Akron, OH
Sat., April 5 | Knoxville, TN
Sun., April 6 | Columbus, OH
Thurs., April 10 | Hattiesburg, MS
Fri., April 11 | Florence, AL
Sun., April 13 | Nashville, TN
Thurs., May 1 | Louisville, KY
Fri., May 2 | Springfield, MO
Sat., May 3 | Texarkana, TX
Sun., May 4 | Fort Smith, AR
Thurs., May 8 | Amarillo, TX
Fri., May 9 | Wichita, KS
Sat., May 10 | Effingham, IL
Sun., May 11 | Milwaukee, WI
Thurs., May 15 | Dekalb, IL
Fri., May 16 | Kansas City, MO
Fri., May 17 | Lincoln, NE

Universal Music Group (UMG) and Amazon Music have expanded their global relationship in hopes of enabling further innovation, exclusive content with UMG artists and advancement of artist-centric principles, including increased fraud protection.

This expanded relationship seeks to reflect the companies’ shared commitment to advancing and safeguarding human artistry, while ensuring UMG’s creators achieve their commercial potential through the service’s product enhancements and exclusive content that aims to elevate authentic engagement between artists and fans.

They will work closely to explore new and enhanced product opportunities designed to benefit artists and enrich the experience of their fans. UMG will also collaborate with Amazon Music as it continues to expand in audio, including further innovation in audiobooks, audio and visual programming, and its investment in livestreamed content. The companies will also work collaboratively to address unlawful AI-generated content, among other things, as well as protect against fraud and misattribution.

“We are very excited to advance our long-standing, excellent partnership with Amazon Music that marks a new era in streaming—Streaming 2.0,” says Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman & CEO, UMG. “We appreciate Amazon Music’s deep commitment to the interests of our artists, and look forward to progressing our shared artist-centric objectives through product innovation and accelerating growth of their service.”

“UMG has always been a collaborative partner to Amazon Music, and as we continue to invent and introduce more artist-to-fan connections through our product and exclusive content, we are redefining what it means to be a streaming service,” shares Steve Boom, VP of Audio, Twitch & Games, Amazon. “We are thrilled to expand our relationship with UMG, which will enable us to partner on meaningful new ways for artists to deepen their engagement with fans around the world, while working together to protect the work of artists, songwriters and publishers.”

RECORDS Nashville is entering 2025 with back-to-back chart-toppers, as Koe Wetzel‘s “High Road (feat. Jessie Murph)” reaches No. 1 at country radio shortly after George Birge‘s “Cowboy Songs.”

“Cowboy Songs” serves as the title track for Birge’s latest EP, and marks his second No. 1 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart. The singer-songwriter scored his first with “Mind On You” in early 2024.

The RECORDS Nashville team promoted “High Road,” which marks both Wetzel and Murph’s first career No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay and Country Aircheck/Mediabase charts. The collaboration appears on Wetzel’s 9 Lives album.

“We are so excited for George Birge, Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph as they all [mark] major career milestones,” says Josh Easler, Executive Vice President of Promotion & Commercial Strategy, RECORDS Nashville. “Each have spent the past year delivering incredible music and are truly deserving of their No. 1 spots, and the RECORDS Nashville team was proud to help bolster these artists on their journey to No. 1 at radio.”

The label is also currently preparing for the release of Ty Myers‘ debut album, The Select, on Jan. 24.

Martha Earls

Martha Earls will serve as the Keynote Speaker for Women in Music (WIM)’s annual Virtual Summit, taking place Jan. 15–17.

The global event is designed to educate, empower and advance women and gender-expansive individuals across all facets of the music industry. Featuring panels, workshops and breakout sessions, the summit seeks to provide a collaborative space to gain insight from industry leaders, foster meaningful connections and acquire tools for personal and professional growth.

Having spent over two decades in the music business, Earls is well-versed in music publishing and artist management. She gave up a full music scholarship playing piano to transfer to Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). Earls started her career as a receptionist and song plugger at Warner Chappell Music before joining BMG to work with 100 songwriters. She then founded a publishing company with Mike Molinar, which is now Big Machine Label Group’s publishing arm, Big Machine Music. Earls moved on and launched her Nashville-based music and entertainment company, Neon Coast (formerly EFG Mgmt), in 2016. The Neon Coast roster includes Kane Brown, Restless Road, Dylan Schneider, Nightly and Kat Luna, among others. Earls also currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Academy of Country Music.

Additionally, the nonprofit organization has introduced WIM Safe(r) Spaces, a resource and training program that aims to create safer environments within the industry, which will be featured at the summit. A session focused on the WIM Workplace Initiative, which includes a survey to gather data for WIM’s “Best Places to Work” lists that will be published in March, will also be held during the event.

“We are delighted to kick off our 40th year in service to the music industry with our fourth annual WIM Summit as we bring together more of the brightest minds and boldest voices to inspire, educate, and create lasting change,” says Nicole Barsalona, WIM President. “Our goal is to create a transformative experience where attendees make meaningful connections, build their network and safety net, feel empowered in their leadership, and equipped to navigate and shape the future of our industry.”

WIM members can register for free, and non-members can purchase tickets and explore membership tiers. For more information, click here.