TobyMac Scores RIAA Gold, Plots Theatre Tour For Fall

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TobyMac’s “I just need U.” just received Gold certification from the RIAA, aligning with the wrap of his popular “HITS DEEP Tour” which drew hundreds of thousands. “I just need U.” is housed on TobyMac’s latest album The Elements and became the multi-platinum selling artist’s fastest song to be certified Gold, reigning at radio for 12 weeks.

“I have been fortunate to have been a part of a lot of great songs, “shares TobyMac. “For ‘I just need U.’ to be setting new benchmarks is crazy!”

He returns to the road in Fall of 2019 on his “TobyMac The Theatre Tour.” Last year marked the inaugural year for the trek, which offers fans an intimate experience. The unique offering will visit a dozen markets in November with special guest Cochren & Co. “TobyMac The Theatre Tour” is in partnership with Awakening Events, Awakening Foundation and Food for the Hungry. Tickets will be available at awakeningevents.com/events/tobymac-the-theatre-tour.

 “TobyMac The Theatre Tour” Dates:
* all dates subject to change.
11/7 Springfield, MO
11/8 Rockford, IL
11/9 Fort Wayne, IN
11/10 Evansville, IN
11/14 Peoria, IL
11/15 Knoxville, TN
11/16 Chattanooga, TN
11/17 Montgomery, AL
11/21 Columbia, SC
11/22 Savannah, GA
11/23 Asheville, NC
11/23 Cincinnati, OH

Provident Label Group Signs Elle Limebear To Roster

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Elle Limebear

Sony’s Provident Label Group has signed Elle Limebear to its roster. The Brighton, UK, native has released five songs digitally, garnering more than three million streams. Last year, she was featured on one sonic society‘s track “Love Song.”
Limebear, the daughter of Delirious? front man Martin Smith, has long held a role of worship leader and youth pastor in the UK. She began 2019 touring with Matt Maher on the Roadshow and just finished opening for Francesca Battistelli. In August she will be on the road with her dad, Martin Smith and then finish out 2019 on tour with I AM THEY.
“My first solo touring experience singing my own songs has been wild,” Limebear said. “It’s felt familiar, yet very unfamiliar all at the same time as I’ve grown up touring with my dad’s bands. I’ve loved getting to sing and meet people from all over. I feel like I’m getting stretched – in a good way – and taking it all in, learning something new every day. I can’t wait to keep touring and singing these songs over people.”

TobyMac Scores RIAA Gold, Plots Theatre Tour For Fall

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TobyMac’s “I just need U.” just received Gold certification from the RIAA, aligning with the wrap of his popular “HITS DEEP Tour” which drew hundreds of thousands. “I just need U.” is housed on TobyMac’s latest album The Elements and became the multi-platinum selling artist’s fastest song to be certified Gold, reigning at radio for 12 weeks.

“I have been fortunate to have been a part of a lot of great songs, “shares TobyMac. “For ‘I just need U.’ to be setting new benchmarks is crazy!”

He returns to the road in Fall of 2019 on his “TobyMac The Theatre Tour.” Last year marked the inaugural year for the trek, which offers fans an intimate experience. The unique offering will visit a dozen markets in November with special guest Cochren & Co. “TobyMac The Theatre Tour” is in partnership with Awakening Events, Awakening Foundation and Food for the Hungry. Tickets will be available at awakeningevents.com/events/tobymac-the-theatre-tour.

 “TobyMac The Theatre Tour” Dates:
* all dates subject to change.
11/7 Springfield, MO
11/8 Rockford, IL
11/9 Fort Wayne, IN
11/10 Evansville, IN
11/14 Peoria, IL
11/15 Knoxville, TN
11/16 Chattanooga, TN
11/17 Montgomery, AL
11/21 Columbia, SC
11/22 Savannah, GA
11/23 Asheville, NC
11/23 Cincinnati, OH

Provident Label Group Signs Elle Limebear To Roster

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Elle Limebear

Sony’s Provident Label Group has signed Elle Limebear to its roster. The Brighton, UK, native has released five songs digitally, garnering more than three million streams. Last year, she was featured on one sonic society‘s track “Love Song.”
Limebear, the daughter of Delirious? front man Martin Smith, has long held a role of worship leader and youth pastor in the UK. She began 2019 touring with Matt Maher on the Roadshow and just finished opening for Francesca Battistelli. In August she will be on the road with her dad, Martin Smith and then finish out 2019 on tour with I AM THEY.
“My first solo touring experience singing my own songs has been wild,” Limebear said. “It’s felt familiar, yet very unfamiliar all at the same time as I’ve grown up touring with my dad’s bands. I’ve loved getting to sing and meet people from all over. I feel like I’m getting stretched – in a good way – and taking it all in, learning something new every day. I can’t wait to keep touring and singing these songs over people.”

RIAA Adds Three To Leadership Team

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Pictured: Doroshow, Silhol, Willens

Today Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Chairman & CEO Mitch Glazier announced new members of his leadership team with the promotions of Morna Willens to Chief Policy Officer and Karen Silhol to Chief Financial Officer, and the addition of Ken Doroshow as Chief Legal Officer. Each position is effective immediately and reports to Glazier.

“I am thrilled to have Morna, Ken and Karen as key members of the RIAA leadership team,” said Glazier. “As true experts in their fields, each has a unique skill set that will help drive our industry forward and continue RIAA’s track record of advocating for creators as a leading trade organization in Washington.”

“What an incredible team to be leading this organization into our next phase,” said RIAA COO Michele Ballantyne. “I could not be happier to be working alongside such talented people who think outside the box and whose experience in their respective fields will prove invaluable as our industry continues to transform itself.”

Willens previously served the RIAA as SVP, Federal Public Policy. Most recently, Willens led industry advocacy efforts and worked closely with congressional leaders on the passage of the landmark Music Modernization Act which increased royalty rates for digital radio and delivered new protections to pre-1972 recording artists through the CLASSICS Act. Before the RIAA, Willens was Vice President at the Glover Park Group. In addition, she served as a legislative assistant to Representative John Shimkus.

Doroshow, who previously served as RIAA’s head of litigation from 2005-2008, returns to the RIAA as Chief Legal Officer after many years as a partner in the law firm of Jenner & Block LLP, where he represented a broad range of media and entertainment clients with a particular focus on content protection, intellectual property enforcement, and First Amendment law. In addition to his time at RIAA and in private practice, Doroshow served as the General Counsel to the Entertainment Software Association, as a prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS), and as a trial attorney in the Department of Justice’s Civil Division (Federal Programs Branch). A leading media and entertainment attorney, Doroshow received his law degree from Cornell Law School and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph L. Tauro of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Previously EVP, Finance and Administration for RIAA, Silhol has been responsible for overseeing all aspects of the organization’s financial management, information technology and administration. She is the chief architect of the organization’s budget and financial structure. Silhol has more than 20 years of accounting, managerial and strategic planning experience in the nonprofit sector through her work at RIAA and in public accounting. Before joining the RIAA in 2001, Silhol spent three years as an auditor with the public accounting firm Calibre CPA Group.

RIAA Adds Three To Leadership Team

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Pictured: Doroshow, Silhol, Willens

Today Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Chairman & CEO Mitch Glazier announced new members of his leadership team with the promotions of Morna Willens to Chief Policy Officer and Karen Silhol to Chief Financial Officer, and the addition of Ken Doroshow as Chief Legal Officer. Each position is effective immediately and reports to Glazier.

“I am thrilled to have Morna, Ken and Karen as key members of the RIAA leadership team,” said Glazier. “As true experts in their fields, each has a unique skill set that will help drive our industry forward and continue RIAA’s track record of advocating for creators as a leading trade organization in Washington.”

“What an incredible team to be leading this organization into our next phase,” said RIAA COO Michele Ballantyne. “I could not be happier to be working alongside such talented people who think outside the box and whose experience in their respective fields will prove invaluable as our industry continues to transform itself.”

Willens previously served the RIAA as SVP, Federal Public Policy. Most recently, Willens led industry advocacy efforts and worked closely with congressional leaders on the passage of the landmark Music Modernization Act which increased royalty rates for digital radio and delivered new protections to pre-1972 recording artists through the CLASSICS Act. Before the RIAA, Willens was Vice President at the Glover Park Group. In addition, she served as a legislative assistant to Representative John Shimkus.

Doroshow, who previously served as RIAA’s head of litigation from 2005-2008, returns to the RIAA as Chief Legal Officer after many years as a partner in the law firm of Jenner & Block LLP, where he represented a broad range of media and entertainment clients with a particular focus on content protection, intellectual property enforcement, and First Amendment law. In addition to his time at RIAA and in private practice, Doroshow served as the General Counsel to the Entertainment Software Association, as a prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS), and as a trial attorney in the Department of Justice’s Civil Division (Federal Programs Branch). A leading media and entertainment attorney, Doroshow received his law degree from Cornell Law School and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph L. Tauro of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Previously EVP, Finance and Administration for RIAA, Silhol has been responsible for overseeing all aspects of the organization’s financial management, information technology and administration. She is the chief architect of the organization’s budget and financial structure. Silhol has more than 20 years of accounting, managerial and strategic planning experience in the nonprofit sector through her work at RIAA and in public accounting. Before joining the RIAA in 2001, Silhol spent three years as an auditor with the public accounting firm Calibre CPA Group.

Spencer Foote Elevated To Agent At WME

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Spencer Foote has been promoted to agent at WME. Foote, who joins the Fair and Festival team as a booking agent, began his career at WME in 2013, working in the office of Jay Williams.

Foote, a Nashville native, is a graduate of Ensworth High School and Sewanee: The University of the South. Through the course of his career, he has assisted in the booking of clubs and colleges in the Southeast and arenas and amphitheaters in the Upper Midwest. Most recently, Foote assisted in securing national fair and festival opportunities for clients across the WME roster.

Foote can be reached at sfoote@wmeagency.com.

Spencer Foote Elevated To Agent At WME

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Spencer Foote has been promoted to agent at WME. Foote, who joins the Fair and Festival team as a booking agent, began his career at WME in 2013, working in the office of Jay Williams.

Foote, a Nashville native, is a graduate of Ensworth High School and Sewanee: The University of the South. Through the course of his career, he has assisted in the booking of clubs and colleges in the Southeast and arenas and amphitheaters in the Upper Midwest. Most recently, Foote assisted in securing national fair and festival opportunities for clients across the WME roster.

Foote can be reached at sfoote@wmeagency.com.

Morgan Evans Adds Australian Dates To Upcoming World Tour

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Morgan Evans will return home to his native Australia in October for a string of shows on his upcoming World Tour. With headline dates set for Australia and New Zealand, the performances mark Evans’ biggest shows to date in his home country. Tickets for the shows will go on sale Monday (May 13). Evans is launching the recently announced European leg of his World Tour this Fall beginning Sept. 3, with additional shows to be announced soon.

Before he heads overseas, Evans will join Rascal Flatts’ Summer Playlist Tour, which kicks off May 23. Fans will have a chance to witness his loop-pedal proficiency at stops including the Carolina Country Music Festival, Country LakeShake, Faster Horses and more.

Evans is currently climbing the U.S. Country charts with “Day Drunk,” the followup to his Gold-certified No. 1 hit “Kiss Somebody.” “Day Drunk” spent 25 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on country radio in Australia and 2 weeks at No. 1 on pop radio, topping the TMN Hot 100 airplay chart. Adding to the global impact, the track recently took home the title of Country Work of the Year at the 2019 APRA Music Awards (Australia’s version of PRO awards), after being awarded Single of the Year at Australia’s Golden Guitar Awards.

He recently released a new rendition of  “Things That We Drink To,” the title track of his debut album. Accompanied only by piano and violin, the emotional, scaled-down performance highlights the song’s powerful lyrics, which were penned as a tribute to his late manager Rob Potts.

MORGAN EVANS TOUR DATES:
Sept. 3 – Dublin, Ireland – Green Room at The Academy*
Sept. 4 – Glasgow, Scotland – Oran Mor*
Sept. 5 – Liverpool, U.K. – Arts Club Loft*
Sept. 6 – London, U.K. – Borderline*
Sept. 7 – Lutterworth, U.K. – The Long Road Festival*
Sept. 9 – Berlin, Germany – Frannz Club*
Sept. 12 – Toronto, Canada – Budweiser Stage+
Sept. 13 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater+
Sept. 14 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center+
Sept. 21 – Burgettstown, PA – Keybank Pavilion+
Oct. 18 – Sydney, NSW, Australia – Enmore Theatre*
Oct. 20 – Perth, WA, Australia – Astor Theatre*
Oct. 21 – Adelaide, SA, Australia – The Gov*
Oct. 22 – Melbourne, VIC, Australia – Forum Theatre*
Oct. 26 – Brisbane, QLD, Australia – Eatons Hill*
Oct. 27 – Toowoomba, QLD, Australia – Empire Theatre*
Oct. 29 – Auckland, New Zealand – Tuning Fork*

* = MORGAN EVANS WORLD TOUR
+ = with Rascal Flatts

Morgan Evans Adds Australian Dates To Upcoming World Tour

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Morgan Evans will return home to his native Australia in October for a string of shows on his upcoming World Tour. With headline dates set for Australia and New Zealand, the performances mark Evans’ biggest shows to date in his home country. Tickets for the shows will go on sale Monday (May 13). Evans is launching the recently announced European leg of his World Tour this Fall beginning Sept. 3, with additional shows to be announced soon.

Before he heads overseas, Evans will join Rascal Flatts’ Summer Playlist Tour, which kicks off May 23. Fans will have a chance to witness his loop-pedal proficiency at stops including the Carolina Country Music Festival, Country LakeShake, Faster Horses and more.

Evans is currently climbing the U.S. Country charts with “Day Drunk,” the followup to his Gold-certified No. 1 hit “Kiss Somebody.” “Day Drunk” spent 25 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on country radio in Australia and 2 weeks at No. 1 on pop radio, topping the TMN Hot 100 airplay chart. Adding to the global impact, the track recently took home the title of Country Work of the Year at the 2019 APRA Music Awards (Australia’s version of PRO awards), after being awarded Single of the Year at Australia’s Golden Guitar Awards.

He recently released a new rendition of  “Things That We Drink To,” the title track of his debut album. Accompanied only by piano and violin, the emotional, scaled-down performance highlights the song’s powerful lyrics, which were penned as a tribute to his late manager Rob Potts.

MORGAN EVANS TOUR DATES:
Sept. 3 – Dublin, Ireland – Green Room at The Academy*
Sept. 4 – Glasgow, Scotland – Oran Mor*
Sept. 5 – Liverpool, U.K. – Arts Club Loft*
Sept. 6 – London, U.K. – Borderline*
Sept. 7 – Lutterworth, U.K. – The Long Road Festival*
Sept. 9 – Berlin, Germany – Frannz Club*
Sept. 12 – Toronto, Canada – Budweiser Stage+
Sept. 13 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater+
Sept. 14 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center+
Sept. 21 – Burgettstown, PA – Keybank Pavilion+
Oct. 18 – Sydney, NSW, Australia – Enmore Theatre*
Oct. 20 – Perth, WA, Australia – Astor Theatre*
Oct. 21 – Adelaide, SA, Australia – The Gov*
Oct. 22 – Melbourne, VIC, Australia – Forum Theatre*
Oct. 26 – Brisbane, QLD, Australia – Eatons Hill*
Oct. 27 – Toowoomba, QLD, Australia – Empire Theatre*
Oct. 29 – Auckland, New Zealand – Tuning Fork*

* = MORGAN EVANS WORLD TOUR
+ = with Rascal Flatts