Jason Aldean Shares Album Details On ‘Rearview Town’

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Jason Aldean has revealed the track listing behind his upcoming eighth studio album Rearview Town, due out April 13. Aldean once again joined forces with longtime producer Michael Knox for the 15-song CD, which features tracks penned by Michael Tyler, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Josh Thompson, Morgan Wallen, David Lee Murphy, Wendell Mobley, and more. The project also features a duet with Miranda Lambert, “Drowns The Whiskey.”

Beginning today, fans who pre-order the album at any available digital retailer will instantly receive a download of its title-track.

“It’s about putting things behind you…things that have held you down…and looking ahead,” said Aldean of Rearview Town’s title track. “When you look at my career and the personal experiences I’ve gone through, it really seemed like a fitting title for this record and it’s one of the best songs I’ve ever recorded. It was important to me to pick songs that have substance to them, I’m more conscious of that these days.”

REARVIEW TOWN TRACK LISTING:
1. Dirt to Dust – (Jaron Boyer, Ben Stennis, Michael Tyler)
2. Set It Off  – (Brandon Kinney, Jody Stevens, Josh Thompson)
3. Girl Like You – (Jaron Boyer, Josh Mirenda, Michael Tyler)
4. You Make It Easy – (Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Jordan Schmidt, Morgan Wallen)
5. Gettin’ Warmed Up – (Jaron Boyer, Josh Mirenda, Cole Taylor)
6. Blacktop Gone – (Brett Beavers, Derric Ruttan, Josh Thompson)
7. Drowns the Whiskey (Feat. Miranda Lambert) – (Brandon Kinney, Jeff Middleton, Josh Thompson)
8. Rearview Town – (Kelley Lovelace, Bobby Pinson, Neil Thrasher)
9. Love Me or Don’t – (Tyler Hubbard, Jordan Schmidt, Morgan Wallen)
10. Like You Were Mine – (Kurt Allison, Jonathan Edwards, Tully Kennedy, Brian White)
11. Better at Being Who I Am – (Casey Beathard, Wendall Mobley, Neil Thrasher)
12. I’ll Wait for You – (Nick Brophy, Michael Delaney, Jennifer Hanson, Neil Thrasher)
13. Ride All Night – (Dallas Davidson, Kyle Fishman, Houston Phillips)
14. Up in Smoke – (Jessi Alexander, David Lee Murphy, Chris Stevens)
15. High Noon Neon – (Tony Martin, Lee Miller, Neil Thrasher)

 

Bobby Bones’ New Inspirational Book Due Out June 19

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Bobby Bones partnered with People Magazine to reveal details of his upcoming book FAIL UNTIL YOU DON’T: FIGHT. GRIND. REPEAT. (Dey Street Books), which will hit shelves June 19. The book is the followup to Bones’ #1 New York Times best-selling memoir BARE BONES: I’M NOT LONELY IF YOU’RE READING THIS BOOK.

In it, Bones shares funny and inspirational stories about his biggest misses in life and how he turned them into lessons and wins. He offers up ideas and motivations for finding success even when facing impossible odds or tough failures and includes anecdotes from some celebrity friends who open up about their own missteps as well, including Brooklyn Decker, Charlamagne Tha God, Andy Roddick, Chris Stapleton and more. Bones discusses the new book with people.com.

“I want people to see that other people are failing too,” Bones said. “Instagram isn’t real life. I wrote this book so people could see they weren’t alone. I wrote this book to give people the tools to use failure to their advantage. This book will probably be a failure too…and that’s ok!”

Weekly Chart Report 3/16/18

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Industry Ink: The Press House, SOLID, Moonstruck Management

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Katie Keller Joins The Press House

Katie Keller

Katie Keller has joined The Press House, a boutique public relations firm with offices in New York, Nashville, and Los Angeles specializing in music, lifestyle, culture, food and festival/event production. Keller will work in the firm’s Nashville office with Maria Ivey, PR Director, and Sarah Bennett, publicist.

Keller has been with the International Bluegrass Music Museum since 2014. A recent graduate of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Leadership Bluegrass, Keller will remain contracted with the Bluegrass Museum as the marketing director for ROMP Festival. A replacement for the full position has been selected, and will be announced soon.

 

SOLID Announces Music Row Madness Event For 2018

The new-and-improved version of SOLID’s annual Music Row Madness event is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, April 25 from 6-9 p..m at Nashville’s Topgolf. Like previous years’ bowling events, the tournament will feature music industry teams competing to raise money to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee. To date, SOLID has donated more than $160,000 to the cause. SOLID’s goal in 2018 is to continue to increase donations to further help the organization achieve their goal of “providing children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.”

The event is open to the public, with the opportunity for 20 teams of six to compete in the tournament conducted by two PGA golf pros. Each team must raise a minimum of $1,000 to participate. Spectator tickets are available for $25. All attendees will have access to complimentary appetizers, a catered buffet, a cash bar and a silent auction/raffle with a wide variety of prizes.

 

Balsam Range Signs With Moonstruck Management

Balsam Range

Moonstruck Management has signed Balsam Range for management and booking services. The band’s impressive 10 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards includes the 2017 IBMA Album of the Year Award for Mountain Voodoo, released on the Mountain Home Music Company label.

“Balsam Range is extremely exited to join the Moonstruck Management Team. I have always believed that to achieve great things you must surround yourself with great people. The Moonstruck Management family personifies everything about this quality and belief. We are truly honored to join such an incredible group of talented people,” says Buddy Melton.

New Leadership Web Series Features Top Nashville Music Execs

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Tim Gray, Grayscale Marketing CEO, has launched a new leadership web series and audio experience, The Golden Rules. The series will feature interviews with music industry veterans, entrepreneurs, authors, philanthropists, and brand marketing executives.

“The heart of the show is focused on the golden rules of life and business,” said Gray. “We discuss leadership lessons learned over decades as well as the values that guide decisions, lives and careers. The goal is to debunk the notion that there is a secret to success. Gray added, “the first dozen guest’s opinion are the same, the secret is, there is no secret. According to them it is having a mindset of mastery, making quality time, being consumed with the details, loving what you do, showing up, and giving more than you take, to name a few.”

The first round of guests includes a diverse array of Nashville’s power players and award-winning entrepreneurs, including Justin Levenson, Brad Belanger, Peter Hartung, Rusty Gaston, Joe Atamian, Al McManus, John Ozier, Derek Crownover, John Folk , Dirk Hemsath, Michelle Tigard Kammerer, Mike Molinar and Pam Matthews.

The series launched its first episode on March 1, featuring THiS Music Publishing’s GM/Partner, Rusty Gaston. The show will be split into three segments over 2018, each centered around separate business backgrounds.

The series can be viewed or steamed online at thegoldenrules.biz

 

 

Daryle Singletary Tribute Set For March 27

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Daryle Singletary

Several artists will pay tribute to the late Daryle Singletary with a concert at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday, March 27, beginning at 7 p.m.

The Daryle Singletary Keepin’ It Country Tribute Show will be free and open to the public. Among the confirmed performers are Darryl Worley, Rhonda Vincent, Chris Young, Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Jeff and Sheri Easter, Andy Griggs, Ben Hayslip, Jamey Johnson, Alison Krauss, Mo Pitney, Pete Schlegel, Josh Turner, and Curtis Wright. The event will be hosted by 650AM WSM’s Eddie Stubbs.

“It is a huge honor to be asked to sing at Daryle’s tribute,” says Worley. “I can only hope that it will bring some comfort to the family to honor him and his memory with this gathering.”

Singletary died Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, at his home in Lebanon, Tennessee. He was 46.

SOURCE 2018 Hall Of Fame Inductees Announced

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SOURCE Nashville has announced this year’s Hall of Fame inductees, which include Barbara Baker (Blue Crest Music Publishing, Tree Publishing, Ray Baker Productions, Frank Mull Promotions, Baray Music); JoAnn Berry (KHOO Radio, Jim Halsey Co., Dick Blake Int., World Class Talent, CBN); Tammy Genovese (Country Music Association, The Country Network, Music City Sports and Entertainment Group, Crossroads Arena); Holly Gleason (Miami Herald, Rolling Stone, L.A. Times, HITS, Sony Nashville, Joe’s Garage, Midwest Midnight Music, Kenny Chesney); Cathy Gurley (WWVA Wheeling Jamboree, Country Music Association, Capitol Nashville, Gurley and Co., You Have The Power); Anita Hogin (Shelby Singleton Inc., Jack Clement, Inc., Picalic Group of Companies, International Artist Management, H Three Events) and Ronna Rubin (Warner Bros. Records, Rubin Media).

Presented by Springer Mountain Farms, this year marks the 16th anniversary of the SOURCE Hall of Fame Awards, which will be held Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in the Historic Municipal Auditorium (401 Gay Street, Nashville, TN 37201).

SOURCE Hall of Fame inductees are nominated and inducted based upon peer recommendations, biographies, accomplishments, reputation, the number of years each individual has worked within the entertainment industry, and level of community involvement.

Big Machine Music Adds Benjy Davis To Roster

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Pictured (L-R): Back Row – Big Machine Music Assistant, Publishing Lizzy Gallatin, BMM General Manager Mike Molinar; Front Row – BMM Sr. Director, Publishing Alex Heddle, Benjy Davis, BMM Manager, Publishing Michelle Attardi

Big Machine Music has signed Benjy Davis to an exclusive songwriting agreement. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, his songs have previously been recorded by Rascal Flatts, Chris Young (“I Know A Guy”) and Jake Owen (“Subliminal Love”).

Benjy joins BMM’s roster of hitmakers such as Jonathan Singleton, Josh Thompson, Laura Veltz and Jessie Jo Dillon, among others.

Davis is also a former member of the folk-rock group The Benjy Davis Project.

BMM General Manager Mike Molinar says, “We see in Benjy the talent, perspective, experience and sensibilities of a songwriter who is not only going to have hits…but a career full of them! We are honored to welcome him to the family.”

“I respect and admire all of the songwriters and team members at Big Machine Music and I’m proud to be part of the team,” said Benjy.

Among Big Machine Music’s recent hits are Brett Young’s three-time platinum “In Case You Didn’t Know,” and Platinum “Sleep Without You” (both co-penned by Young), Luke Combs’ Platinum “Hurricane” and “When It Rains It Pours,” (both co-written by Combs), Maren Morris’ Gold “I Could Use A Love Song” (penned by Veltz) and more.

 

Pandora Teams With Linkfire

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Streaming music provider Pandora announced a partnership with leading smart link aggregator, Linkfire, to make discovering music easier for fans, while amplifying marketing efforts for labels and artists. Pandora is the first music streaming service to provide Linkfire with advanced attribution data to help artists understand how their content is performing in order to create informed promotional campaigns to effectively reach their audience.

The Pandora integration will now offer artists the ability to search Pandora’s catalog and retrieve direct links to their songs, albums and playlists, as well as the ability to pre-release campaign planning that aggregates private links to content in advance of it going live.

“We have always been committed to helping artists find their fans and connect with Pandora’s massive listener base,” said Chris Phillips, Chief Product Officer, Pandora. “Our integration with Linkfire provides the industry with unprecedented ways to understand music streaming consumption and makes direct-to-fan marketing more impactful than ever.”

“The paradigm shift from downloads to streaming has often left artists and labels in the dark when measuring the effectiveness of their marketing activities,” said Andrea Arcari, Chief Business Development Officer, Linkfire. “We’re excited and proud to pioneer this new level of transparency with an innovative company like Pandora. It’s an industry game-changer and an essential component to building strong relationships between artists, labels and music services.”

“Pandora’s attribution data is invaluable for Capitol Music Group as we continue to innovate and invest in conversion-driven marketing. The company’s commitment to working more closely with the labels will better optimize digital campaigns and maximize results for artists, and we are glad to have played a driving role in this development. This partnership with Linkfire is a big step forward for the industry,” said Nicholas Osborne, Senior Director of Digital Strategy, Capitol Music Group.

The Linkfire partnership further demonstrates how Pandora invests in helping artists connect with their fans at scale. The company introduced AMP in late 2014, Artist Audio Messages in early 2015 and AMPCast in early 2016. Pandora also acquired Next Big Sound to help artists quantify the value of other channels including YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. To date, nearly 14,000 artists are using AMP to make critical career decisions and more than 22,000 Artist Audio Messages have been published, delivering over 1.6 billion impressions.

Jack White Offers Two Nashville Performances Ahead Of New Album Release

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Jack White. Photo: Jo McCaughey

Jack White is set to perform two surprise live Nashville performances this week, Thursday, March 15 and Friday, March 16, at Third Man Records.

The performances, which will take place at Third Man’s “Blue Room,” support his upcoming third solo album, Boarding House Reach, which will release on March 23. Joining shows will be Quincy McCrary, Carla Azar, Dominic Davis, and Neal Evans.

Doors will open at 8 p.m. on March 15, and at 9 p.m. on March 16.

No physical tickets will be issued — guests will be admitted only with a valid ID required, and audience members must be 18 or older.

Third Man Records emphasized that fans can only attend one of the two shows, issuing a warning on its site:

“IF YOU PURCHASE TICKETS FOR BOTH NIGHTS OR IF A FRIEND PURCHASES ON YOUR BEHALF, BOTH TICKET PURCHASES WILL BE CANCELLED AND YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND EITHER SHOW.”