David Nail Exits MCA Nashville

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David Nail

MusicRow has confirmed that David Nail is no longer on the MCA Nashville roster. Nail released five albums for the label, including his first in 2009, I’m About To Come Alive, which yielded the Top 10 hit “Red Light.” He also released The Sound of A Million Dreams in 2011, which included the No. 1 hit “Let It Rain,” featuring Sarah Buxton.

His third studio album, I’m A Fire, released in 2014, featuring the No. 1 single “Whatever She’s Got.” His final studio album Fighter was released in 2016 and included the singles “Night’s On Fire” and “Good At Tonight.”

Favorite Duets From ‘Nashville’ Released on New Album

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A 15-song collection of duets from the hit show Nashville is set for release this Friday (Feb. 17) on Big Machine Records. Nashville Duets will feature fan-favorite collaborations from some of the characters and couples featured on the series over the past five years.

Two new tracks appearing on tomorrow’s (Feb. 16) episode, “Eye Of The Storm,” and “Close To The Fire,” are available now on iTunes prior to the new compilation’s release.

Since the show’s 2012 debut, Big Machine Records has released eight Nashville soundtracks, which have collectively sold more than one million albums and five million single downloads with over 200 million streams to date.

TRACK LIST – NASHVILLE DUETS
1. “If I Didn’t Know Better” | Sam Palladio, Clare Bowen
Written by: Arum Rae, John Paul White
2. “Wrong Song” | Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere
Written by: Marv Green, Sonya Isaacs, Jimmy Yeary
3. “When The Right One Comes Along” | Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio
Written by: Justin Davis, Georgia Middleman, Sarah Zimmermann
4. “Hold You In My Arms” | Jonathan Jackson, Hayden Panettiere
    Written by: Sarah Siskind
5. “Can’t Say No To You” | Hayden Panettiere, Chris Carmack
Written by: Sarah Buxton, Jedd Hughes, Gordie Sampson
6. “Ball And Chain” | Connie Britton, Will Chase
Written by: Paul Kennerley, Tammi Lynn Kidd
7. “If Your Heart Can Handle It” | Chris Carmack, Aubrey Peeples
Written by: Dean Alexander, Jaida Dreyer
8. “I Ain’t Leavin’ Without Your Love” | Sam Palladio, Chaley Rose, Jonathan Jackson
Written by: Cary Barlowe, Justin Davis, Sarah Zimmermann
9. “He Ain’t Gonna Change” | Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere
    Written by: Al Anderson, Karyn Rochelle
10. “The Rivers Between Us” | Connie Britton, Charles Esten
Written by: Eric Kaz, J.D. Souther
11. “Believing” | Charles Esten, Lennon & Maisy Stella
  Written by: Tami Hinesh, Emily Shackelton, Kate York
12. “A Life That’s Good” | Lennon & Maisy Stella
Written by: Ashley Monroe, Sarah Siskind
13. “Ho Hey” | Lennon & Maisy Stella
  Written by: Jeremy Fraites, Wesley Schultz
14. “All Of Me” | Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio
Written by: Phillip LaRue, Tim Lauer, Lindy Robbins
15. “Your Best (Acoustic Version)” | Lennon & Maisy Stella
Written by: Claire Guerreso

BMLG’s Midland Trio Featured In Six-Page NYC Style Spread

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[CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE]. Photo: Joshua Pestka for Man Of Metropolis

Big Machine Label Group’s up-and-coming trio, Midland, has been featured in a six-page spread for Man of Metropolis magazine, based out of New York.

The men’s lifestyle magazine spread, titled “Austin Style featuring Midland,” was shot in Dripping Spring, Texas, in early January at Midland bass player Cameron Duddy’s farm with photographer Joshua Pestka. Duddy, a California native joined with lead vocalist and Arizona-native Mark Wystrach and Oregon-native Jess Carson to form the band, now based in Austin, Texas.

Midland will be releasing their first single, “Drinkin’ Problem,” to country radio on Feb. 27, written by Midland along with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne. McAnally produced the band’s five-song, self-titled EP—released in October—alongside Dann Huff. The trio has been announced in the lineup for BMLG’s Country Radio Seminar luncheon, Friday, Feb. 24.

Signings: Silverado Records, SMG Records

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Silverado Records Adds To Roster

Mandy McMillan

Silverado Records has signed Nashville based singer-songwriter Mandy McMillan to a multi-album deal with the label.

McMillan, from Stony Plain, Alberta Canada, has been in Nashville since 2012. Her most recent EP was released in 2014.

“Every once in a while you meet an artist you just know you want to work with from that first encounter. For us, that’s Mandy! Her spunky songwriting, strong vocals, fun personality, and strong work ethic embody exactly what we look for in a recording artist,” said Silverado’s CEO Scott Thomas.

“Mandy’s great original songs, and ability to captivate a room make her an incredible addition to Team Silverado” said Silverado VP/A&R Aaron Chesling.

“I’m very happy to be a part of this team that’s more like family than anything else. Can’t wait to work along side Scott, Aaron, Heather and the rest of the amazing team at Silverado!” said McMillan.

 

SMG Records Expands Roster

Cort Carpenter

Spin Doctors Music Group has signed Cort Carpenter to their artist roster on SMG Records.

Carpenter also heads his own foundation, Cort Carpenter Cares, launched in 2015 to assist homeless animals and people.

“We have had our eyes and ears on Cort for several years now, and when the chance came to work with him, we jumped right in. Cort has ‘it’ and is an amazing performer. His songs will resonate with the country demo and you will see big things coming for him very soon,” said Al Brock, President/CEO of The Spin Doctors Music Group.

Spin Doctors Music Group was founded in 2010 as a radio promotion company, and has since evolved into an artist/label services company.

Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Festival Sits 2017 Out

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The Zac Brown Band has canceled its popular Southern Ground Music & Food Festival, originally scheduled for May 20-21, 2017 in Charleston, South Carolina, according to the festival’s official site.

The message states the band is rescheduling the festival for next year in order to focus on their new album Welcome Home, but Southern Ground will return in 2018. Welcome Home is the band’s first album after announcing their new signing with Elektra and WAR.

ZBB founded the fast-growing festival in 2011, and it quickly became a fan and foodie favorite, offering great music and tasty cuisine to fans in both Charleston and Nashville, where it was held in 2012 and 2013. It will resume in 2018 at Charleston’s MUSC Health Stadium.

iHeartRadio Music Awards Announces Performers

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Country Artist of the Year nominee Thomas Rhett joins Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, The Chainsmokers, Shawn Mendes, Noah Cyrus, Big Sean, and Bruno Mars on the list of performers for the upcoming fourth annual iHeartRadio Music Awards on Sunday, March 5. 

This year’s country nominees include Luke Bryan in the all-genre category Male Artist of the Year, and Florida Georgia Line in the all-genre Best Duo/Group category.

Among the Best Lyric category nominees are Blake Shelton‘s “Came Here to Forget” and Cole Swindell‘s “You Should Be Here.”

Country category nominees include:

Best New Country Artist
Chris Lane
Chris Stapleton
Granger Smith
Kelsea Ballerini
Maren Morris

Country Artist of the Year
Carrie Underwood
Jason Aldean
Keith Urban
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett

Country Song of the Year
“Church Bells” – Carrie Underwood
“Snapback” –  Old Dominion
“Somewhere On A Beach” – Dierks Bentley
“T-Shirt” – Thomas Rhett
“You Should Be Here” – Cole Swindell

“This is the one night where fans can not only hear the songs that defined the last year in music, but also discover what is coming right out,” said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia. “This will be a night of live performances and once-in-a-lifetime collaborations that will carry fans into the new year of music.”

The show will air live on TBS, TNT and truTV at 8 p.m. ET from the Forum in L.A. and will broadcast on iHeartMedia stations nationwide, as well as on the iHeartRadio digital music platform, and is hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

Big Machine CRS Luncheon Lineup Announced

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The Big Machine Label Group CRS Luncheon lineup has been announced for Feb. 24, and will feature performances by A Thousand Horses, Trent Harmon, Delta Rae, Maddie & Tae, Midland, Carly Pearce, and the cast of Nashville.

This marks the third year Big Machine has hosted the luncheon. This year, the luncheon will be held in the Broadway Ballroom (CRS Performance Hall) at Omni Nashville, and festivities will kick off at noon.

More details of this year’s agenda can be found at countryradioseminar.com.

MusicRow’s 6th Annual Rising Women On The Row

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MusicRow is set to honor six deserving businesswomen who have become substantial contributors and visionary leaders during its annual Rising Women On The Row breakfast. The sixth annual event will be held Tuesday, April 25 at the Omni Nashville Hotel. Nominations are now closed.

The 2017 selected honorees were announced as Tatum Allsep (Founder/Executive Director—Music Health Alliance), Virginia Davis (Managing Partner and Artist Manager—G Major Management), Kerri Edwards (President—KP Entertainment), Kella Farris (Business Manager—Farris, Self & Moore), Laura Hutfless (CEO and Founding Partner—FlyteVu Agency), Juli Newton-Griffith (Vice President—Magic Mustang/BMG). MusicRow has announced business manager Lou Taylor as featured speaker. Song Suffragette Kalie Shorr was revealed as featured performer.

Tickets For 2017 Are Sold Out

To add yourself to a ticket wait list, please contact Eric T. Parker, eparker@musicrow.com. There are two ticket options to note: Sponsorship Table of 10 (see below, $925), or Individual Ticket purchases ($50). Single tickets purchased in the same transaction will be seated together.

Past honorees are—2016: Abbey Adams, Amanda Cates, Cris Lacy, Leslie Roberts, Risha Rodgers; 2015: Kele Currier, Tiffany Dunn, Dawn Gates, Jensen Sussman, Lou Taylor; 2014: Julie Boos, Caryl Healey, Ebie McFarland, Alicia Pruitt, Kelly Rich; 2013: Cyndi Forman, Cindy Hunt, Beth Laird, Cindy Mabe, Brandi Simms; 2012: Shannan Hatch, Mary Hilliard Harrington, Heather McBee, Denise Stevens, Carla Wallace.

Current Ticket Holders

Please expect a confirmation email a week prior to the event, sent to the email address your order came in through. This will contain dress, parking and arrival instructions. Current ticket holders can contact Eric with any additional questions eparker@musicrow.com.

Supporting Sponsorship Includes:

  1. Table (10 seats) with priority location
  2. Logo included on a full page ad in MusicRow‘s InCharge (April/May)
  3. Logo included in event program
  4. Logo included on MusicRow.com banner ad
  5. Company included in MusicRow.com coverage
  6. Company recognized during breakfast event

‘Nashville’ Characters Deacon and Rayna Immortalized in Wax at Madame Tussauds Nashville

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Nashville characters Rayna Jaymes and Deacon Claybourne (portrayed by Connie Britton and Charles Esten) will be immortalized in wax within Madame Tussauds Nashville, which is set to open in April in Music City. Britton and Esten underwent more than 300 measurements for their statues, which will be seated on a bench outside a replica of the famous Bluebird Café, giving guests the chance to pose for a photo seated between the two stars.

“I’ve been to the Madame Tussauds in London and it was a great great memory. The figures just amazed us, each one. You can see why it draws millions of people every single year,” said Esten. “To think that somebody will have a photograph sitting next to Deacon Claybourne and Rayna Jaymes—it’s surreal.”

Rayna’s figure will be wearing an outfit donated from the show that she wore in season three while performing on Good Morning America. Deacon’s figure will be outfitted with his favorite Martin D-28 Marquis Sunburst guitar, a re-creation of his signature guitar pick and leather strap donning his name and clothes donated from the show.

“The show Nashville has made a profound impact on the popularity of Music City and we couldn’t imagine having a Madame Tussauds in Nashville without Rayna Jaymes and Deacon Claybourne,” said JP Dansereau, General Manager, Madame Tussauds Nashville. “We’ve recently been able to announce some spectacular music icons slated to appear in our attraction. Having Deacon and Rayna included, specifically positioned with the famous Bluebird Café as a backdrop, is extra special for us. We can’t wait for ‘Nashville’ fans from across the world to experience their favorite stars up close and personal.”

Madame Tussauds Nashville will be the company’s first museum in the U.S. that focuses solely on music icons who have shaped America’s musical landscape. Guests are encouraged to have fun with the famous stars from different musical genres that will include Carrie Underwood, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Minnie Pearl, Johnny Cash, Keith Urban and Little Jimmy Dickens with more figures added to the bill within the coming weeks.
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Parallel Entertainment Nashville Adds Creative Director

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Travis Myatt

Parallel Entertainment Nashville has expanded its team with the hiring of Travis Myatt as Creative Director. Myatt will work alongside Marc Rucker and Tim Hunze to expand Parallel’s roster of writers and artists. Myatt previously served as Catalog Manager at Sony/ATV.

“To quote Seth Godin, ‘…what we must have are indispensable human beings. We need original thinkers, provocateurs, and people who care… Every organization needs a linchpin…’ – and that’s exactly who I intend to be. I believe being positioned alongside Tim and Marc will give me the opportunity to do just that. I look forward to working with Parallel’s fantastic roster of writers and artists,” Myatt says.

“Travis is the perfect fit for the team we are building here at Parallel. He is a natural leader with an unparalleled passion for songs, writers and the business of music,” Rucker says.

“We are really excited to have Travis join the team,” Hunze adds. “His passion and drive are out of this world.”