Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt and Meghan Trainor are among the artists with Nashville ties that garnered nominations for the American Music Awards’ top honor, Artist of the Year, at their 2015 awards ceremony. They will vie against Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, and The Weeknd.
Swift dominates the nominations with six nods this year. Her additional nominations include Song of the Year (“Blank Space”), Favorite Female Artist-Pop/Rock, Collaboration of the Year (“Bad Blood,” ft. Kendrick Lamar), Favorite Album-Pop/Rock (for 1989), and Favorite Artist-Adult Contemporary.
In the overall new artist category, Hunt is up against Fetty Wap, Tove Lo, Walk the Moon, and The Weeknd.
In the country categories, Kelsea Ballerini lands in the Favorite Female Artist category, alongside Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert. Jason Aldean, Bryan, and Hunt are up for Favorite Male Artist-Country, while Zac Brown Band, Little Big Town, and Florida Georgia Line are up for Favorite Duo or Group-Country.
Aldean, FGL and Hunt are all up for Favorite Album-Country.
Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth revealed six categories of nominees on ABC’s Good Morning America. Immediately following the broadcast, five additional categories were announced in real time exclusively via Snapchat (TheAMAs). ABC News then livestreamed the remaining 12 categories and included a recap of all nominees in the 11 previously-announced categories.
Jennifer Lopez will serve as host and performer during the 2015 American Music Awards, which will broadcast live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Artist Of The Year
LUKE BRYAN
ARIANA GRANDE
MAROON 5
NICKI MINAJ
ONE DIRECTION
ED SHEERAN
SAM SMITH
TAYLOR SWIFT
MEGHAN TRAINOR
THE WEEKND
New Artist Of The Year Presented By Kohl’s
FETTY WAP
SAM HUNT
TOVE LO
WALK THE MOON
THE WEEKND
Song Of The Year
WIZ KHALIFA Featuring CHARLIE PUTH “See You Again”
MARK RONSON Featuring BRUNO MARS “Uptown Funk!”
ED SHEERAN “Thinking Out Loud”
TAYLOR SWIFT “Blank Space”
THE WEEKND “Can’t Feel My Face”
Collaboration Of The Year Un-Leashed By T-Mobile
WIZ KHALIFA Featuring CHARLIE PUTH “See You Again”
RIHANNA & KANYE WEST Featuring PAUL MCCARTNEY “FourFiveSeconds”
MARK RONSON Featuring BRUNO MARS “Uptown Funk!”
SKRILLEX & DIPLO Featuring JUSTIN BIEBER “Where Are Ü Now”
TAYLOR SWIFT Featuring KENDRICK LAMAR “Bad Blood”
Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock
NICK JONAS
ED SHEERAN
SAM SMITH
Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock
ARIANA GRANDE
TAYLOR SWIFT
MEGHAN TRAINOR
Favorite Duo Or Group – Pop/Rock
MAROON 5
ONE DIRECTION
WALK THE MOON
Favorite Album – Pop/Rock
ED SHEERAN “x”
SAM SMITH “In The Lonely Hour”
TAYLOR SWIFT “1989”
Favorite Male Artist – Country
JASON ALDEAN
LUKE BRYAN
SAM HUNT
Favorite Female Artist – Country
KELSEA BALLERINI
MIRANDA LAMBERT
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
Favorite Duo Or Group – Country
ZAC BROWN BAND
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
LITTLE BIG TOWN
Favorite Album – Country
JASON ALDEAN “Old Boots, New Dirt”
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE “Anything Goes”
SAM HUNT “Montevallo”
Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop
DRAKE
FETTY WAP
NICKI MINAJ
Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop
J. COLE “2014 Forest Hills Drive”
DRAKE “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
NICKI MINAJ “The Pinkprint”
Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B
CHRIS BROWN
TREY SONGZ
THE WEEKND
Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B
BEYONCÉ
MARY J. BLIGE
RIHANNA
Favorite Album – Soul/R&B
CHRIS BROWN “X”
D’ANGELO AND THE VANGUARD “Black Messiah”
THE WEEKND “Beauty Behind the Madness”
Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock
FALL OUT BOY
HOZIER
WALK THE MOON
Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary
ED SHEERAN
TAYLOR SWIFT
MEGHAN TRAINOR
Favorite Artist – Latin
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
RICKY MARTIN
ROMEO SANTOS
Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational
CASTING CROWNS
HILLSONG UNITED
MERCYME
Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
CALVIN HARRIS
DAVID GUETTA
ZEDD
Top Soundtrack
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Pitch Perfect 2
In Pictures: Cassadee Pope on ‘Today,’ APA Artists at IEBA, The Cadillac Three
/by Jessica NicholsonCassadee Pope Brings ‘Invincible’ Performance to ‘Today’
Cassadee Pope performed her empowering new single “I Am Invincible” this morning on the Today show. She gave fans a behind-the-scenes look throughout the morning as she took over People magazine’s Instagram.
Watch the performance at Today.com.
Cassadee Pope on Today. Photo: BMLG
APA at IEBA
APA Celebrated its artists, including Dailey & Vincent and Maggie Rose, during the 2015 IEBA Conference in Nashville.
Pictured (L-R): APA Agency’s Cass Scripps, Steve Lassiter and Frank Wing, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent of Dailey & Vincent, Maggie Rose and APA’s Jim Gosnell and Chris Looney.
The Cadillac Three Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Nashville natives The Cadillac Three traveled to Orlando, Fla. Thursday evening (Oct. 8) for a benefit performance during AJ & Ashley’s Survivor Celebration hosted by K92.3. The edgy trio slowed it down for an intimate acoustic performance including their current single, “White Lighting.”
Watch a snippet of their performance at k923orlando.com:
The Cadillac Three hang with breast cancer survivors and guests of the Survivor Celebration. Photo: BMLG
MusicRowLife: RaeLynn Engaged, Sarah Buxton Expecting
/by Jessica NicholsonRaeLynn Engaged To Longtime Boyfriend
Photo: RaeLynn/Twitter.
Singer-songwriter RaeLynn accepted a proposal from longtime boyfriend Josh Davis on Monday (Oct. 12) at Nashville’s Belmont University campus.
“OMG I’m getting married!” RaeLynn told Us Magazine. “My life has been so crazy with my singing career and traveling and being 21, but you can’t plan when you’re gonna meet ‘the one.’ When it’s right, you just have to go with it.”
Sarah Buxton, Tom Bukovac Expecting Second Child
Sarah Buxton
Singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton and her husband, musician Tom Bukovac, are expecting their second child. The couple welcomed their first child, son Marshall, in 2012.
Nashville Entertainment Lawyers Honored In ‘Best Lawyers’ Rankings
/by Jessica NicholsonSeveral Nashville entertainment lawyers were honored in the recently-released Best Lawyers rankings.
A few were selected to receive the Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year designation, including: Linda Edell Howard, Christian A. Horsnell, D. Page Kelley, and W. Michael Milom.
Among those named to the Best Lawyers’ rankings:
Karl Braun (Hall Booth Smith P.C.)
Derek C. Crownover(Dickenson Wright PLLC)
Linda Edell Howard (Adams and Reese LLP)
Philip M. Kirkpatrick (Adams and Reese LLP)
Samuel D. Lipshie (Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP)
Lynn Morrow (Adams and Reese LLP)
Stephanie R. Taylor (Stites and Harbison PLLC)
Orville Almon, Jr. (Almon and McPike PLLC)
John C. Beiter (Shackelford, Bowen, Zumwalt & Hayes, LLP)
David Crow (Milom Horsnell Crow Rose Kelley PLC)
Kevin M. Doherty (Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP)
Tiffany A. Dunn (Loeb & Loeb LLP)
R Horton Frank III (Watkins & McNeilly, PLLC)
James H. Harris III (Harris Martin Jones P.A.)
Christian A. Horsnell (Milom Horsnell Crow Rose Kelley PLC)
D Page Kelley (Milom Horsnell Crow Rose Kelley PLC)
W. Michael Milom (Milom Horsnell Crow Rose Kelley PLC)
Jonathan Motley (Safford Motley PLC)
Howell O’Rear (McInteer & O’Rear PLC)
Scott Safford (Safford Motley PLC)
Denise M. Stevens (Loeb & Loeb LLP)
Chris L. Vlahos (Riley Warnock & Jacobson, PLC)
Timothy L. Warnock (Riley Warnock & Jacobson, PLC)
Seven Shows Added to ‘Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas’
/by Troy_StephensonTickets for all seven shows go on sale this Friday, Oct. 16 at 10 a.m. PT. and may be purchased in person at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Box Office, by calling 866-320-9763 or online at thecolosseum.com or axs.com.
Since opening in June 2015, Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas has performed nine consecutive sold-out shows to 38,000 fans. The trio returns to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace with another sold-out run Dec. 1 – 12.
Industry Ink: Bobby Bones, The Pen Fund, Tortuga Music Festival
/by Jessica NicholsonCharles Kelley Visits ‘Bobby Bones Show’
Capitol Records Nashville’s Charles Kelley recently stopped by the Bobby Bones Show to discuss his upcoming solo project. During the interview, which aired earlier this morning, Kelley revealed the motivation behind the endeavor as well as details regarding the 22-city The Driver Tour starting Nov. 28. While “The Driver” serves as the lead single, Kelley performed an acoustic version of an another new track, “Leaving Nashville”, which he also hopes to include as part of the solo venture. Kelley, along with special guests Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay, will perform “The Driver” tonight on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Bobby Bones and Charles Kelley.
Writers Take Part In The Pen Fund Songwriters Round
Matraca Berg, Marla Cannon-Goodman, Kalisa Ewing, Erin Enderlin and other guests will take part in The Pen Fund: Inspired By Hank Cochran Presents Songwriters 4 Songwriters-Ladies’ Night, on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley, to support The Pen Fund. The show starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $20 online or $25 day of show.
For tickets, visit thepenfund.org.
Rock The Ocean Tortuga Festival Reveals 2016 Lineup
Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw and Dierks Bentley will headline the upcoming Rock The Ocean’s Tortuga Music Festival. The three-day concert is slated for April 15-17, 2016 on the sands of Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Additional performers include Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett, Billy Currington, Kip Moore, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Randy Houser, Joe Nichols, Chris Janson, A Thousand Horses, Chase Bryant, Old Dominion, Cam, and more.
Advance sale tickets go on sale Oct. 16. For more information, visit tortugamusicfestival.com.
Artist Action: Kellie Pickler, Brad Paisley, Scotty McCreery, Josh Thompson
/by Craig_ShelburneKellie Pickler Visits The Rachael Ray Show
Kellie Pickler appeared as a guest on The Rachael Ray Show today (Oct. 13). Adding to her list of TV credits (American Idol, Dancing With the Stars), Pickler and her husband, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, will star in the upcoming CMT series, I Love Kellie Pickler, premiering Nov. 5.
Kellie Pickler and Rachael Ray
Brad Paisley Completing College Tour This Week
Brad Paisley will wrap up a series of free shows at college campuses this week. His nine-stop Country Nation College Tour presented by Zaxby’s will visit the University of Georgia in Athens on Thursday (Oct. 15) and conclude at the University of South Carolina in Columbia on Friday.
The final show will support and honor area residents heavily impacted by recent flooding. Many first responders and their families will be in attendance as special guests.
Brad Paisley’s Country Nation College Tour
Scotty McCreery Greets Gov. Pat. McCrory
Scotty McCreery returned to his hometown of Garner, N.C., on Monday (Oct. 12) to welcome North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, who was in the community to announce the modernization of the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. McCreery presented the governor with a Garner T-shirt.
Scotty McCreery and North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory
Josh Thompson Releases Change: The Lost Record, Volume 1
Josh Thompson has issued a six-song EP titled Change: The Lost Record exclusively on iTunes. Thompson recorded the project while signed to RCA in 2011.
He co-wrote all of the songs on the album. A second volume is expected next year.
As a recording artist, Thompson’s singles include “Way Out Here,” “Beer on the Table,” and “Won’t Be Lonely Long.” In addition to his own music, he has written songs recorded by Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Gary Allan, Darius Rucker and Joe Nichols.
Josh Thompson
The Writer’s Room: Hillary Lindsey
/by Jessica NicholsonLindsey, an ASCAP writer, has written for Underwood since the singer won American Idol in 2005; Lindsey co-wrote Underwood’s debut single, “Jesus Take The Wheel,” and has gone on to co-write numerous hits for (and often with) the Grammy winner, including “Wasted,” “Just A Dream,” “See You Again,” “Two Black Cadillacs,” and “So Small,” as well as “Smoke Break,” the first single from Underwood’s upcoming Storyteller project.
Lindsey’s collaborations with fellow co-writers Liz Rose and Lori McKenna (the group’s informal name is The Love Junkies) have resulted in one of the most successful and most talked about songs of 2015, Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush,” which has garnered several nominations for the upcoming CMA Awards, including Single of the Year, Song of the Year, and Music Video of the Year.
Lindsey spoke with MusicRow as part of a Writer’s Notes series for its annual Publisher issue (released today, Oct. 13). For the full interview, check out the annual MusicRow Publisher Issue.
On Her Start in Nashville:
I came to Nashville in 1994, and attended Belmont [University]. I majored in Music Business, because I thought when I tried to get a record deal, that I wouldn’t get screwed because I knew the business side of it. My roommate interned at a record label. She took one of my tapes and played it. The tape got sent around to different publishers, and Famous Music signed me. Then I signed with Epic out of Los Angeles, but that deal lasted about three months. John Polk, who signed me, told me he quit and that they were dropping me and two other acts he had most recently signed. I hadn’t recorded anything, and didn’t even step into the studio. It was a pretty low time. Then I stopped feeling sorry for myself and began writing with Gordie Sampson, Brett James, Troy Verges, and others. We began getting cuts, and I thought, ‘This isn’t bad, either.’
On Her First Co-Write With Liz Rose:
Liz Rose and I had written one song together, but we were actually not in the same room when we wrote it. That track was “Fearless,” the title track of Taylor Swift’s album. Obviously Taylor and Liz wrote a lot together. I had a writing date with Taylor, and she came to my home. She came in like a fireball. She was young, but she knew exactly what she wanted. She had been working on the song with Liz, but wanted to finish it with me. When the song was cut for Taylor’s album I didn’t really know Liz, but that was our first cut together.
On Writing Sessions With The Love Junkies:
Lori [who lives in Stoughton, Mass.] will fly to Nashville, and we will hole up at Liz’s house for a few days. Liz is the queen bee. She whips us into shape. We will write three or four songs in a day. You can almost not turn off the writing juices. We will write all day, then it’s wine time and then you write more and eventually make it into your pajamas. They get up before me and they are already down there. They’ve been tweaking lines from the song the night before or have been working on new ideas.
On Songwriting Dry Spells:
I’ve been very lucky and blessed. It’s been a good run recently. But I hit dry spells all the time. I get so frustrated, and want to throw my guitar against the wall or move away, it’s so dramatic. Some writers can take a [long] break, and come back super-refreshed. For me, it’s a muscle that I like to keep working out. But in the same breath, it’s healthy. I couldn’t do all those songs by myself. Those songs are because of my co-writers as well. We lean on each other very heavily.
On The State Of Female Artists and Songwriters At Country Radio:
A year or so ago, I would have been more sad about it, but I really feel like that tide is turning. You can see certain artists like Maren Morris doing well. I feel like there is a real change about to come. There is so much talent among the female writers, and they are here busting their butts every day. Natalie Hemby, Nicolle Galyon, Heather Morgan, Caitlyn Smith — there are so many I can’t name them all. Kelsea Ballerini just broke through, and we’re seeing Mickey Guyton. We need a few more to break through. It’s all cyclical.
Hunter Hayes To Release Three-Disc Set, ‘The 21 Project’
/by Troy_StephensonAtlantic/Warner Music Nashville artist Hunter Hayes will release The 21 Project on Friday, Nov. 6. The three-disc set includes one acoustic album, one studio album, and one live album. Each one will feature the same seven songs with the different variations.
“This project has been a lot of fun for me, because it really brings the focus back to the music and shows how a song grows from its original form into something we play on stage,” said Hayes, who co-produced The 21 Project with Dann Huff. “We’re making our fall tour all about the music and connecting with fans in a closer setting, and just enjoying music together.”
The 21 Project is available for pre-order now by clicking here.
Track Listing:
1. “21” (Dallas Davidson, Kelley Lovelace, Ashley Gorley, Hayes)
2. “Young And In Love” (Hayes, Dan Omelio, Dave Barnes)
3. “Saint Or A Sinner” (Hayes, Lori McKenna, Barry Dean)
4. “Where It All Begins (feat. Lady Antebellum)” (Hayes, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott)
5. “Suitcase” (Hayes, Gorley, Ross Copperman)
6. “The Trouble With Love” (McKenna, Hayes)
7. “I Mean You” (Hayes, Jimmy Robbins, Gorley)
Hayes will embark on his 21 Tour on Oct. 22. Current dates include:
Thursday, Oct. 22 – Western Carolina University – Cullowhee, N.C.
Friday, Oct. 23 – Kent State University – Kent, Ohio
Saturday, Oct. 24 – West Point Eisenhower Hall Theater – Highland Falls, N.Y.
Thursday, Oct. 29 – Purdue University – West Lafayette, Ind.
Friday, Oct. 30 – Aebersold Recreation Center at Slippery Rock University – Slippery Rock, Pa.
Thursday, Nov. 5 – Western Kentucky University – Bowling Green, Ky.
Friday, Nov. 6 – Notre Dame University – Notre Dame, Ind.
Saturday, Nov. 7 – Illinois State University – Normal, Ill.
Saturday, Nov. 14 – University of Oklahoma – Norman, Okla.
American Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Meghan Trainor, Sam Hunt Land Top Nominations
/by Jessica NicholsonTaylor Swift
Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt and Meghan Trainor are among the artists with Nashville ties that garnered nominations for the American Music Awards’ top honor, Artist of the Year, at their 2015 awards ceremony. They will vie against Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, and The Weeknd.
Swift dominates the nominations with six nods this year. Her additional nominations include Song of the Year (“Blank Space”), Favorite Female Artist-Pop/Rock, Collaboration of the Year (“Bad Blood,” ft. Kendrick Lamar), Favorite Album-Pop/Rock (for 1989), and Favorite Artist-Adult Contemporary.
In the overall new artist category, Hunt is up against Fetty Wap, Tove Lo, Walk the Moon, and The Weeknd.
In the country categories, Kelsea Ballerini lands in the Favorite Female Artist category, alongside Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert. Jason Aldean, Bryan, and Hunt are up for Favorite Male Artist-Country, while Zac Brown Band, Little Big Town, and Florida Georgia Line are up for Favorite Duo or Group-Country.
Aldean, FGL and Hunt are all up for Favorite Album-Country.
Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth revealed six categories of nominees on ABC’s Good Morning America. Immediately following the broadcast, five additional categories were announced in real time exclusively via Snapchat (TheAMAs). ABC News then livestreamed the remaining 12 categories and included a recap of all nominees in the 11 previously-announced categories.
Jennifer Lopez will serve as host and performer during the 2015 American Music Awards, which will broadcast live from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Artist Of The Year
LUKE BRYAN
ARIANA GRANDE
MAROON 5
NICKI MINAJ
ONE DIRECTION
ED SHEERAN
SAM SMITH
TAYLOR SWIFT
MEGHAN TRAINOR
THE WEEKND
New Artist Of The Year Presented By Kohl’s
FETTY WAP
SAM HUNT
TOVE LO
WALK THE MOON
THE WEEKND
Song Of The Year
WIZ KHALIFA Featuring CHARLIE PUTH “See You Again”
MARK RONSON Featuring BRUNO MARS “Uptown Funk!”
ED SHEERAN “Thinking Out Loud”
TAYLOR SWIFT “Blank Space”
THE WEEKND “Can’t Feel My Face”
Collaboration Of The Year Un-Leashed By T-Mobile
WIZ KHALIFA Featuring CHARLIE PUTH “See You Again”
RIHANNA & KANYE WEST Featuring PAUL MCCARTNEY “FourFiveSeconds”
MARK RONSON Featuring BRUNO MARS “Uptown Funk!”
SKRILLEX & DIPLO Featuring JUSTIN BIEBER “Where Are Ü Now”
TAYLOR SWIFT Featuring KENDRICK LAMAR “Bad Blood”
Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock
NICK JONAS
ED SHEERAN
SAM SMITH
Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock
ARIANA GRANDE
TAYLOR SWIFT
MEGHAN TRAINOR
Favorite Duo Or Group – Pop/Rock
MAROON 5
ONE DIRECTION
WALK THE MOON
Favorite Album – Pop/Rock
ED SHEERAN “x”
SAM SMITH “In The Lonely Hour”
TAYLOR SWIFT “1989”
Favorite Male Artist – Country
JASON ALDEAN
LUKE BRYAN
SAM HUNT
Favorite Female Artist – Country
KELSEA BALLERINI
MIRANDA LAMBERT
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
Favorite Duo Or Group – Country
ZAC BROWN BAND
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
LITTLE BIG TOWN
Favorite Album – Country
JASON ALDEAN “Old Boots, New Dirt”
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE “Anything Goes”
SAM HUNT “Montevallo”
Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop
DRAKE
FETTY WAP
NICKI MINAJ
Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop
J. COLE “2014 Forest Hills Drive”
DRAKE “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
NICKI MINAJ “The Pinkprint”
Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B
CHRIS BROWN
TREY SONGZ
THE WEEKND
Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B
BEYONCÉ
MARY J. BLIGE
RIHANNA
Favorite Album – Soul/R&B
CHRIS BROWN “X”
D’ANGELO AND THE VANGUARD “Black Messiah”
THE WEEKND “Beauty Behind the Madness”
Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock
FALL OUT BOY
HOZIER
WALK THE MOON
Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary
ED SHEERAN
TAYLOR SWIFT
MEGHAN TRAINOR
Favorite Artist – Latin
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS
RICKY MARTIN
ROMEO SANTOS
Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational
CASTING CROWNS
HILLSONG UNITED
MERCYME
Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
CALVIN HARRIS
DAVID GUETTA
ZEDD
Top Soundtrack
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Pitch Perfect 2
Charity News: Miranda Lambert, Charles Esten, Lindsay Ell, ‘End of the Row’
/by Jessica NicholsonGrand Ole Opry Adopts From Miranda Lambert’s MuttNation
Miranda Lambert with Pete Fisher and the Opry’s newest pet, Charlie. Photo by Chris Hollo.
Miranda Lambert helped three puppies find a home after her appearance on the Grand Ole Opry on Oct. 6. Lambert brought the dogs to her Opry appearance on behalf of her MuttNation Foundation, which provides funds to animal shelters nationwide. One of the puppies, a Labrador/terrier mix named Charlie, was welcomed into the Opry family, with several Opry staffers sharing responsibility for him. Charlie and the other two puppies had been dropped on someone’s property in rural Oklahoma. After being found and rescued, they were driven to Lambert’s Redemption Ranch in early July.
Charles Esten Helps Red Gold Tomatoes, Second Harvest Stock the Shelves
Pictured (L to R): Red Gold’s Jorge Cardenas, Charles Esten and Sylvia Roberts. Photo by Bev Moser.
Red Gold Tomatoes donated 43,000 pounds of tomatoes on Oct. 7 on behalf of the upcoming Off the Record gala event in Nashville. Charles Esten (of ABC’s Nashville), Big & Rich’s Big Kenny Alphin, Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley and wife Brittany, Phil Vassar and clothing designers Johnathan Kayne and Margaret Roberts were on hand to help with the donation. The Off the Record event will be held at the home of Sylvia Roberts on Nov. 1. A portion of all proceeds will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank.
Lindsay Ell Busks On Broadway
(From Clockwise Top Left — PHOTO 1: Mark Price, Linde Pflaum of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt; Lindsay Ell; Kelsey-Lane Benner and Stuart Dill of Children’s Hospital; CMT’s Leslie Fram. PHOTO 2: Lindsay Ell signs autographs for fans. PHOTO 3: Lindsay Ell, Lucie Silvas, Charlie Worsham pose with fans. PHOTO 4: Lindsay Ell takes an umbrella break. PHOTO 5: Lindsay Ell performs for fans. PHOTO 6: All donations benefitted the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt)
Stoney Creek singer-songwriter Lindsay Ell recently raised thousands to support the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Her fundraising method? The longtime tradition of street busking.
The performer and guitar slinger, in partnership with CMT’s Next Women of Country, took part in a 24-hour “Busking on Broadway” event, braving the rain and wind while performing on Nashville’s Lower Broadway. Artists showing their support during the marathon performance included Craig Campbell, Ashley Gearing, Brooke Eden, Kristen Kelley, The Raging Idiots (Bobby Bones and Eddie), Lucie Silvas, Charlie Worsham, Chuck Wicks, and others.
Ell’s new single, “By the Way,” officially impacts country radio on Oct. 19.
Dickinson Wright PLLC’s End of the Row Party Supports T.J. Martell Foundation
Pictured (L-R): Travis Meadows, Maggie Rose, Angaleena Presley, James Slater, Derek Crownover, Gordie Sampson, and John Whitehead.
Dickinson Wright PLLC hosted its End of the Row party last week, raising $5,000 to support the T.J. Martell Foundation, which funds medical research related to finding cures for leukemia, cancer and AIDS.
The event, held Oct. 1 at Ruby in Nashville, featured singer-songwriters including Trea Landon, Dan Pellarin, Natalie Estes, Julienne Irwin, James Slater, Travis Meadows, Maggie Rose, Gordie Sampson, and Angaleena Presley.