SOURCE, an organization of women executives in Nashville’s music industry, held its monthly Members Luncheon at ASCAP on Oct. 23, 2014. Guest speakers were Universal Music Group CEO Mike Dungan and BE Music & Entertainment’s Tim DuBois.

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In a ceremony at the Nashville office of BMI, legendary singer-songwriter Tommy Roe was presented with certifications for his 1960s hits “Sheila” and “Dizzy” being played on the airwaves two million times – each.
“BMI’s David Preston told me that if you played the record every hour for twelve years continuously, it would reach two million,” Roe said. “When you say it like that, it’s pretty much amazing,” he admitted. “I’m glad that there’s people out there that enjoy it, and it makes them happy. That’s what it’s all about.”

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Bob Seger took the stage alongside Country entertainer Jason Aldean as the latest pairing for CMT’s legendary music series, CMT Crossroads. The duo shared stories and lyrics on each other’s hit songs at The Factory’s Liberty Hall in Franklin, Tenn. CMT Crossroads: Bob Seger and Jason Aldean will premiere Friday, Nov. 28 at 10p.m. ET/PT on CMT.

Word Entertainment has named Caroline Lusk as Publicity Manager. Lusk will report to Wes Vause, Sr. VP, Publicity, Warner Music Nashville, and will be responsible for the six divisions of Word Entertainment, including recorded music, publishing, church resources, films, live events, and distribution.
Most recently, Lusk spent four years as the editor for CCM Magazine. For more than a decade, Lusk has been involved in the Christian music industry as a freelance writer and editorial assistant. She has written bios for artists including Laura Story, Natalie Grant, Jason Crabb, and others. She has also been an on-air personality for Today’s Christian Music Radio and has written film scripts for Storytelling Pictures, and served as lead writer for CCM Classic Radio.
Lusk relocated to Nashville while completing graduate studies at Vanderbilt University. She still lives in the area with her husband, Andy and their two children, Eli and Everly.
Word Label Group artists include Francesca Battistelli, for King & Country, Big Daddy Weave, Chris August, Love & The Outcome, and others.

Concert promoters and festival producers AC Entertainment, known for the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, among its many projects, announced the addition of two new employees to its Nashville, Tenn., office. Erin McAnally joins the company as Nashville Marketing and Special Projects Director, and Taylor Shomaker returns to AC Entertainment as Director of Event Operations and Talent Buyer, building on his previous role with the company.
McAnally received her B.A. in English from Belmont University and went on to earn an Asia Pacific Leadership Program Fellowship from The East and West Center in Honolulu. She then returned to Nashville where she worked as a Production Coordinator at Tony Brown Enterprises from 2006 to 2009. She later went on to work freelance as Music Supervisor and Assistant to composer John Powell at Independently Thinking Music in Los Angeles. In 2012, Erin started as Executive and Event Director at Imogene and Willie and was quickly promoted to V.P. of Marketing, PR and Retail, coordinating events with companies such as GQ, Spotify and Warby Parker.
Shomaker began his seven-year career at AC Entertainment in 2007, with previous positions including Assistant to the COO, Event Operations Manager and Talent Buyer for country music bookings. He was also heavily involved in the company’s music festivals, including Bonnaroo, Forecastle Festival, Mountain Oasis, and Big Ears, as well as Mumford & Sons’ Gentleman of the Road stopover series. In his new role, Shomaker will direct the operations for many of the company’s top special events and concerts; buy talent for country music and Americana genres; and represent ACE at venues, concerts, and special events throughout Nashville and surrounding markets.
“We’re really thriving in Nashville’s high energy, creative environment. We’ve had a great year since officially establishing our Nashville office, and our opportunities continue to expand. We are happy to welcome a strong talent like Erin to the team and to have Taylor, who was with us for over seven years, return to join our Nashville team after a short hiatus.” said Ashley Capps, AC Entertainment Founder/CEO.

Round Hill Music as acquired Root 49 Music, which contains catalogs of writers Bridgette Tatum, Danny Myrick, and Odie Blackmon, and includes 635 songs, including compositions recorded by artists including Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Chris Cagle and Gary Allan.
Root 49 Music was founded in 2008 by Nashville publisher Carolyn Miller, and songwriters Bridgette Tatum and Danny Myrick. In 2011, the company signed songwriter Odie Blackmon. He penned Gary Allan’s “Pieces,” and has written for George Strait and Lee Ann Womack.
Tatum and Myrick penned Jason Aldean‘s chart-topper “She’s Country,” and Myrick co-wrote Chris Cagles’s “Got My Country On,” Tim McGraw’s “Truck Yeah,” and Craig Morgan’s “International Harvester.”
Round Hill Music’s Nashville VP and General Manager, Mark Brown, served as Chief Creative Officer for Root 49 from 2010 until 2013. In 2014, Myrick signed a new deal with the joint venture between Round Hill Music and Marti Frederksen’s Riding Songs.
“I am delighted to be reunited with this superior song catalog and to continue my work with Danny Myrick,” said Brown.