(L-R): Hank Cochran, Mac Wiseman and Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap, the late Hank Cochran, and Mac Wiseman were introduced as 2014’s Country Music Hall of Fame inductees during an emotional ceremony the Country Music Association held this morning (April 22) at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The Hall will induct Milsap in the Modern Era category, Cochran in the Songwriter category and Wiseman in the Veterans Era category. They’ll be honored at an invitation-only ceremony later this year at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
CMA CEO Sarah Trahern, CMHoF leader Kyle Young and Kix Brooks welcomed attendees.
Bobby Bare and Suzi Cochran announce the late Hank Cochran as the “Songwriter” inductee. Photo: Alan Poizner / CMA
2013’s inductee into the Veteran Era category,
Bobby Bare, named Cochran as this year’s induction for that category. “He called himself ‘The Legend’ before he was a legend, and I’ve been his friend for 60 years,” said Bare. Cochran’s wife
Susan thanked attendees. “Though I always believed he would get here, I never dreamed it would be me, not Hank, standing here. It’s hard to imagine him without a pen and paper in his hand. He loved words, he loved music, he loved songs, he loved songwriters and he loved the musicians and artists who agave life to his songs.”
Cochran died in 2010. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Association International Hall of Fame in 1974. His body of work includes “Ocean Front Property,” “Don’t You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me” and “The Chair.” Born in Mississippi, at age 24 Cochran hitchhiked to Hollywood, but ended up in Nashville in 1960. He co-wrote “I Fall to Pieces” with Harlan Howard, as well as “She’s Got You” and “Why Can’t He Be You.” In 1960, he penned “Make The World Go Away,” which became a hit for Ray Price.
Ronnie Milsap is announced as the “Modern Era Artist” inductee. Photo: Alan Poizner / CMA
introduced Mac Wiseman. “This is the height of things that have happened to me in the 70 years I have been in the music business professionally, and I hope I will prove worthy of the honor,” said Wiseman. “I can’t tell you how pleased I am to go in the same year as Hank Cochran.”
The Virginia native began his career as a disc jockey in his home state. He became an upright bass player for country singer Molly O’Day. He played guitar for The Foggy Mountain Boys, and later with Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys. After a performance on the
Louisiana Hayride, he became a popular solo artist. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1993.
Pictured (L-R): Bobby Bare, Ronnie Milsap, and Mac Wiseman participate in a panel hosted by Kix Brooks at the 11th Annual CMA Artist Luncheon following the announcement that Milsap and Wiseman are the newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Photo: Alan Poizner / CMA
introduced Ronnie Milsap. “Let the celebration begin! What a wonderful get together,” he said, praising Hayes for his musicianship. “I’ve wanted to be in the Hall of Fame for as long as I remember. I didn’t get to Nashville until I was 30. I’ve often thought if I got here earlier, things would have been different. I thank my friends who have been pulling for me for a long time.”
Milsap is one of the most successful and versatile country singers of his time. His hits include “It Was Almost Like A Song,” “Smoky Mountain Rain,” “There’s No Gettin’ Over Me,” “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It For The World,” “Stranger In My House,” and many others. He has six Grammy awards and 40 No. 1 Country songs to his credit.
The Medallion Ceremony will be held at CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame later this year.
Jerrod Niemann Celebrates Gold Single
/by Jessica NicholsonSea Gayle Records/Arista Nashville artist Jerrod Niemann dropped by the Sony Nashville office this week to toast his chart-topping, RIAA-certified Gold single, “Drink To That All Night.”
Pictured (L-R): Fitzgerald Hartley’s Steve Emley; Arista Nashville VP Promotion Lesly Tyson; Jerrod Niemann; Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Gary Overton; Sony Music Nashville Director, Digital Sales, Alaina Vehec; and Niemann’s High Noon album co-producer Jimmie Lee Sloas. Photo: Alan Poizner
Photo 2 – Pictured front (L-R): Fitzgerald Hartley’s Steve Emley, Arista’s Lesly Tyson, Niemann, Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Gary Overton, Sony’s Alaina Vehec, producer Jimmie Lee Sloas, and Sony’s Rusty Sherrill. Pictured back (L-R): Sony Music Nashville’s RG Jones, Arista’s Ali O’Connell, Andy Elliott, John Sigler, Jenny Shearin, Lauren Thomas, Jeri Cooper, and Ryan Dokke. Photo: Alan Poizner
Jerrod Niemann celebrates the Gold-selling success of “Drink To That All Night” with industry colleagues at Sony Music Nashville, as well as Fitzgerald Hartley’s Steve Emley and Niemann’s album co-producer Jimmie Lee Sloas. Photo: Alan Poizner
Two Exit In Average Joes Restructuring
/by Jessica Nicholson“We are still engaging in radio stations, but not in the traditional record label way,” VP, Marketing & Promotions Tony Morreale tells MusicRow. “It will be more tactical and in market-by-market basis. Unfortunately, that means we don’t need a full promotions staff. When people see a label’s radio promotions department changing, especially a small label, they think the label is closing up shop, and that is certainly not the case here. We have some great things coming up.”
Foster can be reached at 480-495-2209, while Schuld can be reached at 615-497-3892.
Johnny Cash Property Owned By Barry Gibb Sold For $2M
/by Jessica NicholsonJohnny Cash
Barry Gibb and wife Linda have sold the Hendersonville property that Johnny Cash and June Carter owned for more than 40 years, according to The Tennessean. Lakehouse Holdings purchased the property, located at 200 Caudill Drive, for $2 million, according to the Sumner Country Register of Deeds.
The property includes four lots on Old Hickory Lake. The Gibbs purchased the land for $2.3 million in 2006, along with the seven-bedroom home built in 1968 that resided on the property.
Both Carter and Cash lived at the property until their deaths in 2003.
Artist Charity Events: Rascal Flatts, Wynonna, Music For A Cure
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Music for a Cure returns Saturday, May 3 at 5:30 p.m. at Soulshine Pizza. The event will benefit PearlPoint Cancer Support. Performers scheduled include Walker Hayes, Katie Kendall, Jordan Todd, Cassidy Lynn, Lance Carpenter, Jill & Kate, Will King, Jessica Dawn, Carly Pearce, Pete Sallis, Chris Nathan, Jeff Radford and Chris Ketcham. Tickets are available at the door for a suggested donation of $10. For more information visit Facebook.
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Wynonna Judd and The Big Noise will perform at the 24th Annual William Shatner Priceline.com Hollywood Charity Horse Show, Sponsored by Wells Fargo. The event will be held on April 26 at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. Proceeds will benefit special-needs children’s charities across the city of Los Angeles.
Lindsay Ell Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut
/by Jessica Nicholson(L): Ell performs at the Grand Ole Opry; (R): Ell with Grand Ole Opry’s Steve Buchanan and Pete Fisher.
Stoney Creek Records artist Lindsay Ell made her debut in the famous circle at the Grand Ole Opry recently, performing her debut single “Trippin’ On Us.” Ell performed as part of a bill that also featured Hunter Hayes, Jana Kramer, Nashville actor-entertainer Sam Palladio and more.
In addition to her debut single, the Calgary native performed “Don’t Take Me Home” and introduced “Not Another You” with a 60-second acoustic guitar picking. The singer, songwriter and guitarist penned “Not Another You” for a friend who suffers from muscular dystrophy.
Ell will make her Ryman Auditorium stage debut as part of Opry Country Classics on May 8.
2014 R.O.P.E. Brunch/Show Coming June 4
/by Jessica NicholsonHosted by R.O.P.E. (Reunion of Professional Entertainers), artists featured include Bill Anderson, Razzy Bailey, Baillie & The Boys, Jim Ed Brown, Tommy Cash, David Church, Jim Glaser, Marty Haggard, George Hamilton, IV, Jan Howard, Dickey Lee, Bobby Lewis, Charlie McCoy, Moore & Moore, Jimmy C. Newman, Bobby G. Rice, Rattlesnake Annie, Lulu Roman, Jean Shepard, Jeannie Seely, Dianne Sherrill, Jenny Tolman, Jett Williams, Leona Williams, and newly named Country Music Hall of Fame 2014 inductee Mac Wiseman. The event will take place from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Al Menah Shrine Temple, located at 1354 Brick Church Pike in Nashville.
Tickets are $35.00 per adult and $15.00 for children ages 6-12. Reservations for the brunch should be made by May 29. Checks and money orders can be sent to P.O. Box 2048, Madison, TN, 37116.
Musicians Hall of Fame Partners with SAE Institute Nashville
/by Jessica Nicholson“It’s important to understand the history of any industry, no matter what it is. But it’s particularly important in the music industry when there is so much focus on a musician’s inspiration and influence,” said Joe Chambers, founder of the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.
“SAE is thrilled with every opportunity to enrich our students’ educational experiences. The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum is a terrific organization with a wealth of artifacts and multimedia experiences which during our tour added tangible value to our already robust curriculum,” said Jonathan Parrish, SAE’s Marketing Coordinator.
The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum honors musicians who have performed on many legendary recordings, and features instruments from Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix and more. The SAE Institute Nashville offers associate degree and diploma programs in Music Business and Audio Technology.
SAE students visit the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.
BMG Chrysalis Signs Dunn
/by Jessica NicholsonBMG Chrysalis has signed recording artist and songwriter Clare Dunn. Dunn’s current single “Get Out” is in full rotation on Sirius/XM’s The Highway and is approaching Top 30 status on MusicRow’s Country Breakout chart. She co-wrote and co-produced the song with Ben West, and has worked with other top songwriters including Terry McBride, Brice Long, Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose, Stephony Smith, Dylan Altman, Troy Verges, Angelo, Chris Lindsey, Will Hoge, Marshall Altman, and others.
A Belmont graduate, Dunn is currently touring heavily and has recently opened shows for Florida Georgia Line, Parmalee, Will Hoge, Colt Ford, and others.
Pictured (L-R, Front): Austin Neal (Buddy Lee Attractions); Daniel Lee (BMG Chrysalis, Senior Creative Director); Clare Dunn; Kos Weaver (BMG Chrysalis, Executive Vice President); John Allen (BMG Chrysalis, Vice President); Derek Crownover (Crownover Firm, P.C.); Back: Mike Sistad (ASCAP, Senior Creative Director); Kevin Lane (BMG Chrysalis, Creative Director); Kevin Neal (Buddy Lee Attractions, President); Chris Oglesby (BMG Chrysalis, VP, Creative); Sara Knabe (BMG Chrysalis, Senior Creative Director)
Country Music Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2014
/by Jessica Nicholson(L-R): Hank Cochran, Mac Wiseman and Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap, the late Hank Cochran, and Mac Wiseman were introduced as 2014’s Country Music Hall of Fame inductees during an emotional ceremony the Country Music Association held this morning (April 22) at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
The Hall will induct Milsap in the Modern Era category, Cochran in the Songwriter category and Wiseman in the Veterans Era category. They’ll be honored at an invitation-only ceremony later this year at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Bobby Bare and Suzi Cochran announce the late Hank Cochran as the “Songwriter” inductee. Photo: Alan Poizner / CMA
2013’s inductee into the Veteran Era category, Bobby Bare, named Cochran as this year’s induction for that category. “He called himself ‘The Legend’ before he was a legend, and I’ve been his friend for 60 years,” said Bare. Cochran’s wife Susan thanked attendees. “Though I always believed he would get here, I never dreamed it would be me, not Hank, standing here. It’s hard to imagine him without a pen and paper in his hand. He loved words, he loved music, he loved songs, he loved songwriters and he loved the musicians and artists who agave life to his songs.”
Cochran died in 2010. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Association International Hall of Fame in 1974. His body of work includes “Ocean Front Property,” “Don’t You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me” and “The Chair.” Born in Mississippi, at age 24 Cochran hitchhiked to Hollywood, but ended up in Nashville in 1960. He co-wrote “I Fall to Pieces” with Harlan Howard, as well as “She’s Got You” and “Why Can’t He Be You.” In 1960, he penned “Make The World Go Away,” which became a hit for Ray Price.
Ronnie Milsap is announced as the “Modern Era Artist” inductee. Photo: Alan Poizner / CMA
Jo Walker-Meador introduced Mac Wiseman. “This is the height of things that have happened to me in the 70 years I have been in the music business professionally, and I hope I will prove worthy of the honor,” said Wiseman. “I can’t tell you how pleased I am to go in the same year as Hank Cochran.”
The Virginia native began his career as a disc jockey in his home state. He became an upright bass player for country singer Molly O’Day. He played guitar for The Foggy Mountain Boys, and later with Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys. After a performance on the Louisiana Hayride, he became a popular solo artist. He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in 1993.
Pictured (L-R): Bobby Bare, Ronnie Milsap, and Mac Wiseman participate in a panel hosted by Kix Brooks at the 11th Annual CMA Artist Luncheon following the announcement that Milsap and Wiseman are the newest inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Photo: Alan Poizner / CMA
Hunter Hayes introduced Ronnie Milsap. “Let the celebration begin! What a wonderful get together,” he said, praising Hayes for his musicianship. “I’ve wanted to be in the Hall of Fame for as long as I remember. I didn’t get to Nashville until I was 30. I’ve often thought if I got here earlier, things would have been different. I thank my friends who have been pulling for me for a long time.”
Milsap is one of the most successful and versatile country singers of his time. His hits include “It Was Almost Like A Song,” “Smoky Mountain Rain,” “There’s No Gettin’ Over Me,” “I Wouldn’t Have Missed It For The World,” “Stranger In My House,” and many others. He has six Grammy awards and 40 No. 1 Country songs to his credit.
Beats Music Updated With In-App Subscriptions
/by Jessica NicholsonPreviously, users were required to subscribe to Beats Music via the service’s website, which allowed Beats to bypass Apple’s 70/30 split with developers. That split would result in Apple netting $3 per month from Beats Music’s $10 per month fee for every subscriber Beats adds within the app.
Streaming services such as Rdio and Rhapsody also sell in-app subscriptions. Spotify does not offer in-app subscriptions, instead opting for a free, ad-supported mode available in its app.