Top (L-R): Sherrill Blackman, John Curtis Goad, Jamie Deering, Patrick McAvinue, Richard Bicknell. Second from top (L-R): Seamus Brady, Matt Merta, Matt Slocum, Rick Sparks, Cass Scripps, Daniel Perry, Anna Somerville, Ted Lehmann. Third from top (L-R): Nate Lee, Mark Dillon, Claire Ratliff, Lizard Thom Case, Pam Gadd, Taylor Coughlin, Chris Luquette. Bottom (L-R): Alane Anno, Ashlee Jean Trott, Vickie Vaughn, Amanda Smith, Pattie Hopkins. Photo: Erin Humann
The
International Bluegrass Music Association announces the graduating class of
Leadership Bluegrass 2014. Leadership Bluegrass is a three-day program focused on interactive learning and networking experiences that invite participants to examine the challenges and opportunities facing the bluegrass music industry, along with leadership development issues.
This year marks the program’s 15th year, with more than 350 alumni.
BMI, and
Bone McAllester Norton PLLC hosted this year’s class in Nashville, March 20 through 22.
Trisha Tubbs served as the program’s facilitator.
“As an entrepreneur who serves the bluegrass community, I gained insights that will greatly enhance my team’s ability to serve effectively and collaboratively,” said LBG ’14 graduate
Claire Ratliff, Laughing Penguin Productions. “It’s a welcoming place for every shade of blue!”
For information on the next Leadership Bluegrass class, contact
Taylor Coughlin at (615) 256-3222 or
taylor@ibma.org.
This year’s graduates are listed below:
Alane Anno, Alane Anno Photography (Hendersonville, TN)
Richard Bicknell, Bluegrass Music Association of Maine (Windham, ME)
Sherrill Blackman, sdb music group (Nashville, TN)
Seamus Brady, G7th Ltd (Peterborough, UK)
Lizard Thom Case, Bobby’s Idle Hour/ songwriter (Nashville, TN)
Taylor Coughlin, IBMA (Nashville, TN)
Jamie Deering, Deering Banjos (Spring Valley, CA)
Mark Dillon, University of North Carolina Greensboro (Randleman, NC)
Pam Gadd, songwriter & musician (Nashville, TN)
John Curtis Goad, East Tennessee State University/ Bluegrass Today (Rogersville, TN)
Pattie Hopkins, Kickin Grass (Winterville, NC)
Nate Lee, Chuck Lee Banjo Company/ Alan Munde Gazette (Nashville, TN)
Ted Lehmann, Ted Lehmann’s Bluegrass, Books & Brainstorms (Keene, NH)
Chris Luquette, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen (Alexandria, VA)
Patrick McAvinue, Audie Blaylock & Redline (Parkton, MD)
Matt Merta, songwriter/artist/manager/freelance writer (Dearborn, MI)
Daniel Perry, Belmont University (Nashville, TN), Student Monitor
Claire Ratliff, Laughing Penguin Publicity (Nashville, TN)
Cass B. Scripps, Agency for the Performing Arts/APA (Nashville, TN)
Matthew Slocum, DC Bluegrass Union (Falls Church, VA)
Amanda Smith, Kenny & Amanda Smith (Lebanon, TN)
Anna Somerville, Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Rick Sparks, Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association (Reno, NV)
Ashlee Jean Trott, Music City Roots/Bluegrass Underground (Nashville, TN)
Vickie Vaughn, The Vickie Vaughn Band (Nashville, TN)
Industry Signings: Sony Music Nashville Signs Dorr
/by Jessica NicholsonSinger/songwriter and Wyoming native Josh Dorr became Sony Music Nashville’s newest recording artist this week.
Pictured (L-R): Chairman & CEO Gary Overton, Josh Dorr, and A&R VP Jim Catino.
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PJM President Pat Higdon commented, “Ben is a wonderful writer and we are extremely excited to add him to our roster. He has a distinct vocal style and a fresh approach to crafting songs. He blends Country, Pop and R&B influences in what he describes as Southern Pop. No matter what you call it, it sounds like a formula for HITS to me!”
A native of Hoover, Alabama, Caver came to Nashville in 2003 to attend Belmont College. He has had songs recorded by Rascal Flatts, Kenny Rogers, Trisha Yearwood, Lauren Alaina and more.
Pictured (L-R): Safford Motley PLC’s Scott Safford, PJM President Pat Higdon, Ben Caver, PJM Creative Manager Stevie Erickson and ASCAP Associate Director of Membership Ryan Beuschel.
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Producer/publisher Charlie Peacock (The Civil Wars) has signed singer-songwriter Peyton Parker to an artist development agreement with Twenty Ten Music. The Georgia native moved to Nashville in 2013 and was a recent winner of the Southern Ground Social Club’s Open Mic Showdown.
Twenty Ten Music is a publishing and production company owned by Peacock and David Kiersznowski. The TTM catalog includes The Civil Wars, Ruby Amanfu, k.s. Rhoads, and The Daylights. Peacock’s current production credits include The Civil Wars, Kris Allen, The Lone Bellow, Holly Williams, Ben Rector, Brett Dennen, and “Misery Chain” for Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell featuring Joy Williams, from the soundtrack to the movie 12 Years A Slave.
Pictured (L-R): Sam Ashworth (Creative Director, Twenty Ten Music), Peyton Parker, Charlie Peacock (Producer/Publisher, Twenty Ten Music)
CRS Names Agenda Committee Leadership
/by Jessica NicholsonGreen co-formed Stone Door Media Lab in 2012. He previously servced five years as VP, Operations at Country Aircheck. His background includes 22 years in executive posts at the Americana Music Association, Radio & Records, Country Music Association and Music & Media.
Hanrahan is in his 29th year in Country radio, having programmed Country music for 18 years. He has been with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment for 17 years. He currently serves as Regional Programming Manager for CCME, overseeing Birmingham, Montgomery and Gadsden, Ala.
Trapane’s radio station stops include KIKK/KILT in Houston, 93Q Country Houston and 106.7 The Fox in Detroit, as well as stints at Giant/Reprise, Dreamcatcher and Capitol Records. He is currently the SW Regional for EMI Nashville.
CRS continues to accept applications for the CRS 2015 Agenda Committee at countryradioseminar.com. Professional members of the radio and recording industries may submit applications through Friday, April 4. Applications can be sent to Sheree Latham at sheree@crb.org.
In Photos: Tin Pan South 2014's Tuesday Shows
/by Jessica NicholsonPictured (L-R): Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark, Josh Osborne at The Listening Room. Photo: Bev Moser.
Songwriters have descended on Nashville this week for the annual Tin Pan South shows, which will take place in 10 venues across Nashville.
Tuesday (March 25) kicked off the event with performances from songwriters including Matthew Perryman Jones, Kingston, Jeffrey Steele, Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Marshall Altman, Dylan Altman, Brice Long, Rose Falcon, John Oates, LoCash Cowboys and many others.
All photos by Bev Moser.
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Weekly Register: ACM Awards Around The Corner
/by Michael_SmithWalmart’s exclusive 2014 ACM Awards Zinepak by Various Artists is this week’s top debut at No. 5 (No. 28 overall), selling 12k units. The album features several artists set to perform at the upcoming ACM Awards on Sunday, April 6, including Entertainer of the Year nominees Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, George Strait and Taylor Swift. Fan voting for the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award will close on April 6. Another noteworthy debut this week is MusicRow’s Rising Women on the Row performer Jo Dee Messina’s Me (Dreambound Records), selling 2.5 k units.
Eric Church’s The Outsiders (EMI Nashville) returns as the top Country album (No. 14 overall), selling 18k units this week (476k RTD). Church’s “Give Me Back My Hometown” has reigned at No. 1 on MusicRow’s Chart for two consecutive weeks. The top overall album remains Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Various Artists, selling 202k this week, and 1.6 million RTD. Meanwhile, the top overall debut is YG’s My Krazy Life, appearing at No. 2, with 61k units sold.
YTD, overall album sales are down 15.5 percent, while Country album sales are down 12.5 percent. The same week last year, Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience debuted at No. 1 overall, selling 968k units, while Kacey Musgraves’ Same Trailer, Different Park held the top Country debut, with 43k units sold.
Tracks
YTD, overall track sales are down 11.5 percent, while Country track sales are down 16.2 percent. The same week last year, Pink’s “Just Give Me A Reason” was the top overall track, selling 241k units, while Darius Rucker’s “Wagon Wheel” held the top Country position, selling 75k units.
Next week’s numbers will include Michael W. Smith’s Hymns, Johnny Cash’s Out Among the Stars, Jerrod Niemann’s High Noon and Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road [Deluxe].
DISClaimer: Tin Pan South Week
/by Robert K OermannGary Burr
Since this is Tin Pan South week, it’s appropriate that this stack of platters is dominated by singer-songwriters.
Happily, tunesmiths Adrian Duffy, Cotton Wine, Ronnie Dunn, Jeremy Phifer, Scott Stepakoff and Gary Burr are all as terrific as performers as they are as writers. So good, in fact, that two of them took home our Disc prizes, instead of any major-label stars.
The Disc of the Day belongs to Gary Burr. I always look forward to his records. His songwriting is an inspiration, and his singing voice is a balm. His Juggler’s Logic set of tunes will set you free. The DisCovery Award goes to Scott Stepakoff, who is sort of a Nashville version of James Taylor. Check out his Unlived Lives collection.
JEREMY PHIFER/Take The L Out of Lover
Writers: Jeremy Phifer; Producer: none listed; Publisher: Jeremy Phifer, BMI; HMG
– He has a slight vocal rasp. That, plus the highly rhythmic track, give the single an audio “edge.” The country-rock outing has a dandy electric guitar solo, as well.
LOVE AND THEFT/Night That You’ll Never Forget
Writers: Dallas Davidson/Ashley Gorley; Producer: Josh Leo; Publishers: EMI Blackwood/Two Chord Georgia/External Combustion/Out of the Taperoom/Songs of Southside Independent, BMI/ASCAP; RCA
– Breezy, fluffy, easy-going, pleasant, tuneful.
JOHN McVEY/Meet Me In Houston
Writers: John McVey; Producer: John McVey/Andrew Reed; Publishers: Artists International Broadcasting Corporation, BMI; Artists
– The guitar instrumental intro of this blues tune moves slower than frozen molasses. When the vocal finally comes in, it is practically somnambulant.
LUKE BRYAN/Play It Again
Writers: Ashley Gorley/Dallas Davidson; Producer: Jeff Stevens; Publishers: Songs of Southside Independent/Out of the Taperoom/External Combustion/EMI; Capitol Nashville
– Single #4 from the Crash My Party CD is a well written romance ditty comparing a favorite song to a favorite kiss. You want them both to be repeated. Groovy and innocent sounding.
GARY BURR/Love Is Out There
Writers: Gary Burr; Producer: none listed; Publisher: Connboy, SESAC; GB (track)
-In addition to garnering rave reviews for his work in Blue Sky Riders, Gary Burr continues to make solo discs. His current one, Juggler’s Logic, consists entirely of solo-penned gems. Its lead-off song is a dizzy melodic delight with his charming tenor riding atop deft guitar and banjo plucking. This Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member is a true Music City treasure. Buy this.
Scott Stepakoff
SCOTT STEPAKOFF and BRANDY CLARK/Unlived Lives
Writers: Scott Stepakoff/Brandy Clark; Producer: Scott Stepakoff/Dave Pacula; Publisher: none listed; Ten Ten (track)
– Stepakoff is a Ten Ten Music Group writer who is issuing a solo album. Its title tune is a mid-tempo meditation performed as a duet with co-writer Clark. The orchestration ramps up the excitement, but their entwined voices give even more audio thrills. Lend this man your ears.
RONNIE DUNN/Peace Love and Country Music
Writers: none listed; Producers: Ronnie Dunn/Jeff Balding; Publisher: none listed; Little Will-E (track)
-The title tune of Dunn’s new album is a simple, anthemic ballad that prays for a better world. As usual, he sings his face off. The collection’s first single is the previously reviewed “Kiss You There.”
SOUL CIRCUS COWBOYS/That’s The Way We Roll
Writers: Frank J. Myers/Anthony Smith; Producers: Frank J. Myers/Jimmy Nichols; Publisher: none listed; Kismet (track)
– Bro country has become so repetitive that it’s practically making photocopies of itself. I offer as proof the fact that there is also a current bro-country single titled “This Is How We Roll” (by Florida Georgia Line & Luke Bryan). This one does contain more working-man lyrics than the other one.
COTTON WINE/Murder Song
Writers: Cotton Wine/Jason Land; Producer: Femke; Publishers: Ten Ten/Marvelous Hands, ASCAP; Ten Ten (track)
-Cotton Wine is a male-female duo with pop and folk overtones. The act’s six-song, Americana-leaning EP kicks off with this haunting, languid tune embellished with electronic washes and stark percussive effects. Extremely promising.
ADRIAN DUFFY & THE MAYO BROTHERS/Someone Like You
Writers: Adrian Duffy; Producer: Matt Kemp; Publishers: none listed; SR (U.K.) (track)
-These three Irish Duffy brothers (Adrian, Chris and Melvin) have scored a No. 1 country hit in their homeland with this title tune of their five-song EP. It’s a jaunty outing that bounces right along as guitars twang and a steel chimes in. This defines “feel good” music.
Nominees for iHeart Radio Music Awards
/by Sarah SkatesFGL will vie for Best New Artist at the iHeart Radio Music Awards.
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment and NBC today (March 26) announced the finalists for its first-ever iHeartRadio Music Awards, to be held Thursday, May 1 at the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The event will be televised live on NBC from 8-11 p.m. ET/PT.
Florida Georgia Line scored a nod in the all-genre Best New Artist category. Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift, Thomas Rhett, and Luke Bryan were nominated for Country Song of the Year.
Each voting category initially featured 10 nominees based on results from the iHeartRadio Chart which includes listener feedback and performance data according to airplay; digital streaming data from the iHeartRadio platform, including “thumbs up” and custom station creations; and music sales, social interactions, online video data and tags from BigChampagne and Shazam.
Music fans used hashtags to cast more than 13.2 million votes across Facebook and Twitter to narrow down nominees to their top five favorites in each category, garnering more than 2.2 billion social impressions.
Round Two voting began today at iHeartRadio.com/awards and will continue through April 25.
The iHeartRadio Awards will be executive produced by John Sykes and Tom Poleman of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Ryan Seacrest Productions and Ian Stewart and Hamish Hamilton of Done and Dusted Inc., who will produce the show for NBC Studios. Hamilton will also direct.
Best New Artist
Florida Georgia Line
Icona Pop
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Passenger
Country Song of the Year
“Boys ‘Round Here” Blake Shelton
“Highway Don’t Care” Tim McGraw with Taylor Swift
“It Goes Like This” Thomas Rhett
“Mine Would Be You” Blake Shelton
“That’s My Kind of Night” Luke Bryan
Artist of the Year
Imagine Dragons
Justin Timberlake
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Maroon 5
Rihanna
Song of the Year
“Hold On We’re Going Home” Drake ft. Majid Jordan
“Mirrors” Justin Timberlake
“Radioactive” Imagine Dragons
“Stay” Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko
“The Monster” Eminem ft. Rihanna
Best Collaboration
“Holy Grail” Jay Z ft. Justin Timberlake
“Stay” Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko
“Suit & Tie” Justin Timberlake ft. Jay Z
“The Monster” Eminem ft. Rihanna
“Timber” Pitbull ft. Ke$ha
Hip Hop/R&B Song of the Year
“Blurred Lines” Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell
“Hold On We’re Going Home” Drake ft. Majid Jordan
“Holy Grail” Jay Z ft. Justin Timberlake
“Pour It Up” Rihanna
“Started From The Bottom” – Drake
EDM Song of the Year
“Get Lucky” Daft Punk ft. Pharrell
“Stay The Night” Zedd ft. Hayley Williams
“Summertime Sadness” Lana Del Rey ft. Cedric Gervais
“Sweet Nothing” Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch
“Wake Me Up” Avicii
Alternative Rock Song of the Year
“Demons” Imagine Dragons
“Do I Wanna Know?” Arctic Monkeys
“Pompeii” Bastille
“Royals” Lorde
“Safe And Sound” Capital Cities
Best Lyrics
“Wake Me Up” Avicii (Vocals by Aloe Blacc)
“I Love It (ft. Charli XCX)” Icona Pop
“Say Something” A Great Big World
“Same Love” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
“Wrecking Ball” Miley Cyrus
Best Fan Army
Arianators Ariana Grande
Little Monsters Lady Gaga
Lovatics Demi Lovato
Mahomies Austin Mahone
Rihanna Navy Rihanna
Swifties Taylor Swift
Clear Channel, BBR Music Group Reach Revenue-Sharing Deal
/by Jessica NicholsonBBR Music Group and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment have reached an agreement that will allow BBR Music Group imprints Broken Bow Records and Stoney Creek Records and its artists to share in revenue across Clear Channel’s broadcast radio and iHeartRadio streaming stations.
“Radio plays a powerful – and unique – role in breaking country artists. Clear Channel’s commitment to being a leader in exposing fans to the best new music is undeniable. They have taken a very proactive role in growing the format, while strengthening the health of both the Radio and Records industries,” said BBR Music Group EVP Jon Loba. “Forming closer ties with a partner who wants to ‘grow the pie’ for all parties involved, while ensuring that country fans can access our music on multiple platforms was a logical move for us.”
“Broken Bow Records deserves its reputation for discovering, cultivating and marketing some of the most exciting new artists in country music,” said Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman. “Clear Channel is delighted to have the BBR Music Group and its artists as partners as we continue to build a sustainable digital music industry that benefits everyone involved – artists, fans, record labels, and broadcasters.”
Clear Channel’s partnership with Broken Bow Records follows similar revenue-sharing agreements with Warner Music Group, Big Machine Label Group, Glassnote Entertainment Group, eOne, Dualtone, DashGo, Black River Entertainment, rpm Entertainment, Robbins Entertainment, Naxos, Wind-up Records, Fearless Records, Zojak World Wide and Suburban Noize Records, as well as recording artist Fleetwood Mac.
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment serves 150 markets through 840 owned radio stations, and the company’s radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio, iHeartRadio.com, the company’s radio station websites, iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto dashes, on iPads and smartphones, and used via navigation systems.
Grant, Collie Working On Independent Movie in Nashville
/by Jessica NicholsonAmy Grant
Christian singer-songwriter Amy Grant and Country singer-songwriter Mark Collie are currently taking part in the production of an independent film in Nashville, according to the Nashville Business Journal.
The movie, titled The Secret Handshake, will be produced by local production and content creation company Town Square Pictures. Town Square Pictures’ Howard Klausner is serving as director of the project. Klausner began his movie career in the writing side of the industry; his writing credits include Clint Eastwood’s Space Cowboys and the Hank Williams biopic The Last Ride.
The family film focuses on a father trying to raise three girls in the suburbs; the girls attract the attention of trouble-making neighborhood boys. Grant will play the mother of one of the “trouble-making” boys.
Collie is best-known for the songs “Even The Man In The Moon Is Crying” and “Born To Love You,” and has appeared in movies including 1999’s I Still Miss Someone, 1997’s Fire Down Below and 2004’s The Punisher. He will also take part in the documentary The Mountain, directed by Ken Mandel (the trailer for the documentary can be seen here).
Grant released her 15th full-length studio album, How Mercy Looks From Here, in 2013.
The Secret Handshake is slated to release in 2014.
IBMA Presents Leadership Bluegrass Class Of 2014
/by Michael_SmithTop (L-R): Sherrill Blackman, John Curtis Goad, Jamie Deering, Patrick McAvinue, Richard Bicknell. Second from top (L-R): Seamus Brady, Matt Merta, Matt Slocum, Rick Sparks, Cass Scripps, Daniel Perry, Anna Somerville, Ted Lehmann. Third from top (L-R): Nate Lee, Mark Dillon, Claire Ratliff, Lizard Thom Case, Pam Gadd, Taylor Coughlin, Chris Luquette. Bottom (L-R): Alane Anno, Ashlee Jean Trott, Vickie Vaughn, Amanda Smith, Pattie Hopkins. Photo: Erin Humann
The International Bluegrass Music Association announces the graduating class of Leadership Bluegrass 2014. Leadership Bluegrass is a three-day program focused on interactive learning and networking experiences that invite participants to examine the challenges and opportunities facing the bluegrass music industry, along with leadership development issues.
This year marks the program’s 15th year, with more than 350 alumni. BMI, and Bone McAllester Norton PLLC hosted this year’s class in Nashville, March 20 through 22. Trisha Tubbs served as the program’s facilitator.
“As an entrepreneur who serves the bluegrass community, I gained insights that will greatly enhance my team’s ability to serve effectively and collaboratively,” said LBG ’14 graduate Claire Ratliff, Laughing Penguin Productions. “It’s a welcoming place for every shade of blue!”
For information on the next Leadership Bluegrass class, contact Taylor Coughlin at (615) 256-3222 or taylor@ibma.org.
This year’s graduates are listed below:
Alane Anno, Alane Anno Photography (Hendersonville, TN)
Richard Bicknell, Bluegrass Music Association of Maine (Windham, ME)
Sherrill Blackman, sdb music group (Nashville, TN)
Seamus Brady, G7th Ltd (Peterborough, UK)
Lizard Thom Case, Bobby’s Idle Hour/ songwriter (Nashville, TN)
Taylor Coughlin, IBMA (Nashville, TN)
Jamie Deering, Deering Banjos (Spring Valley, CA)
Mark Dillon, University of North Carolina Greensboro (Randleman, NC)
Pam Gadd, songwriter & musician (Nashville, TN)
John Curtis Goad, East Tennessee State University/ Bluegrass Today (Rogersville, TN)
Pattie Hopkins, Kickin Grass (Winterville, NC)
Nate Lee, Chuck Lee Banjo Company/ Alan Munde Gazette (Nashville, TN)
Ted Lehmann, Ted Lehmann’s Bluegrass, Books & Brainstorms (Keene, NH)
Chris Luquette, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen (Alexandria, VA)
Patrick McAvinue, Audie Blaylock & Redline (Parkton, MD)
Matt Merta, songwriter/artist/manager/freelance writer (Dearborn, MI)
Daniel Perry, Belmont University (Nashville, TN), Student Monitor
Claire Ratliff, Laughing Penguin Publicity (Nashville, TN)
Cass B. Scripps, Agency for the Performing Arts/APA (Nashville, TN)
Matthew Slocum, DC Bluegrass Union (Falls Church, VA)
Amanda Smith, Kenny & Amanda Smith (Lebanon, TN)
Anna Somerville, Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Rick Sparks, Northern Nevada Bluegrass Association (Reno, NV)
Ashlee Jean Trott, Music City Roots/Bluegrass Underground (Nashville, TN)
Vickie Vaughn, The Vickie Vaughn Band (Nashville, TN)
Industry Pics (3/25/14)
/by Jessica NicholsonPictured (L-R): Dan Rather and Pete Fisher, VP/GM of the Grand Ole Opry. Photo: Chris Hollo, Hollo Photographics, Inc.
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The Voice Top 3 Finalist (Season 5/NBC) Will Champlin visited the SESAC offices in Nashville on Monday, March 24, to celebrate the release of his latest single, “Last Man Standing.”
Pictured (L-R): Steven Gallagher (Co-writer, SESAC), Tim Fink (VP, Writer/Publisher Relations, SESAC), Will Champlin, Dennis Lord (Executive VP, SESAC), Shannan Tipton-Hatch (Senior Director, Writer/Publisher Relations, SESAC), Sam Tate (Hit songwriter, SESAC)
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RCA Nashville recording artists Love and Theft, comprised of ASCAP members Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson, stopped by the ASCAP offices on Tuesday, March 25 to treat the Creative team to an intimate performance of new songs that will be included on their upcoming album. The performance included the project’s first single, “Night That You’ll Never Forget.”
Pictured (L-R): ASCAP’s Mike Sistad, Kele Currier and Ralph Murphy, Love and Theft’s Stephen Barker Liles, ASCAP’s LeAnn Phelan, Love and Theft’s Eric Gunderson, ASCAP’s Ryan Beuschel and Michael Martin, and Vector Management’s Ross Schilling. Photo by ASCAP’s Anna White.