The Academy of Country Music and Kohl’s Department Stores announced today that Brett Eldredge, Justin Moore and Kip Moore have been named nominees for this year’s ACM New Artist of the Year Award Presented By Kohl’s. The winner will be named on the live broadcast of the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, co-hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
The final round of fan voting for the New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s begins on Monday, March 24 at 3:00 PM ET/12 noon PT and will close at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT on Sunday, April 6 (before the live telecast begins) at voteacm.com. The New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s final nominees were selected by a combined vote of the fans and professional members of the Academy of Country Music. In selecting the winner, professional member votes will again be combined with fan votes to obtain the winner of the category.
Leading up to the show, fans can watch interviews and exclusive performances by the three nominees as they head to Las Vegas on Great American Country’s ACM New Artist of the Year special, premiering Monday, March 24 at 8 p.m. PT and re-airing multiple times until voting closes on April 6. Additional air times and dates can be found at GACtv.com/ACM.
The ACM’s CEO Bob Romeo offered additional information on the selection criteria for this category.

According to the Nashville Post, a Metro Planning Department document has revealed that owners of several properties on Music Row are trying to rezone their properties to make way for a large-scale residential building.
Melrose Properties Partners, 66 MSW Partnership and BB&L Enterprises will meet with Metro Planning on March 13 to request that pieces of land be rezoned at 54, 56, 58, 60, 62 and 64 Music Square West.
If Metro gives the green light, an anonymous developer will build a five story 230-unit residential building. Nashville’s Civil Site Design Group has applied for the rezoning project.
Developers have recently planned several ventures on and around Music Row. In addition to SESAC’s plans to build a new $20 million building on the row, developers have planned projects in surrounding areas 18^th Ave. South, Division St. and Demonbreun St.

Clear Channel Media + Entertainment is collaborating with the Nashville Predators for Music Row 101, programmed by Leadership Music, on Thursday, Feb. 27, beginning at 9 a.m.
Leadership Music, currently in its 25^th year, is programming the day-long educational seminar targeted at those wanting to learn to basics of the music business. The $98 fee includes a welcome by Nashville’s pro-music mayor, Karl Dean, himself a Leadership Music alum, historian/journalist Bob Oermann’s always-popular examination of How Nashville became Music City, four panel discussions, a songwriters-in-the-round closing session, a cocktail reception and tickets to the Nashville Predators/Tampa Bay Lightning that night. The seminar will be in the Bridgestone Arena rehearsal hall.
“Whether you are a songwriter, an aspiring artist, a music lover, or just want to know how the music biz works, this is your chance to spend an entire day learning from music industry professionals at Music Row 101,” organizers said.
Among those slated to appear are executives of Universal Music Group Nashville, Big Machine Label Group, Nine North Records, and Warner Music Nashville, artist managers, music publishers, the general manager of Nashville’s famed Bluebird Café, journalists, and air personalities and executives from WSIX. The majority of the participants are alumni of Leadership Music.
The event is sponsored by Gibson Brands and Regions Bank.
Included in the price of admission is an end-of-day networking and social hour followed by tickets to experience the hockey game between the Nashville Predators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. “We are extremely excited to be a part this year’s Music Row 101 event,” added David Kells, vice president of booking for Bridgestone Arena. “The lineup of guest panelists is unmatched and for people looking to get their foot in the door, there is no better event to attend. Bridgestone Arena has hosted some of the world’s most successful musical artists and also the biggest sports figures. If you are looking to break into the entertainment industry, specifically the music industry, this is an event you will not want to miss.”
To register for the event, visit www.wsix.com Keyword: MusicRow
Schedule of Events (Subject to change)
8:00 to 9:00am – Registration
9:00 to 9:05am – Welcome
9:05 to 9:30am — Nashville Mayor Karl Dean
9:30 to 10:30am – Robert Oermann – How Nashville Became Music City
10:30 to 10:45am – Lisa Harless – Regions Bank
10:45 to 11:00am – Coffee break provided by Dunkin’ Donuts
11:00 am to 12:00 noon – “I Wrote a Song, Now What?
Speakers:

• Kos Weaver – Executive Vice President, BMG Chrysalis
• Allison Jones, Senior Vice President, A&R, Big Machine Label Group
• Erika Wollam-Nichols, General Manager, The Bluebird Café
• Moderated by Rusty Gaston, Partner/General Manager, THIS Music

12:00 to 1:00pm – Deal or No Deal? Big League or Minors?
Speakers:

• Mike Dungan, President/CEO, Universal Music Group Nashville
• Larry Pareigis, President, Nine North Records
• JoDee Messina, Recording Artist
• Moderated by Bryan Frasher, Manager, Red Light Management

2:00 to 3:00pm – There’s no “I” in Team
Speakers:

• Chris Parr, Spalding Entertainment
• Bryan Frasher, Red Light Management
• Moderated by Chuck Aly, Vice President, Editorial and Operations, Country Aircheck

3:00 to 4:00pm – Are You Ready for Primetime?
Speakers:

• Tree Paine, Vice President Publicity, Warner Music Nashville
• Leslie Fram, Senior Vice President, Music Strategy, CMT
• Michael Bryan, Operations Manager and Program Director, The BIG 98 WSIX-FM
• Rod Phillips, Senior Vice President of Programming, Clear Channel Media + Entertainment
• Moderated by Chuck Aly, Vice President, Editorial and Operations, Country Aircheck

4:00 to 4:15pm – Afternoon coffee break provided by Dunkin’ Donuts
4:15 to 4:30pm – Top Ten Tech Trends
Speaker:

• Craig Anderton, Chief Magic Officer – Gibson Brands

4:30 to 5:45 pm – Guitar Pull – Power Play
5:45 to 6:45 pm – “Backstage” Reception
7:00pm – Game starts – Nashville Predators vs Tampa Bay Lightning