Pictured (L-R): Tom Morales, Storme Warren, George Boedecker, Butch Spyridon, Mayor Karl Dean and Steve Moore.
and primary partners
Alan Jackson, Steve Moore, George Boedecker and
Nancy Russell plan to revitalize Nashville’s Lower Broad neighborhood with the remodel and re purpose of the iconic Acme Building. The announcement was made during a press conference today (Nov. 20) in Nashville.
The remodeling will will feature three floors and a rooftop patio, each with its own unique style and special set of offerings that pay tribute to the past, present and future of Nashville. The Acme will elevate and at the same time honor the traditional Nashville “Honky Tonk” experience, providing both tourists and locals a place to eat, drink, listen to music, shop and hang out.
The revitalization of Acme will connect the downtown area with the Riverfront and welcoming visitors from the East Side via the Shelby Street Bridge. Tom and partners will keep the name, feel and basic layout of Acme the same, honoring the Acme’s place on the National Historic Register by renovating it to the required historic standards. The partners are working with
Tuck-Hinton, the architects for the Music City Center, Frist Center, and Country Music Hall of Fame, and Crane Constructions for this project. Morales has also worked with Tuck-Hinton on past projects,
The Southern Steak & Oyster, 408 Broadway and
Loveless Café.
The first floor will provide a modern honky tonk and restaurant for locals and tourists alike, offering gourmet, fast-casual fare with live music, cocktails and local craft beer on tap. The second floor will feature an upscale bar/lounge with craft spirits and lounge seating, providing a space on Broadway where Nashville locals and upscale travelers can go socialize comfortably in the signature inviting hospitality that has made its sister restaurant, The Southern, famous. The third floor will be home to The Buggy Room, the largest one-level event and music venue on Broadway, hosting pre-programmed music series, catered events and concerts. It will be available year-round for music showcases and event rentals. The fourth floor of the Acme Building will be a rooftop patio that overlooks the entire downtown area, with direct views of Broadway and the Riverfront.
The Acme building is located at 101 Broadway (First & Broadway).
YouTube Channel Made-In-Network Debuts in Nashville
/by Jessica NicholsonFounded by 24-year-old Belmont University graduate Kevin Grosch, the business is in partnership with FLO{Thinkery}, a firm focused on aiding young entrepreneurs through aiding in developing business strategies.
“We are crazy about authenticity, originality, and creative expression, and we love stories about the moments when inspiration strikes. We want to explore the people, places, and creative processes that turn emotion into music,” continued Grosch. “We believe that people who love music want to know more about artists, their lives, and how great music happens. So that’s what we are about. We believe that capturing and sharing those stories—and creating new ones—brings music and fans closer together.”
Programming featured on Made-In-Network include “24 Hour Records,” which puts musicians from different genres together in a recording studio for 24 hours to create new songs. “Festival Junkies” visits various music festivals and “Find The Beauty” allows bands to take a former hit song and give it new life.
For more information, visit madeinnetwork.com.
Nashville's Acme Building To Be Remodeled
/by Jessica NicholsonPictured (L-R): Tom Morales, Storme Warren, George Boedecker, Butch Spyridon, Mayor Karl Dean and Steve Moore.
Tom Morales and primary partners Alan Jackson, Steve Moore, George Boedecker and Nancy Russell plan to revitalize Nashville’s Lower Broad neighborhood with the remodel and re purpose of the iconic Acme Building. The announcement was made during a press conference today (Nov. 20) in Nashville.
The remodeling will will feature three floors and a rooftop patio, each with its own unique style and special set of offerings that pay tribute to the past, present and future of Nashville. The Acme will elevate and at the same time honor the traditional Nashville “Honky Tonk” experience, providing both tourists and locals a place to eat, drink, listen to music, shop and hang out.
The revitalization of Acme will connect the downtown area with the Riverfront and welcoming visitors from the East Side via the Shelby Street Bridge. Tom and partners will keep the name, feel and basic layout of Acme the same, honoring the Acme’s place on the National Historic Register by renovating it to the required historic standards. The partners are working with Tuck-Hinton, the architects for the Music City Center, Frist Center, and Country Music Hall of Fame, and Crane Constructions for this project. Morales has also worked with Tuck-Hinton on past projects, The Southern Steak & Oyster, 408 Broadway and Loveless Café.
The first floor will provide a modern honky tonk and restaurant for locals and tourists alike, offering gourmet, fast-casual fare with live music, cocktails and local craft beer on tap. The second floor will feature an upscale bar/lounge with craft spirits and lounge seating, providing a space on Broadway where Nashville locals and upscale travelers can go socialize comfortably in the signature inviting hospitality that has made its sister restaurant, The Southern, famous. The third floor will be home to The Buggy Room, the largest one-level event and music venue on Broadway, hosting pre-programmed music series, catered events and concerts. It will be available year-round for music showcases and event rentals. The fourth floor of the Acme Building will be a rooftop patio that overlooks the entire downtown area, with direct views of Broadway and the Riverfront.
The Acme building is located at 101 Broadway (First & Broadway).
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean Honored By CMA
/by Jessica NicholsonNashville Mayor Karl Dean (center) receives the CMA Founding President’s Award from Ed Hardy, CMA Board President (l), and Troy Tomlinson, CMA Board Chairman and President/CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, during the CMA Board of Directors meetings today in Nashville. Photo Credit: Christian Bottorff / CMA
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean’s many contributions to the music industry in Music City were recognized during the CMA Board of Directors meetings in Nashville today (Nov. 20) when Dean was presented the CMA Founding President’s Award by CMA Board President Ed Hardy.
“Mayor Dean has been a constant and ardent supporter of CMA and the music industry,” said Hardy. “Music is a powerful tool and under his leadership, the Music City brand has achieved new heights as a positive, differentiating identity for our community. The CMA Board of Directors values our relationship with the Mayor, as well as his commitment to make Nashville a better place to live and do business.”
The Founding President’s Award was established by the Board of Directors in 1963 in honor of CMA’s first Board President Connie B. Gay. The Award is given in recognition of that person (or persons) who is not currently serving as a Director of the Association, and who in the Board’s opinion has rendered the most outstanding service to the Country Music Association in the current year
At the Board meeting, Hardy praised Mayor Dean’s leadership and passion for Country Music, and tireless efforts on behalf of the format in Nashville, including formation in 2009 of the Music City Music Council, which focuses on economic development by working to recruit entertainment companies and visitors to Nashville; contributing to the success of CMA Music Festival with the opening this year of the Music City Center; and his ongoing support of Music Makes Us and CMA’s Keep the Music Playing, which has donated more than $7.1 million to support music education programs in Metro Nashville Public Schools.
"Muscle Shoals" Panel, Free Movie Screening Added to CRS Agenda
/by Jessica NicholsonThe panel will include renowned producers and musicians Rick Hall, Jimmy Johnson, and Spooner Oldham, and musician Mac McAnally. These industry legends will discuss the impact Muscle Shoals has had on the music industry. Charlie Morgan will moderate the panel. To view a trailer from the movie, click here.
Following the panel, a free screening of the movie will be held during CRS After Hours. The film tells the story of the outburst of music in the Alabama town on the Tennessee River that started in the ‘60s and became known as the defining model for great rock, pop, R&B, soul and country music.
In addition to the “Muscle Shoals: The Magic in the Music” panel, CRS 2014 will include more than 20 educational panels and industry-leading speakers, including “Cracking the Code: Using Data to Discover the Hits,” “Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, Beats: It’s Their Country, Too,” “Marketing On A Shoestring Budget,” “Would You Like Sales Prospects to Call You?” and more.
CRS 2014 will be held Feb. 19-21, 2014 in downtown Nashville, Tenn. at the Nashville Convention Center. For more information, visit countryradioseminar.com.
Layoffs Come To Rdio
/by Jessica NicholsonPrior to the layoffs, Rdio had about 130-140 employees. At least two people affected by the layoffs are engineers that focused on mobile and web apps.
K-LOVE and Up To Present Christian Artist Christmas Special
/by Lorie HollabaughPictured (L-R): Candace Cameron Bure and TobyMac
K-LOVE radio and Up TV are presenting a Christmas Special “K-LOVE Music City Christmas” hosted by actress Candace Cameron Bure. The first-ever, hour-long special will include Christmas standards and originals by Christian artists, including TobyMac, Newsboys with for KING & COUNTRY, Mandisa, Colton Dixon, Kari Jobe, Matthew West, Brandon Heath, Crowder, Big Daddy Weave and Tenth Avenue North, as well as holiday memories with the stars. The special was taped before a live audience in Nashville, Tenn. and will premiere exclusively on UP on Monday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. EST, as well as broadcast to K-LOVE listeners in December.
“We are excited that the very first K-LOVE Music City Christmas special will premiere on Up,” said David Pierce, K-LOVE and Air1’s Chief Creative Officer. “The network is the ideal partner to present this beautiful Christmas special that is filled with spirited musical performances and meaning.”
Loretta Lynn Honored With 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom
/by Jessica NicholsonLoretta Lynn with President Barack Obama
Loretta Lynn was among those honored with the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom today (Nov. 20) by President Barack Obama. The nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom is presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
This is one of my favorite events every year,” said President Obama. “This year it’s just a little more special, because this marks the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy establishing this award.”
“Loretta Lynn was 19 the first time she won big at the local fair. Her canned vegetables brought home 17 blue ribbons and made her Canner of the Year. Now that’s impressive,” said President Obama. “For a girl from Butcher Holler, Ky., that was fame. Fortunately for all of us, she decided to try her hand at things other than canning. Her first guitar cost $17 and with it, this Coal Miner’s Daughter gave coice to a generation, singing what no one wanted to talk about and saying what no one wanted to think about. Now, over 50 years after she cut her first record and canned her first vegetables, Lorretta Lynn still reigns as the rule-breaking, record-setting Queen of Country Music.”
Members of the Kennedy family were in attendance: Robert Kennedy’s widow, Ethel Kennedy, and JFK grandson and son of U.S. ambassador Caroline Kennedy, Jack Schlossberg.
More than 500 individuals have been honored with the medal. Additional recipients this year include Oprah Winfrey, Ernie Banks, Ben Bradlee, Bill Clinton, Daniel Inouye (posthumous), Daniel Kahneman, Richard Lugar, Mario Molina, Sally Ride (posthumous), Bayard Rustin (posthumous), Arturo Sandoval, Dean Smith, Gloria Steinem, Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian and Patricia Wald.
The event can be viewed below; Lynn’s portion of the tribute begins at the 6:57 mark and at the 30:08 mark.
HitShop Records Signs Kira Isabella
/by Jessica NicholsonKira Isabella. Photo: HitShop Records
HitShop Records President Skip Bishop has signed Kira Isabella for her U.S. music debut.
Isabella, a Canadian native, opened for Carrie Underwood on her Blown Away Tour in the market. Isabella signed with Sony Music Entertainment Canada in 2009. In 2012, she won the “Rising Star” award at the Canadian Country Music Awards, and went on to earn the coveted “Female Artist of The Year” award this year. Isabella is now poised to embark on her U.S. music debut.
“We have watched Kira’s meteoric rise to Canadian superstardom! Her numerous top-ranked awards and consistent radio smashes speak for her tremendous talent,” exclaims Bishop. “She is a lovely and a remarkably gifted young vocalist and performer. The stage is set for Kira to begin her U.S. Country radio journey and we are so honored that she chose HitShop as her Nashville home!”
HitShop Records is distributed by Warner Music Nashville and is part of the Ramblin Music Group, whose holdings also include Young Guns Publishing.
CAA Moves Football Division To Nashville
/by Jessica NicholsonCondon works with CAA Football co-head Ben Dogra and represents 14 of the NFL’s 32 starting quarterbacks including Peyton Manning and Drew Brees. Condon won the sports honor recently at the NATD Gala on Nov. 12.
CAA’s Nashville office is located at 401 Commerce Street.
Chris Young To Play C2C Festival Overseas in 2014
/by Lorie HollabaughChris Young
Chris Young will make another trek overseas in 2014 to perform at the C2C Festival where he’ll perform in Dublin March 15 and London March 16. Young made his first trip to the UK and Ireland earlier this year when he performed at the CMA’s Songwriter’s Series with Kristian Bush and Brett James.
He’ll reunite with Bush and James for two intimate shows next month in Decatur, Ga. at Eddie’s Attic on Dec. 1 and 2. Tickets for the special shows can be purchased at eddiesattic.com. Young recently rejoined Brad Paisley for the fall leg of his Beat The Summer Tour, and will appear on the upcoming American Country Awards as a presenter on Dec. 10.