Cheatham, Palermo & Garrett Celebrate 184 Years
Pictured (L-R): Tracy Gershon, Rose Palermo, Cindy Mabe and Mary Ann McCready
Law firm Cheatham, Palermo & Garrett celebrated 184 years on Music Row with a client reception. Partner Rose Palermo is often referred to as “Nashville’s divorce attorney to the stars.” Palermo has handled splits for Jewel, Conway Twitty, Tracy Lawrence, Wynonna and Naomi Judd, Ben Folds, Mel Tillis, Kelsea Ballerini and Janis Oliver.
Musicians Hall Of Fame & Museum Unveils Glen Campbell Exhibit
Pictured (L-R): Linda Chambers, Britt Chambers-Hawker, Steven Curtis Chapman, Steve Wariner, Kim Campbell, Julian Raymond, Dave Kaplan and Scott Seine. Photo: Angela Smith
The Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum has unveiled their new Glen Campbell exhibit, in partnership with Big Machine Label Group and Surfdog.
Musicians, special guests and industry executives gathered for the exhibit reveal last Thursday (April 18). The event celebrated the release of Glen Campbell Duets – Ghost on the Canvas Sessions. It also featured a panel discussion with Julian Raymond, Dave Kaplan, Steve Wariner, Steven Curtis Chapman, Kim Campbell and Cal Campbell.
“When you look around the entire museum, you can see and feel Glen’s work in so many of the other exhibits,” said Linda Chambers, Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum CEO. “We talk about the Musicians Hall of Fame representing all genres of music because studio musicians don’t play genres… they just play music.”
CMHOFM Hosts Annual Kickoff Party For Museum Members
Pictured (L-R): Ben Hall (Vice President of Development, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), Patrick Thomas (Chair, Troubadour Advisory Council), Hailey Whitters, Lisa Purcell (Executive Vice President of External Affairs, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) and Marie Bradshaw (Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum). Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum hosted its annual kickoff party for its Troubadour members last week, which featured a performance by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Hailey Whitters. Whitters performed hits such as “Everything She Ain’t,” “I’m In Love” and more.
Troubadour is a membership tier of the museum that is geared towards young professionals. Membership includes quarterly networking events, concerts, exhibition previews and more.
Gibson Gives & FirstBank Amphitheater Raise Over $48,000 For Music Education
Pictured (L-R): Jason Golden (Superintendent of Schools, Williamson County), Rick McEachern, Nancy McEachern (Owners, FirstBank Amphitheater), Erica Krusen (Global Executive Director, Gibson Gives), Demetra Kopulos (VIP Program Manager, FirstBank Amphitheater), Alex Tinker (Project Manager, Gibson Gives) and Mark Kinzer (Director of Fine Arts, Williamson County). Photo: Gibson
Gibson Gives and FirstBank Amphitheater partnered again to raise funds for Williamson County Public Schools and music education initiatives. The companies brought 22 signed guitars to the Julien’s Music Icons Auction and raised $48,825 for the Gibson Gives and FirstBank Amphitheater Music Education Program.
Signed guitars came from artists such as Lana Del Rey, Noel Gallagher, Tenacious D, Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Chicago, Tears For Fears, Kenny Loggins, Steve Miller Band, Goo Goo Dolls and more.
“United in our commitment, we stand with FirstBank Amphitheater in our efforts to support Williamson County schools, recognizing the invaluable role of music and arts education in shaping young minds and fostering growth for every student,” says Erica Krusen, Gibson Gives, Global Executive Director.
Fund Recovery Hosts Nashville Charity Concert
Pictured (L-R): The Warren Brothers, Natalie Hemby, Ross Copperman. Photo: The Fund Recovery
The Fund Recovery hosted its annual charity dinner and concert at City Winery Nashville last Tuesday (April 16). The event raised over $230,000 to provide scholarships for mental health and addiction treatment.
Hosted by JT Hodges and Matt Rodgers, the lineup included The Warren Brothers, Natalie Hemby and Ross Copperman. Among those in attendance were Steve Hutchinson, Landyn Hutchinson, Eric Decker, Jessie James Decker, Tim Brown, Isaac Bruce, Jimbo Covert, Marshall Faulk, Anthony Munoz, Orlando Pace, John Randle, Ed Reed, Warren Sapp, Will Shields, Jan Stenerud, Andre Tippett, Kellen Winslow, Blaine Bishop, Brad Hopkins, Neil O’Donnell, Al Smith and Delanie Walker.
“Fund Recovery has provided over $2,000,000 in life-changing care to over 800 scholarship recipients,” said Ryan Cain, Executive Director, Fund Recovery. “Yet as addiction becomes more prevalent, resources become scarcer. We are proud of our work to provide treatment and save lives. That’s why our annual dinner and concert is so important. For one night, we can bring the best of the best across music and sports to raise some money to help others while having a whole lot of fun.”
New Johnny Cash Album ‘Songwriter,’ Featuring Unreleased 1993 Tunes, Due In June
/by Lorie HollabaughJohnny Cash at Cash Cabin in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Photo: Alan Messer
A new album of previously unreleased Johnny Cash recordings from 1993 have been unearthed and compiled into a brand new album, Songwriter, featuring tunes penned solely by the master himself.
The album will be released June 28 via Mercury Nashville/UMe, and a first taste of the project can be heard with “Well Alright,” an upbeat, infectious tune featuring a galloping beat and taut acoustic upright bass about finding love in, of all places, the laundromat.
In early 1993, Cash found himself between contracts and recorded an album’s worth of demos at LSI Studios in Nashville. 30 years later, son John Carter Cash rediscovered the songs and stripped them back to just the powerful vocals and acoustic guitar. Along with co-producer David “Fergie” Ferguson, the two invited a select group of musicians that played with Cash, including guitarist and Hall of Famer Marty Stuart, the late bassist Dave Roe, drummer Pete Abbott and several others to the Cash Cabin in Hendersonville, Tennessee, to breathe new life into the tracks and take them back to the roots and heart of the songs.
Songwriter kicks off with the opening track, “Hello Out There,” which sounds like Cash reaching out from the beyond concerned about mankind and the state of the world. “Poor Valley Girl” is about wife June Carter Cash and her mother, country pioneer, Maybelle Carter, likely written in the wake of her passing in 1978. “Drive On” was inspired by the chronic pain he suffered from due to a broken jaw in the early ’90s and is about the hardships endured by veterans in the Vietnam War.
The 11-track collection showcases the breadth of Cash’s writing, with songs of love, family, sorrow, beauty, spiritual salvation, survival, redemption and some lighthearted humor he was known for as well. Songwriter will be available to stream and download, as well as on CD and a variety of vinyl options, including standard black and several limited edition color variants.
“I wanted it to be songs that mostly people hadn’t heard and that paid close attention to who he was as a songwriter and who he was as an American voice,” says John Carter. “One of my most important focuses in the past 10 years is to make sure that history, as best that I can possibly, is to give history the opportunity to notice him as the great writer he is. Bob Dylan says he’s one of the greatest writers of all of American written music and I agree. I want to put that in the forefront. His writing voice specifically is a certain voice, that I think if America wants to know their history, that’s a good place to look. Johnny Cash is definitely one true voice that we can listen to, specifically to his writings.”
Songwriter Track List:
1. Hello Out There
2. Spotlight
3. Drive On
4. I Love You Tonite
5. Have You Ever Been to Little Rock?
6. Well Alright
7. She Sang Sweet Baby James
8. Poor Valley Girl
9. Soldier Boy
10. Sing It Pretty Sue
11. Like A Soldier
Riley Green & Crew Celebrate No. 1 Hit ‘Different ‘Round Here’
/by John Nix ArledgePictured (L-R, front row): Andrew Thoen, Ryan Dokke, Sam Featherstone, Andi Brooks, Emily Haupt and Alannah Watson; (L-R, front row): Scott Borchetta, Randy Montana, Riley Green, Jonathan Singleton and Jimmy Harnen. Photo: Larry McCormick for BMI
BMI brought Riley Green and his team together on Monday afternoon (April 22) to celebrate his chart-topper “Different ‘Round Here.”
The morning’s chill gave way to a beautiful afternoon atop the BMI building. Industry members enjoyed the view as they eagerly awaited BMI’s Clay Bradley to take to the podium. Gathered on stage were the song’s co-writers Jonathan Singleton, Randy Montana and Green.
Bradley opened the event by welcoming the guests, introducing the songwriters and nodding to the pivotal re-release of “Different ‘Round Here.” Originally released on Green’s 2019 album of the same name, the song was revitalized in a duet with country star Luke Combs, paving the way for Green’s second studio album Ain’t My Last Rodeo. Bradley continued, acknowledging Green as a “pivotal voice in the ‘new era’ of country music,” and congratulating Montana on his eighth No. 1.
Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment’s Jimmy Harnen and Scott Borchetta took the stage next, with Harnen stepping to the mic first to tout Green’s impressive numbers. “I spent the weekend with Riley on the road, and I saw some interesting stuff. He played in Tuscaloosa, Atlanta, North Carolina and Johnson City, and all four of these were sold out. Between today, and Riley’s June 1 show, he’ll sell over 90,000 tickets.”
Borchetta followed suit, praising Green and assuring the crowd they were just getting started. “Riley is an artist of the ages. He is quickly becoming one of our leading men, and I know none of you are surprised. He does the work, he makes the friends, and these audiences are properly losing their minds [for Green]. It’s all on the way up, and we are just scratching the surface with Riley Green.”
On deck to congratulate their songwriters were ASCAP’s Evyn Johnston, Warner Chappell’s Jessi Stevenson, Big Machine’s Alex Heddle and Spirit Music’s Mike Fiorentino. Following this, Studio Bank’s Kari Barnhart stepped up to present a congratulatory donation to the Buford Bonds Charitable Fund, established by Green.
Next, it was time for the songwriters to speak. Singleton took the mic first, primed to take a few shots at his co-writers, “Thank you to the radio team that made this thing go No. 1. It wasn’t that great of a song, so we appreciate the hard work. Thank you to my family and my co-writers–Randy wrote a couple of words that day so that was fun. Thank you so much.”
After the laughter died down, Montana took the chance to speak to the writers’ bond saying, “When we get together to write a tune, we sit and talk about other stuff. We talk about hunting, fishing and more before we ever get to the writing part. I think it is cool to have a hit song with two guys that I genuinely love spending time with. Thank you to all the teams involved.”
“I only came today because I knew this would be the only time Jonathan had to say something nice about me, and he didn’t, he said the song was bad,” joked Green. “I am still fairly new to the country music world, and I have had some success with a great team. I know how tough it is for this to happen, so thank y’all for the hard work.”
Finally, producer Dan Huff stepped up from the crowd to say a few closing words, “Congrats to all you guys. All the superlatives are well placed, and I feel like we are on the right path and doing the right stuff. Thank you to all the teams that have worked so hard on this.”
Louie TheSinger Signs With UTA
/by Lorie HollabaughPictured (L-R): Lorenzo Zenteno, Nick Barnes, Louie Thesinger, Brian Hill and Lance Roberts. Photo: Courtesy of UTA
Louie TheSinger has signed with UTA for worldwide representation.
The Texas native has racked up nearly 200,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and millions of worldwide streams, including on his most-streamed track “Down Here” (featuring Paul Wall). He weaves a colorful tapestry of cultural influences into his music, reflecting his Fort Worth upbringing and his Mexican American roots, and released his first single for Universal Music Group, “Brothers,” in January.
He recently announced his new “Desperado Tour,” set to kick off on June 15 at the House of Blues in Orlando. The tour marks his first U.S. trek, with stops in San Antonio, San Diego, Denver and more.
Louie TheSinger is managed by Lorenzo Zenteno at Premier Live MGMT.
Weekly Register: Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves Reclaim Top Country Streaming Songs Slot
/by Liza AndersonZach Bryan. Photo: Trevor Pavlik. Kacey Musgraves. Photo: Kelly Christine Sutton
Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves‘ “I Remember Everything” reclaims the top slot on the country streaming songs chart this week with 17 million new streams, adding to 672 million ATD, according to Luminate data.
Beyoncé‘s “Texas Hold ‘Em” trickles down to No. 2 with 14 million streams, adding to 198 million ATD, followed by Morgan Wallen‘s “Last Night” at No. 3 with 12.1 million new streams, adding to 1.3 billion ATD. Bryan’s “Something In The Orange” slides up to No. 4 with 12 million streams, adding to 1.3 billion ATD, while Wallen’s “Thinkin’ Bout Me” shifts down to No. 5 with 11.5 million new streams, adding to 722 million ATD.
The top five remain the same on the country albums chart as Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter continues at No. 1 with 98K in total consumption (28K album only/86 million song streams). Wallen’s One Thing At A Time stays at No. 2 with 71K (1.2K album only/91 million song streams), while his Dangerous: The Double Album notches No. 3 again with 40K (307 album only/52 million song streams). Bryan’s self-titled album bides at No. 4 with 37K (2K album only/46 million song streams), and his American Heartbreak follows at No. 5 with 29K (632 album only/37 million song streams).
SmithField Celebrates 100 Million Global Streams Ahead Of Debut Album Release
/by Lorie HollabaughSmithField. Photo: Erika Rock
Country duo SmithField is celebrating 100 million global streams ahead of the release of their debut album, Country With Heart (Part One), on May 24.
Produced by the duo’s Trey Smith, the project features seven new songs co-penned by writers including Trannie Anderson, Dave Cohen, Bobby Hamrick, Adam Wood, Ava Suppelsa and Brian Bunn, among others.
“Reaching 100 million streams before our debut album release is incredibly surreal,” shares SmithField. “It’s validating to know that people love and care about our music enough to hit this milestone. The best part is: we’re about to say so much more.”
They are currently in the midst of Josh Turner‘s “Greatest Hits Tour,” and are set to ring in the album’s release with a show at Nashville’s Analog at the Hutton Hotel on May 23.
Black River Records Adds Kellie LaJack As Director Of Promotion, Northeast
/by Liza AndersonKellie LaJack. Photo: Courtesy of Black River Entertainment
Black River Records has added Kellie LaJack as Director of Promotion, Northeast.
Bringing nearly a decade of industry experience to her new role, LaJack previously served as Senior Director of Promotions & Marketing at 16camino and National Director of Promotion at Dreamcatcher Artists as well as Regional Radio Promotions Manager at 19th & Grand, Reviver and Cold River Records. Now as Director of Promotion, Northeast, she will spearhead securing, maintaining and maximizing airplay for Black River’s roster on a national level.
“Kellie is a bright, enthusiastic closer whose star is just beginning to shine. I’m very excited to have Kellie on our team,” states Bill Macky, VP, National Promotion, Black River Records.
“God truly opened this door and opportunity for me to be a part of the Black River Entertainment family,” shares LaJack. “I am so thankful and excited to be a part of this team!”
Industry Ink: Rose Palermo, Glen Campbell, CMHOFM, More
/by Madison HahnenCheatham, Palermo & Garrett Celebrate 184 Years
Pictured (L-R): Tracy Gershon, Rose Palermo, Cindy Mabe and Mary Ann McCready
Law firm Cheatham, Palermo & Garrett celebrated 184 years on Music Row with a client reception. Partner Rose Palermo is often referred to as “Nashville’s divorce attorney to the stars.” Palermo has handled splits for Jewel, Conway Twitty, Tracy Lawrence, Wynonna and Naomi Judd, Ben Folds, Mel Tillis, Kelsea Ballerini and Janis Oliver.
Musicians Hall Of Fame & Museum Unveils Glen Campbell Exhibit
Pictured (L-R): Linda Chambers, Britt Chambers-Hawker, Steven Curtis Chapman, Steve Wariner, Kim Campbell, Julian Raymond, Dave Kaplan and Scott Seine. Photo: Angela Smith
The Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum has unveiled their new Glen Campbell exhibit, in partnership with Big Machine Label Group and Surfdog.
Musicians, special guests and industry executives gathered for the exhibit reveal last Thursday (April 18). The event celebrated the release of Glen Campbell Duets – Ghost on the Canvas Sessions. It also featured a panel discussion with Julian Raymond, Dave Kaplan, Steve Wariner, Steven Curtis Chapman, Kim Campbell and Cal Campbell.
“When you look around the entire museum, you can see and feel Glen’s work in so many of the other exhibits,” said Linda Chambers, Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum CEO. “We talk about the Musicians Hall of Fame representing all genres of music because studio musicians don’t play genres… they just play music.”
CMHOFM Hosts Annual Kickoff Party For Museum Members
Pictured (L-R): Ben Hall (Vice President of Development, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), Patrick Thomas (Chair, Troubadour Advisory Council), Hailey Whitters, Lisa Purcell (Executive Vice President of External Affairs, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum) and Marie Bradshaw (Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum). Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum hosted its annual kickoff party for its Troubadour members last week, which featured a performance by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Hailey Whitters. Whitters performed hits such as “Everything She Ain’t,” “I’m In Love” and more.
Troubadour is a membership tier of the museum that is geared towards young professionals. Membership includes quarterly networking events, concerts, exhibition previews and more.
Gibson Gives & FirstBank Amphitheater Raise Over $48,000 For Music Education
Pictured (L-R): Jason Golden (Superintendent of Schools, Williamson County), Rick McEachern, Nancy McEachern (Owners, FirstBank Amphitheater), Erica Krusen (Global Executive Director, Gibson Gives), Demetra Kopulos (VIP Program Manager, FirstBank Amphitheater), Alex Tinker (Project Manager, Gibson Gives) and Mark Kinzer (Director of Fine Arts, Williamson County). Photo: Gibson
Gibson Gives and FirstBank Amphitheater partnered again to raise funds for Williamson County Public Schools and music education initiatives. The companies brought 22 signed guitars to the Julien’s Music Icons Auction and raised $48,825 for the Gibson Gives and FirstBank Amphitheater Music Education Program.
Signed guitars came from artists such as Lana Del Rey, Noel Gallagher, Tenacious D, Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Chicago, Tears For Fears, Kenny Loggins, Steve Miller Band, Goo Goo Dolls and more.
“United in our commitment, we stand with FirstBank Amphitheater in our efforts to support Williamson County schools, recognizing the invaluable role of music and arts education in shaping young minds and fostering growth for every student,” says Erica Krusen, Gibson Gives, Global Executive Director.
Fund Recovery Hosts Nashville Charity Concert
Pictured (L-R): The Warren Brothers, Natalie Hemby, Ross Copperman. Photo: The Fund Recovery
The Fund Recovery hosted its annual charity dinner and concert at City Winery Nashville last Tuesday (April 16). The event raised over $230,000 to provide scholarships for mental health and addiction treatment.
Hosted by JT Hodges and Matt Rodgers, the lineup included The Warren Brothers, Natalie Hemby and Ross Copperman. Among those in attendance were Steve Hutchinson, Landyn Hutchinson, Eric Decker, Jessie James Decker, Tim Brown, Isaac Bruce, Jimbo Covert, Marshall Faulk, Anthony Munoz, Orlando Pace, John Randle, Ed Reed, Warren Sapp, Will Shields, Jan Stenerud, Andre Tippett, Kellen Winslow, Blaine Bishop, Brad Hopkins, Neil O’Donnell, Al Smith and Delanie Walker.
“Fund Recovery has provided over $2,000,000 in life-changing care to over 800 scholarship recipients,” said Ryan Cain, Executive Director, Fund Recovery. “Yet as addiction becomes more prevalent, resources become scarcer. We are proud of our work to provide treatment and save lives. That’s why our annual dinner and concert is so important. For one night, we can bring the best of the best across music and sports to raise some money to help others while having a whole lot of fun.”
Randall King Signs With Sony Music Publishing Nashville
/by Lorie HollabaughPictured (L-R): Scott Gunter (Durango Artist Management), Aubrey Landon (Director, Creative A&R, Sony Music Publishing Nashville), Randall King, Rusty Gaston (CEO, Sony Music Publishing Nashville), Clayton Toney (Durango Artist Management). Photo: Emily McMannis-Coleman
Randall King has signed a global publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing Nashville.
The West Texas native has amassed over 300 million streams with singles like “You In A Honky Tonk,” “Hey Cowgirl” and “Mirror, Mirror,” and has earned acclaim through projects such as 2020’s Leanna and his 2022 major label debut, Shot Glass.
King released his sophomore album Into The Neon earlier this year, with inspiration drawn from the hues of neon that backlit his career, including the glowing skies in the plains of West Texas where he was raised and the radiant signs of the nearly 150 honkytonks he performs in each year. He is currently headlining shows across the U.S. and has tour dates slated across Europe for later in 2024.
“We are thrilled to champion Randall as he continues to bring a fresh take on traditional country music,” says Aubrey Landon, Director, Creative A&R, Sony Music Publishing Nashville. “His music resonates with authenticity, and we could not be happier to start this next chapter together.”
“Can’t begin to say how excited I am to be joining Sony Music Publishing,” says King. “It’s a new era of writing for me and I couldn’t have joined a better team!”
MusicRow Releases 2024 InCharge Issue, Kelsea Ballerini Graces The Cover
/by MusicRow StaffMusicRow, Nashville’s leading music industry trade publication, is proud to announce the 2024 release of its flagship print directory, InCharge.
This annual guide highlights some of the most influential industry executives in the Nashville music business. This year’s edition includes 374 profiles which are accompanied by contact information, career biographies and detailed board and organizational membership affiliations.
The guide also includes a record label staff index, a company appendix and a professional categories appendix, which lists executives by their areas of expertise, including label, talent agency, management, music publishing, legal, finance, performing rights organizations and more.
“In the tightly-knit community of the Nashville music industry, those who wear various hats are deeply appreciated for their expertise and experience. With decades of collective experience and with leadership that represents and guides many other team members in the industry, these individuals have played a central role in shaping and preserving the city’s most valued export,” says MusicRow Owner/Publisher, Sherod Robertson. “Within these pages, you’ll find a celebration of our industry champions, each of whom has rightfully earned the esteemed title of InCharge.”
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini graces the cover of the 2024 InCharge issue.
Black River’s Kelsea Ballerini consistently makes history. With the release of her debut album, The First Time, she became the only female country artist to hit No. 1 with the first three consecutive singles from a debut album. Since then, she’s notched seven No. 1 singles and five back-to-back top 10 entries on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Among dozens of accolades, she’s garnered four Grammy Award nominations, won two ACM Awards, Billboard Awards and CMA Awards; an iHeartRadio Music Awards honor and received multiple career nominations from the ACM, CMA, Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards, CMT and People’s Choice Awards. Notably, she snagged her first nomination as an artist/producer for the ACM Awards’ Music Event of the Year in 2022 for “Half Of My Hometown.”
Ballerini recently returned to host the 2024 CMT Music Awards for the fourth year, this time as a solo host, and led the field in nominations. The Grand Ole Opry member was named the newest face of COVERGIRL in 2022 and later built on her multi-year partnership by launching a cosmetic collaboration with the brand. Expanding her sphere of influence, she authored her first original poetry book, Feel Your Way Through, and Dolly Parton tapped her to star in the audiobook of Run, Rose, Run.
Ballerini’s fourth album, Subject To Change, was released in 2022. Five months later, she surprised fans with Rolling Up the Welcome Mat and the accompanying short film. This led to her Saturday Night Live debut, universal acclaim from critics including The New York Times, Variety and Rolling Stone, and the honor of gracing the cover of TIME Magazine’s TIME100 Next Gen issue. With these accolades, it is no wonder NPR proclaimed, “Kelsea Ballerini is definitely one of the most influential women in country right now…she’s defining the sound of the genre.”
Single copies of MusicRow’s 2024 InCharge issue are available for purchase at musicrow.com for $115, and are included with yearly MusicRow subscriptions.
MusicRow’s 2024 InCharge Issue, featuring Kelsea Ballerini. Photo: John Shearer
Darren Kiely Joins Endurance Music Group
/by LB CantrellPictured (L-R): Rich Mgmt’s Brendan Rich, EMG’s Mark Ahlberg and Lauren Funk, Kiely, EMG’s Michael Martin and Courtney Kruckeberg, and Rich Mgmt’s Sarah Paravia
Endurance Music Group has signed Irish singer-songwriter and Free Flight Records flagship artist Darren Kiely.
Hailing from a small town in County Cork, Ireland, Kiely delivers folk-infused pop that originates from traditional Irish music intertwined with modern influences such as The Lumineers, Mumford & Sons and Noah Kahan.
He released his debut EP Lost last fall, which contained hits “Mom & Dad” and “Sunrise.” Kiely also recently wrapped an extensive North American tour and is set to tour Europe later this spring. He will make his Ryman Auditorium debut in September in support of Mat Kearney.
“I am excited to work with the whole team at Endurance. From early on they have shown a keen interest and passion in my music and songwriting. I’m looking forward to the next chapter together with EMG,” he shares of the deal.