The War And Treaty. Photo: Kit Wood

The War And Treaty is launching their headlining 2023 “Lover’s Game Tour” on March 19 in Oklahoma City.

The husband-and-wife duo will visit 35 cities this spring with stops in Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, Detroit, Washington D.C., Louisville, and more before closing out the leg at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl on May 13.

Tickets for new headlining dates will be available Nov. 18, and fan club members can access tickets beginning tomorrow (Nov. 15). A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association and Vet Tix.

“The shows this year have felt more like a family reunion,” Michael Trotter Jr. notes. “You know how it is….some family you’ve known for a while and then you meet other family members you don’t know…but their vibe is so on point with yours that it’s more filling than the barbecue on the grill. We know next year’s tour is going to feel just like that so we just need to bring the right meats for the grill…the right beer for the cooler…and play the right songs!”

Fresh on the heels of their recent CMA Awards performance, the duo surprised fans with the release of their Blank Page EP.

Ingrid Andress. Photo: Olivia Bee.

Ingrid Andress has announced both U.S. and international dates for her headlining “The Good Person Tour,” which will kick off Feb. 24 in Salt Lake City.

Andress will make stops in Los Angeles, New York City, and London before wrapping up in Norway on May 24. The tour will feature special guests Madeline Edwards, Carter Faith, and Nick Wilson. Tickets for “The Good Person Tour” will go on sale this Friday (Nov. 18) at 10 a.m. CT. For more information, click here.

The three-time Grammy nominee recently reached the top of the Country Aircheck chart with her Platinum-certified hit “Wishful Drinking” alongside Sam Hunt, marking her second career No. 1. The track is also included on her latest album Good Person.

Good Person follows Andress as she enters the next chapter of her career. She reunites with co-producer Sam Ellis to dive deeper into the reflection and confession her debut record Lady Like introduced. She also co-wrote every song featured on the project, such as the title-track, along with piano ballad “Blue,” and the self-growth centered “Seeing Someone Else.”

With over one billion global streams and fans across the globe, Andress spent much of 2022 out on the road with Keith Urban for his North American “The Speed of Now World Tour,” which wrapped earlier this month.

Jackie Jones. Photo: Carly Glazier

Jackie Jones has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Artist & Industry Relations at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Following a 17-year-tenure at Viacom’s CMT, Jones joined the RIAA in April 2019. She has since executed notable events, created artist partnerships and helped generate music business opportunities for students at Tennessee State University. Additionally, as part of the RIAA Gold & Platinum program, Jones recently helped honor Missy Elliott as the only female hip-hop artist with six Platinum-certified albums. In September, she led RIAA Honors: Pioneers of Hip-Hop, including Grandmaster Flash and MC Lyte, at a celebration in Washington, D.C.

Based in Nashville, Jones remains the association’s chief representative in the market and has successfully built relationships with artists and their teams across the U.S. in support of RIAA’s advocacy mission.

“Jackie is a championing force whose deep ties in Music City are unparalleled. Her creativity and ability to engage labels, artists and community partners is a great asset to the work of RIAA. We are delighted to celebrate her talents with this promotion,” says RIAA’s Chief Policy Officer Morna Willens.

“While at RIAA, I have learned how vital it is to help policymakers understand the ways labels support and partner with artists and all the work our industry does to strengthen and grow the creative community and economy. Advocating on behalf of the recorded music industry every day is an honor. I look forward to fostering an even more inclusive community that knows the importance of supporting and protecting the rights of creators and innovators,” Jones adds.

Jones will continue reporting to Willens and can be reached at jackie.jones@riaa.com.

Pictured (L-R, back row): Matt Turner (Concord), Ashley Nite (Concord), Melissa Spillman (Concord), Shawn Thompson (Concord), Jen Hubbard (Concord), Hayley Corbett (F2 Entertainment Group) and Tiffany Dunn (Loeb & Loeb LLP); (L-R, front row): Brad Kennard (Concord), Courtney Allen (Concord), Jennifer Wayne and Fletcher Foster (F2 Entertainment Group).

Concord Music Publishing has inked a deal with Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jennifer Wayne. The worldwide deal will cover her future works.

Jennifer Wayne is best known as the founding member of the multi-ACM nominated group, Runaway June, alongside Natalie Stovall and Stevie Woodward. Wayne co-wrote several of Runaway June’s hit singles including “Lipstick,” “Wild West,” and Gold-certified “Buy My Own Drinks.” Their latest single “Broken Hearts (Do Broken Things)” was released on Oct. 28 and has already become a fan-favorite, flipping the script on post-breakup blues, and kicking off a bold new era for this chart-topping trio.

In addition to songwriting credits with Runaway June, Wayne, granddaughter of film icon John Wayne, has penned songs for artists including Marie Osmond, Eric Paslay, RaeLynn, Brittney Spencer, and The Shires. Just last week, Wayne was honored at the SESAC Nashville Music Awards for co-writing Keith Urban’s hit single “Wild Hearts,” which reached No. 2 on the U.S. Country radio airplay charts and No. 1 on Australia’s Country Hot 50 and Canada Country.

Courtney Allen, Director of A&R at Concord Music Publishing in Nashville, notes, “It is rare that you meet a person who every single person in this town loves and is a champion of. Jen’s talent, kindness, perseverance, work ethic and positivity are unmatched, and she is an absolute dream to work with. Our whole team is thrilled to be a part of the next chapter of her career that is sure to be filled with more success as both an artist and a songwriter!”

“I’m over the moon about signing with Concord. It’s a family and they are so passionate, creative, supportive, and work as a team to win for their writers,” Wayne shares. “I have to highlight Courtney Allen. I know firsthand there is no one that works harder for their writers than she does. I really can’t imagine being surrounded by better people. I have the ultimate dream team!”

Outside of music, Wayne has been featured in the Emmy Award-winning competition TV show CBS’s The Amazing Race, CMT’s I Love Kellie Pickler, and in the 2014 feature film Like A Country Song. She was also recently announced as the co-host of The Design Network’s Flip U, a new series that will premiere in 2023.

On Dec. 5, the Grammy Museum will host a special preview event of They Called Us Outlaws, the upcoming, 12-hour documentary on the history and legacy of the Outlaw country-rock movement.

The event will feature a special appearance by the series’ Executive Producer and Grammy Hall of Fame Award Recipient Jessi Colter, as well as a screening from the film that focuses on her life and work. The evening will also feature performances from Tyler Childers, joined by fellow Appalachian singer-songwriters John R. Miller and Abby Hamilton, along with Shooter Jennings.

“Eric Geadelmann has spent countless hours and years of his life perfecting an expansive portrait of the history of the country music independent’s rebellion,” Jennings explains. “He came to us with a vision and has delivered a study of the artists and the paths they took to change the face of the music they loved. Coming together to celebrate this historic work will surely be a highlight of any true music lover’s year. I’m excited to be a part of it and the music world will be better for it.”

Filmmakers Eric Geadelmann and Kelly Magelky will also participate in a roundtable discussion, along with former Kings of Leon band member Chris Coleman, creator of the film series’ original music score. Jack Ingram, the film’s narrator and an executive producer of the project, will also moderate the panel and perform.

“I’m super excited to be part of this evening’s event,” adds Childers. “It’s an honor to not only be asked to be in this film, but to also be asked to play some music and share the stage with Jessi Colter. I’m real stoked to see all my buddies too.”

The documentary series features over 100 interviews with the era’s most iconic figures and those who carry the torch today, including Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Miranda Lambert, Billy Joe Shaver, Eric Church, Margo Price and Matthew McConaughey, along with Colter, Childers, and Jennings. It also features rare performance footage from Austin’s legendary music venue the Armadillo World Headquarters.

The six-part series is executive produced by Colter, Ingram and 9x Grammy winner Ray Benson, in partnership with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.