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MusicRow Magazine’s 2020 ‘InCharge’ Issue Features Dan + Shay

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Dan + Shay grace the cover of MusicRow Magazine’s 33rd annual InCharge issue, which releases today.

This annual guide, now in its 33rd year, highlights key music industry executives in Nashville’s entertainment community. Each of the 396 profiles includes updated contact information, career biography, and detailed board and organizational membership affiliations.

The guide also includes a company appendix, record label staff appendix, and a professional categories appendix which lists executives by their areas of expertise, including music publishing, legal, finance, performing rights organizations and more.

“The many segments of our industry including labels, finance, legal, management, marketing, publicity, PROs, publishing, radio, production and touring are represented in this issue featuring those top executives in each segment who are crucial in continuing the success and the future of the Nashville music industry,” says MusicRow Publisher/Owner Sherod Robertson. “As the industry rebuilds and realigns once the COVID-19 pandemic is curtailed, it’s these valued and respected people and the many who they represent who will undoubtedly successfully navigate the resilience and fortitude of our industry.”

Global superstars Dan + Shay are an unstoppable force in country music and beyond. The history-making duo has impressively garnered multiple GRAMMY, CMA, ACM, American Music and Billboard Music Award wins and nominations across their explosive career. With more than four billion career streams globally as well as several mega-hit songs, they recently took home a second consecutive GRAMMY for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. In addition to being the fastest country song to reach one million U.S. track equivalents in 2019, their multi-week No. 1 hit “10,000 Hours” (with Justin Bieber) earned the biggest first-week streaming total in country music history and currently boasts 1 billion global streams and over 2.5 million U.S. track equivalents to date. “10,000 Hours” is the first song by a country duo or group ever to debut in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 5 and spent 21 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs. The worldwide smash has already achieved Double Platinum certification in Australia and Canada, Platinum in the U.S. and Gold certification in more than five other countries.

Continuing into 2020, Dan + Shay The (Arena) Tour will play to major markets across the country and includes a stop at the iconic Madison Square Garden, which sold out in under 90 minutes, and two consecutive sold-out nights at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for opening weekend. Their Platinum-certified self-titled album spawned recent chart-topper “All To Myself” (Platinum), multi-week No. 1 “Speechless” (3x Platinum), global smash “Tequila” (4x Platinum, BMI 2019 Country Song of the Year) and more. In the seven years since they formed, Dan + Shay have accumulated 26 total RIAA certifications and achieved seven No. 1 singles at country radio.

LABEL: Warner Music Nashville
LATEST ALBUM: Dan + Shay
LATEST SINGLE: “10,000 Hours”
CURRENT PRODUCER: Dan Smyers
CURRENT PUBLISHER: Warner Chappell
PRO: ASCAP (Dan Smyers), BMI (Shay Mooney)
MANAGEMENT: Sandbox Entertainment, SB Projects
BOOKING: CAA
RECENT HITS: “10,000 Hours” (with Justin Bieber), “All To Myself,” “Speechless,” “Tequila”
AWARDS: (2) GRAMMY, (3) ACM [and an additional (2) wins for Dan Smyers as songwriter and producer], (3) CMA Triple Play [Dan (1), Shay (2)], (2) AMA, (2) CMT Music, (2) Teen Choice, (1) Billboard, (1) CMA
RIAA CERTS TO DATE: (1) Platinum Album, (1) Gold Album, (1) 4x Platinum Single, (1) 3x Platinum Single, (1) 2x Platinum single, (5) Platinum singles, (1) Gold Single
SPECIAL TV APPEARANCES: ACM, Billboard, CMA, CMT, GRAMMY Awards; American Idol, CMA Fest, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Good Morning America, Ellen, FOX Super Bowl LIV Pregame, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Live with Kelly and Ryan, TODAY, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and more
BIRTHDAY: August 16 (Smyers), December 27 (Mooney)
HOMETOWN: Wexford, PA (Smyers), Natural Dam, AR (Mooney)
WEBSITE: danandshay.com

Single copies of InCharge are available for purchase for $110, and are included with yearly memberships at no additional cost. Please note that issues of MusicRow Magazine’s InCharge issue can only be purchased online as the MusicRow building is currently closed to the public due to COVID-19.

Ingrid Andress, Gabby Barrett Make Country Radio Chart History

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Ingrid Andress, Gabby Barrett

Today (April 27), Ingrid Andress notches her first No. 1 hit on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart, with “More Hearts Than Mine.” The chart success of Andress’ debut single follows last week’s No. 1, “I Hope,” also a debut chart-topping song from fellow Warner Music Nashville artist Gabby Barrett.

Never in the recorded history of Country Aircheck have two debut females had back-to-back No. 1 singles.

The two chart-topping hits follow Maren Morris‘ “The Bones,” which topped the both the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart and the Billboard Country Airplay chart in early February, marking three No. 1 hits by solo female artists so far this year. Morris’ “The Bones” marked the first song since 2012 to spend two consecutive weeks at No. 1 since 2012.

Also in the Mediabase/Country Aircheck Top 10 is Carly Pearce with Lee Brice, on “I Hope You’re Happy Now.” Other solo female artists in the Top 20 this week include Carrie Underwood‘s “Drinking Alone” at No. 12 and Miranda Lambert‘s “Bluebird” at No. 20.

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Weekly Radio Report (4/24/20)

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Now Open! New Submissions For MusicRow’s 2020 Annual Artist Roster Print Issue

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Submissions for MusicRow‘s upcoming Artist Roster print issue are now being accepted through next Wednesday, April 29, 2020 with the official form below. Previously included labels and companies will be solicited separately.

This issue includes company listings and rosters for Nashville record labels, managers, publicists, lawyers, talent agents, publicity and artist services companies (business managers, digital music, legal, marketing, radio promotion, and organizations).

Submissions are now closed.

For impactful advertising opportunities in the Artist Roster print issue, email Sherod Robertson at srobertson@musicrow.com. Rate card information is available here.

Average Joes Entertainment Launches Texas/Americana Label Imprint With Rich O’Toole

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Average Joes Entertainment has launched a new Texas/Americana imprint, Buffalo Roam Records, with artist/writer Rich O’Toole as both the first artist signed to the label, as well as the leader for the new venture.

The imprint’s first album release is O’Toole’s New York City, which will release June 26. Texas native O’Toole has topped the Texas Music Chart three times, has had 23 Top 10 singles at Texas radio, and sold more than 100,000 albums. The signing marks a return to Average Joes for O’Toole, who released the album Kiss Of A Liar on the label in 2011.

“As we began to consider re-approaching the Texas music scene, Rich was a natural pick for a partner. Having worked with him in the past when he was an artist on Average Joes, we knew his drive and determination, as well as his Texas roots, would align well with the core spirit of Average Joes. We’re excited to have him back, and look forward to a bright future,” said Forrest Latta, Average Joes Entertainment A&R.

“I’m excited to bring a Texas/Americana sound with the new AJE imprint, Buffalo Roam Records. We will be delivering some of the best up-and-coming artists out of the southwest,” said O’Toole.

O’Toole can be reached at rich@buffaloroamrecords.com.

One World Together At Home Special Raises $127 Million In Support Against COVID-19 Pandemic

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The One World: Together At Home global broadcast event held over the weekend that included performances by Paul McCartney, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and many more has raised $127 million in commitments to date in support of healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Corporate partners and philanthropists announced their support for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization, powered by the UN Foundation, during the broadcast, and donations to the fund will support WHO’s work around the world, the vaccine development alliance Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and UNICEF. The Together At Home effort will also aid over 100 additional local and regional charities that will also receive funds, including Education Cannot Wait, Direct Care, Feeding America and United Way, among others.

Global Citizen together with Lady Gaga presented the historic eight-hour globally promoted special that featured dozens of superstars and celebrities and garnered unprecedented worldwide distribution, reaching billions. More than 60 global broadcast networks, across more than 175 countries, nine digital platforms and hundreds of affiliates, celebrated and supported brave healthcare workers doing life-saving work on the front lines. One World: Together At Home kicked-off with a six-hour digital stream that was followed by a two-hour broadcast special.

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Weekly Radio Report (4/17/20)

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Concord Promotes Hazel Malit To CFO, Recorded Music

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Hazel Malit

Concord has promoted Hazel Malit to CFO of the company’s recorded music business. Malit, based in Concord’s Nashville office, will report to Concord CFO Bob Valentine, while working with Concord Chief Label Executive Tom Whalley and Chief Catalog Executive Sig Sigworth to manage day-to-day financial decisions for the labels.

Malit started her career at Concord in 2011 as a Royalty Accounting Manager. As the company grew, she began to focus solely on the Recorded Music side of its business and in recent years, Malit led the accounting integration process when Concord acquired labels including Wind Up, Razor & Tie and Victory Records.

In her new role, Malit will interface with Concord frontline and catalog label groups, joint-venture partners, KIDZ Bop recorded music and related touring business and shared service operational departments within Recorded Music to provide needed reporting, budgeting, forecasting and other insights. She will also assist with financial due diligence for potential strategic initiatives and, most importantly, ensure that all activities within the Recorded Music financial department are aligned with Concord’s overall goals, adhere to the company’s general accounting and operational policies and are consistent with its core values.

“I am thrilled to promote Hazel to this new role,” commented Valentine. “Ever since she joined Concord nine years ago, Hazel has repeatedly demonstrated her ability to provide the essential accounting and financial assistance that our creative and operational teams require to succeed. She is able to focus on the big picture, engenders trust with her coworkers and has built a world-class accounting team within the Recorded Music division. Her accomplishments throughout her time at Concord speak for themselves, and we are all happy to see her continue to advance her career here in this new vitally important position.”

“I would like to thank Bob Valentine for this opportunity,” said Malit. “I’m fortunate to work for a company who believes in their employees and encourages internal promotion. Also, I would like to thank my team for their continued support and dedication. As I take on this new role, I’m looking forward to working with Tom Whalley, Sig Sigworth, our label presidents and label services team in supporting Recorded Music Operations.”

“Hazel has become an integral part of the Recorded Music operations team over the last nine years,” said Whalley. “There is no better person to help lead the frontline and catalog labels in a continued pattern of growth,” continued Sigworth.

Anastasia Brown Named Chief Content Strategist At Visionary Media Group

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Anastasia Brown has been appointed to Chief Content Strategist of Visionary Media Group.

In her new role, Brown will direct the creation and allocation of all digital and physical content across all platforms for the company’s music, film, television and scoring projects. In addition to steering the content creation for VMG’s flagship recording artist, American Idol finalist Kree Harrison, signed to the subsidiary One Vision Music Group, Brown will also be working on film productions and scores.“Anastasia Brown brings an exceptional level of experience and stature in the music industry to VMG,” says CEO Cory B. Savage. “Her expertise and incredible eye for spotting talent is unmatched. I couldn’t be happier to have Anastasia on our team as we help artists prosper in the entertainment industry.”

Prior to joining VMG, Brown had carved out a path that encompasses music, film and television constructing a creative bridge between Nashville and Hollywood. With a career featuring milestones including DOVE and Emmy wins and Grammy and Oscar nominations, Brown’s traversed a three-decade career honing expertise as a music supervisor, artist manager, music publisher, film/soundtrack/TV producer, author, TV personality, A&R/label executive and content creator.

While heading up Miles Copeland’s Nashville division of Firstars Management and Ark 21 Records, Brown worked with Keith Urban, Waylon Jennings, Peter Frampton and Leon Russell in various capacities to both launch and propel their careers. Serving as distribution consultant and music supervisor for the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation, Brown coordinated the distribution of the documentary For the Love of Music: The Story of Nashville on ABC. As a TV music consultant for Warner Nashville, she made 27 sync placements in a six-month period, including songs by Blake Shelton, the Zac Brown Band, Brett Eldredge and Hunter Hayes.

In the production arena, Brown has developed four TV series and two films including the Sony Classics biopic on the life of Hank Williams, Sr., I Saw the Light. On the other side of the camera, Brown starred as a judge for three seasons of the USA Network talent competition Nashville Star. Brown also led the charge to grow a self-sustaining film, TV, scoring and post-production industry in Nashville establishing Southern Lights, a Content Creation Alliance in 2019.

“My long-term goal is to grow a prolific and self-sustaining film, TV, podcast and gaming production center as well as an audiovisual scoring industry in Nashville, and with VMG’s leadership and dedication, this goal is finally becoming a reality,” says Brown. “Content has been and always will be ‘king.’ VMG will provide the resources to attract and grow content creators, and support innovative production strategies for creative works to be launched from idea through completion. Their unique brand of business strategy will benefit recording artists, songwriters, producers of soundtracks, and the development of authentic films, TV, podcast and gaming entertainment. VMG has cutting-edge technology that will transform the ability to distribute content internationally. My career over these last three decades has encompassed bits and pieces of all that VMG is supporting me to lead, all under one roof.”

Weekly Chart Report (4/10/20)

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