Martin Guitar VP Honored with She Rocks Vision Award

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Amani Duncan, Vice President of Brand Marketing at Martin Guitar, was honored with the Vision Award at the She Rocks Awards recently at the Anaheim Hilton Pacific Ballroom during NAMM. The event pays tribute to women who display leadership and stand out within the music industry at a gathering of who’s who of music industry execs, celebrities, luminaries and supporters of women in music.

The She Rocks Awards featured performances by Colbie Caillat, The Bangles, Mindi AbairOrianthi and Richie Sambora, and was co-hosted by solo artist and 2013 She Rocks Awards winner Orianthi.

Other honorees included Music Inc. editor, Katie Kailus; multi-platinum artist, Colbie Caillat; Grammy Award nominated sax player, Mindi Abair; The Bangles; Vice President for Online Learning and Continuing Education/CEO for Berklee College of Music’s online continuing education program, Berklee Online, Debbie Cavalier; Vice President of iconic Capitol Studios, Paula Salvatore; Avedis Zildjian CEO, Craigie Zildjian; Beacock Music Co-Owner, Gayle Beacock; and owner of Robo Records, Rob Christie, the first-ever male to receive a She Rocks Awards.

peermusic Promotes VP, Counsel to Sr. VP

Timothy A. Cohan.

Timothy A. Cohan.

peermusic, the world’s largest independent music publisher, has announced the promotion of Tim Cohan to the position of Senior Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs in California.

In addition to overseeing all legal and corporate matters for peermusic’s U.S. companies, Cohan serves as counsel to peermusic’s Chairman and CEO, Ralph Peer, II and heads all global negotiations with respect to the firm’s digital and online agreements. Cohan is also an active representative of peermusic in various industry associations and committees.

“Tim’s guidance and expertise on all of the firm’s legal matters is invaluable to the success of the U.S. companies. He is an essential and valued member of our executive team,” said Kathy Spanberger, peermusic President and COO.

Peer added, “In this position Tim will assume new responsibilities for our increasingly important international licensing framework. His insight and global perspective are an integral part of peermusic’s continuing expansion and outreach worldwide.”

Cohan has been in-house counsel for the firm since 2011 when he moved to Los Angeles, holding the previous position of Vice President. Cohan rose through the ranks at peermusic after joining the firm as a legal assistant in the late 1990’s. He is a member of the New York State Bar and the California State Bar, speaks fluent French, and is a trained chef.

Industry Ink: Crowd Surf, ASCAP, CMA, BMI, YEP Nashville

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Cassie Petrey and Jade Driver, owners of Crowd Surf, have announced the promotions of Teddy Cheek to General Manager and Elise Stawarz to Marketing Director.

Cheek may be reached at teddy@crowdsurf.net and Stawarz may be reached at elise@crowdsurf.net. ​

 

ASCAP, CMA Present Songwriters Round at Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe

The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and the Country Music Association (CMA) presented two songwriter rounds on Wednesday, Jan. 28 and Thursday, Jan. 29 at the Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe in Park City, Utah. The songwriters round featured Jessi Alexander, Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, and Warner/Chappell songwriter-artist Brandon Lay.

Pictured (L-R): Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, Jessi Alexander, Brandon Lay, ASCAP's Robert Filhart and the Country Music Association's Vilma Salinas. All photos by ASCAP's Erik Philbrook.

Pictured (L-R): Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, Jessi Alexander, Brandon Lay, ASCAP’s Robert Filhart and the Country Music Association’s Vilma Salinas. All photos by ASCAP’s Erik Philbrook.

 

YEP Nashville, BMI Hold Quarterly Showcase Series

YEP Nashville and BMI continued their YEP/BMI quarterly showcase series last night with a capacity crowd at Exit/In. The featured acts on the rise included new duo The Lookout, Ryan Beaver and Drew Baldridge. YEP’s next event in conjunction with the Song Suffragettes will be held Monday, February 9th at The Listening Room from 6:30-8:30pm.

Pictured (L-R): YEP’s Marc Rucker, BMI’s Perry Howard, The Lookout’s Tyler Filmore & John Gurney, Drew Baldridge, Ryan Beaver, YEP’s Andrew Cohen and BMI’s Brooke Ivey

Pictured (L-R): YEP’s Marc Rucker, BMI’s Perry Howard, The Lookout’s Tyler Filmore & John Gurney, Drew Baldridge, Ryan Beaver, YEP’s Andrew Cohen and BMI’s Brooke Ivey

Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy Staffer Promoted To Business Manager

David Boyer

David Boyer

Entertainment business management firm Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy has promoted David Boyer to the role of Business Manager. Boyer joined the firm in 2001 and was most recently an associate business manager.

The Huntsville, Ala., native is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and has more than 20 years of experience in the music industry. He is a voting member of The Recording Academy, the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music, and is a Leadership Music and SOLID alumnus. Boyer has also served as treasurer of The Nashville Film Festival.

“David Boyer is the real deal with over 13 years of direct, hands-on experience in the very complicated and challenging practice of what business management really is in our complex industry today,” said Mary Ann McCready, president, FBMM. “He has truly earned his marks. His moral compass, his commitment to excellence, and his team spirit are a perfect fit for our culture.”

At FBMM he represents a diverse roster of clients including The Black Keys, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eli Young Band, John Hiatt, Andrew Bird, Scotty McCreery, Sam Hunt, and The Apache Relay.

SoundExchange Pays Record $733 Million To Artists, Labels

soundexchangeAs cash registers continue to ring-down for music sales, streaming revenue is again on the rise. This time for artists and record labels from more than 2,500 non-interactive Internet radio (Pandora, etc.), satellite radio and cable radio services collected by SoundExchange for their use of sound recordings.

This week (Jan. 28), the 15-year-old nonprofit announced a record breaking year-end royalty distribution totaling approximately $773 million. Those figures are up 31 percent from last year’s $590 million.

By comparison, BMI paid out $840 million to the songwriters and publishers in its most recent fiscal year.

SoundExchange“2014 was a banner year for SoundExchange,” said SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe. “Not only did we pay out more royalties to recording artists and record labels, but they now receive payments faster than ever after we became the first sound recording performance rights organization in the world to deliver monthly payments. While 2014 finished on a high note, we look forward to continuing our success and growth in 2015 which promises to be even more exciting.”

The Washington DC-based company’s 2014 fourth quarter distribution also increased from the previous year with more than 38,800 payments totaling approximately $183 million.

For SoundExchange, significant 2014 endeavors included:

• Project72, a campaign launched to ensure fair pay for artists who recorded their music before
• 1972, in support of the RESPECT Act.
• Issuing quarterly Digital Radio Reports.
• Beginning the SoundExchange Influencers Series at the Bluebird Café in Nashville.
• Reaching thousands of artists and record labels through ongoing outreach as well as several high-profile and effective database matches with partner organizations such as SXSW, CMJ, GRAMMYS, SAG-AFTRA, LOCKN’ Music Festival, and School Night
• Announcing Michael Huppe as President and CEO through 2018.
• Introducing annual year-end charts naming the Top Streaming Artists, Top Recordings, and Top Breakout Artists.
• Representing the entire recorded music industry in proceedings before the Copyright Royalty Board to set rates paid by webcasters.

Artist Pics: Luke Bryan, The Swon Brothers, Chelsea Bain

CID Presents held its inaugural Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa in Riviera Maya, Mexico, Jan. 23-27. Performances by country superstars Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch, Eric Paslay, Chris Stapleton, Kelleigh Bannen, and DJ Rock, kept the four-night, all-inclusive tropical party going.

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Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line On Stage at CID Presents Crash My Playa Photo: Crash My Playa/aLIVE Coverage

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The Swon Brothers joined Maddie & Tae and Sam Hunt for the Smokin’ New Country event at Bub City in Chicago on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

Pictured (L-R): Maddie & Tae, Colton Swon, WUSN MD Marci Braun, Zach Swon, WUSN PD Jeff Kapugi, Sam Hunt

Pictured (L-R): Maddie & Tae, Colton Swon, WUSN MD Marci Braun, Zach Swon, WUSN PD Jeff Kapugi, Sam Hunt

Rising country singer/songwriter Chelsea Bain recently spent time in the downtown area of her native Phoenix to see how her home town has been transformed by the NFL and Super Bowl XLIX. On Sunday Feb. 1, she will perform at the NFL Game Day Fan Plaza just outside of University of Phoenix Stadium, and she has been added to perform at Saturday’s Celebrity Flag Football Challenge at Surprise Stadium.

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Chelsea checks out the football field in the Phoenix convention center, where she will be performing this evening as part of the NFL Experience Engineered By GMC.

MusicRow Panel Stations Nominated For ACM Awards

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Congratulations to both KTHK/Idaho Falls, Idaho, and WXFL/Florence, Ala., for being nominated for the ACM Small Market Station Of The Year.

Both stations are valued members of the MusicRow Panel.

“I couldn’t be more proud of what my team has done in the last two years,” says KTHK’s Don Jarrett. “We are so grateful to have owners and management that have allowed us to fulfill our vision for The Hawk! Beyond excited to be nominated for an ACM Award…its a dream come true.”

In addition to being nominated for Small Market Station of the Year, WXFL’s M. Fletcher Brown is also up for Small Market Personality of the Year.

“My GM saw it before I did, and paged me to his office! I just knew I was fired!” explains Brown. “I am unbelievably honored to be nominated, and couldn’t be prouder of my entire staff for their dedication to what we do! Thank you, ACM!”

The radio awards will be presented during the annual Radio Winners Reception held the day prior to the ACM Awards telecast, on Saturday, April 18 in Arlington, Texas.

The ACM Awards will take place on Sunday, April 19 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas and will air LIVE starting at 7 p.m./Central on CBS Television Network.

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BREAKING NEWS: ACM Awards Nominations Revealed

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Entertainer of the Year Nominees

The Academy of Country Music began revealing the final nominees this morning (Friday, Jan. 30) for the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards, via its social media outlets.

Miranda Lambert is this year’s leading nominee, with eight nominations, including an Entertainer of the Year nod. She picked up her ninth nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year; she is the current record holder for the most consecutive wins in that category.

Dierks Bentley received seven nominations, followed Florida Georgia Line with five nominations. Eric Church, Luke Bryan and Kenny Chesney each earned four nominations, while Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and Kacey Musgraves earned three apiece.

Rounding out the coveted Entertainer of the Year category are Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, and legendary entertainer Garth Brooks. Brooks holds the record for the most number of wins in this category. If he wins, it will mark his seventh Entertainer win. This also marks the first Entertainer nomination for Florida Georgia Line.

Dierks Bentley cements his first Single Record of the Year and Video of the Year nominations, both for “Drunk On A Plane.” He is also up for Vocal Event of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year (for Riser), and is nominated twice in the Song of the Year category for “I Hold On,” as both songwriter and artist.

First-time ACM nominees this year include Jaren Johnston (two nominations: Album of the Year, producer for Dierks Bentley’s Riser and Vocal Event of the Year, for “The South”), Chris Stapleton (nominated as a songwriter in the Song of the Year category for “Drink A Beer”), Brothers Osborne (Vocal Duo of the Year), Maddie & Tae (Vocal Duo of the Year), The Cadillac Three (Vocal Event of the Year for “The South”), and The Swon Brothers ( Vocal Duo of the Year).

The awards show will take place April 19 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan return to co-host the event.

Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Miranda Lambert
Florida Georgia Line

Vocal Event of the Year
Lonely Tonight – Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe, Producer: Scott Hendricks, Record Label: Warner Bros. Records
Meanwhile Back At Mama’s – Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill,  Producers: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw, Record Label: Big Machine Records
Somethin’ Bad – Miranda Lambert Duet With Carrie Underwood, Producers: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf, Record Label: RCA Nashville
The South – The Cadillac Three Featuring Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley & Mike Eli, Producers: Dann Huff, Justin Niebank, Record Label: Big Machine Records
This Is How We Roll – Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan, Producer: Joey Moi, Record Label: Republic Nashville

Video of the Year
American Kids – Kenny Chesney. Director: Shaun Silva, Producer: Don Lepore
Cop Car – Keith Urban, Director: John Urbano, Producer: Michelle Abnet
Drunk On A Plane – Dierks Bentley, Director: Wes Edwards, Producer: Clarke Gallivan
I’m Not Gonna Miss You – Glen Campbell, Director: James Keach, Producer: Julian Raymond
Somethin’ Bad – Miranda Lambert Duet With Carrie Underwood, Director: Trey Fanjoy, Producer: Trent Hardville

Vocal Group of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

Male Vocalist of the Year (tie)
Jason Aldean
Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Brad Paisley
Blake Shelton

Female Vocalist of the Year
Brandy Clark
Miranda Lambert
Martina McBride
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood

Vocal Duo of the Year
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
The Swon Brothers

New Artist of the Year (currently open for fan voting)
Brett Eldredge
Tyler Farr
Sam Hunt
Kip Moore
Thomas Rhett
Chase Rice
Cole Swindell
Dan + Shay

Album of the Year

Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean
Producer: Michael Knox
Record Label: Broken Bow Records

Pain Killer, Little Big Town
Producer: Jay Joyce
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville

Platinum, Miranda Lambert
Producers: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf
Record Label: RCA Nashville

Riser, Dierks Bentley
Producers: Ross Copperman, Jaren Johnston
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville

The Outsiders, Eric Church
Producer: Jay Joyce
Record Label: EMI Records Nashville

Single Record of the Year (awarded to artist/producers/record company)

“American Kids” Kenny Chesney
Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
Record Label: Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville

“Automatic” Miranda Lambert
Producers: Chuck Ainlay, Frank Liddell, Glenn Worf
Record Label: RCA Nashville

“Dirt” Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Republic Nashville

“Drunk On A Plane” Dierks Bentley
Producer: Ross Copperman
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville

“I Don’t Dance” Lee Brice
Producer: Lee Brice
Record Label: Curb Records

Song of the Year (awarded to songwriters/publishers/artists)
American Kids – Kenny Chesney, Songwriters: Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally
Publishers: Big Red Toe Music (BMI), Creative Nation Music (BMI), Farm Town Songs (BMI), Smack Ink (ASCAP), Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Twangin And Slangin Songs (BMI), Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP)

Automatic – Miranda Lambert, Songwriters: Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert
Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI), Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI), Wruckestrike (BMI)

Drink A Beer – Luke Bryan, Songwriters: Jim Beavers, Chris Stapleton
Publishers: House of Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Follow Your Arrow – Kacey Musgraves
Songwriters: Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves
Publishers: 351 Music (BMI), Highway 508 Songs (ASCAP), House of Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Smack Ink (ASCAP), Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)

Give Me Back My Hometown – Eric Church
Songwriters: Eric Church, Luke Laird
Publishers: Creative Nation Music (BMI), Longer And Louder Music (BMI), Songs Of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Twangin And Slangin Songs (BMI)

I Hold On – Dierks Bentley
Songwriters: Dierks Bentley, Brett James
Publishers: Atlas Holdings (ASCAP), Big White Tracks (ASCAP), External Combustion Music (ASCAP), Songs of Brett (ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

Radio category nominations and the Songwriter of the Year nominees were previously announced Thursday, Jan. 29.

Sam Hunt Set To Headline Nashville Benefit Concert

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Sam Hunt

MCA Nashville artist Sam Hunt will headline The 6th Annual CountryMusicIsLove Concert Benefiting The Children’s Heart Foundation (CHF). The event will take place Monday, Feb. 23 at The Listening Room Cafe in Nashville. Tickets are on sale now.

Other artists announced to perform include Jana Kramer, The Swon Brothers, Old Dominion, Austin Webb and more. The doors will open at 6 p.m., with the concert beginning at 7 p.m.  Nashville’s Song Suffragettes will kick-start the evening of performances with an all-female songwriters round.

All proceeds from the concert will be donated to The Children’s Heart Foundation, the country’s leading national organization solely committed to congenital heart research funding. The goal of the foundation is to bring health, hope and happiness to children and families impacted by congenital heart defects.

In previous years, artists such as Kip Moore, Dustin Lynch, Brett Eldredge, Chase Rice, Thompson Square, Craig Campbell, have performed at the annual concert.