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Country
Mar 19, 2021 to Apr 23, 2021
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Girl Power
New Monument Records duo Tigirlily performed a backyard set for members of the Nashville music media last night (4/22), and gifted attendees with bags of tiger lily bulbs to plant in honor of Earth Day. Look for the North Dakota natives to be introduced to radio soon. The duo’s Kendra (left) and Krista Slaubaugh (right) are pictured with All Access’ Phyllis Stark
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Heroes And Hand Me Downs
ABC-TV's "American Idol" season 12 contestant Janelle Arthur joined Ryman Hospitality Properties WSM-A/Nashville's Charlie Mattos, Megan Alexander and Bill Cody via Zoom to discuss her new duet, "Hand Me Downs," with her musical hero Dolly Parton. The song was written and co-produced by Arthur, who says, "Not only am I singing with one of my greatest musical heroes, but the sound of my mother’s heartbeat is heard throughout the song." Pictured (L-R, clockwise): Alexander, Mattos, Arthur And Cody
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Toasting To A T
Arista Nashville's Ryan Hurd celebrated his hit, "To A T," achieving RIAA Platinum certification with a celebratory cocktail. The song was written by Hurd, Laura Veltz and Nathan Spicer, and has accumulated over one million consumption units to date
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Mike Molinar's Big (Machine) Moment
Big Machine Music (BMM) GM Mike Molinar was inducted into Middle Tennessee State University's (MTSU) College of Media and Entertainment Wall of Fame last Wednesday (4/14). The ceremony was held in the campus' new Chris Young Café, where Molinar, a 2020 inductee from the Department of Recording Industry, was joined by his wife and their two sons, as well as dear friend and industry manager Martha Earls. BMM's leader since its inception, Molinar was previously named a member of the 2012-2013 MTSU Class of of Distinguished Alumni. Pictured (L-R:) Molinar and MTSU Department of Recording Industry Chair John Merchant
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Cape Of Gold
Capitol Nashville's Carrie Underwood, right, and Spanish singer/songwriter David Bisbal both made their Latin American Music Awards debut on Telemundo's international broadcast last Thursday night (4/15). They performed their bilingual duet, "Tears Of Gold," which was also nominated in the Favorite Video category (Photo: Telemundo)
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Itchin' To Have A Little Fun
Warner Music Nashville/WMN's Blake Shelton (c) performed at the Ole Red Orlando location for the first time last night (4/15), with a full band performance for a limited number of frontline workers and special guests. Earlier in the day, Shelton was joined by Ryman Hospitality Properties Chairman and CEO Colin Reed (l) for a press event hosted by WSM-A/Nashville and Circle TV’s Bill Cody (r). They discussed the recovery of the music and hospitality industries, the inspiration behind the Ole Red brand, and Shelton’s first full-band performance in more than a year (Photo: Matt Jylha)
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A Night Of Starrs
Garrison Starr (c) joined Drake White (r) last night (4/14) for his weekly "Wednesday Night Therapy" musical event. Starr played three songs off her new album, "Girl I Used To Be." Artist Frankie Ballard (l) also stopped by for the evening, marking the 56th weekly show for Drake and his band, The Big Fire (Photo: Zack Knudsen)
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'Till Death Do Us Part
Texas Hill member and season 10 NBC-TV's "The Voice" runner-up Adam Wakefield married his longtime love and fellow artist Jenny Leigh in an intimate ceremony held Sunday (4/11) at True North in Fairview, TN. Trio members Craig Wayne Boyd and Casey James also attended the wedding. Wakefield took the stage to surprise Leigh with a new song he wrote especially for her, titled "You Hold Sway Over Me." Pictured (L-R): James, Wakefield and Boyd (Photo: Jessie Vaughn Photography)
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Dynamic Duo
Mercury Nashville's Maddie & Tae joined "The Sam Alex Show" host Sam Alex (l) ahead of this Sunday's "56th ACM Awards" show (4/18). The group's Maddie Font (c) and Taylor Kerr (r) are nominated for Duo of the Year. Check out their latest single, "Woman You Got," on All Access' Cool New Music page
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That's My Jamm
WCWJ (CJ Country)/Warsaw, NY PD and morning host Jimi Jamm was recently presented the 2021 Randy Jones Memorial Award by Grassroots Promotion. The award recognizes an on-air personality for exceptional commitment to charitable work, dedication to listeners and daily preservation of Country music. Pictured (L-R): Grassroots Promotion's RJ Jordan and Jamm
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Bet On Rhett
The Valory Music Co. recording artist and reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Thomas Rhett (r) joined CMT TV and radio host Cody Alan (l) to chat ahead of the "56th ACM Awards" taking place this Sunday (4/18). The interview will air soon on radio and CMT's "Hot 20 Countdown." In the meantime, listen to Rhett's new single, "Country Again," on All Access' Cool New Music page
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29 And Feeling Fine
Big Machine Records' Carly Pearce (l) made an appearance on The Hallmark Channel's "Home & Family" yesterday (4/12) with co-hots Debbie Matenopoulos (c) and Cameron Mathison (r), where she spoke about the process of creating her new album, "29." Listen to Pearce's single off the album, "Next Girl," on All Access' Cool New Music page
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Sticks & Stones
Allie Colleen (c) celebrated the physical release of her debut album, "Stones," via her web site with three release parties at the Nashville Music Loft last Friday (4/9). The album was co-produced by Joe Costa Productions' Joe Costa (r) and Lore Entertainment's Ben Watts (l). It will be available at digital retailers on November 19th
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Setting The Stage
Yesterday (4/7), Nashville's Ryman Auditorium debuted a permanent outdoor stage on the Fourth Avenue North side of the property, where its PNC Plaza is located. The new stage is 10 feet deep and 19 feet long, and features several amenities that were not previously available on the PNC Plaza, including the capability to accommodate a five-person band (Photo: Steve Lowry)
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Ain't It Grand?
Key Networks' nationally syndicated personality Shawn Parr (c) hosted a VIP media event in Nashville on Tuesday (4/6) to announce that Big Machine Label Group will be the title sponsor of the IndyCar Music City Grand Prix, taking place in August. Special guests Carly Pearce (r) and Lady A's Charles Kelley (l) also made an appearance, welcoming racing to the streets of Nashville
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A Home Run
As we previously reported in February, multi-platinum artist Joe Nichols has signed with Quartz Hill Records. Nichols will release his new song, "Home Run," on Friday, April 23rd, and is currently in the studio recording his inaugural, full-length album for Quartz Hill. Pictured (top row, L-R): BSB Management's Shawn Pennington, and Quartz Hill's April Rider and Paul Brown. Bottom row: Quartz Hill's Jason Sellers, Nichols and Quartz Hill's Benny Brown
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Pope Gives Hope
Cassadee Pope stopped by John Overton High School in Nashville on Tuesday (3/30) to help celebrate as the school's band received specialized instrument masks and bell covers, helping the students to continue practicing safely. The equipment was made possible due to a $50,000 contribution from a coalition of five music education nonprofits brought together by Give A Note Foundation, an organization providing support for K-12 public school music ed programs nationwide. Pictured (L-R): Overton student Zachary, Pope and Overton student Eba
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Foolin' Around
Country duo Seaforth pranked fans yesterday (4/1) with a video announcing their "breakup." They called April Fools at the end of the video, cleverly letting fans know their new single, "Breakups," will impact Country radio on Monday, May 10th via their new imprint, Arista Nashville, a move from sister imprint RCA Nashville. Pictured (L-R): The duo's Mitch Thompson, Arista Nashville VP/Promotion John Easler, and the duo's Tom Jordan
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No More Hard Days
The Valory Music Co.'s Brantley Gilbert (middle row, right) took part in a virtual meet & greet with fans, hosted by Cumulus WDRQ (New Country 93.1)/Detroit. Listen to Gilbert's current single, "Hard Days," on All Access' Cool New Music page
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Always A Pardi
Capitol Nashville's Jon Pardi (r) and Mercury Nashville's Lauren Alaina (c) virtually chatted with Audacy national on-air talent Sean "Coop" Tabler (l). They discussed their latest single, "Getting Over Him," and Alaina told the story of when Pardi met her now ex, and said to his face, "I don't like this guy, he's not good enough for you." The interview will be on Coop's "Rockin' Country Saturday Night" on all Audacy Country stations
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Middle Of The Opry
Singer/songwriter Drew Baldridge played one of his favorite venues, the Grand Ole Opry, this past Tuesday (3/30). He performed fan-favorite "Middle Of Nowhere Kids," and teased an acoustic performance of his upcoming single, "Beach Ain't One." Baldridge kicked off his socially-distant "The Baldridge and Bonfires" tour at the beginning of March, with over 50 shows scheduled
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Ashley Divine
During a celebration of female songwriting collective Song Suffragettes' 7th anniversary last night (3/29) at Nashville's Listening Room Cafe, Warner Music Nashville's Ashley McBryde (l) was presented with the group's "Yellow Rose of Inspiration Award." The presentation followed a Q&A with McBryde conducted by All Access' Phyllis Stark (r). Their conversation ranged from McBryde's songwriting process to the restorative power of gummy bears. Watch it, and a three-song performance from McBryde, on the Song Suffragettes' YouTube channel
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Partners In Hope
iHeartMedia WRWD (Country 107.3)/Poughkeepsie, NY held its 31st annual "Country Cares for Kids Radiothon" to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Over the course of two days the station staff raised a total of nearly $155,000, and set an all time record in Partners in Hope (monthly donors). Pictured (L-R): iHeartMedia Hudson Valley VP/Programming and WRWD afternoon host Chris Marino, midday host Beth Christy and weekend host "Uncle Mike" Hansen
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Big Frank And Big Dollars
iHeartMedia KRYS (K99)/Corpus Christi held its first ever radiothon for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital last week, raising an impressive $32,504. The event was originally scheduled for February, but was postponed due to the Texas winter storm. KRYS PD/morning host Big Frank Edwards (pictured) and afternoon host "Uncle Sam" Eulenfeld (pictured via Zoom) snapped a photo to celebrate the accomplishment
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In It For The Long Haul
Warner Music Nashville/WEA's Ian Munsick has begun his first virtual radio tour, where he caught up with Hubbard Radio WIL/St. Louis MD/afternoon talent Marty Brooks. Listen to Munsick's debut single, "Long Haul," on All Access' Cool New Music page. Pictured (top row, L-R): WEA's Shari Roth and Brooks. Bottom row (L-R): Munsick and WEA's Stephanie Hagerty
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That Ain't Me No More
RECORDS/Arista Nashville's Matt Stell (l) joined CMT TV and radio host Cody Alan (r) for an exclusive interview via YouTube last night (3/24). The interview took place ahead of Stell's world premiere of his “That Ain’t Me No More” official music video, which you can watch on All Access' Country Video page
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Billions For Brown
RCA Nashville's Kane Brown (l) was recently surprised at his home in Nashville with a plaque commemorating his more than two billion streams to date on Pandora. On site for the surprise was Brown's manager, Martha Earls, to help celebrate the accomplishment (Photo: Alex Alvga)
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Who Says Nobody Wins?
Texas Country promoter Gerrie McDowell of Gerrieco Texas, left, surprised singer-songwriter Radney Foster with the Living Legend Award on behalf of the Texas Regional Radio Report’s T3R Music & Radio Awards on Monday, March 22nd. McDowell made the presentation at Foster’s Nashville home
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Honky Tonk Haddock
Texas-based Country artist Hayden Haddock (r) won the award for New Male Vocalist of the Year last night at the 2021 T3R Music Awards in Arlington, TX. Hit songwriter and Haddock's producer Trent Willmon (l) presented him with the award. Haddock's current single, "Honky Tonk On," is climbing the Texas charts
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Payton It Forward
The Country Music Association's weeklong Music Industry COVID Support (MICS) Donation Drive for the nonprofit Musically Fed resulted in the collection of 14 road cases full of food and personal care items to be distributed at Musically Cares' food drive-thru on March 27th. BBR Music Group donated more than $1,000 worth of goods, and artists from numerous labels came by to help out, including Payton Smith (pictured), Frankie Ballard, Shy Carter, Easton Corbin, Adam Doleac, Brooke Eden, Ian Munsick, The Cadillac Three's Kelby Ray, Michael Ray, Track45, Parmalee's Matt Thomas, Lainey Wilson and more (Photo: Hunter Berry/CMA)
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Making Waves For Women In Milwaukee
iHeartMedia WMIL (FM 106.1)/Milwaukee held a virtual women's panel in honor of International Women's Day (3/8), featuring Triple Tigers' Cam, Broken Bow Records' Lainey Wilson and EMI Nashville's Kylie Morgan. Listeners were invited to the event through on-air and online giveaways, and were able to ask questions to the artists about their careers and experiences as women in the industry
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Big Debut
Independent Country/R&B artist Tiera (pictured) appeared on the nationally syndicated, "The Bobby Bones Show," this morning (3/19) for an in-studio interview and performance. Tiera recently released her debut, self-titled EP, which is available now on all streaming platforms
