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BMI hosted a tour launch party for the Country Throwdown Tour at Cabanna (5/25). (L-R) back: BMI’s Jody Williams, tour producer Sarah Baer, Bluebird COO Erika Wollam Nichols and BMI’s Beth Mason. Front: Troy Olsen, Ashley Ray, Cory Branan, Sarah Buxton, Dave Pahanish and Brad Tursi.
Last Saturday night, Laura Bell Bundy made her Opry debut at the War Memorial Auditorium. The first song Bundy performed was a ballad from the Achin’ side of her two part album, Achin and Shakin’. For her second number, Bundy put on her tap shoes and invited the Opry Squaredancers to join her on stage for the performance of her debut single, “Giddy On Up.”
Nashville songwriters and publishers competed in the 5th Annual ASCAP/ole Songwriters Fishing Tournament held during the 15th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival. Harrah's & Caesars Marketing of Nashville sponsored the prizes. Marty Dodson won the Grand Prize trip to Harrah's in Las Vegas. The second place prize trip to Harrah's in Tunica was given to Mike Willis, and Tebey Ottoh came in third with a stay at Harrah's in Atlantic City. The three winners were also awarded a gift card to either Sunset Grill or Midtown Café in Nashville. (L-R): ASCAP's Mike
Sistad, Dodson, ole's Gilles Godard, Willis, Ottoh and Shane Barrett. Photo: Alan Mayor
October, the label will be “throwing a party on the WMN Patio,” promising “food,
drinks and great music.” The event, sponsored by Aramark, Buffalo Trace Kentucky
Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Red Rooster Bar & Music Hall and Red Bull, will feature
different artists performing each week. The Patio opens at 5:00 PM and music starts
at 5:30 PM. Pickin’ On the Patio will take place May 27, June 24, July 22, August
26, September 23 and October 28 and is open to all MusicRow subscribers, age
21 and up, until the patio is full.
Grand Ole Opry’s 85th Via Satellite In celebration of the 85th anniversary of the Grand Ole
Opry, Sirius XM’s Roadhouse channel will broadcast the Opry’s
85th Anniversary Celebration, which will launch with live
performances by Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Steve Wariner
and Ricky Skaggs. The Grand Ole Opry 85th Anniversary
Celebration will air on Tuesday, May 25 at 9:00 PM/ET on The
Roadhouse, Sirius channel 62 and XM channel 10.
Star-Studded Lineup For Country Weekly Fashion Show
Curb Records artist Clay Walker
will host and GAC’s Suzanne Alexander will emcee the
4th Annual Country Weekly Fashion Show and Concert on
Tuesday, June 8 at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville. Also
joining in the festivities will be artists Joe Nichols, Aaron
and Thea Tippin, Bucky Covington, Love & Theft,
Pam Tillis and Bo Bice, among others. The event will
benefit Musicians On Call, a nonprofit organization with the mission of bringing music
to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities. Doors open at 11:00 AM, and the
Fashion Show begins at noon with acoustic performances following at 1:00 PM.
Bo Goes to LA After a week of TV appearances in New York, American
Idol alum Bo Bice is heading to LA for a run that will include
a stop at the Idol finale. Bice released a new album, 3, on
Saguaro Road Records last week with the first single, “You
Take Yourself With You,” already at radio. While in Los Angeles,
Bice will perform for E! Entertainment, the McDonald’s in-
store video Music Magazine, LATimes.com, the KTLA Morning
News, The Game Show Network, and ABC’s On The Red
Carpet. Bice kicks off a national tour in June.
Joe Galante (L) and Naomi Judd (R) joined program host Michael McCall in the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s Curb Conservatory on Saturday (5/15) for a special discussion titled The Future Revisited: Country
Music’s Recent Past. Photo: Donn Jones
19 Recordings/RCA Nashville’s Danny Gokey sang the national anthem for a recent Baltimore Orioles game. (L-R): Gokey, The Oriole Bird and WPOC/Baltimore PD Meg Stevens.Bo Bice
door. All proceeds will benefit Hands On Nashville.
Rockin’ Through The Rain Music Festival is being
presented by the Billy Ray Cyrus Charities
Foundation.
Six Fifteen Benefit for Soles4Soles Relief Fund On June 3,
Nashville’s Six Fifteen
Magazine will sponsor Style & Sound, a concert,
fashion show and silent auction. Held at Mercy
Lounge, with a suggested $10 donation, the event
will benefit Soles4Souls Disaster Relief fund. Hosted
by VH1’s The Price of Beauty host CaCee Cobb,
Style & Sound will feature Carter’s Chord, Fast
Ryde, Jeremy Lister, Majestico, My Tyger and
The Kingston Springs. Also featured will be clothing
from Nashville’s Blush Boutique, with hair and makeup
provided by the Rodney Mitchell Salon. The Cosmetic
Market is also donating its services, while jewelry
will be supplied by KEZA, an ethnically driven couture
fashion label and business development firm.
Toolpusher/Nine North Recording artist Jason Sturgeon showcased songs from his debut album That’s Me for an industry crowd recently at The Rutledge in Nashville. The album is set for summer release and features the current single, "Simple Life."(L-R): Dennis Kurtz, Toolpusher project mgr.; Flick Wiltshire, Vintage Flick Prod.; Sturgeon; Brian Cecil, Briserv.com; and Vanessa Davis, Splash! Public Relations.
American Roots/Quarterback Records group TelluRide recently began recording their latest album with award-winning producer Josh Leo (Alabama, Reba, LeAnn Rimes) at the helm. The first single from the album is slated to be released this summer, and the album will hit stores this fall. (L-R) back: TelluRide’s Brian Smith, Jimi
Hendrix and Ryan Jones. (L-R) front: Leo and TelluRide lead singer Adam Craig.