COUNTRY RADIO BROADCASTERS (CRB) NEWS:
The 50th Anniversary convention of the Country Radio Seminar will be held in Music City, February 13th through 15th at Nashville’s Omni Hotel. Billed as the largest annual gathering of country radio executives, programmers and air personalities in the world, CRS is where established and aspiring country artists get to mingle with the decision makers who play their songs on the radio. Blake Shelton is the 2019 Artist Humanitarian award winner and Jason Aldean will be the keynote speaker. A highlight of CRS is always the New Faces Show, this year featuring performances by Jimmie Allen, Lindsey Ell, Lanco, Dylan Scott and Russell Dickerson. The event is co-sponsored by the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the annual new artist showcase. Performances will be powered by Live Nation and take place in the CRS Performance Hall. Additionally, this year’s Seminar will include an artist interview session, the ever-popular Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley (featuring performances by 12 of Nashville’s top hit songwriters on February 14th). Set to perform are Rhett Akins, Chris DeStefano, Chase McGill, Laura Veltz, JT Harding, Luke Laird, Lori McKenna, Brett James, Lee Thomas Miller, Wendell Mobley, Scooter Caruso and Heather Morgan. CRS is a production of the Nashville-based non-profit organization, Country Radio Broadcasters. More info on the at www.countryradioseminar.com.
CONCERT NEWS:
Entering their 48th year on the road with nearly 30 live concerts already on the books, the iconic band shows no signs of slowing down. More dates and info at www. marshalltucker.com. “When we started the band in the early 70s, we did it for beer money on the weekends,” reminisces Marshall Tucker Band lead singer Doug Gray. “Never in a million years would I have believed that we’d still be out here jammin’ for as long as we have. What a journey… onward we ride!”
GRAMMY NEWS: The Recording Academy’s™ 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards®. Music’s Biggest Night® was held at Los Angeles’ STAPLES Center on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Nominations for the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards were announced in all 84 categories and honored the best in recordings released between Oct. 1, 2017, and Sept. 30, 2018. Some of Nashville’s family of nominees of artists and songwriters were: Luke Combs, Kacey Musgraves, Margo Price, Jason Crabb, The Isaacs, Gordon Mote, Loretta Lynn, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Little Big Town, Vince Gill, Cole Swindell, Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini, Ashley McBryde, Kelly Clarkson, Maren Morris, Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill, Jon Nite, Tom Douglas, David Hodges, Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley, Ben Hayslip, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers, Taylor Swift and Willie Nelson. “We are delighted to host the world’s premier music event back in our hometown and look forward to celebrating the remarkable musical contributions made by songwriters, producers, engineers, mixers, and recording artists,” said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the Recording Academy. For more info and a complete list go to www.grammy.com. Whew! I think I got everybody!
INDIE NEWS: Legendary southern rock group The Marshall Tucker Band has revealed the first leg of live concert dates for its newly announced Through Hell & High Water… And Back Tour 2019. Playing southern rock to jazz and everything in between, the distinctive and iconic Marshall Tucker Band is coming to Music City, playing historic War Memorial Auditorium on April 19. Dates also includes stops in Las Vegas, NV, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Verona, NY, Scottsdale, AZ, Glenside, PA, Mobile, AL, Charleston, SC, and the 2019 Southern Rock Cruise.
Ernie Haase + Signature Sound celebrated their nomination in Gospel Roots Category 40 by releasing their impassioned “Sailing with Jesus” on Parade.com. The cut is included on their GRAMMY® nominated project Clear Skies. The quartet’s tenor, Ernie Haase, is also an accomplished songwriter and co-wrote seven of the 13 songs on the project.
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