Caitlyn Smith, Ingrid Andress & Lainey Wilson Joni Forces For The CMA Foundation
Pictured (L-R): Katie McCartney (Monument Records), Franklin Willis (CMA and the CMA Foundation), Ingrid Andress, Caitlyn Smith, Lainey Wilson, Tiffany Kerns (CMA and the CMA Foundation), Mandelyn Monchick (Red Light Management), Missy Roberts (Universal Music Publishing Group). Photo: Robert Chavers
On Monday night (Sept. 26), Caitlyn Smith, Ingrid Andress and Lainey Wilson performed in the round to a sold out audience at the Franklin Theater. The trio shared the stories behind their award-winning songs and careers, while raising money for the CMA Foundation.
Warner Music Nashville Hosts First Web3 Summit At Nashville HQ
Pictured (L-R): Brooke Hardesty (VP Interactive Marketing, WMN), Jillian Rothman (VP New Business & Ventures, WMG), Alex Kamins (SVP New Business & Ventures, WMG), Jessica Meehan (Artist Partnerships, Roblox), Karibi Dagogo-Jack (Head of Music Business Development, Roblox), Victoria Mason (SVP Strategic Marketing & Analytics, WMN), Jordan Sobel (VP Business Development, POAP), and Eric Johnson (Head of Music Partnerships, OpenSea)
Warner Music Nashville hosted its first-ever Web3 Summit on Tuesday (Sept. 27) at its newly renovated Music Row headquarters.
Led by Victoria Mason (SVP Strategic Marketing & Analytics) and Brooke Hardesty (VP Interactive Marketing), the initiative aimed to educate artists and their teams about opportunities within emerging technologies. Featured speakers included representatives from Warner Music Group’s business development team, as well as guests from global gaming system Roblox, NFT platform POAP and NFT marketplace OpenSea.
Tenille Arts & Elvie Shane Take Over BMI’s Rooftop On The Row
Pictured (L-R) BMI’s Mason Hunter, 103.3 Country’s Elaina D. Smith, Elvie Shane, BMI’s Leslie Roberts, Tenille Arts, and BMI’s MaryAnn Keen Photo: Nathan Zucker for BMI
BMI recently celebrated their monthly Rooftop on the Row concert series with BMI singer-songwriters Tenille Arts and Elvie Shane.
Previous ACM nominee Arts started off the show with tunes from her 2021 album, Girl to Girl, and her latest single “Back Then, Right Now.” The CMT Next Women of Country Class of 2021 vocalist closed her set with her No. 1 hit, “Somebody Like That.”
A Kentucky native, Shane followed and gave concertgoers a taste of his latest album, Backslider, including “My Boy,” which is currently at Top 5 on country radio.
BMI’s final rooftop event of the season will be held Oct. 18.
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