Photos: SESAC Songwriters, Cassadee Pope, Lucy Hale

SESAC hosted an impressive in-the-round performance at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe benefitting Shalom Foundation. The Foundation encourages Christian values by providing humanitarian assistance to children and their families living in extreme poverty.

Pictured (L-R): Songwriter Jaron Boyer, Beverly Herro of Shalom Foundation, SESAC's John Mullins, songwriter/producer Jason Ingram, and songwriters Regie Hamm and Cary Barlowe.

Pictured (L-R): songwriter Jaron Boyer, Beverly Herro of Shalom Foundation, SESAC’s John Mullins, songwriter/producer Jason Ingram, and songwriters Regie Hamm and Cary Barlowe.

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The Academy of Country Music welcomed singer/actress Lucy Hale to the office earlier this year. While at the Academy, she performed her current chart-climbing single, “You Sound Good To Me” and signed up for professional ACM membership, as part of the Academy’s complimentary one-year membership offered to support emerging artists. Hale will release her country debut album, Road Between, June 3 on DMG Nashville/Bigger Picture Group.

Click here to watch a video from Hale’s visit featuring an exclusive interview and clips from her performance.

Lucy Hale performs at the Academy of Country Music in Encino, CA. Photo: Michel Bourquard/Courtesy of the Academy of Country Music

Lucy Hale performs at the Academy of Country Music in Encino, CA. Photo: Michel Bourquard/Courtesy of ACM

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Following the ACM Awards, Cassadee Pope returned to Nashville on Tuesday (April 8) to perform the national anthem and kick off ESPN’s coverage of the NCAA Women’s Final Four championship game between the victorious UConn and the opposing Notre Dame. Earlier in the afternoon, Pope amped up the energy at the Music City Center’s Tourney Town presented by Capital One. She will join Tim McGraw’s Sundown Heaven Town 2014 Tour this summer.

Cassadee Pope performs before The University of Connecticut takes on Notre Dame University during the Division I Women's Basketball Championship at Bridestone Arena in Nashville. Photo: Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos

Cassadee Pope performs before The University of Connecticut takes on Notre Dame University during the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Photo: Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos

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