Industry Ink: ASCAP Promotes Vote, Liddell at CMHoF, Ketchum Joins Ivy Eleven

Featuring performances by its members for CMA Awards voting consideration, ASCAP will host an “invitation only” event at The Rosewall on Tuesday, August 12th. Slated to perform at the P.R.O.Mote The Vote bash are Lady Antebellum, Eric Paslay, Brandy Clark, Kip Moore, Love and Theft, The Cadillac Three, Dan + Shay and The Swon Brothers. The party will be hosted by America’s Morning Show’s Terri Clark, Blair Garner and Chuck Wicks.

The second and final voting ballot schedule for the CMA awards is below.

Second ballot
Fri., Aug. 8—Renewal payments must be received to vote on second and final ballots
Tues., Aug. 12—Second ballot emailed at 10 AM/CT
Fri., Aug. 22—Ballot site closes at 5 PM/CT

Final ballot
Thurs., Oct. 9—Final ballot emailed at 10 AM/CT
Mon., Oct. 27—Ballot site closes at 5 PM/CT

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The Country Music Hall of Fame featured producer Frank Liddell in a Q&A with the museum’s writer-editor Michael McCall on Saturday, Aug. 2. The Q&A was in support of the exhibition Miranda Lambert: Backstage Access. Liddell has produced all five of Lambert’s albums.

As founder of Carnival Music, he has published the first No. 1 hits by songwriters Natalie Hemby, Troy Jones, David Nail, Scooter Carusoe, Bruce Robinson, and others. He has produced albums for Kellie Pickler, Pistol Annies, David Nail, and Liddell’s wife Lee Ann Womack.

Pictured (L-R): The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Abi Tapia and Kyle Young, Lee Ann Womack, Frank Liddell, and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Michael McCall. Photo: Rick Diamond.

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Gina Ketchum

Fashion stylist Gina Ketchum has joined Los Angeles-based talent agency Ivy Eleven. Ketchum has worked as a fashion stylist, makeup artist, hairstylist, and designer.

Her client list has included Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, Eli Young Band, LL Cool J, Def Leppard, Bryan Adams, Joe Nichols, and Kevin Costner.