Artist Updates: Jennifer Nettles, Parmalee, Native Run, Marty Brown

Jennifer Nettles Performs For Big Machine Rocks

Pictured (L-R): Adam Vasallo, Director of Entertainment & Marketing, HSN; Kelly Rich, SVP of Sales, Marketing and Interactive, BMLG; Andrew Kautz, COO, BMLG; Scott Borchetta, President and CEO, BMLG; Jennifer Nettles; Sandi Spika Borchetta, SVP Creative and Music Has Value; BMLG; John Zarling, SVP Partnership Marketing & Promotion Strategy, BMLG; Jackie Campbell, Director Strategic Partnership, BMLG; Jennifer Conner, EVP of TV Content and Programming, HSN. Photo: Jason Davis

Jennifer Nettles performed during the second installment of the Big Machine Rocks event in Nashville earlier this week, as part of a long-term collaboration between Big Machine Label Group and leading live content retailer HSN. Nettles debuted songs from Playing With Fire, due May 13 on Big Machine Records,. She treated audiences to signature hits and spoke about her career throughout the special.

Parmalee Meets With CMT Team

Pictured (L-R, Top Row): CMT’s Stacey Cato; BBR Music Group’s Jon Loba and Lynette Garbonola; (Center Row): CMT’s Jennifer Danielson, Anne Oakley, Leslie Fram, Leeanne Lisk, Julia Blosil, and Jordan Stephens (Bottom Row): Parmalee members Josh McSwain, Barry Knox, Matt Thomas, and Scott Thomas

Stoney Creek Records group Parmalee met with CMT executives and staffers this week to preview their upcoming single “Roots,” the lead single from their upcoming sophomore album.

Native Run Member Engaged To Former Edens Edge Member

Rachel Beauregard and Dean Berner. Photo: Dean Berner, Facebook

Native Run singer Rachel Beauregard is engaged to former Edens Edge member Dean Berner. “We’re so excited to share our happiness all our family, friends, and loved ones around the world and elsewhere,” said Berner via social media. “We’re so excited and are currently celebrating over our favorite and most important meal of the day, breakfast. So to sum it up…love and breakfast. But the greatest of these is LOVE!”

Songwriter, America’s Got Talent Performer Marty Brown Makes Ryman Auditorium Debut

Marty Brown at the Ryman Auditorium. Photo: Shellie Brown

Singer-songwriter Marty Brown made his debut performance at the Ryman Auditorium earlier this month.

Brown penned Tracy Byrd‘s 1998 hit “I’m From The Country,” as well as “When I Stop Loving You” for Trace Adkins. Brown also appeared on Season 8 of America’s Got Talent, where he performed a rendition of the Bob Dylan classic “Make You Feel My Love.”

Brown has worked with Keith Stegall‘s Dreamlined Entertainment to release a recording of “Make You Feel My Love.”