
Chris Janson visited the CMA offices on Jan. 22 to visit with staff and perform his new single, “Better I Don’t.”

Pictured (L-R): CMA Senior Coordinator of Member Relations & Services, Betsy Walker; Bigger Picture Group Executive Vice President and General Manager, Bob Cahill; Bigger Picture Group President, Michael Powers; Janson’s wife, Kelly Lynn; Janson; CMA Senior Manager of Membership & Balloting, Brandi Simms; CMA Chief Executive Officer, Steve Moore; and CMA Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Sheri Warnke.
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Hunter Hayes celebrated the double-platinum success of his single, “Wanted,” after a performance onstage at Ryman at the Opry.

Pictured (L-R): Dan Huff-Producer, John Esposito-President & CEO WMN, Betsy McHugh-Martingale Ent, Ansel Davis-Martingale Ent, Hunter Hayes, Scott Hendricks-Sr. VP A&R WMN, Peter Strickland-Sr. VP Sales & Marketing WMN, Justin Luffman-VP Brand Management, Chris Stacey-Sr. VP Promotion WMN
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Pictured (L-R): ASCAP’s Robert Filhart, Lisa Carver, John Martin, Jeffrey James, Evyn Mustoe, Matthew Perryman Jones, Austin Jenckes (front), and Dinner and a Suit’s Jonathan Capeci, Joey Beretta and Anthony Genca
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Leadership Music alumni teamed with Hands on Nashville (and some help from friends in SOLID) for their MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 21st. Working in two teams, alums painted Nashville firehouses #13 and #23.

Pictured with Mayor Karl Dean (center), Leadership Music Class of 2010, are (L-R): Tinti Moffat (kneeling), Denise Stiff Sheehan, Leadership Music Executive Director Debbie Linn, Dean, Heather McBee, Cameo Carlson, Justin Levenson, Fire station #23 Captain Caruthers, Tamara Johnson-George and Nashville Assistant Fire Chief Steve Holt. Back Row (L-R): Darin Lashinsky, Brian Jones, Erika Wollam-Nichols and Jamie Cheek. Photo Credit: Andrea Hallgren

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