Accessories brand Red Earth celebrated the pre-release of their private label collection with celebrity designer, Angie Harmon at the Cordelle in Nashville recently. Over 300 partygoers were on hand to preview the jewelry line (Angie Harmon x Red Earth) and to hear more about the collaboration from Harmon and Travis Gravette, Founder of Red Earth. Among those in attendance were Republic Nashville’s Cassadee Pope, Big Machine Label Group Sr. VP A&R Allison Jones, American Pickers‘ Mike Wolfe, Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielson, Project Runway‘s Amanda Valentine, and more.
Angie Harmon x Red Earth officially launches April 16, 2015. Find more at www.redearthshop.com.
Pictured (L-R): Musician Cassadee Pope, Angie Harmon, and BMLG’s Allison Jones. Photo: Jason Davis/Getty Images for Red Earth
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The Nashville Women’s Music Business Association (WMBA) held its first meeting of the new year at the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) offices on Music Row on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The meeting announced new members, presented an overall vision for the year to come, and featured guest speaker Brandi Simms, Senior Director of Membership & Balloting at the Country Music Association, who is a founding member and three-time past President of the WMBA.
WMBA 2015 New Members
Julia Grimoldi, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Rebekah Clements, Power Source Music/ICMA
Kortney Toney, Live on Stage/Matt Davenport Prod.
Kirsten Nelms, Banner Music
Maya Akser, WME
Abby Wells Baas, WME
Mandi Naylor, Country Music Association
Amy Vandivort, Grand Ole Opry
Katie Arata, Country Music Hall of Fame
Lauren Perry, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Kelsey Grady, Music Row Magazine
Christy Garbinski, Sony Music Nashville
Meredith Bunch, Erv Woolsey Company
Taylor Coughlin, International Bluegrass Music Association
Missy Iredell, 13 Management
Kristen England, Country Radio Seminar
Jaclyn Carter, Shore Fire Media
Mysti Meese, Dot Records/BMLG
Meghan Muse, ASCAP
Pictured (L-R): WMBA Vice President Makayla Telfer, WMBA Membership & Marketing Committee Co-Chairs Liz Motley and Jen Sackett, WMBA Events & Education Committee Co-Chair Stacy Scism, CMA’s Brandi Simms, WMBA President Alison Toczylowski, WMBA Events & Education Committee Co-Chair Ellen Mundy, WMBA Treasurer Marissa Bond, and WMBA Alumni Committee Co-Chairs Camilla Kleindienst and Trina Lloyd-Weidner
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