MCA Nashville singer/songwriter Kip Moore stopped by the CMA offices recently (10/11) to perform several songs for the staff including his new single “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck.”
(L-R) CMA Senior Coordinator of Member Relations and Services, Betsy Walker; Kip Moore; CMA Senior Manager of Membership and Balloting, Brandi Simms; CMA Chief Executive Officer, Steve Moore. Photo: Christian Bottorff/CMA
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The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum recently (10/13) hosted a reunion of musicians, producers, songwriters and performers who helped pioneer and popularize the Muscle Shoals music industry. During the panel discussion, Land of 1,000 Dances: The Groundbreaking Sounds of Muscle Shoals, Rick Hall discussed the founding of FAME Studio and its role in soul music with artists like Clarence Carter, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Wilson Pickett and Candi Staton. The panel was presented in partnership with the Americana Music Association (AMA).
(L-R) front row: Holly George-Warren, moderator, and Michael Gray, Museum Editor. back row: Norbert Putnam, Jimmy Johnson, Rick Hall, David Briggs, Candi Staton, Dan Penn, Donnie Fritts and Spooner Oldham. Photo: Donn Jones
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GRAMMY nominee and three-time ASCAP Christian Song of the Year winner Matthew West celebrated his fourth No. 1 hit, “Strong Enough,” during a party at ASCAP earlier this week. West kicked off another leg of his Story of Your Life Tour on Thursday, and recently debuted his first, full-length holiday project, The Heart of Christmas, on October 4.
(L-R): Combustion Music's Chris Van Belkom, ASCAP's Michael Martin, Combustion Music's Chris Farren, ASCAP's Tim DuBois, Emilly West, Delaney West, Lulu West, Matthew West, Warner/Chappell's Steve Markland, ASCAP's Marc Driskill, Warner/Chappell's Phil May. Photo: Lauren Perry
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