Through The Lens (11/14/13)

Pictured (L-R): Taylor York of Paramore, Ryan Lewis, Macklemore, Clear Channel’s Tom Poleman, Gavin DeGraw and Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Jeremy Davis
Photo credit: Doug Sonders for iHeartRadio

• Musicians On Call honored Clear Channel President of National Programming Tom Poleman Tuesday night (Nov. 12) at Gotham Hall in New York City for his longstanding commitment to his belief in the healing power of music. Paramore and Gavin DeGraw performed at the event, which was attended by artists like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. The organization brings music to the bedsides of patients across the U.S.

Pictured (L-R): Natalie Stovall, Keith Urban, Ella Mae Brown

• Natalie Stovall and Ella Mae Brown join Keith Urban for a little down time and fun last week at his Instagram party following the rush of CMA week.

Parmalee perform their latest single at the ACM office
Photo: Michel Bourquard/Courtesy of the Academy of Country Music

 • Parmalee stopped by the Academy of Country Music offices in Encino, Calif. last month to perform their current Top 10 single, “Carolina,” and songs from their upcoming new CD, Feels Like Carolina, due out Dec. 10th.

Doug Gray of the Marshall Tucker Band

• On Veteran’s Day the Marshall Tucker Band‘s Doug Gray proves to his daughter Mariah that he can still fit into his Army uniform more than 40 years later, causing Mariah to lose a bet with her dad and have to buy lunch!

American Young with Bob Romeo of the ACM

• American Young recently visited the ACM offices while they were in Los Angeles last month, performing their debut single, “Love is War.”