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Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton Nashville Partners Named Among Top Music Lawyers by Billboard

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP entertainment and business litigation partner Lauren Kilgore and entertainment partner Lauren Spahn have been named to Billboard magazine’s 2024 list of Top Music Lawyers.

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  • Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP entertainment and business litigation partner Lauren Kilgore and entertainment partner Lauren Spahn have been named to Billboard magazine’s 2024 list of Top Music Lawyers.
  • Billboard’s annual Top Music Lawyers list recognizes the nation’s top attorneys who serve “on the front lines of the music industry’s legal battles and deals” in the categories of Talent & Litigation, Major Music Groups, Streaming, Live, Music Publishing, and Performing Rights.
  • She represents music festivals, music publishers, record labels, technology companies, recording artists, songwriters, and other entertainment industry clients.
  • The Top Music Lawyers for 2024 were selected by Billboard editors, based upon such factors as peer and colleague nominations, and the representation of clients with a notable music industry impact.

March 2024 Marks the 39th Music In Our Schools Month®: This Year's MIOSM® Theme Is "I See ME in Music Education"

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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HERNDON, Va., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- National Association for Music Education (NAfME) recognizes March as the thirty-ninth annual Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®). This March, music educators and music students are celebrating music education in their school communities demonstrating how the theme "I See ME in Music Education" resonates with them.

Key Points: 
  • This March, music educators and music students are celebrating music education in their school communities demonstrating how the theme "I See ME in Music Education" resonates with them.
  • HERNDON, Va., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- National Association for Music Education (NAfME) recognizes March as the thirty-ninth annual Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®).
  • This March, music educators and music students are celebrating music education in their school communities demonstrating how the theme "I See ME in Music Education" resonates with them.
  • The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is a collaborative community that supports music educators and advocates for equitable access to music education.

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO LAUNCH 'WORDS AND MUSIC: JOURNEY OF A SONG' SERIES

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will launch an online video series, Words & Music: Journey of a Song, on Wednesday, Dec. 13. The five-episode educational series follows four teenage songwriters through an immersive experience crafting and presenting their original songs with support from professional songwriters.

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  • The series will chronicle each student's creative journey, from collaborating with a professional songwriter to recording and performing their original song.
  • The weekly series will premiere on the museum's YouTube channel and its website on Wednesdays beginning on Dec. 13.
  • "We hope the series will encourage youth and families — and anyone who has not previously tried songwriting — to experience it."
  • For teens (ages 13-18) who participate with Words & Music: Journey of a Song, the museum will offer a lyric-writing contest.

Patty Loveless, Bob McDill and Tanya Tucker Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend, Patty Loveless, Bob McDill and Tanya Tucker became the 150th, 151st and 152nd members of the Country Music Hall of Fame as they were formally inducted during a star-studded Medallion Ceremony in the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's CMA Theater.

Key Points: 
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend, Patty Loveless, Bob McDill and Tanya Tucker became the 150th, 151st and 152nd members of the Country Music Hall of Fame as they were formally inducted during a star-studded Medallion Ceremony in the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum's CMA Theater.
  • McDill was formally inducted by songwriting friend and Country Music Hall of Fame member Don Schlitz.
  • She recalled going to visit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum decades ago, when it was still off of Music Row.
  • Afterwards, Tucker was formally inducted by two Hall of Fame members and kindred spirits, Brenda Lee and Connie Smith.

One Mind Hosts 29th Annual Music Festival for Brain Health

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Monday, September 18, 2023
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Hosting more than 400 guests, One Mind raised $3.3 million on September 9 at One Mind’s 29th Annual Music Festival for Brain Health, presented by Bank of America.

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  • Hosting more than 400 guests, One Mind raised $3.3 million on September 9 at One Mind’s 29th Annual Music Festival for Brain Health, presented by Bank of America.
  • At the annual Music Festival, these researchers have a chance to present directly to those supporting the funding of their ongoing studies.
  • This year’s Music Festival for Brain Health featured award-winning country singer/songwriter Martina McBride.
  • The work One Mind is doing to help those facing brain health challenges is crucial.

The next Canadian country music star emerges: SiriusXM Canada announces winner of the 2023 SiriusXM Top of the Country competition

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Friday, September 15, 2023
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TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2023 /CNW/ - SiriusXM Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®), celebrated the epic ending of the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition by crowning Hailey Benedict from St. Albert, Alberta as the 2023 winner.

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2023 /CNW/ - SiriusXM Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®), celebrated the epic ending of the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition by crowning Hailey Benedict from St. Albert, Alberta as the 2023 winner.
  • The finale of Canada's most exciting country music showdown marked the official kickoff to Country Music Week 2023 and was broadcast live on Top of the Country Radio (ch.
  • "The SiriusXM Top of the Country Competition has been an amazing journey, and I want to thank SiriusXM Canada and the Canadian Country Music Association for their unwavering support as I hit my stride throughout this experience."
  • "The partnership between the Canadian Country Music Association and SiriusXM Canada has been instrumental in nurturing and promoting home-grown Canadian country music talent," says Amy Jeninga, President, CCMA.

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM TO OPEN NEW EXHIBITION, PATTY LOVELESS: NO TROUBLE WITH THE TRUTH

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the life and career of Country Music Hall of Fame member-elect Patty Loveless in a new exhibition, Patty Loveless: No Trouble with the Truth .

Key Points: 
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will explore the life and career of Country Music Hall of Fame member-elect Patty Loveless in a new exhibition, Patty Loveless: No Trouble with the Truth .
  • "Patty Loveless achieved lasting success by merging traditional country music styles with a modern sensibility in her song choices and musical arrangements," said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
  • "As a 12-year-old, I didn't want to set the world on fire, I just wanted to play and sing music.
  • Loveless has won five Country Music Association awards, two Academy of Country Music awards and two Grammys.

Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. Closes Promo Deal With Caleigh Hardy

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Friday, June 9, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS: CMGR) ("CMGR"), a social media firm and digital agency, announced that they have finalized a brand promotional deal with Caleigh Hardy (wife of country music star Hardy).

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS: CMGR) ("CMGR"), a social media firm and digital agency, announced that they have finalized a brand promotional deal with Caleigh Hardy (wife of country music star Hardy).
  • Hardy is an American country music singer and songwriter.
  • In 2019, Hardy received his first nomination for the Country Music Association awards.
  • He was nominated for Song of the Year for Blake Shelton's "God's Country", which Hardy co-wrote.

Trio of Shackelford Partners Honored Among Billboard's Top 'Talent and Litigation' Music Lawyers

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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Billboard's annual Top Music Lawyers list recognizes the nation's top attorneys who serve as an essential resource for the music industry's rising artists, songwriters, and superstars alike.

Key Points: 
  • Billboard's annual Top Music Lawyers list recognizes the nation's top attorneys who serve as an essential resource for the music industry's rising artists, songwriters, and superstars alike.
  • Ms. Spahn represents music festivals, music publishers, record labels, technology companies, recording artists, songwriters, and other entertainment industry clients.
  • She is a member of the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences, Academy of Country Music, and the Country Music Association.
  • Recognition covers six categories, including Talent and Litigation, Major Music Groups, Streaming, Live, Music Publishing, and Performing Rights.

SiriusXM Canada and CCMA reveal eight of Canada's rising country stars as semi-finalists in next stage of Top of the Country competition

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, SiriusXM Canada in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA), announced the eight semi-finalists vying to be named the 2023 winner of SiriusXM's Top of the Country competition.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, SiriusXM Canada in partnership with the Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA), announced the eight semi-finalists vying to be named the 2023 winner of SiriusXM's Top of the Country competition.
  • Amanda Jordan – Smith Falls, Ontario
    The Prairie States – Edmonton, Alberta
    To learn more about the artists, please visit www.siriusxm.ca/topcountry .
  • "The Canadian Country Music Association is proud to continue cultivating the immense talent the SiriusXM Top of the Country competition brings forward each year," shares Amy Jeninga, President, CCMA.
  • SiriusXM continues to offer a leading platform for Canadian artists through its significant financial contributions and North American-wide reach.