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February 24, 2023 The MusicRow Weekly
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THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES
Brad Paisley Signs With
UMG Nashville
Kane Brown To Co-Host CMT
Awards
Bryce Sherlow, Benji
Pictured (L-R): Bill Simmons (The AMG), Brad Paisley, Amaefule Step Into A&R
Cindy Mabe (UMGN), Kendal Marcy (The AMG)
Roles At Warner Chappell
Universal Music Group Nashville has signed Brad Paisley to EMI Records Samantha Steele Upped To
Nashville. The country singer-songwriter has earned three Grammys, two COO At Triple 8 Management
American Music Awards, 15 ACM Awards and 14 CMA Awards in his 20-
year career. Songwriter & Producer Kyle
Jacobs Dies At 49
The signing reunites Paisley with UMG Nashville Chairman and CEO Mike
Dungan and President Cindy Mabe. Dungan helped to sign Paisley to his
first deal at Arista, and Mabe served as Paisley’s marketing point person CTM Outlander & Young
through many of his early album cycles including his breakthrough projects, Guns Sign Michael Tyler
Mud on the Tires and Time Well Wasted.
Concord Announces Multiple
“There were two people that should get the credit that you even know my Executive Promotions
name—Mike Dungan and Cindy Mabe. I ran into Mike at the fishing
department at Walmart after having met with several labels and he talked My Music Row Story: Neon
me into signing my first deal with Arista. They assigned this woman named Coast’s Martha Earls
Cindy Mabe to me—we graduated the same day at Belmont. I got to work
with her on my first few albums and now I get to work with her at UMG,” My Music Row Story:
Paisley shares. “Cindy’s a genius and terrific human being. She heard what
Spotify’s Brittany Schaffer
I was up to with the new music, and she pointed me further into the
direction I was headed. I’ve never had this kind of enthusiasm and
empowerment. She said, ‘Make music that matters.’ It’s an amazing thing to DISClaimer Single Reviews
work with Mike and Cindy again. It’s great to know they believe in this music
as much as I do.” And much more…
Paisley’s first studio album with UMG is expected later this year. He will
release a new song that he wrote with Lee Thomas Miller and Taylor
Goldsmith, called “Same Here,” on Friday (Feb. 24). MR
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My Music Row Story: Neon Coast’s Martha Earls
The “My Music Row Story” weekly column features
notable members of the Nashville music industry selected
by the MusicRow editorial team. These individuals serve in
key roles that help advance and promote the success of
our industry. This column spotlights the invaluable people
that keep the wheels rolling and the music playing.
Martha Earls is the owner of management company Neon
Coast, and personal manager to Platinum-selling artist
Kane Brown. Signed to Neon Coast is country band
Restless Road along with other music and non-music
clients. Together with Brown, under the Neon Coast name,
she started Sony joint venture record label, 1021
Entertainment, and production company Demasiado.
Demasiado has produced award-winning music videos,
awards show performances and television commercials.
More recent signings to the management company
include Nightly, Dylan Schneider and Feather. Earls
started her management company following a successful
run in music publishing. She has been honored multiple times by Billboard and the Nashville Business Journal.
Earls will be honored as part of the current class of MusicRow’s Rising Women on the Row on March 23. For
more details about the class and the event, click here.
MusicRow: Where did you grow up?
I was born in Ohio, but grew up in central Pennsylvania. I obviously had no idea about the music industry. I was good
at playing the piano and I was good at track and field. I got a really great college scholarship based on my piano
playing, so I went to a small music school in New Jersey. That’s where I met Mike Molinar and how we became
friends. He’s from El Paso, but he moved up there to go to this music school.
What a coincidence. Did you know what you wanted to pursue while in college?
You had to declare a major and I didn’t know what I wanted my major to be. I didn’t want to be a teacher and I didn’t
want to be a performer. I didn’t even really like playing the piano that much, I just got this great scholarship. While
looking at majors, I found one and was like, “Oh my God, that job only works twice a week and makes a full salary.
I’m going to major in church organ!” [Laughs] It was so ridiculous.
Two or three weeks into it, I was miserable, but I toughed it out for a year. The school was really small with only
around 350 students, but there was one girl there who was graduating and going to NYU for law school. She said she
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was going to be an entertainment lawyer. That opened
my eyes to the entertainment industry. Over the
summer after my freshman year, I started looking online
and discovered MTSU and Belmont. I knew I wanted to
move out of the northeast, and being from a small town,
country music was massive. I came down here to visit
and just loved MTSU.
How did you start your career while at MTSU?
I started interning at Warner Chappell. Dale Bobo was
there at the time. Him and Michael Knox hired me for
my internship. Tim Wipperman ran the company and he
was amazing. I was in the catalog room, which was the
last stop writers would make before they went out the
side door into the parking lot at Warner Chappell. They
would always drop by and hang out. I loved it. I really fell in love with the creatives. That was the start to my music
industry career.
I interned that summer of my senior year and then told them I was having such a great time and didn’t want to leave.
They let me do another internship. They didn’t have the budget to pay me but I didn’t care. Then the receptionist left
and they offered me that job. I was still in school and taking a decent number of classes, but I was like, “Yes,
absolutely.” In March of my senior year, they promoted me to a full time position in the tape room.
About a year later, they promoted me to a junior song plugger. I found during my time at Warner Chappell that I really
liked working with the artists-songwriters even more than the regular songwriters. I really enjoyed taking the meetings
with artists rather than going and meeting with other A&R people. For whatever reason, I could really dial into the
artists. I got to work with Jason [Aldean] early on and Little Big Town.
What was next for you?
Next, I went to BMG publishing. At the time, Karen Conrad and Ron Stuve were there. That was great because it was
different than Warner, where we had like 100 songwriters. At BMG, Ron and Karen ran it more like an independent—
they only had about 20 songwriters. And again, I kept [being drawn to] signing artists. We signed Jake Owen, Chuck
Wicks, and a couple other guys.
Then you started a publishing company with Mike Molinar.
I felt a constant pull to do more. Mike was working for Cal Turner at the time. We decided we needed to start a
company. I always felt a desire to have my own company and Mike was ready to spread his wings. We went around
town and pitched our idea to start a publishing company to everybody. Nobody was really into it. We finally found an
investor and he really believed in Mike and I.
He invested in our company and it was very family-oriented. Mike and I signed three or four songwriters. We had
some success, we had some big cuts, and we got it going. The investor ended up buying us out, which was great. It
gave us the capital to start the 2.0 version of the company, but it was all very bare bones.
When we started building the next version of the publishing company, I started feeling like I wasn’t maximizing myself.
I always felt like the shoe didn’t quite fit. So when Mike and I started the 2.0 version of the company, we decided to
sign more artists and producers. We signed an artist named Greg Bates, who was at Belmont at the time. Jimmy
Harnen heard about him and invited him to come to Big Machine. He played at Big Machine and Jimmy signed him.
Then I just started handling everything for him.
So that’s how you got into artist management.
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FEBRUARY 24, 2023
CHART ACTION NO. 1 SONG
New On The Chart —Debuting This Week
song/artist/label—Chart Position
Only Need One/Ned LeDoux/Powder River/Thirty Tigers - No. 73
We Ride/Bryan Martin/Average Joes Entertainment - No. 79
Mattress On The Floor/Mo Pitney/Curb Records - No. 80
Greatest Spin Increase
song/artist/label—Spin Increase
Angels/Thomas Rhett/Valory - 145
Next Thing You Know/Jordan Davis/MCA Nashville - 126
Drinkaby/Cole Swindell/Warner Music Nashville - 115
It Matters To Her/Scotty McCreery/Triple Tigers Records - 99
Only Need One/Ned LeDoux/Powder River/Thirty Tigers - 73
Most Added
song/artist/label—No. of Adds
Only Need One/Ned LeDoux/Powder River/Thirty Tigers - 9
3 Tequila Floor/Josiah Siska/Black River - 6
Angels/Thomas Rhett/Valory - 6
After a 26-week climb, Parker McCollum peaks on the MusicRow
Next Thing You Know/Jordan Davis/MCA Nashville - 5 CountryBreakout Radio Chart with "Handle On You."
Honky Tonk Roll/Wade Bowen/Bowen Sounds - 5
The tune, co-written by McCollum with Monty Criswell, marks the
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting singer's third MusicRow No. 1.
song/artist/label—No. of Spins
A Special Place/Danielle Bradbery/Big Machine Records - 87 "Handle On You" is the lead single off of McCollum's upcoming new
Downhill Run/Mark Daniel - 82 album Never Enough, which will release on May 12 via MCA Nashville.
Shelter/Rusty Steel/Tower Music Group - 81 The track is top-10-and-climbing on other country radio charts and has
surpassed 90 million global streams.
Not In This Heartbreak/Morgan White/NashTown
Entertainment - 81
If Country Was A Town/Rob Fitzgerald/Riverbend Recordings - 81
Each songwriter and artist earning No. 1
credit on the MusicRow Chart receives a
MusicRow Challenge Coin. Click here to
view a full list of recipients.
MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart Reporting Stations
WHMA Anniston, AL KKMV Rupert, ID WTCM Traverse City, MI KITX Hugo, OK WLLX Lawrenceburg, TN
WXFL Florence, AL WOOZ Carterville, IL KYSM Mankato, MN KWEY Weatherford, OK KFTX Corpus Christi, TX
KQUS Hot Springs, AR WAAG Galesburg, IL KZPK St. Cloud, MN KWOX Woodward, OK KYKX Longview, TX
KDXY Jonesboro, AR WMCI Mattoon, IL KFAV Warrenton, MO KRKT Albany, OR KLLL Lubbock, TX
KBOD Mountain Home, AR WYOT Rochelle, IL WBBN Laurel, MS KRWQ Medford, OR KXOX Sweetwater, TX
KWCK Searcy, AR WRTB Rockford, IL WFAY Fayetteville, NC WVNW Lewistown, PA WAKG Danville, VA
KRAZ Santa Barbara, CA WIFE Connersville, IN KZZY Devils Lake, ND WNBT Mansfield, PA WAXX Altoona, WI
WCTY Norwich, CT KAIR Atchison, KS KYCK Thompson, ND WCFT Selinsgrove, PA WJVL Janesville, WI
WUBB Savannah, GA KQZQ Pratt, KS KRVN Lexington, NE WFGE State College, PA WGLR Platteville, WI
KXIA Marshalltown, IA WKDZ Cadiz, KY KFGE Lincoln, NE KMOM Aberdeen, SD WQPC Prairie du Chien, WI
KIAI Mason City, IA WDHR Pikeville, KY KQBA Santa Fe, NM KZZI Spearfish, SD WCOW Sparta, WI
KBOE Oskaloosa, IA KRRV Alexandria, LA WDNB Monticello, NY WUCZ Carthage, TN WDGG Huntington ,WV
KTHK Idaho Falls, ID WKPE Hyannis, MA WCJW Warsaw, NY WDKN Dickson, TN
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Weeks Last This Spins / % Spin
Song / Artist / Label Spins +/-
On Chart Week Week Reports Power
26 2 1 Handle On You / Parker McCollum / MCA Nashville 1908/61 1 21
16 4 2 Rock And A Hard Place / Bailey Zimmerman / Elektra/Warner Music Nashville 1827/60 3 52
17 1 3 Going, Going, Gone / Luke Combs / River House Artists/Columbia Nashville 1809/52 -5 -95
25 6 4 Wild As Her / Corey Kent / Combustion Music/RCA Records 1551/55 4 56
31 5 5 Brown Eyes Baby / Keith Urban / Capitol 1549/59 3 42
22 7 6 It Matters To Her / Scotty McCreery / Triple Tigers Records 1488/59 7 99
33 11 7 Water Under The Bridge / Sam Hunt / MCA Nashville 1342/50 3 45
33 9 8 Everything She Ain’t / Hailey Whitters / Pigasus/S&D/Big Loud 1337/60 1 7
20 10 9 How It Oughta Be / Shane Profitt / BMLG 1320/57 1 15
39 12 10 Human / Cody Johnson / CoJo Music/Warner Music Nashville 1298/51 5 60
10 13 11 Dancin’ In The Country / Tyler Hubbard / EMI Nashville 1244/56 6 68
15 14 12 Hate My Heart / Carrie Underwood / Capitol 1116/51 5 51
7 15 13 Memory Lane / Old Dominion / Arista Nashville 1012/57 6 57
19 16 14 Your Heart Or Mine / Jon Pardi / Capitol 960/49 2 17
28 20 15 You / Dan + Shay / Warner Music Nashville 931/43 7 61
17 18 16 You, Me, & Whiskey / Justin Moore & Priscilla Block / Valory 924/50 3 30
35 17 17 Doing Life With Me / Eric Church / EMI Records Nashville 919/44 2 16
48 19 18 Note To Self / Randy Houser / Magnolia Music Group 892/42 2 16
54 26 19 Good Day For Living / Joe Nichols / Quartz Hill Records 809/36 8 62
62 21 20 You Didn’t / Brett Young / BMLG 807/31 -2 -14
20 22 21 Girl In Mine / Parmalee / Stoney Creek Records 798/40 1 4
23 27 22 Can’t Have Mine / Dylan Scott / Curb 796/48 7 53
4 29 23 Drinkaby / Cole Swindell / Warner Music Nashville 793/47 17 115
5 32 24 Angels / Thomas Rhett / Valory 790/47 22 145
21 24 25 Up There Down Here / Jake Owen / Big Loud Records 767/42 2 13
8 28 26 Tennessee Orange / Megan Moroney / Megan Moroney 762/46 8 58
13 25 27 Heaven By Then / Brantley Gilbert & Blake Shelton feat. Vince Gill / Valory 749/43 0 -2
30 23 28 Something In The Orange / Zach Bryan / Belting Bronco/Warner Records 735/38 -6 -43
20 30 29 All Hat, No Cattle / Sweet Tea Trio / Top Dog Records 704/37 4 30
17 31 30 All Trucks Go To Heaven / BoomTown Saints / 8 Track Entertainment 647/40 -3 -19
15 33 31 Cheaper Than The Truth / Smith & Wesley / Dream Walkin’ Records/BDF Audium 645/42 1 9
19 34 32 Back / Jacob Johnson / AJG Music Group/Bow To Stern Records 579/31 8 41
5 36 33 Looking For You / Chris Young / RCA Nashville 456/31 8 32
5 40 34 Need A Favor / Jelly Roll / Stoney Creek Records 450/29 13 53
8 39 35 Fearless / Jackson Dean / Big Machine 441/30 9 36
23 37 36 Country Can / Hannah Ellis / Curb 435/25 4 16
20 35 37 Me On You / Muscadine Bloodline / Stancaster Music, LLC 417/29 -5 -21
19 48 38 Sounds Like Something I’d Do / Drake Milligan / Stoney Creek Records 383/24 22 68
9 41 39 If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too) / Kelsea Ballerini / Black River Entertainment 369/25 1 2
24 44 40 If He Wanted To He Would / Kylie Morgan / EMI Records Nashville 366/23 2 6
Weeks Last This Spins / % Spin
Song / Artist / Label Spins +/-
On Chart Week Week Reports Power
62 38 41 Son Of A / Dillon Carmichael / Riser House 362/24 -13 -55
8 46 42 Jealous Of Myself / Tenille Arts / Dreamcatcher Artists 346/33 6 19
27 43 43 Y’all Life / Walker Hayes / Monument Records 345/22 -6 -21
7 47 44 Marlboros & Avon / McBride & The Ride / TMC Records/InGrooves 326/27 2 6
7 50 45 Stars Like Confetti / Dustin Lynch / Broken Bow Records 323/23 10 30
13 45 46 Excuses / Kolby Cooper / Wheelhouse Records 317/24 -10 -34
11 49 47 When God Made The South / Alex Miller / Billy Jam Records 304/23 -1 -2
2 64 48 Next Thing You Know / Jordan Davis / MCA Nashville 302/20 72 126
6 53 49 Going Going / Donice Morace / Bad Jeu Jeu Records/CDX Records 300/20 15 38
8 52 50 We Got History / Mitchell Tenpenny / Riser House Records 282/22 5 13
28 51 51 Worth A Shot / Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley / RCA Records/Columbia Nashville 269/21 -4 -10
7 54 52 Beer Needs Drinkin’ / Reed Foley / Studios Magnetic 259/21 1 2
6 55 53 Missin’ You / Cam Allen / Goat Music Group 256/17 4 9
8 60 54 Fast Car / Randy Rogers Band / Thirty Tigers 234/20 14 28
10 63 55 Hour on the Hour / Mike and the Moonpies / Prairie Rose Records 224/22 15 30
11 56 56 Over For You / Morgan Evans / Warner Music Nashville 224/17 -9 -23
8 59 57 Back Road / Chase Mitchell / CHYP 217/16 2 5
3 66 58 Revival / Shenandoah / 8 Track Entertainment/Fame Records 213/19 25 42
27 42 59 Man Made / Matt Stell / RECORDS 213/17 -42 -153
6 62 60 Walk A Mile / Coffey Anderson / Coffey Global LLC 211/18 9 17
6 61 61 Girls Do / Cliff Dorsey / Black Sheep Records 205/14 4 8
5 65 62 Marry That Girl / Easton Corbin / Stone Country Records 192/16 11 19
19 57 63 Take It Slow / Conner Smith / Valory 177/12 -25 -58
6 68 64 Right Nows / Hurricane Highway / Kick Ass Music 168/12 11 16
7 69 65 God Gave Me A Girl / Russell Dickerson / Triple Tigers Records 160/11 13 19
2 71 66 Why God Made Small Towns / Paige King Johnson / PCG Records 157/17 34 40
2 72 67 Honky Tonk Roll / Wade Bowen / Bowen Sounds 147/12 32 36
19 67 68 I Can’t Love You Anymore / Maren Morris / Columbia Nashville 146/11 -6 -9
2 74 69 All I Need Is You / Chris Janson / BMLG/Harpeth 60 Records 138/12 34 35
4 70 70 23 / Chayce Beckham / BMG 126/10 -2 -2
11 58 71 Learning How To Forget / Andrew Salgado / Synapse Publishing & Entertainment, LLC 116/8 -47 -102
3 75 72 Starts In A Bar / Casey Donahew / Almost Country Records 112/7 9 9
1 111 73 Only Need One / Ned LeDoux / Powder River/Thirty Tigers 110/12 127 73
3 73 74 I Miss America / Colton James / RedSunset Entertainment 108/8 0 0
4 76 75 Ain’t Nothing Wrong With Being Right / Aaron Tanner / Aaron Tanner Music 101/6 10 9
4 79 76 Just Me / Gillian Smith / Gillian Smith Records 97/7 15 13
2 80 77 New Old Outlaws / Waylon Hanel / Waylon Hanel Music 95/9 14 12
4 78 78 Twinkle Twinkle / Charles J & The Conquistadors / MetaMundo 95/6 7 6
1 83 79 We Ride / Bryan Martin / Average Joes Entertainment 92/7 15 12
1 96 80 Mattress On The Floor / Mo Pitney / Curb Records 91/9 86 42
No. 1 Song Greatest Spin Increase Highest Debut
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I don’t even know if she knows, but Kerri Edwards is such an
important example for female managers in the music industry.
At that time, I was thinking, “Kerri started working with Luke
[Bryan] out of the publishing company. I’m just going to follow
that mold until it doesn’t work anymore.” It came so much
more naturally to me to manage an artist’s career than this
literal decade of publishing experience. That was what got me
into management.
Things were going well with the company that Molinar and I
started. Scott Borchetta didn’t have anything like that, so our
company became what is now the publishing company that
Mike Molinar has. He’s done such amazing things with it. I
was able to be at Big Machine for a year while we transitioned
that company over, and that was amazing. Even though
everybody knew I was going to do management full time, I got
to learn so much. It was right when Taylor Swift was releasing Red and making her jump from being a huge country
artist to being a global superstar. That’s what I got to witness.
Fast forward to now, with what I’m doing with Kane, that experience was such a gift. It was placed in front of me for
me to learn anything is possible. Scott had no fences built around anything.
What did you do after your time at Big Machine?
I knew I wanted do management full time, but I felt like there was more to learn. I went over to Sandbox and was
there for two years. That was a whole different experience. They released Kacey Musgraves‘ Same Trailer, Different
Park album on a Friday and I started on the next Monday. It was really interesting to watch an artist blow up without
having the traditional country radio piece.
At the end of that, I was asked to be a consultant for Michael Blanton and his company. In exchange for two hours of
consulting a week, he gave me an office. Jay Frank, who had his own digital marketing company, called me and
asked me to run his independent label. I had never done anything for an independent label before, but he needed
somebody to oversee it. That was crazy, too. I learned how to make a music video for $5,000, how to get vinyl
pressed, and all that kind of stuff.
How did you end up working with Kane?
One day Jay said, “We have this guy that somebody on our staff found online. He’s country and we signed him to a
management agreement if you want to help out with that.” I don’t think Jay really knew what he had with Kane at the
time. I met Kane and I was like, “Jay, all this other stuff you’re working on is nonsense. This is the thing. Kane is the
thing.” I just jumped in feet first with Kane.
In 2016, it became just me and Kane. We’ve just been building what we’re doing ever since. It’s kind of a mixture of
the tenacity that Scott had that says we can have great success and do anything, and then also the understanding of
you don’t have to do things the traditional way. From having created my own publishing company and really
struggling, I didn’t get defeated by anything.
Now Kane is a multi-Platinum superstar, but what were those first few years like?
[The first thing we did] was put out an EP called Chapter One that had “Used To Love You Sober” on it. Florida
Georgia Line and Seth England could see things early with him, so they put him on tour. He was first of four and got
to play for 15 minutes, but it was amazing. We were having trouble at country radio with “Used To Love You Sober,”
and there was a lot of preconceived notions about who people thought Kane Brown was, because of how he looks.
He’s biracial, he had tattoos, he had success on social media.
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Kane met Dann Huff. Dann cut “What Ifs,” a song that Kane wrote. “What Ifs” wasn’t a single yet, so we put that
[Kane Brown] album out with no single on the radio, and it still did really great. In 2017, we got a new radio guy at
RCA when Dennis Reese came over. He’s been Kane’s biggest champion at the label. He’s such a wonderful guy. He
came from the pop world, so he didn’t have any boundaries. [With Dennis on board], “What Ifs” became an eight-time
Platinum single. It’s one of the biggest songs in the history of country music. That got things going and we’ve just
been building on that ever since.
In the last few years, your company has grown substantially. You and Kane have built a joint venture record
label with Sony Music Nashville, as well as a publishing company with Sony Music Publishing.
We were out in LA for for the “Saturday Nights” video shoot. I was feeling like it was time to start growing. I asked
him, “How do you see yourself? Do you see yourself as an artist who tours six months out of the year and then takes
six months off and chills with his family? Or do you see yourself like a Florida Georgia Line, who when they’re not
touring, they’re still writing, producing, signing artists, running a publishing company and a clothing store?” He said, “I
want to be like that. I don’t know how long everything will last.”
That was when we decided to expand the company. I saw all these different verticals. I could see a joint venture
label, where we sign artists, as well as a publishing side of things. We started a production company and signed
other management clients, too. Kane gets a taste of all of it because I want him to feel invested in everything.
We will be honoring you at next month’s Rising Women On the Row event. If someone were to ask you how
to be successful in this industry, what would you tell them?
That’s a great question. You can measure success so many different ways. I feel like what it is is being comfortable,
satisfied and proud of the work that you’re doing. Owning your space and acknowledging to yourself that you deserve
to be there. MR
Kane Brown To Co-Host CMT Awards, Guest Star In Fire Country
Kane Brown is set to return as co-host of the 2023 CMT Music
Awards alongside Kelsea Ballerini, for Austin’s first major
televised awards airing live from Moody Center on April 2 on CBS.
Brown, who was the most-nominated artist for the 2022 CMT
Music Awards, will also perform during the show, teaming with wife
Katelyn Brown for the broadcast world premiere of their multi-
week No. 1 hit, “Thank God.” The history-making duet has over
210 million streams and cements the Browns as only the second
married couple in country music history to earn a No. 1 on both the
Billboard and Aircheck charts.
“Kane Brown is a genre-defying force and an electric live performer who continues to break barriers and smash
records,” the CMT Music Awards producers share. “He and Kelsea are both seasoned pros and an unstoppable
duo with mega charisma, star power and global appeal to match. We couldn’t pick a more dynamic pair to helm
our show’s first ever move to Austin in what is sure to be one of our most memorable yet—and can’t wait for him
and Katelyn to together share the stage for what will be an unforgettable, world premiere performance.”
Following the awards, Brown will make his acting debut on the new drama Fire Country on April 7 on CBS and
Paramount+. Brown portrays Robin, an enigmatic, train-hopping outlaw on the run who helps injured patients on
the scene of a crash in the episode. MR
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Bryce Sherlow, Benji Amaefule Samantha Steele Promoted To
Step Into A&R Manager Roles At COO At Triple 8 Management
Warner Chappell
Bryce Sherlow has been promoted to A&R Manager at
Warner Chappell Music, and Benji Amaefule joins the
company as an A&R Manager as well.
Sherlow graduated from Belmont University in 2019 and
interned with Scooter Braun Projects, Sony Music Samantha Steele has been promoted to Chief
Entertainment, Songs Music Publishing, and Mick Operating Officer at Triple 8 Management.
Management. She joined WCM Nashville in 2021 after
stints at Creative Artists Agency and Collective Artists In her new role, she will help lead a team of 30
Management. As a Tour Marketing Assistant at CAA, managers, marketing, radio and partnership
she served as a member of The Task Force and was professionals and oversee operations, promote
responsible for planning the company’s annual Young positive company culture and vision, and create
Nashville Party and all Nashville volunteer events. As solutions for internal communications and growth
Digital Coordinator at Collective Artists Management, potential for both employees and clients.
Sherlow developed strategic plans surrounding
releases and managed socials for the clients. “We want strong interconnectedness among
everyone at Triple 8, and a working environment
Amaefule is a new addition to WCM Nashville, where people feel supported, inspired and that
relocating from Houston. He began his career in country they’re never alone. Sam has a great history
promotions at Cox Media’s KKBQ Houston developing successfully managing and marketing artists and
social media content for artists and events. He also projects,” shares CEO/Founder George Couri.
previously served as Head of Artist and Label “This, when combined with caring for others, the
Partnerships at media platform Country Central. In his company, and for the work we provide our clients,
personal passion for country music, he cultivated his makes her, as COO, an important person to help us
own brand, TheBenjiChord, where he interviews artists reinforce these core values. Life is short. In our time
and writers and reviews new releases coming out of here, if we take care of people, they will take care of
Music Row. Amaefule also previously worked for Apple us, and everyone wins. Sam understands this better
and BMC Software and graduated from the University than anyone.”
of Texas at Austin in 2013.
“Sam Steele is a diamond,” notes client Drew
“I’m really happy to welcome passionate young Holcomb. “She has the rare capacity to effectively
publishers who love music and the writers that create it dream and execute a vision for her clients, while
to our team,” shares Ben Vaughn, President & CEO, maintaining kindness and humanity in the process.
WCM Nashville. “It’s been great to see Bryce grow at Her promotion to COO is the least surprising news I
Warner Chappell, and she’s going to continue to charge have heard in years. I’m very proud to have Sam in
ahead creatively on Music Row. We’re also looking my corner.” MR
forward to welcoming Benji to Music City. Many in the
industry have seen his passion for songs and
songwriters through his prior work in media, and we’re
excited to see him make the jump over to creative as he
joins our A&R team.” MR
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Songwriter & Producer Kyle Jacobs Dies At 49
Award-winning songwriter and producer Kyle Jacobs died Friday
(Feb. 17) at age 49. Metro Nashville police says Jacobs’ death is
being investigated as an apparent suicide.
Jacobs was the husband of country singer Kellie Pickler and starred
alongside her in the CMT reality series I Love Kellie Pickler. They
married in 2011.
Born in Bloomington, Minnesota, Jacobs moved to Nashville in 2000.
After years of hard work–including time painting houses and sleeping
in his car–Jacobs notched his first No. 1 as a songwriter in 2003 with
“8th World Wonder.” He was a co-writer on one of the fasting-rising
singles in country music history at the time, Garth Brooks’ “More Than
A Memory.” Jacobs also co-wrote top 10 singles “Still” by Tim
McGraw, and “Dust” by Eli Young Band.
Jacobs, who was a staff writer at Curb|Word Publishing, celebrated multiple No. 1 hits alongside Lee Brice as as
songwriter or producer, including “Hard To Love,” “I Drive Your Truck,” “Drinking Class,” “Rumor,” “One Of Them
Girls,” “Memory I Don’t Mess With” and “Soul.” The day before his death, Jacobs made a social media post
celebrating the Platinum certification of Brice’s Hey World album.
Jacobs is an ACM winner, having taken home the trophy in 2013 for Song of the Year with “I Drive Your Truck.”
After Jacobs’ passing, Lee Brice offered, “These past few days have truly been some of the hardest of my life. At
times, I feel lost and buried under this deep sadness. Other times, I sit and remember all the times with Kyle that
bring me comfort and make me smile. He was, without a doubt, one of the best people anyone could ever hope to
have in their corner…I am eternally grateful for having him in mine. I’ll keep Kellie, his family and everyone who
was touched by him close to my heart. I’ll miss you til we meet again..I love you, brother.”
Curb | Word Chairman, Mike Curb, shared, “Kyle Jacobs was one of those amazing creative talents who
understood all genres of music. He came into Curb’s life when he wrote “8th World Wonder,” which was the first
Pop single by Kimberly Locke after her amazing performance on American Idol. He proceeded to create the only
country record to ever debut at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, “More Than A Memory” by Garth Brooks, which he
composed with Billy Montana and Lee Brice. Among his many other successes, he composed Tim McGraw’s hit
“Still” and Lee Brice’s No/ 1 Billboard single “Rumor,” and he co-produced with Ben Glover Lee Brice’s current and
most successful album, which has just been certified Platinum. The album includes “Save The Roses” and “Do Not
Disturb,” some of the most poignant songs ever written, which are a major tribute to Kyle’s legacy that we will
always cherish. Most importantly, Kyle was part of our Curb | Word family and an inspiration to all of us.”
Curb | Word VP, Country Publishing & Creative, Colt Murski, shared, “Kyle was such an amazing person. He was
my best friend, my best man, and my champion. I had the honor of working with him for over 18 years and
cherished every moment. He was an amazing musician, songwriter, and producer. He was a part of so many
amazing songs. He was a friend to so many people and he touched so many lives around the world. He was the
kind of guy you could go to for advice, guidance, or a good laugh. I’m going to miss him forever.” MR
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CTM Outlander & Young Guns Concord Announces Multiple
Publishing Partner To Sign Executive Promotions, Including
Michael Tyler Four In Nashville Office
Concord has promoted four staff members in the
Nashville office. Carol Boldish has been elevated to
VP, Production, Concord Label Group; Elysha Miracle
rises to SVP, Rights Data Management; Gary
Pictured (L-R, back row): Keller Turner Andrews & Ghanem Paczosa has been promoted to SVP, A&R, Rounder
PLLC’s Jason Turner, CTM Outlander’s Thomas Deelder and Records; and Kelly Voigt has been promoted to SVP,
Young Guns’ Will Hamrick. (L-R, front row): CTM Outlander’s Corporate Communications.
André de Raaff, Michael Tyler and Young Guns’ Laura Alexander.
Photo: Betsy Phillips
“Concord is on a clear path of global expansion,
providing rapid growth and exposure for the artists we
Independent music publishing and entertainment represent. The Concord staff who earned these
company CTM Outlander and Young Guns Publishing promotions work tirelessly every day to facilitate that
have formed strategic creative partnership with the growth,” shares Concord CEO Scott Pascucci.
signing of hit songwriter Michael Tyler.
Other promotions across the company include Tom
A self-taught singer-songwriter from Missouri, Tyler Frank to VP, Sync Marketing, Concord Label Group –
began working with award-winning producer Michael London; David Geer to VP, Music & Publications,
Knox at the age of 13. He has since collected cuts Concord Theatricals – New York; Shane Guitar to VP
with Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Jon Operations, Fearless Records – Los Angeles; Randy
Pardi, Tyler Farr, Laine Hardy, Clay Walker, LoCash Linsey to VP, International Marketing & Sales, Craft
and more. Tyler earned his first Platinum-certified, Recordings – Los Angeles; Clare Maxwell to VP,
multi-week No. 1 with Bentley’s “Somewhere On A Marketing, Concord Label Group – London; Meredith
Beach,” which was named SESAC Song of the Year in O’Leary to Vice President, Sync Marketing, Concord
2016. His credits also consist of six songs on Aldean’s Label Group – New York; Stephen Phillips to VP,
record 9, including singles “Got What I Got” and Sync, Concord Music Publishing – London; and Marty
“Blame It On You.” Willard to SVP, Business & Legal Affairs – Remote.
CTM Outlander recently acquired Tyler’s catalog, Concord’s President Bob Valentine adds, “We are all
including an exclusive worldwide publishing deal for incredibly lucky to work alongside such ardent and
his new compositions. The signing marks the dedicated professionals. The demand for passionate,
beginning of their collaborative publishing and creative high-quality leadership in the music industry has never
services relationship with Young Guns Publishing. MR been more obvious and this cohort exemplifies that.
Congratulations on the well-deserved promotions.” MR
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DISClaimer Single Reviews: Ashley McBryde &
Brothers Osborne Stun With ‘Play Ball’
As we roll toward springtime, country music’s
artists are putting their best feet forward.
Perhaps no one more so that Grammy winner
Ashley McBryde. Her co-written “Play Ball”
provides an outstanding platform for the talents
of Brothers Osborne. Which is the Disc of the
Day.
Newcomer Brandon Davis rides into town as this
week’s DisCovery Award winner.
Click here to read Robert K. Oermann's single
reviews this week. MR
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My Music Row Story: Spotify’s Brittany Schaffer
The “My Music Row Story” weekly column features notable members of the
Nashville music industry selected by the MusicRow editorial team. These
individuals serve in key roles that help advance and promote the success
of our industry. This column spotlights the invaluable people that keep the
wheels rolling and the music playing.
As Head of Nashville Label Partnerships, Music Strategy, Brittany
Schaffer co-leads Spotify’s Music Team in Nashville, with responsibility for
setting the vision of the team and cultivating and nurturing industry
partnerships across the greater Nashville market. Schaffer co-leads the
development and execution of Spotify’s global strategy to grow the country,
Christian/Gospel, and Americana genres, and has been a leader in an era-
defining shift in country music consumption habits.
Her work includes the transformation and marketing of the flagship playlists
Hot Country and Indigo, bringing country music to fans through Spotify’s
annual four-day activation at CMA Fest, extending the St. Jude t-shirt
campaign into streaming, and ongoing global artist marketing campaigns.
Schaffer has also been instrumental in strategically acquiring and retaining
an impressive team to meaningfully bolster Spotify’s presence in the Nashville market and has built a culture of
teamwork and collaboration that fuels Spotify’s partnerships across Nashville.
Outside of Spotify, Schaffer is a highly engaged board member of CMA, CRB, and St. Jude Country Cares. Prior to
joining Spotify in January 2018, Schaffer spent more than seven years practicing law in the Entertainment
Department of Loeb & Loeb, LLP, where she was Senior Legal Counsel.
Schaffer will be honored as part of the current class of MusicRow’s Rising Women on the Row on March 23.
For more details about the class and the event, click here.
MusicRow: Where did you grow up?
I moved nine times before high school. I was born in Orange County, California, and lived in California, Tennessee,
Virginia, and Georgia. I call Nashville or the Middle Tennessee area home because I lived here when I was younger
for several years and then this is where we moved when I was starting high school. I went to Battle Ground Academy
in Franklin for high school and went to college at Vanderbilt, so, Nashville’s been home for a long time.
Were you musical growing up?
I always knew I wanted to work in the music business. I was singing and performing in musicals at six years old. I
was even one of the little kids in the General Jackson Christmas show for a couple years. For a long time, I thought I
wanted to be an artist, but when I was at Vanderbilt, I had the privilege of interning in the promotions department at
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Sony Nashville on the Arista imprint, and then at
ASCAP. Both of those experiences for me
confirmed that I definitely wanted to work in the
music business, but that an artist path wasn’t for
me.
How did you start your career in the
business?
During that same time, I had also been
considering going to law school. I met a few
music lawyers and decided that being a music
lawyer would be my entry point into music. I
attended Samford University’s Cumberland
School of Law for law school. After my ASCAP
internship, Connie Bradley was very kind and
had given me a list of lawyers that she really
respected in town. I sent very formal, written
cover letters and emails to all of them. I think I sent 10 out and only one person responded, but I only needed one.
(Laughs) It was Bob Sullivan who was running the Loeb & Loeb Nashville office at the time. He told me to come visit
him over Christmas. I had no grades back—I really only had a good track record at Vanderbilt and a recommendation
from Connie. He said, “Why don’t you come work for us this summer?” So I did, and that turned into two summers.
I had done really well in law school and that made it easier for him to convince some of the other partners, so I
received an offer my last year of law school to join them when I graduated. During my last year of law school, I was
already attending conferences with the lawyers at the firm and I thought I was coming into a dream job with a perfect
cushion to learn. And then about a month before I started work and a few weeks before I took the bar exam, Bob
Sullivan was diagnosed with leukemia and ultimately passed away a year later. So I came into the firm at a really
challenging time.
To say that I had bath by fire my first year of work is an understatement. There was so much work that others had to
take on to fill his shoes that I had no choice but to step up, to ask questions, to learn quickly, to work insanely long
hours, and to learn how to manage a lot of different types of people from a lot of different parts of the music business.
I was negotiating contracts and sitting in federal copyright jury trials almost immediately. It was really hard for a lot of
reasons, but when I look back on it, I’m really grateful. I learned that I was capable of so much more than I thought
that I was and it gave me a lot of confidence going forward. It has stuck with me to this day that even when you get in
those somewhat overwhelming situations, you’re always capable of more than you think you are.
After seven years as an entertainment attorney, you made a change in careers. Tell me about that.
I really enjoyed the work that I was doing. I loved my clients, I loved the people that I worked with and I definitely had
a growing career in the legal field, but I kept feeling this pull that I wanted to be closer to the music business and to
really explore the other parts of the industry. I always give the example that my colleagues and I represented the
contestants on The Voice and negotiated numerous contracts for them, but no matter how talented we thought
someone was, there was only so much we could do to expose that music and those artists as their lawyer. I felt like if
I was going to truly help people navigate their way through the music business, that I was going to have to spread my
own wings a little bit.
Out of the blue one day, I got an email from an internal recruiter at Spotify asking if I would talk to them. At the time I
had no intent on taking the job, but I was going to be in LA the next week and I thought it would probably be smart to
know the global head of label services at Spotify. I offered to stop by the office and Spotify ultimately did a really good
job of convincing me that Nashville was really important to them and that they wanted to increase their support in this
market. Three weeks later I accepted a job. (Laughs) One month later I left the practice of law entirely and started in
my current role and I’ve never looked back.
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Can you tell me more about what you do at Spotify as the Head of Artist and Label Marketing in the
Nashville office?
No day is the same, but I would sum it up by saying that my team and I are responsible for overseeing our
partnerships in Nashville. So that’s working with artists, labels and managers; looking out for our relationships with
CMA, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the ACM, and all of our different organizations; and looking for how we can
continue to partner together. That takes the shape of tracking new releases, so we keep track of all of the new music
coming out of Nashville week over week for all genres. Anything that is signed to a label in Nashville or that is
originating in Nashville, particularly when it’s independent and unsigned, is what we look over regardless of genre.
We try to find different ways of supporting those artists and those releases. That may be everything from how we
support on platform through promotional tools, that may be using a billboard, or that may be creating social content
or video content. It really just depends on the artist and how we want to engage.
We’re also looking for how we can otherwise engage the fans around the music that’s coming out of Nashville. One
of the things that we are responsible for is putting on the Spotify House event at CMA Fest.
We will be honoring you at next month’s Rising Women On the Row event. When you look back on your
career, what are you most proud of?
Personally, I am most proud of my willingness to jump from a successful legal career that had a very defined career
path to a career at Spotify where the path is a little more unknown. Professionally I’m really proud of helping lead
the conversation around the importance of streaming and the place that it has in our current consumption habits.
When I started at Spotify, audiences were still adopting streaming as a format, particularly in country and Christian
music. Today our country and our Christian/gospel consumers have largely adopted streaming and our industry has
really embraced strategies and tactics to engage fans through streaming. That’s not to say that radio, sales, touring,
merch, and other areas of the industry aren’t incredibly important, but it is to say that streaming is no longer a format
of the future. Consumption patterns are changing and we have to change with our audience if we want to continue
to reach audiences in a bigger way. I’m really proud that Spotify’s been able to be a leader in those efforts and that
I’ve been able to be a leader in Nashville in having those conversations.
Who have been some of your mentors?
I’ve been fortunate to have a lot of mentors and I could probably name three that touch on key areas [of my career].
Early in my career, Connie Bradley was certainly one of those. She helped me get internships in Nashville, she
helped introduce me to music lawyers when I was trying to decide if I wanted to go to law school, and she helped
connect me with people when I was trying to get my first job. I always really looked up to her and the respect that
she had within the Nashville community.
Today, John T. Frankenheimer, my old boss from Loeb & Loeb, is still someone that I call for advice. I really look up
to and admire how he’s built his career. And then as I’ve become a mom over the last two years, Cindy Mabe is
someone I go to for advice. I really admire how she has become such a successful executive while also raising her
kids and having a successful marriage. At this phase in my life, it is really important to have other women that I can
look to as examples. I hope I can do that for other people, too.
What moment have you had that your little kid self would think is so cool?
I love Dolly Parton. We have had the good fortune at Spotify of working with her on a few occasions. I recall one
time sitting with her in a studio with some other individuals, listening to music while she was talking us through it. I
remember thinking to myself, “Oh my goodness, I’m really doing this.” (Laughs) I always say I had never been
starstruck until I interned at Sony and she came into the office one day. Everyone made fun of me because my
mouth dropped wide open as she walked by. To fast forward all these years later, and to actually be there, getting to
engage with her to support her and her music in a number of ways… As a little girl, I would’ve never believed that I
would be there. There’s a lot of those moments. I think when you stop having those moments in the music business
is maybe when you should get out of the music business. Those are the moments that remind us all why we do this
and why we’re so fortunate to be in an industry that brings so much joy to people. MR
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This Last
Songwriter’s Name Song(s) Artist
Week Week
1 2 Morgan Wallen Brown Eyes Baby Keith Urban
Everything I Love Morgan Wallen
I Wrote The Book Morgan Wallen
One Thing At A Time Morgan Wallen
Tennessee Fan Morgan Wallen
Thought You Should Know Morgan Wallen
Wild As Her Corey Kent
You Proof Morgan Wallen
2 1 Zachary Lane Bryan Dawns Zach Bryan feat. Maggie Rogers
From Austin Zach Bryan
Something In The Orange Zach Bryan
Sun To Me Zach Bryan
The Good I'll Do Zach Bryan
3 3 Ashley Gorley Everything I Love Morgan Wallen
Girl In Mine Parmalee
Gold Dierks Bentley
Last Night Morgan Wallen
One Thing At A Time Morgan Wallen
Tennessee Fan Morgan Wallen
Truck Bed Hardy
What He Didn't Do Carly Pearce
You Didn't Brett Young
You Proof Morgan Wallen
4 4 Michael Hardy Drinkaby Cole Swindell
Hate My Heart Carrie Underwood
I Wrote The Book Morgan Wallen
Red Hardy feat. Morgan Wallen
Tennessee Fan Morgan Wallen
Truck Bed Hardy
Wait In The Truck Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson
Heaven By Then Brantley Gilbert & Blake Shleton feat. Vince
Gill
5 5 Luke Combs Going, Going, Gone Luke Combs
Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Luke Combs
The Kind of Love We Make Luke Combs
6 6 Ryan Vojtesak Everything I Love Morgan Wallen
Last Night Morgan Wallen
One Thing At A Time Morgan Wallen
You Proof Morgan Wallen
7 7 Parker McCollum Handle On You Parker McCollum
8 8 Monty Criswell Handle On You Parker McCollum
9 9 Ross Copperman Dancin' In The Country Tyler Hubbard
Gold Dierks Bentley
Note To Self Randy Houser
Worth A Shot Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley
10 11 James McNair Going, Going, Gone Luke Combs
Looking For You Chris Young
11 12 Miranda Lambert Thought You Should Know Morgan Wallen
12 13 Nicolle Galyon Thought You Should Know Morgan Wallen
13 18 Rodney Clawson Brown Eyes Baby Keith Urban
No Body Blake Shelton
14 19 Dallas Wilson Can't Have Mine Dylan Scott
Heart Like A Truck Lainey Wilson
15 14 T. Lane Human Cody Johnson
16 15 Travis Meadows Human Cody Johnson
17 20 Jon Nite Dancin' In The Country Tyler Hubbard
You Didn't Brett Young
18 17 Ray Fulcher Going, Going, Gone Luke CombsThis Last
Songwriter’s Name Song(s) Artist
Week Week
19 23 Jet Harvey Rock and A Hard Place Bailey Zimmerman
20 24 Jacob Hackworth Rock and A Hard Place Bailey Zimmerman
21 25 Heath Warren Rock and A Hard Place Bailey Zimmerman
22 10 Jordan M. Schmidt Drinkaby Cole Swindell
Wait In The Truck Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson
We Got History Mitchell Tenpenny
23 29 Ernest Keith Smith Everything I Love Morgan Wallen
One Thing At A Time Morgan Wallen
You Proof Morgan Wallen
24 27 Trannie Anderson Heart Like A Truck Lainey Wilson
25 28 Lainey Wilson Heart Like A Truck Lainey Wilson
26 30 Brett Tyler Excuses Kolby Cooper
Wild As Her Corey Kent
27 26 Hunter Phelps Drinkaby Cole Swindell
Truck Bed Hardy
Wait In The Truck Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson
Heaven By Then Brantley Gilbert & Blake Shleton feat. Vince
Gill
28 33 Josh Osborne Next Thing You Know Jordan Davis
Water Under The Bridge Sam Hunt
Worth A Shot Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley
29 31 Carly Pearce What He Didn't Do Carly Pearce
30 32 E. Shackelton What He Didn't Do Carly Pearce
31 34 Kelly Archer Wild As Her Corey Kent
32 35 Jordan Davis Next Thing You Know Jordan Davis
What My World Spins Around Jordan Davis
33 44 Shane McAnally If You Go Down (I'm Going Down Too) Kelsea Ballerini
Water Under The Bridge Sam Hunt
Worth A Shot Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley
34 38 Rhett Akins It Matters To Her Scotty McCreery
Red Hardy feat. Morgan Wallen
35 52 John Byron Days That End In Why Morgan Wallen
Last Night Morgan Wallen
36 36 Renee Blair Wait In The Truck Hardy feat. Lainey Wilson
37 45 D. Fanning Girl In Mine Parmalee
Tennessee Orange Megan Moroney
38 39 Christian Stalnecker Thank God Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
39 40 Jaxson Free Thank God Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
40 41 Kyle Fishman Thank God Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
41 42 Jared Mullins Thank God Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
42 43 Josh Hoge Thank God Kane Brown with Katelyn Brown
43 67 Josh Thompson Angels Don’t Always Have Wings Thomas Rhett
Brown Eyes Baby Keith Urban
Stars Like Confetti Dustin Lynch
44 16 Nate Smith Whiskey On You Nate Smith
Wreckage Nate Smith
45 37 Maggie Rogers Dawns Zach Bryan feat. Maggie Rogers
46 46 John Morgan That's What Tequila Does Jason Aldean
47 47 John Edwards That's What Tequila Does Jason Aldean
48 48 Kurt Allison That's What Tequila Does Jason Aldean
49 49 Tully Kennedy That's What Tequila Does Jason Aldean
50 50 Josh Kear No Body Blake Shelton
51 51 Chris Tompkins No Body Blake Shelton
52 53 Brett Young You Didn't Brett Young
53 54 Jimmy Robbins You Didn't Brett Young
54 55 C. Beathard Doing Life With Me Eric Church
Note To Self Randy Houser
Son Of A Dillon CarmichaelThis Last
Songwriter’s Name Song(s) Artist
Week Week
55 21 Russell Sutton Whiskey On You Nate Smith
56 22 Lindsay Rimes Whiskey On You Nate Smith
57 58 Scotty McCreery It Matters To Her Scotty McCreery
58 59 Lee Thomas Miller It Matters To Her Scotty McCreery
59 56 Ryan Hurd What My World Spins Around Jordan Davis
60 57 Matt Dragstrem What My World Spins Around Jordan DavisFebruary 24, 2023 The MusicRow Weekly
CALENDAR
Single/Track Releases
February 24
Josh Mirenda/Wind Up/Average Joes Entertainment
Becca Bowen/Son Of A Gun
Jillian Cardarelli/Country Side/JC Music
Cody Cozz/Wanna Be That Guy/Grindstone Recordings
February 27
Wade Bowen/Honky Tonk Roll/Thirty Tigers
Corey Layne/Let’s Take Tonight/Mountaintop Music
Dylan Gerard/Young Again/SSM Nashville
Album/EP Releases
February 24
Dierks Bentley/Gravel & Gold/UMG Nashville
Muscadine Bloodline/Teenage Dixie
Channing Wilson/Dead Man/Ol’ Dog Records/Soundly Music
Ben Gallaher/Country in the House/Stone Country Records
March 3
Morgan Wallen/One Thing At A Time/Big Loud
Willie Nelson/I Don’t Know A Thing About Love/Legacy Recordings
Tyler Braden/Neon Grave/Warner Music Nashville
The Mavericks/In Time (10th Anniversary Deluxe)/The Valory Music Co.
Charlie Farley/Once In A Blue Moon/Farley Entertainment/Average Joes Entertainment
Luke Laird, Lori McKenna & Barry Dean/The Songwriter Tapes Vol. 1/CN Records
Industry Events
February 28
MusicRow CountryBreakout Awards (online)
March 1
CMA Triple Play Awards
March 10 – 12
Country to Country (C2C) Festival
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