Carly Pearce To Be Inducted Into Kentucky Music Hall Of Fame
Carly Pearce. Photo: Allister Ann
Carly Pearce will be inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame on Oct. 28 alongside Grand Ole Opry background vocalist Norah Lee Allen, Steel Guitar Hall of Famer Tommy White, hit songwriter Marty Brown and posthumously, Bluegrass songwriting legend Pete Goble and guitarist and producer Paul Yandell.
“Kentucky is where I learned to love country music and the incredibly talented musicians who wove their stories and texture throughout the genre. From straight-up sass of The Judds and Patty Loveless or truly understanding Loretta Lynn’s heartache, to the Bluegrass tinge of Ricky Skaggs and Bill Monroe, their influences have driven my music,” shares Carly. “I am so excited and grateful to be inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame this fall.”
The reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year and Grand Ole Opry member is currently up for four ACM Awards, including Female Artist and Album for 29: Written in Stone. She will also perform her Video and Music Event-nominated “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” with Ashley McBryde.
Big Machine Music’s Sara Davis Earns First Mediabase No. 1
Pictured: Gayle & Sara Davis. Photo: Courtesy of Sara Davis
Big Machine Music songwriter Sara Davis earned her first No. 1 on the Top 40 Mediabase chart this week for “abcdefu,” performed by Nashville-based artist Gayle. Davis signed with Big Machine Music in May of 2021.
Penned by Davis, Gayle, and Big Yellow Dog Music’s Dave Pittenger, the song first gained traction on TikTok. Released in August of 2021, the track has garnered over 1.7 million user-generated videos on the platform and earned more than 100 million streams by December of 2021.
The Gold-certified song has spent 8 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and topped the Billboard Global 200 earlier this year. “abcdefu” currently sits at No. 3 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart.
Davis and Pittenger recently talked with MusicRow about the song’s origins and success. To read the full interview, click here.
Jenny Tolman Celebrates Upcoming Album Release In Nashville
Pictured (L-R): Jeannie Seely, Jenny Tolman and Ty Bentli.
Jenny Tolman held her album release show last night (Feb. 28) at Riverside Revival for her upcoming album, Married in a Honky Tonk. A portion of ticket sale proceeds benefits ACM Lifting Lives.
Tolman’s sophomore album, due on March 4, was produced by Tolman’s soon-to-be-husband and Grammy-nominated producer Dave Brainard.
Included in MusicRow‘s Next Big Thing class of 2020, Tolman offers a new depth and range that signals her growing maturity as an artist. Life continues to inspire her art as she prepares to release Married in a Honky Tonk just weeks before marrying Brainard.
Aaron Gonthier Earns 2022 Steve Ferguson CRS Scholarship
Pictured: Aaron Gonthier and GrassRoots Promotion’s Ashlee Wall
Aaron Gonthier, General Manager for WCVR (Randolph, Vermont), was presented with the 2022 Steve Ferguson CRS Scholarship on Feb. 24.
Gonthier was selected by a board of country radio programmers and other industry professionals to receive a paid registration for the 2022 Country Radio Seminar. Spearheaded by Nashville’s GrassRoots Promotion, the scholarship was established to honor the enduring legacy of longtime WTHO (Thomson, Georgia) PD Steve Ferguson, who passed away in 2019.
“We love the opportunity to honor industry professionals who carry on Steve Ferguson’s passion for country music and supporting independent artists,” says Nancy Tunick, GrassRoots Promotion Managing Director. “The selection committee saw those same qualities in Aaron Gonthier and we are thrilled to welcome him to his first Country Radio Seminar.”
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