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The Music Acquisition Corp. Floats Proposal for Full Liquidation — Shareholder Meeting Set for November 30th

Late last month, it came to light that the Music Acquisition Corporation (TMAC) was in the process of being delisted from the NYSE in the absence of a buyout. Now, higher-ups have officially floated a proposal for full liquidation. This latest development in the roughly 21-month-old entity’s operations – and in the previously popular special […]

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Tigirlily Gold Announces Tour, Presented By Lee [Exclusive]

Tigirlily Gold’s Kendra Slaubaugh & Krista Slaubaugh. Photo: Jared Olson

Country duo Tigirlily Gold has announced their first headlining tour, “Introducing Tigirlily Gold: The Tour Presented by Lee,” the 133-year-old iconic denim and casual apparel brand.

Comprised of sisters Kendra and Krista Slaubaugh, Tigirlily Gold—formerly known as just “Tigirlily”—has cut their teeth on Nashville’s Lower Broadway for years, often playing four-hour sets, three to four nights a week in local honky tonks. The Monument Records act will now travel from coast to coast, including stops in Los Angeles, Denver, Boston and more on the 22-stop trek. See the full list of dates below.

Along the way, Tigirlily Gold will give back to Musicians on Call by inviting healthcare workers to each show and calling for donations on stage each night. Their generosity will culminate in a livestream at the end of the tour that will go out to all Musicians on Call hospitals.

“We are so excited to get out on the road and play some new songs for everybody,” the sisters share. “Can’t wait to spend the rest of the year with fans and friends and even more excited for what’s to come in 2023!”

“Lee has always celebrated the originals—those who unapologetically follow their own paths,” says Brigid Stevens, global vice-president of marketing for Lee. “The sisters have an authentic original voice and presence that shines through in all they do, and we’re thrilled to help support this tour.”

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Josh Thompson Rises Into Top 10 On The MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

Josh Thompson

While everything near the top stays about the same on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart, hitmaker Josh Thompson jumps into the No. 10 spot. Rising from the 13th position, Thompson is a credited writer on Keith Urban’s “Brown Eyes Baby,” Morgan Wallen’s “Wasted On You,” and Thomas Rhett’s “Half Of Me,” featuring Riley Green.

Meanwhile, Zach Bryan adds another week at the top, notching a seventh consecutive week at No. 1. He has four songs currently on the chart, including “Something In The Orange,” “Oklahoma Smokeshow,” and “Burn, Burn, Burn.” Because he is the only writer on each of the three tracks, all of the points earned from airplay, digital download track sales and streams go entirely to Bryan on the Songwriter Chart.

Filling out the remainder of the top five are Ashley Gorley (No. 2), Morgan Wallen (No. 3), Ernest Keith Smith (No. 4), and Luke Dick (No. 5).

The weekly MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart uses algorithms based upon song activity according to airplay, digital download track sales and streams. This unique and exclusive addition to the MusicRow portfolio is the only songwriter chart of its kind.

Click here to view the full MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart.

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Porter Howell Yearns For Days Gone By On Upcoming Solo Debut, ‘This Town Was’

Porter Howell

Porter Howell, frontman, lead guitarist and a founding member of ’90s band Little Texas, will release his debut side project, This Town Was, on Nov. 11 on ONErpm.

After 30 years in the business, it took a pandemic and the forced downtime from touring to compel Howell to compile the 10-track project of mostly self-penned songs.

“This album was recorded in my basement studio as honestly as possible,” Howell shares. “No production tricks necessary—guitars, steel guitar, bass, drums and keys were all tracked with players in the room, the old school way.”

Howell gets a bit nostalgic on tracks such as “Old School, “This Town Was,” and the wistful “I Thought About You Today,” penned about his late father. Other songs on the album muse on the unpredictability of life, such as “Church of the Uncertain” and “Lucky to Be Alive,” as well as love on “Kinda Gone by Then,” “The Way You Were Back Then” and “Who Might Disagree.”

Howell will perform songs from the new project at an album release party on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at The Local in Nashville.

This Town Was Track List:
1. “This Town Was” (Porter Howell)
2. “Old School” (Porter Howell)
3. “Church of Uncertain” (Porter Howell)
4. “Lucky to Be Alive” (Porter Howell)
5. “I Thought About You Today” (Porter Howell)
6. “The Way You Were Back Then” (Jay Knowles, Porter Howell, Adam Wright)
7. “My Baby” (Porter Howell)
8. “Kind of Gone by Then” (Porter Howell)
9. “Who Might Disagree” (Porter Howell)
10. “What It’s All About” (Lisa Brokop, Porter Howell, Paul Jefferson)
All songs produced by Ian Stewart

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Sony Music Publishing Nashville Signs Madeline Merlo

Pictured (L-R, back row): Chelsey Block, Molly Shehan, Josh Van Valkenburg, Tom Luteran, Cam Caldwell, Dale Bobo, Anna Weisband, Synnovea Halsel, Brad Belanger, and Aubrey Rupe; (L-R, front row): Rusty Gaston, Madeline Merlo, Kenley Flynn, and Zach Crowell.

Sony Music Publishing Nashville has signed rising country singer-songwriter Madeline Merlo to a global publishing deal.

Originally from Canada, the Songland season two winner first captivated listeners with her hit “Champagne Night” performed by Lady A, which spent three weeks at No. 1 on U.S. country radio and earned her the 2021 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Songwriter of the Year award.

Merlo recently released her four-track EP Slide, produced by Zach Crowell, which saw Merlo as a co-writer on each song. The collection tells a series of dynamic stories, from budding romances in “Slide” and hit “I Need A Drink,” co-written by Sony Music Publishing songwriter Ashley Gorley, to growing up with “Young-ish,” and lessons learned in “Girl Where He Grew Up.”

She was also featured as the female voice on Cole Swindell’s latest No. 1 “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” and unveiled a new music video for “Slide” last month.

“I am so excited and honored to join Sony’s incredible roster of songwriters and continue to work closely with Zach Crowell. I am looking forward to working with this world class team that makes you feel like family every time you walk in the door! This is a huge next step for my career and truly is a dream come true,” shares Merlo.

“From the moment I heard Madeline’s song ‘Young-ish’ I knew I wanted to be a part of her career. She and Zach have perfectly threaded the needle of writing and finding big pop country hits that still make you feel something. Madeline is a phenomenal songwriter and artist with a big, bright future and I am thrilled to welcome her to SMP,” says Sony Music Publishing Nashville’s Senior Director, Creative, Kenley Flynn.

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