Bailey Zimmerman Rings In Opry Debut With RIAA Certifications
Pictured (L-R): Rohan Kohli (Sr. Dir. A&R, Warner Music Nashville), Jacob Fain (SVP A&R/Head of Research & Analytics, Elektra Entertainment), Ben Kline (Co-President, Warner Music Nashville), Bailey Zimmerman, Cris Lacy (Co-President, Warner Music Nashville), Mike Easterlin (Co-President, Elektra Entertainment), Kevin Liles (Chairman & CEO, 300 Elektra Entertainment).
Following the release of his debut EP, Leave The Light On, Bailey Zimmerman made his Grand Ole Opry debut last Friday (Nov. 4).
He celebrated afterward with family and friends, as well as members of his label and management teams, who presented him with Gold and Platinum plaques for both his current Top 5 single “Fall In Love” and fan-favorite track “Rock And A Hard Place.”
Alabama Notches Two Sold Out Shows In St. Augustine
Pictured (L-R): Alabama’s Randy Owen, Ontourage Management’s Tony Conway, and AEG Presents’ John Valentino.
Legendary country band Alabama celebrated a pair of sold out shows at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre in Florida last weekend.
They will continue their 2022 touring run with upcoming shows in Durant, Oklahoma (Nov. 26); Tulsa, Oklahoma (Nov. 27); Roanoke, Virginia (Dec. 9); and Fayetteville, North Carolina (Dec. 11).
SmackSongs Wins Big At 2022 SESAC Awards
SESAC Celebrates Song of the Year, “Fancy Like,” at the 2022 SESAC Nashville Music Awards. Photo: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for SESAC.
SmackSongs showed up at the SESAC Awards on Sunday night (Nov. 6), taking home Song of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, and Publisher of the Year, along with four performance awards.
Song of the Year went to Walker Hayes’ smash hit “Fancy Like,” written by Smack writers Hayes and Josh Jenkins, along with Cameron Bartolini and Shane Stevens. The song collected a Grammy Nomination, five ACM nominations, a CMT Award, and six Billboard Music Awards in 2021. Jenkins was also named SESAC Songwriter of the Year for penning hits such as “Fancy Like” and “Buy Dirt”–both of which topped the country music charts.
Smack was named Publisher of the Year, marking the second time in three years that the company has earned the title. The full-service publishing, management and digital company had over 20 songs on the chart in 2021 and 2022, as well as managed breakthrough artist Kylie Morgan and Hayes. The performance awards went to “Fancy Like” and “Buy Dirt” from Jenkins, and “7500 OBO” and “Like I Love Country Music” from Smack writer Matt McGinn.
“It’s been amazing to work with SESAC Award winners Josh Jenkins and Matt McGinn for so many years and watch them grow into their success thanks to their incredible talent and work ethic,” says Robin Palmer, Chief Creative Office at SMACK. “I couldn’t be more proud of Josh for this moment—he truly is one of the most deserving, humble, talented, and kind humans I’ve ever known!”
She Believed She Could Makes Stage Debut At Nashville’s Woolworth Theatre
Pictured (L-R): Kaylin Roberson, Regan Stewart, Layna, Maddie Walker, Belles, and Jillian Dawn
She Believed She Could, a new stage production celebrating the stories and songs of chart-topping women in country music, recently made its opening debut at Nashville’s newly opened Woolworth Theatre.
The cast of She Believed She Could is comprised of Song Suffragettes singer-songwriters, including Belles, Jillian Dawn, Kaylin Roberson, Layna, Maddie Walker, and Regan Stewart. The show runs every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights with 6 p.m. showtimes through February. The show is open to all ages.
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