Forrest Capital Partners has numerous investments in the entertainment vertical and looking for new ways to diversify has been paramount over this past year. Ben McConley comments, “I’ve long been on the peripheral of the music business and certainly have relationships with talent, but never out in front in any major capacity.” Last week in Los Angeles changed all that. […]
The Nashville Business Journal has named Kelsea Ballerini Artist of the Year for its fourth-annual Women in Music City Awards. The platinum-selling country star will be honored at the red-carpet awards dinner on October 17 at Music City Center. This event will bring together both the business and music industries, combining two major driving forces behind the success of Music City. […]
Internationally renowned superstar Billy Ray Cyrus is celebrating ‘25 Achy Breaky Years’ this weekend on SiriusXM’s Prime Country Ch. 58. Hosted by Billy Ray Cyrus’ longtime friend Storme Warren, Cyrus opens up about his journey from Flatwoods, Kentucky to achieving worldwide success as a singer, songwriter, actor and producer. The ‘25 Achy Breaky Years’ special […]
After a successful first year in 2016, Driftwood at Doheny State Beach expands to two days for Veterans Day Weekend 2017 in Orange County, CA. Driftwood will feature country music, California-focused craft beer, and top notch BBQ at the scenic Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA on Saturday, November 11 and Sunday, November 12, with performances from Chase Rice, Kip Moore, Frankie Ballard, Dan + Shay, Maddie and Tae and more. […]
Three-time Grammy Award-winning musician Darius Rucker, an avid golfer and passionate fan of the game, will host a new monthly show on SiriusXM’s 24/7 golf channel, SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio. On Par with Darius Rucker will debut July 26 (3:00-4:00 pm ET) and will feature Rucker’s perspective on the game as a devoted player (he is a single-digit handicap) and […]
Seabourn, the world’s finest ultra-luxury cruise line, is bringing two legendary jazz musicians aboard two select itineraries this fall. Guests will be able to listen to the cool sounds of Arturo Sandoval and John Pizzarelli as they share some of their most popular works. Sandoval is one of the most dynamic and vivacious live performers of our time, and […]
The stars have aligned with the return of multi-platinum selling band DNCE aboard Royal Caribbean International for a live musical performance to celebrate the Great American Eclipse, a phenomenon 99 years in the making. On Aug. 21, DNCE will headline Royal Caribbean’s bucket-list-worthy solar eclipse viewing party with a surprise guest for an out-of-this-world performance aboard the exclusive […]
SOUNDBREAKING: STORIES FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF RECORDED MUSIC, one of the most wide-ranging series on the art of music recording and the last project of renown music producer Sir George Martin, has been nominated for a News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Sound. SOUNDBREAKING is presented by Higher Ground in association with the late Sir George Martin, and produced […]
The Audiotree Music Festival returns to scenic Arcadia Creek Festival Place in Kalamazoo, Michigan this fall with a talent-packed lineup. Recently added acts include hip-hop impresario SuperDuperKyle, one-man electro whiz Bayonne, alternative folk duo Less Is More and local indie act hi-ker. They round out the previously announced acts on the bill including indie greats King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, punk act Twin Peaksand buzzed about hip-hop […]
The World’s Loudest Month–created by AEG Presents and Danny Wimmer Presents–continues to grow its U.S. festival series featuring the biggest names in rock music performing in eight distinct U.S. concert atmospheres during six consecutive weekends from late April through early June. In 2017, overall attendance surpassed a half million for the World’s Loudest Month festivals. Here are highlights from the 2017 World’s Loudest Month: Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville and Monster Energy […]