News & Notes
Miranda Lambert’s music is the inspiration for an as-yet-untitled television series Sony Pictures Television is developing for Hulu. Lambert is executive producing the Texas-set project along with her management company, Shopkeeper Management.
Mtheory is pausing its three-year-old Equal Access equity initiative for one year to make "strategic revisions" and fundraise ahead of a 2027 return. In lieu of naming a 2026 cohort, the program will provide an additional year of services to two continuing artists, and will extend training for its previous managers.
Audacy/Buffalo, including WLKK, collected $4,250 in cash, plus food and clothing via its inaugural Mission Give Where You Live donation drive.
Musicians On Call (MOC) has elected 10x Management and MOC co-founder Michael Solomon Board Chair. Greater New York Hospital Assn.'s Lee Perlman is Vice Chair, and HCA Healthcare's Deb Reiner is Secretary.
James Dupré and Jacob Tolliver will appear at Grammy Museum Mississippi Jan. 21 to mark the opening of exhibit The Killer, The Preacher and the Cowboy: The Legacies of Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart and Mickey Gilley. Tickets here.
MVP3 Music Group has signed Camryn Marie to its management roster.
New York-based 3d Public Relations and Marketing is expanding to Nashville in 2026.
The Gatlin Brothers will be honored at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium Feb. 23 in celebration of their 70th anniversary as a band. Performers will include The Oak Ridge Boys, Big & Rich, Mae Estes, Lee Greenwood, T. Graham Brown, John Berry, Lorrie Morgan and Mark Wills. Tickets here.
Nicolle Galyon has added Logan Mize to her second annual Hits From The Heartland writers round, set for Jan. 17 at the Fox Theatre in Hutchinson, KS. Rodney Clawson, Jimmy Robbins and Chris Tompkins will also perform; The Bobby Bones Show’s Morgan Huelsman hosts. Tickets here.
Ned LeDoux made his acting debut in Western film Buffalo Daze, streaming now on Amazon Prime Video.
The Year End Print Special
featuring:
The Year In Music:
Morgan, Ella & More
CMA Radio Winners
Recap The Week
Label Of The Year
Big Loud Turns 10
BMG's Jon Loba:
The Interview
The 2026 Grammy
Voter's Guide
A quick reference guide to the 2026 Grammy Nominees
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You Never Forget Your First … Cousin
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