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Rights & Royalties
Join Nashville Music Equality on October 25th at 4 p.m. CST for a "Rights and Royalties" conversation with some leading music industry experts.
The event, which will be moderated by NME Board Member and Entertainment Attorney, Alandis Brassel, will feature panelists -
Anthony Adewumi (BMI)
Marc Rucker (SoundExchange)
Trina Smith (MeGUSTA)
Monique Benjamin (MLC)
Date: October 25
Time: 4 PM CST
Location: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, 3421 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37212
NME Mixer Celebrating the new Equal Access Cohort
Join Nashville Music Equality as we celebrate the NEW Equal Access Cohort from mTheory. The event, which is co-sponsored by BMI, will take place on Wednesday, June 28th from 4 pm - 6 pm at BMI Nashville.
Equal Access is an mTheory initiative designed to empower artists and managers from underrepresented demographics in Country music by providing financial resources, training, and networking opportunities. Learn more about Equal Access HERE.
Who Knew- The Smartest People in the Room with Nashville Music Equality
Join us on Thursday, June 1st, 2023 as some of our NME board members discuss our work, priorities and progress on Tom Truitt’s WHO KNEW - The Smartest People In The Room series.
The panel starts at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT.
The event is FREE, but you must register below.
Nashville Mayoral Forum For Arts & Entertainment
We invite you to join us for a discussion with top Mayoral candidates on their views and ideas for Nashville's growing arts & entertainment economy. Join us in person at the National Museum for African American Music on May 10th for a 5:30 pm reception and 6:30 pm forum, or register below for virtual tickets.
Hosted by: Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville, Nashville Music Equality, and the Nashville Arts Coalition.
Presented by: The BAM Group, The Change Agent∙cy, Hutton Hotel, Lovenoise, M+, Martin Development, Music Makes Us, My Brother's Keeper, Urban Housing Solutions
MC: Lydia Fielder (WSMV)
Co-Moderators: Gina Miller and Wilna Taylor
Candidates:
Alice Rolli
Fran Bush
Freddie O'Connell
Heidi Campbell
Matt Wiltshire
Natisha Brooks
Jeff Yarbro
Jim Gingrich
Sharon Hurt
For The Culture: Empowering Black Music Creators to Achieve Beyond Reach
Nashville Music Equality (NME) is teaming up with The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) to commemorate Black Music Month by presenting: For The Culture: Empowering Black Music Creators to Achieve Beyond Reach on Tuesday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at The MLC’s offices in Nashville.
Spearheaded by Dae Bogan – The MLC’s Head of Third-Party Partnerships – in collaboration with NME’s Gina Miller, Kortney Toney and Shannon Sanders, this one-day summit will celebrate the evolution of Black Music and its unique and ever-growing impact on the music industry with collaborative discussions and insightful presentations from some of the leading African American voices in the industry.
The event will feature panels designed specifically for Black music creators that both explore creative business strategies and examine the overall royalty landscape, networking opportunities for attendees and a host of live music performances.
More information about the livestream will be posted on Tuesday morning here, themlc.com/fortheculture.
The Elephant on the Row
Join us on May 10th at 1:30PM at the National Museum of African American Music for a candid conversation about racism in our music industry community. For 2 years, the board of Nashville Music Equality has fostered hard conversations about racism in the music industry, and met as a group nearly weekly to continue these discussions personally. This panel will allow you to join an open dialogue about what has progressed, and what hasn’t on Music Row and beyond.
Moderator: Beverly Keel - Dean, MTSU college of Media & Entertainment
Panelists: Alandis Brassel - Entertainment Attorney, Scale Firm
Cameo Carlson - President, mtheory Nashville
Amanda Cates - Head of Marketing, Maverick Nashville
Gina Miller - SVP/GM, MNRK Music Group
Shannon Sanders - Executive Director, Creative, BMI-Nashville, 3x Grammy winning producer
Kortney Toney - Marketing, Inclusion & Outreach manager, Naxos of America
Soul Ties: The Real Story of Memphis & Nashville Music
Join us on February 9th at 6 PM CST for a free panel discussion on the history and intersection of the sounds of Bluff City and Music City from the beginning to now!
Featuring panelists: Boo Mitchell, Lorenzo Washington, Dr. Charles Hughes, and Marcus Dowling.
Moderated by: Jewly Hight and Gina Miller.
Cool Stuff Kids: Honoring Those Who did Incredible Things for the Sake of Diversity
Join us Tuesday, December 7th at 6PM CST for a zoom conversation celebrating those making large strides for diversity in 2021. The program will center around reviewing what happened in 2021 and recognizing the great efforts that have been made, and discussing where we are heading towards in 2022.
Honorees include: Shy Carter - Producer, Songwriter, & Artist, Ayappa Biddanda - Concord, Lindsay LaBennett - Wasserman, Marcus Dowling - CMT & More!
Once & Future SoUNDS: Black WOmen’s Voices In Music
A conversation highlighting the indelible impact of black women in music. The event will be hosted by Nashville Music Equality board members, Shannon Sanders and Gina Miller.
Panelists include Rissi Palmer, Allison Russell, Amythyst Kiah, & Yola
STUDENT PANEL
Bridges to Nashville: Exciting Career Opportunities in Country Music is a five-month pilot program designed to educate college students of color nationwide about the country music industry. Sessions are free and open to all students.
HOW FAR HAVE WE COME
Join us for Nashville Music Equality’s 1 Year Anniversary panel with special guests.
AAPI PANEL
A Conversation on Being Asian American Pacific Islander in the Nashville Music Industry. Panel moderated by Kurt Bardella and Nashville Music Equality.
PLUG IN
How Nashville students of color can break into the Music Industry. A conversation featuring career advice, mentorship and job opportunities.
A Night with A Legend: Sam Moore
Join us for a conversation with the legendary artist, Sam Moore of Sam & Dave
ON THE RECORD
NME board members Beverly Keel & Gina Miller host a discussion on the experiences of Black journalists and the responsibilities of white journalists in Nashville. Join us Tuesday, 3/30 at 5:30pm CT on Zoom!
STUDENT PANEL
Bridges to Nashville: Exciting Career Opportunities in Country Music is a five-month pilot program designed to educate college students of color nationwide about the country music industry. Sessions are free and open to all students.
black history month series: moving the culture forward
An in-depth discussion from board members of Nashville Music Equality on how they see the best way to move the Nashville Music Culture forward and how you can help create an anti-racist environment in Nashville. Hear from them on what they have learned in 2020 and what they are working on for 2021 and beyond.