Music News (4/23/14)

(L-R): Hank Cochran, Mac Wiseman and Ronnie Milsap

The late Hank Cochran will be inducted in the “Songwriter” category as part of the 2014 class of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees, which also includes Ronnie Milsap (Modern Era category), and Mac Wiseman (Veterans Era category).

Cochran died in 2010. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Association International Hall of Fame in 1974. His body of work includes “Ocean Front Property,” “Don’t You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me” and “The Chair.” Born in Mississippi, at age 24 Cochran hitchhiked to Hollywood, but ended up in Nashville in 1960. He co-wrote “I Fall to Pieces” with Harlan Howard, as well as “She’s Got You” and “Why Can’t He Be You.” In 1960, he penned “Make The World Go Away,” which became a hit for Ray Price.

The Medallion Ceremony, the official induction, will be held at CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame later this year.

Read more at MusicRow.com.

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Top music supervisors from across the country will speak on three panels about music licensing as part of the Nashville Film Festival. Those set to appear include Sue Jacobs (American Hustle, Silver Linings Playbook), JT Griffith (Nike), Frank Palazzolo (Parenthood, About A Boy, Twisted), David Rockwood (GSD&M), Jennifer Reeve (Boardwalk Empire, Behind The Candelabra), Aaron Mercer (Wool & Tusk), Sam Walsh (Team One), Paul Logan (VH1) and Anastasia Brown (It’s Complicated, Footloose, Taken).

The panels include Music Licensing 2014, Advertising: Music’s New Radio, and Song Stories. They are scheduled for April 24 and 25 and are open to the public. Tickets and details at www.nashvillefilmfestival.org.

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Pictured (L-R, Front): Austin Neal (Buddy Lee Attractions); Daniel Lee (BMG Chrysalis, Senior Creative Director); Clare Dunn; Kos Weaver (BMG Chrysalis, Executive Vice President); John Allen (BMG Chrysalis, Vice President); Derek Crownover (Crownover Firm, P.C.); Back: Mike Sistad (ASCAP, Senior Creative Director); Kevin Lane (BMG Chrysalis, Creative Director); Kevin Neal (Buddy Lee Attractions, President); Chris Oglesby (BMG Chrysalis, VP, Creative); Sara Knabe (BMG Chrysalis, Senior Creative Director)

BMG Chrysalis has signed recording artist and songwriter Clare Dunn. Dunn’s current single “Get Out” is in full rotation on Sirius/XM’s The Highway and is approaching Top 30 status on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart. She co-wrote and co-produced the song with Ben West, and has worked with other top songwriters including Terry McBride, Brice Long, Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose, Stephony Smith, Dylan Altman, Troy Verges, Angelo, Chris Lindsey, Will Hoge, Marshall Altman, and others.

A Belmont graduate, Dunn is currently touring heavily and has recently opened shows for Florida Georgia Line, Parmalee, Will Hoge, Colt Ford, and others.

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