Music News (11/9/16)

50th Annual CMA Awards Winners

The 50th Annual CMA Awards were held Wednesday, Nov. 2 with Song of the Year going to Lori McKenna’s solo-written “Humble and Kind.” Album of the Year was awarded to Eric Church‘s 2015 surprise album Mr. Misunderstood while Single of the Year was awarded to Thomas Rhett‘s “Die A Happy Man.” Vocal Event of the Year went to Dierks Bentley and Elle King‘s “Different For Girls.” Read MusicRow‘s CMA recap here.

Nick Donley Inks With MV2 Entertainment

Top Row (L-R): Tony Harrell, Kendall Lettow, Clay Myers; Bottom Row (L-R): Nick Donley. Photo: MV2 Entertainment

Nick Donley has signed a publishing deal with MV2 Entertainment. Hailing from Oak Hill, Ohio, Donley began writing songs in college and began his career at Clear Channel Communications in Columbus, Ohio, writing commercials for radio. He moved to Nashville in 2006 to pursue a career in music.

MV2 Entertainment publishing’s songwriting roster now includes Bart Allmand, Thomas Archer, Robert Arthur, Nora Collins, David Fanning and Terry McBride.

Rezonant Music Publishing, MusInk Sign Writer Isaac Fox

Pictured, standing (L-R): Tim Wipperman, Rezonant; Josh Green, Raven Capital Management; Jeremy Tucker, Raven Capital Management; Denise Stevens, Loeb and Loeb; Richard Orga, MusInk. Seated: Isaac Fox

Songwriter Isaac Fox has been signed to a joint venture between the recently-launched Rezonant Music Group, Richard Orga and MusInk. The 24-year-old, who resides in Nashville, was trained at the Royal College of Music in London (violin) while making a name for himself in the UK as a go-to multi-instrumentalist for UK-based pop/rock acts, including Irish pop artist Shane Filan.

Rezonant Music Publishing was established in 2016 by founding partners and music publishing veterans Wipperman (Nashville) and Garry Velletri (New York), along with financial consultant Alan Walter (Los Angeles). Within the company’s first several months of operation, it signed songwriter and producer Ross Copperman. Rezonant also acquired rights to songwriter Matt Jenkins’ catalog and will be working in conjunction with Combustion Music and Warner/Chappell to exploit those works.

Song Dillon, Daughter Of Dean Dillon, Joins BMI

Pictured (L-R): BMI’s Josh Tomlinson, BMI songwriter Song Dillon, BMI Icon Dean Dillon and BMI’s Jody Williams.

Song Dillon, daughter of BMI Icon and country music legend Dean Dillon, stopped by the Nashville office of performing rights organization BMI on Nov. 2 to officially sign as a songwriter.

A lifelong songwriter, Song is currently in high school in Knoxville, Tennessee, and plans to move to Nashville after graduation to pursue a career as a writer and an artist.