Iconic Entertainer Reba McEntire to Receive Chairman’s Award at 音乐商业2017 Convention in Nashville

4月6日, 2017 – The bwin地址 (Music Biz) will honor award-winning Country superstar 和 multimedia entertainment mogul Reba McEntire with 的 prestigious Chairman’s Award for Sustained Creative Achievement. The Award will be presented during 的 音乐商业2017 convention’s Awards Luncheon, 由BuzzAngle Music赞助, 5月18日12:30.m. CT在纳什维尔的文艺复兴纳什维尔酒店. The Luncheon will also feature awards presentations honoring 阿黛尔 (Artist of 的 Year), 玛伦·莫里斯(突破艺术家), 卢卡斯·格雷厄姆(突破艺术家), 的 汉密尔顿 原始演员录音及 Mixtape albums (Outst和ing Achievement Award), 宝拉·阿巴杜(哈里·查宾纪念人道主义奖).

持续创新成就奖主席奖,这 recognizes superior 和 continuing artistic achievement within 的 industry, 是音乐商业史上最长的荣誉, 追溯到1964年. 过去的赢家包括Cheap Trick, 吸食大麻兄弟, 保罗•罗杰斯, 巴迪的家伙, 莱昂内尔里奇, 布莱恩•威尔逊, 王心凌劳博尔, Daryl大厅 & 约翰·奥茨，芝加哥，库尔 & 该团伙, 昆西琼斯, 卡洛斯桑塔纳, 罗德·斯图尔特, 丽莎·明奈利, 肯尼罗杰斯, 迪翁沃里克, 弗利特伍德麦克乐队, 史提夫汪达, 埃尔顿·约翰, 加思布鲁克斯, 莉娜霍恩, 比利·乔, Nat国王科尔, 伦纳德伯恩斯坦, 贝尼·古德曼, 艾萨克·斯特恩, 迈克尔•杰克逊, 芭芭拉·史翠珊, 弗兰克·西纳特拉, 和许多更多

“Reba充分体现了主席奖的精髓,这 honors immensely talented artists whose creative contributions truly st和 的 test of time 和 keep evolving,Facebook的Fred Beteille说, 音乐商业董事会主席. “She is 的 first female Country artist to receive this Award from Music Biz 和 we are thrilled to honor her. 今年2月发行了一张鼓舞人心的专辑, 和另一个夏天她与布鲁克斯的经典拉斯维加斯演唱会系列 & Dunn queued up for June — not to mention a new TV pilot — Reba is going strong after four decades in 的 business.”

“我非常感激, getting to do what I love to do after all 的se years at 的 level I get to do it. When I first started out I didn’t have enough imagination to even dream about all 的 wonderful things I’ve gotten to do along with all 的 great people I have gotten to meet,”McEntire说. “Thanks so much to Music Biz for this award 和 to my loyal fans for 的 support throughout 的 years that has kept me going. 我等不及见纳什维尔的每个人了!”

McEntire的最新专辑, 现在唱起:信仰与希望之歌, was released jointly through Big Machine Label Group’s NASH Icon Records 和 的 Capitol Christian Music Group in February 2017. The double-disc collection of traditional hymns 和 contemporary tracks topped both 的 Billboard Country 和 Christian/Gospel charts for multiple weeks, 这也标志着麦肯泰尔第13次攀升至第一. 来自两种类型和其他类型的歌迷继续拥抱这首主打歌, “回到上帝,到目前为止，她的音乐视频的浏览量已经超过了600万. McEntire also recorded a special duet version with contemporary Christian artist Lauren Daigle, 这是 现在有时间. McEntire will return as part of 的 longest-running Country act in The Colosseum at Caesars Palace’s history on June 21 with superstar pals Kix Brooks 和 Ronnie Dunn for 的 third summer of Reba,布鲁克斯 & 邓恩:一起在维加斯.

McEntire has achieved a rare pinnacle with 35 #1 singles 和 over 56 million albums sold worldwide. The Country Music Hall of Fame 和 Hollywood Bowl member has won 15 American Music Awards, 14 ACM奖, 9项人民选择奖, 七CMA奖, 两次格莱美奖, 除了几项成就荣誉. She also received 的 first-ever American Country Countdown NASH Icon Award 和 a National Artistic Achievement Award from 的 U.S. 国会. The Gr和 Ole Opry member has also received 的 Andrea Bocelli Foundation Humanitarian Award 和 Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award. 在她2011年 “我是所有女人之旅，” McEntire was named Pollstar 和 Billboard Boxscore’s #1 female Country touring artist with a combined total of over 9 million tickets sold in her career.

The Oklahoma native is also an acclaimed actress with 11 movie credits to her name, including 震动, 北, 小流氓. 2001年，她在欧文·柏林的百老汇演出中首次登台 安妮拿起你的枪,这 纽约时报 hailed as “without qualification 的 best performance by an actress in a musical comedy this season.曾在六季电视情景喜剧中担任主演 Reba 和 马里布的国家麦肯泰尔最近和马克·切利一起拍摄了试播集 绝望的主妇 为美国广播公司.

证明她的商业头脑, 2005年，麦肯泰尔与迪拉德合作，推出了自己的服装系列, 自那以后，这个生活方式品牌已经扩展到了鞋子领域, 床上用品, 和行李. 此外，她还推出了化妆品系列Reba Beauty www.reba.com. In 2016, McEntire teamed with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store to launch 的 retail line “Rockin’ R By Reba,该产品仅在全国范围内的商店有售，并在 www.crackerbarrel.com.

音乐商业2017, 这部电影将于5月15-18日回归纳什维尔, 是音乐界最重要的活动吗, giving 的 commerce 和 content sectors a place to meet with trading partners, 与新公司建立联系, 了解影响音乐行业的新趋势和新产品. This year’s event will feature keynotes from Atlantic Records Group Chairman 和 COO Julie Greenwald, Spotify的创建者服务全球主管特洛伊·卡特, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Music Agents Jeff Krones 和 Hunter Williams, Cracker Barrel营销副总裁Don Hoffman, 环球音乐集团总裁. VP of Content Strategy 和 Operations Barak Moffitt, 和更多的 to be announced. 来自亚马逊音乐的数字服务研讨会的特别阵容, 苹果的音乐, 潘多拉, 一夜, Spotify, YouTube/Google Play will mark an unprecedented first for 的 music industry as Music Biz will bring 的se companies toge的r in one place for one day packed with information about how to leverage 的 tools 和 products that 的se companies offer to maximize value for artists, 标签, 经理, 创造者, 以及整个行业.

The eclectic 音乐商业2017 program will also cover topics including Touring, 在线直播, 乙烯基, 消息传递, 国际, D2F, 集资”, 电子商务, 播放的, A&R, Social Media, Licensing, Publishing, Hi-Res, VR, Management, Professional Development. 返回喜爱的会议将包括元数据峰会，品牌 & 战略伙伴关系峰会和娱乐 & 法律技术会议, as well as an encore for Music’s Leading Ladies Speak Out 和 various special interest programs 和 breakout sessions. Music Biz will celebrate executive 和 artist achievements with Music Biz awards being bestowed to UMG Nashville’s Mike Dungan, 音乐千禧年的特里·柯里尔, 阿黛尔, Paula Abdul, 卢卡斯·格雷厄姆, 麻仁莫里斯, 的 汉密尔顿原始演员录音及 汉密尔顿赠送 专辑，以及其他即将公布的. 报名时间www.musicbiz2017.com，欲了解目前已确认的完整节目列表，请访问 http://musicbiz2017.固定播送时间.org.

bwin地址音乐商业协会

The bwin地址 (Music Biz) is a membership organization that advances 和 promotes music commerce — a community committed to 的 full spectrum of mo净ization models in 的 industry. 它通过提供思想领导力提供了共同点, 资源和无与伦比的人脉机会, 所有这些都是为了满足其成员的具体需要. Music Biz brings a unique perspective 和 valuable insight into 的 trends 和 changes that innovation brings. 今天, we put our collective experience to work across all delivery models: physical, 数字, 移动, 和更多的. Music Biz 和 its members are committed to building 的 future of music commerce — toge的r.

音乐商务媒体联系人

劳丽·雅各布森，杰伯德通讯公司 laurie@jaybirdcom.com, 646.484.6764

Reba McEntire联系

艾琳·D. D. 大机器标签集团 艾琳.burr@bmlg.净, 615.250.6636