5 June 2019

Texas born artist Lauren Jenkins has added two more dates in the UK to her European tour – one in London and one in Glasgow – meaning she will play three times in total on UK soil for her European tour. Jenkins, who has already been announced for The Long Road Festival, will be playing the Broadcast in Glasgow and Thousand Island in England, with the artist also performing in Amsterdam, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne and Berlin on her European travels. Earlier this year, Jenkins released her debut album No Doubt, which we described as a record with “strong melodies, powerful and pain-driven lyrics and great arrangements” in a 5* review, which you can read in the most recent issue of Maverick (May/June 2019). Jenkins also performed on multiple occasions at C2C 2019, to critical acclaim. Tickets are available at 10am on June 7 for both gigs and you can obtain tickets for the Glasgow gig here and the London one here. Lauren Jenkins will be playing: September 8 – The Long Road Festival, Leicester, England September 9 – Yuca, Cologne, Germany September 10 – Frannz Club, Berlin, Germany September 11 – Backstage, Munich, Germany September 12 – Indra, Hamburg, Germany September 15 – Broadcast, Glasgow, Scotland September 16 – Q-Factory, Amsterdam, Netherlands September 18 – Thousand Island, London, England

For the first time ever, Black River Entertainment is set to host the newly created ‘60-Second Spotlight’ at the Music City Center during the 2019 CMA Music Fest, June 6 – 9. Black River’s ‘60-Second Spotlight’ is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to perform before an audience of music industry professionals with one minute on the clock to make a lasting impression! Participants can sign up on 60SecSpotlight.com beginning May 31 or at XFINITY Fan Fair X (booth 170) between June 6 and June 8. Taking place in the Music City Center, the ‘60-Second Spotlight’ stage provides the opportunity for anyone to perform live in front of an audience and industry professionals including Black River Entertainment’s President & CEO Gordon Kerr, Executive Vice President Rick Froio and Vice President of A&R Doug Johnson. The three executives have more than 70 years of combined experience in the music industry and are looking forward to seeing some of the country’s brightest new talent. “There is so much talent in the world and these days, it seems that discovering talent can happen in many different ways,” said Black River Entertainment’s President & CEO Gordon Kerr. “At Black River, we love gathering together to hear new talent perform in a comfortable setting, as we do in our new space called ‘The Deck.’ Our desire through the ‘60-Second Spotlight’ is to create a similar environment where an aspiring artist/songwriter has the opportunity to share their talent and take one more step towards their dream. We see ‘60-Second Spotlight’ as an opportunity to bring ‘The Deck’ experience to the fans of Country music at CMA Music Fest and possibly discover incredible new talent. You just never know what could happen…” Open to participants 18 years or older, performers can sign up at 60SecSpotlight.com beginning May 31 or at the Black River Entertainment booth in XFINITY Fan Fair X (booth 170) between June 6 and 8. Due to security restrictions, personal instruments are not permitted inside Music City Center. However, Fender guitars and a Nord keyboard will be provided on stage for participants’ use. To learn more information and sign-up, please visit 60SecSpotlight.com.