Each artist received plaques for their latest feats
Last night (Tues, Nov 7th), BBR Music Group/BMG celebrated their roster, team, partners and fans at the 2023 Pre-CMA Awards party at Brooklyn Bowl. Throughout the event, BMG’s CEO Thomas Coesfeld, EVP & CFO, North America Joe Gillen, President Jon Loba, Executive Vice President JoJamie Hahr, General Manager Peter Strickland & Senior Vice President of Promotion Carson James took the stage to honor benchmarks in their artists’ careers including plaque presentations for Jason Aldean, Jelly Roll, Dustin Lynch, Parmalee & Lainey Wilson.
Aldean was presented a #1 Billboard Top 100 chart plaque for his controversial “Try That in a Small Town.” Jelly Roll was given a platinum certification for “Need a Favor.” Lynch and Wilson were presented with double platinum plaques for “Thinking ‘Bout You” with Mackenzie Carpenter and “Heart Like a Truck,” respectively. Parmalee received commemorative career milestones of surpassing one billion on-demand streams, four No. 1 singles and Billboard’s 2022 Most Played Song of the Year for “Take My Name.”
In addition, BMG presented a check to Jelly Roll in the amount of $100,000 to assist in his outreach via Impact Youth Outreach.
The event served as a kickoff to the CMA Awards airing tonight (Wed, Nov 8th) on ABC where you will find among the nominees that Lainey Wilson made history as the most nominated artist for the second consecutive year with nine nominations and Jelly Roll as the most nominated male artist with five nominations. This morning, it was revealed on Good Morning America that Lainey is entering the night with two wins already for her collaboration with Hardy, “Wait in the Truck,” winning Music Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year.
The full lineup for the BBR Music Group/BMG Pre-CMA Awards event featured performances by Aldean, Chayce Beckham, The Frontmen, HunterGirl, Jelly Roll, King Calaway, Lynch, Haven Madison, Tim Montana with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, John Morgan, Parmalee, Frank Ray, Dylan Schneider, Elvie Shane, Wilson and was hosted by Austin & Colin.
