Industry Ink: Sheryl Crow, Brothers Osborne, Belles, AES Show Nashville

BMI hosted Sheryl Crow yesterday (Oct. 19) at its Music Row office for “BMI Presents A Conversation…

BMI hosts "A Conversation With Sheryl Crow." Photo: Erika Goldring

BMI hosted Sheryl Crow yesterday (Oct. 19) at its Music Row office for “BMI Presents A Conversation With Sheryl Crow.”

Hosted by BMI’s Clay Bradley and moderated by bandmate Jen Gunderman , the conversation offered an in-depth look at Crow’s approach to co-writing and co-producing all seven tracks on her 12th studio album, Pick You Up , alongside longtime collaborator Jeff Trott .

Crow closed the event with a special acoustic performance of the album’s lead single “Freedom Bus.”

Brothers Osborne Appear On ‘CBS Saturday Morning’

Brothers Osborne made an appearance on CBS Saturday Morning for a special performance of “ Doors ,” “ Bottle It Up ” and “ R.I.P. ” from their forthcoming fifth studio album, Watertown .

The project will be released on Friday (Oct. 23). Brothers Osborne will soon wrap up their time on Zac Brown Band’s “Love & Fear Tour.”

Belles Performs On BBC One’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’

Pictured (L-R): Johnny Gates, Christina Dunkley, Amy Dowden, Belles, Kai Widdrington and Joe Bennett. Photo: Guy Levy Photography

Belles recently took the stage at BBC One’s competition series Strictly Come Dancing with a tribute performance of Dolly Parton ’s “Jolene” during Amy Dowden and Kai Widdrington ’s routine.

On Oct. 16, Belles released her debut album, Midwestern , via East Music Row Records. The album premiered in the Top 15 of iTunes Global Album Charts. Earlier this year, Belles released a duet with Parton titled “Son Of Jolene.”

AES Show Nashville Panel To Explore Live Entertainment Delivery In Dolby Atmos

Phil Wagner, Michael Abbott, John Harris, Eric Schilling and Ceri Thomas

Dolby Atmos will bring together production and immersive audio professionals at the upcoming AES Show for “From Stage to Stream: Delivering Live Entertainment in Dolby Atmos.” The panel will take place Nov. 1 at 10 a.m. CST at the Davidson Ballroom stage located at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

Moderated by Phil Wagner , the panel will feature Michael Abbott, John Harris, Eric Schilling and Ceri Thomas . Topics will include real-time Dolby Atmos mixing and monitoring, encoding, synchronization, metadata management, quality control and binaural delivery.

“Live entertainment in Dolby Atmos is moving from possibility to practice, making this a timely conversation for the audio community,” says Graham Kirk , AES Show Nashville Convention Chair. “This panel brings together the top professionals with firsthand experience across live production, immersive mixing and delivery to explore what works today, what challenges remain and how we can bring audiences closer to the performance.”