The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) serves the Independent music community as a unified voice representing a broad coalition of music labels from a sector that comprises over 35.1% of the music industry’s market share in the U.S. A2IM is a Non-Profit Corporation operated by and for the benefit of its Members promoting sector opportunity and improving the business conditions for its combined membership.

“Improving lives by connecting fans, artists and the industry.” That’s the overriding mission of the Academy of Country Music---whether through the annual ACM Awards show or the organization’s charitable arm, ACM Lifting Lives. In the 50-plus years since its inception, the Academy has grown from a regional Southern California trade organization to a national powerhouse dedicated to a higher purpose. Please see our website https://www.acmcountry.com/about-us for more about The Academy of Country Music.

Provider of music education programs for students of all ages and skill levels. The curriculum blends private instruction, group ensembles, and live performance opportunities, allowing students to learn their preferred genres. Professional musicians instruct students, fostering confidence and skill development.

Located two miles from downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Belmont University comprises nearly 9,000 students from every state and 33 countries. Nationally ranked and consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report for innovation in higher education, the University offers more than 115 areas of undergraduate study, 41 master’s programs and five doctoral degrees. With a focus on whole person formation and data-informed social innovation, Belmont is committed to forming diverse leaders of character equipped to solve the world’s complex problems. For more information, visit www.belmont.edu.

Blackbird Studio is a music production studio. The Blackbird now includes nine studios and houses, including The Blackbird Academy, a post-secondary audio engineering school.

Official LinkedIn page of the Country Music Association (CMA). Home of the CMA Awards (CMAawards.com), CMA Fest (CMAfest.com), CMA Songwriters Series (CMAsongwritersseries.com), CMA Country Christmas (CMAchristmas.com) and the CMA Foundation (CMAfoundation.org), benefiting music education programs! Visit CMAworld.com for more information about the association. Founded in 1958, the Country Music Association (CMA) was the first trade organization formed to promote a type of music. In 1961, CMA created the Country Music Hall of Fame to recognize artists and industry professionals with Country Music’s highest honor. More than 7,400 music industry professionals and companies from around the globe are members of CMA. The organization’s objectives are to serve as an educational and professional resource for the industry and advance the growth of Country Music around the world. This is accomplished through CMA’s core initiatives: the CMA Awards, which annually recognize outstanding achievement in the industry; the CMA Fest, which benefits music education and is taped for a three-hour TV special; and “CMA Country Christmas,” featuring Country artists performing original music and Christmas classics. All of CMA’s television properties air on the ABC Television Network.

In 2010, Joel & Jesse Edwards, two “Vimeo Kids” founded Evolve. What started out as a dream fueled by an iMac, DSLRs & ramen noodles, Evolve Studios is now becoming one of the most discreetly influential original & branded content studios. As an independent, award-winning studio, Evolve produces premium content for a diverse group of partners including Disney, National Geographic, ESPN, Netflix, Facebook, NBC Universal, HBO and Discovery, to name a few. Our work has been recognized with numerous awards including 5 National Television Emmy’s, 40 Emmy nominations & many other top industry accolades. Empowered by incredible young talent, team culture and blue-collar creative work effort, Evolve has built a multifaceted studio that produces in three industry verticals all from the new content frontier in Nashville, Tennessee. View our content portfolio and learn more about us at: http://evolve.studio

FedEx provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. They offer integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 290,000 employees to remain absolutely, positively focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities.

Gap is a retail company that offers accessories, merchandise apparel, and personal care products for women, men, and children under the Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime, Athleta, and Intermix brands. The company's brand, such as Old Navy, democratizes style to ensure everyone has access to quality fashion at every price point. Athleta unleashes the potential of every woman, regardless of body size, age, or ethnicity. Banana Republic believes in sustainable luxury for all. Gap products are available for purchase in more than 90 countries worldwide through about 3,200 company-operated stores, nearly 400 franchise stores, and e-commerce sites.

Geodis SA provides transportation and logistics services principally in France, Europe, southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Geodis operates through four divisions: Logistics, Distribution, Full Truck Load, and International Freight Forwarding. The Logistics division engages in the design, implementation, and management of production and distribution logistics in France and internationally. The Distribution division operates a European Groupage network for various shipments and for the distribution in just-in-time.

Integrity Music is a recording and publishing label with offices in Nashville, Tennessee (US) and Eastbourne, East Sussex (UK). They are part of the David C Cook family, a nonprofit resource provider serving the global Church with Christ-centered resources. Their staff, writers and worship artists are committed to taking songs of substance to the local Church and its leaders around the world.

Jupiter Entertainment produces a series of programs in various genres and formats. It offers kid’s programs, daytime how-to shows, music-based series, and sports entertainment series.