Photo: Madison Thorn

Friday May 17th, 2024

NASHVILLE, TN

Riverside Revival

ShowUp Action Summit

The ShowUp Action Summit is a gathering of artists, legislators, movement leaders, and industry executives for a first of its kind conference centering the music community’s work in activism and advocacy. Join us on Friday, May 17 at Nashville's Riverside Revival for the day-long event, which is timed to follow the close of the Annual Music Biz Conference.


In this time of urgency, we will recognize the activism work of the music community, identify opportunities for fans and the industry to amplify artists' voices, and gather education and inspiration from legislative and movement leaders to help galvanize a path forward. 


Free with registration to artists, industry, and movement leaders. Capacity is limited. Reserve your seat now. 


ShowUp Action Summit 

Riverside Revival

1600 Riverside Dr.

Nashville, TN

10am-4pm


Please note this is not a fan-facing event, and we are reviewing all registrations before issuing tickets to maintain the integrity and safety of our event. Lunch and hospitality provided by our friends at The Orchard.

Featured Programming

10:30 - 11:15AM

NONE OF THIS IS EASY

The decision to move into activism often follows a deeply personal and nuanced calculus unique to every artist. While artists may come to take action publicly for uniquely personal reasons, the culture they’re active in, risks, pressures, and questions they face are more universal.

Cassadee Pope

Artist

MORGXN

Artist

JULIE WILLIAMS

Artist

LACHI

Artist

11:25 - 11:55AM
We All Do the work: In conversation with Caitlin Stone Jasper

Partner & Head Of Activism at Activist Artists Management

A look at how artist teams help to facilitate activism work for their clients and the resources that exist to help artists at every stage of development.

12:55 - 1:25PM

Social Awareness


A directed conversation about how social channels identify and minimize the reach of certain activist content and messaging. What to know, and what to do about it.

Elise Zimmerman

Senior Social Media Campaigner - Everytown for Gun Safety

Aidan Kohn-Murphy

Founder - Gen Z For Change


Jaclyn O'Connell

Owner, Principal Strategist, Artist Manager - Bittersweet Media

1:35 - 2:20PM

Tennessee Two Plus One


The state of Democracy in Tennessee with Nashville-based, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and activist Margo Price in conversation with Representative Justin J. Pearson and Representative Gloria Johnson of the Tennessee Three. TN State Representatives Pearson and Johnson gained national attention last year as outspoken advocates for gun control in the wake of the Covenant elementary school shootings in Nashville. Rep. Gloria Johnson is also a current candidate for US Senate in Tennessee running against Marsha Blackburn.

Margo Price

Artist / Activist

Representative Justin J. Pearson

District 86 State Representative -

Tennessee General Assembly


Representative Gloria Johnson

Tennessee State Representative,

2024 Senate Candidate

2:30 - 3:00pM

Permission to Engage: A conversation with Ali Harnell

Live Nation Women President & Chief Strategy Officer

Ali Harnell leads female-led/female-powered tours, events, initiatives, and programs for global live entertainment leader Live Nation with a mission to drive gender equity. She has produced tours for Oprah, Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Katie Couric, and most recently Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper’s Unwell Tour. Harnell executive produced the Grammy nominated song “A Beautiful Noise,” recorded by Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile to celebrate women’s suffrage and the fight for social justice. She has helped raise tens of millions of dollars collectively for causes and nonprofits, producing large scale benefit events annually. Harnell serves on the Boards of MusiCares, Music Artists Coalition, and LIFEbeat.. She is an Advisor to Save The Music and Women in Music. 



3:05 - 3:45PM

Direct Input: Voting


How artists at every stage of development can and do drive voter education and turnout. Panelist include Tequila Johnson, powerhouse Co-founder of TN's Equity Alliance, responsible for registering 200,000 black and brown voters in TN since 2020; Lucille Wenegieme, Executive Director of Headcount, an industry leading organization for 20 years ; Emily White, founder of iVoted, the ground-breaking nonprofit increasing voter turnout by producing events & activating venues to let fans in with a selfie from outside their polling place; and Denitia a Nashville based artist and activist recently named to CMT's Next Women of Country Class of 2024.

Emily White

Founder - #iVoted

Denitia

Singer-Songwriter

Lucille Wenegieme

Executive Director - Headcount

Tequila Johnson

Executive Director - Equity Alliance

Photo: Madison Thorn

Why Nashville?

Our decision to host the first Action Summit in Nashville was an intentional one.


Unlike in any other US city, the music community of Nashville has been galvanized by a cascading series of man-made and natural tragedies within city and state limits: a tornado leveling homes, businesses and houses of worship; gun violence, including school shootings; legislative attacks on our at-risk and marginalized neighbors; the outright banning of books and intentional underfunding and privatization of public schools.


Nashville artists have responded at every turn, joining & leading efforts to mobilize and advance change.


What has this community learned? What support do they need?


We will be in Nashville to recognize the vanguard nature of this music community’s activism; to celebrate it, learn from it, and identify strategies and tools to support this community, and music communities like it all over the US.


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