At the ACM Awards in Vegas, a triumphant Miranda Lambert joins label and management folk for the kind of trade-ready photo op that mama used to make. Seen just before security removed our own Todd Hensley, who’d offered to preview his lounge act with “a few quick impressions,” are (l-r) ShopKeeper Management’s Crystal Dishmon, Sony Music Nashville EVP/COO Ken Robold and Chairman/CEO Randy Goodman, Lambert, ShopKeeper Management’s Marion Kraft and Sony Music Nashville’s EVP Marketing/New Business John Zarling and EVP Promotion/Artist Development Steve Hodges.

At the ACM Awards in Vegas, a triumphant Miranda Lambert joins label and management folk for the kind of trade-ready photo op that mama used to make. Seen just before security removed our own Todd Hensley, who’d offered to preview his lounge act with “a few quick impressions,” are (l-r) ShopKeeper Management’s Crystal Dishmon, Sony Music Nashville EVP/COO Ken Robold and Chairman/CEO Randy Goodman, Lambert, ShopKeeper Management’s Marion Kraft and Sony Music Nashville’s EVP Marketing/New Business John Zarling and EVP Promotion/Artist Development Steve Hodges.