RaeLynn Signs with Kinkead

RaeLynn Signs Exclusive Booking Deal With Kinkead Entertainment Agency

Multi-Platinum recording artist, author and songwriter RaeLynn has joined The Kinkead Entertainment Agency for exclusive representation in all areas of touring, film, TV, music and private engagements.

“My team and I are super excited to be representing Raelynn,” says Bob Kinkead, CEO of The Kinkead Entertainment Agency. “In my four decades of representing some of the greatest female artists in our industry, RaeLynn is one of those artist’s that has already made a mark in our industry and will continue to shape and mold the future for females in country music and other genres.”

RaeLynn adds, “I felt like I had known the team for a while upon our initial meeting. They have a unique ‘at home’ approach that I am looking for in this season of my career. Hey, and they love my new music. With a quick handshake and a drive down 40 East, my calendar already was filling up. We are excited for the future.”

RaeLynn continues to be represented by Wortman Works for artist management and PR/publicity.

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“It’s Happening Right Here,” Operation Underground Railroad Documentary Exposes Child Predators and Victims in Every U.S. Community

O.U.R. film warns parents about the ways sex traffickers are luring their children; country artist RaeLynn releases companion music video about the crisis

ANAHEIM, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) is releasing “It’s Happening Right Here” on Tuesday, January 31, a shocking documentary that exposes the ways child sex traffickers are infiltrating nearly every big city and small town in the United States. The film, from DNA Films and director Nick Nanton, shows how O.U.R. and other non-profits are assisting law enforcement efforts in Michigan, California, Utah and other states to stop predators from sexually assaulting children as young as seven.

“It’s Happening Right Here,” Operation Underground Railroad documentary exposes child predators & victims in every U.S. community. O.U.R. film warns parents about the ways sex traffickers are luring their children. Check here https://bit.ly/3Jr82PQ

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“It can be a scary realization, but we need to open our eyes to what is happening and spread awareness to everyone, especially parents with young kids who have access to the internet,” said Tim Ballard, O.U.R. Founder and CEO. “I encourage everyone to watch the film to educate yourselves about how prevalent this crime actually is and how to spot it.”

In 2021, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children received 29.3 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation, an increase of 35% from 2020. “It’s Happening Right Here” offers behind-the-scenes efforts of law enforcement and technology experts to arrest child sex predators and try to prevent sex trafficking from happening in the first place.

The documentary includes interviews with survivors, including one girl who was trafficked starting at age 10 just a few blocks from her grandparents’ home. It also shows how parents are often unaware of how predators are using social media, online video games, websites and cellphone applications for luring, sextortion and trafficking.

“It’s Happening Right Here” was created and directed by 22-time Emmy Award winning director Nick Nanton and Emmy Award winning story producer Katie Tschopp. “We want to show parents how their children are vulnerable to child sex predators no matter how much money they make, where they live or even if they think they are taking every precaution to keep bad people away from their homes,” said Nanton.

Country artist RaeLynn performs “It’s Happening Right Here,” a companion song and music video that can be seen here. The documentary features insights about trafficking from federal, state and local law enforcement officers as well as non-profits O.U.R., Generate Hope and Humans Against Trafficking.

In the documentary, Ballard offers this warning to parents about child predators: “They’re looking for prey. They’re looking for their next victim. People comfort themselves by saying, that’s not me, that’s just in very, very remote, poor areas. It’s in every area. The only difference is in the more affluent areas, it’s undercover.”

“It’s Happening Right Here” is available on Amazon, Apple and Google Play, Vudu, and Fandango. Visit here to learn more.

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‘It’s Happening Right Here’: RaeLynn’s Song Debuts With Important Message

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RaeLynn delivered a powerful song with an important message on Friday (January 27).

The country singer-songwriter knew without a doubt that she had to sing “It’s Happening Right Here,” going hand-in-hand with a documentary that aims to raise awareness about sexual solicitation and how to recognize risks to help protect children and teens.

RaeLynn announced earlier this week that she’d release “It’s Happening Right Here,” after teasing her social media followers with a few hints. RaeLynn confirmed the song and music video’s release date with Operation Underground Railroad, a nonprofit organization that aims to “rescue children from human trafficking and sexual exploitation.” Its founder, Tim Ballard, a former special agent speaks at the beginning of the music video, which opens with a statistic: 1 in 5 children who use the internet have been sexually solicited.

“Through Raelynn’s new original song featured in the groundbreaking documentary ‘It’s Happening Right Here,’ we are shown that light can be found even in the darkest places. “It’s Happening Right Here” unveils the truth that sex trafficking can happen in every community in the U.S. Despite the darkness of the crime, hope can be found through the organizations fighting to end trafficking, as well as those sharing their experiences to protect others.”

“When I got the call from [Tim Ballard] asking me to sing this song for this Documentary my answer was a 100% Yes,” RaeLynn shared on Friday. “My prayer for this Song/ Music Video and film, ‘It’s Happening Right Here,’ is that it will bring awareness and shed light on the seriousness of this topic. I pray it educates people on how to protect their children and families and through that save lives. Despite the evilness of the sex trafficking industry, there is hope – there are still good people who care and are willing to speak up and protect our kids. We can let the light in and I pray this song is a catalyst to that. Also the biggest shoutout to my creative brother [TK McKamy] we have been doing videos together for almost 10 years. He directed ‘god made girls’ and I love him so dearly. Thank you for making this come to life with this amazing team.”

“It’s happening right here/ It’s happening right now/ Yeah Once you turn the light on/ You can’t just turn it out/ It’s behind the door, just up the street/ Down the hall on a cell phone screen/ It’s a wake up call for us all in the mirror/ It’s happening right here”

Ballard explains, as the music video begins: “They’re looking for prey. They’re looking for their next victim. People kind of comfort themselves by saying, ‘well, that’s not me. That’s just in very, very remote, poor areas.’ It’s in every area. The only difference is, in the more affluent areas, it’s undercover.”

The documentary will be available to rent or buy on January 31. Watch RaeLynn’s music video here:

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