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Consumers Spending Drops Off

Advertising Age (10/6/08) has released results from its recent survey on consumer sentiment conducted by Lightspeed Research who polled 507 consumers via the Internet on Oct. 1-2. Overall findings show consumers to be concerned about...

Industry News Friday (10/10/08)

Digital music offerings continue to grow. Universal Music Group has licensed its music video catalog to popular teen social networking web site Kiwibox, and has also made a deal with digital and mobile service Dada...

Toby Still On Top; New Singles On The Move

Toby Keith’s “She Never Cried In Front Of Me” is still sitting on top of the CountryBreakout™ chart for a third consecutive week and with a pretty sizable lead on the competition. He’s trailed by...

Benefits/LifeNotes Friday (10/10/08)

RCA VP of Promotion Keith Gale and Curb VP of Promotion Adrian Michaels will duke it out in the second annual Rumble On The Row. Proceeds from the March 13 three-round boxing match will...

Artist News Friday (10/10/08)

Reba McEntire, Martina McBride and Taylor Swift will be featured on the November cover of Redbook Magazine and Lifetime Television Public Service Announcements as part of a non partisan campaign to encourage women to vote...

Ash Bowers signed to BBR/Magic Mustang

Singer/Songwriter Ash Bowers has signed a recording/publishing deal with BBR and Magic Mustang Music. Bowers is in the studio with noted producer Buddy Cannon working on his debut project for BBR and will...

LoCash Cowboys Sign Deal with Steele and Sony Tree Publishing

Dynamic duo, LoCash Cowboys have signed a production deal with Nashville songwriter, performer and producer Jeffrey Steele. LoCash has also signed a publishing deal with Sony Tree Publishing. The guys have been writing and plan...

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Bobby Karl Works The IBMA Convention
Chapter 293

The kings of this year’s IBMA Convention were officially crowned at the Ryman Auditorium Thursday night (10/2).

Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent swept the organization’s 19th annual awards show, winning Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Album...

Bobby Karl Works the Americana Music Awards
Chapter 292

I’ll say this much for those Americana fans—they have butts of iron.

This year’s marathon Americana Music Association awards show clocked in at three-and-a-half hours, all of it spent Thursday (9/18) on the unforgiving wooden pews...

Bobby Karl Works ACM Honors
Chapter 291

Half the fun of Wednesday’s ACM Honors event was watching its host.

Martina McBride not only breezed through her scripted patter with aplomb, she was obviously thoroughly enjoying herself throughout the night.

“Backstage, I was struck by how amazing it...

Bobby Karl Works The Room
Chapter 290

The party celebrating the release of the new Hal Ketchum CD was a complete love fest.

I’m just going to go ahead and say it right up front—Hal Ketchum is one of Nashville’s greatest treasures. As a songwriter, as...

October 11

Germantown Street Festival — 10 am - 6 pm, Nashville’s Germantown neighborhood. Featuring Emily West, Jon Nicholson, and Denny Diamond.

October 12 - October 16

Inspirational Country Music Week —

October 12

IEBA 2008 — 10/12-14, Hilton Downtown Nashville.

Hope for Kids Ride — 9:30 pm, Leaves from Hilton Downtown Nashville to Oaklawn Mansion in Spring Hill. Presented by IEBA and benefits the Shalom Foundation

2nd Annual Concert for Discovery Place — Family of God at Woodmont Hills Church (3710 Franklin Rd.). $20. Featuring Dean Dillon, Scotty Emerick, and Ashley Cleveland, the concert will raise funds to help with scholarships and transportation to outside meetings for Discovery Place guests.

“A Light For The City” with the Nashville Choir, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Michael W. Smith’s career — 7 pm, Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Special appearances by the Rev. Franklin Graham and author Max Lucado and performances by Amy Grant, Bill and Gloria Gaither, Jordin Sparks, Wynonna, Ricky Skaggs, Melinda Doolittle, Phil Stacey, Michael Tait and others.

Conway Twitty: The Man, The Music, The Legend... The Musical opening — 6 pm, TPAC

October 13

2008 ASCAP Country Music Awards — Ryman Auditorium

October 14

John Michael Montgomery “Time Flies,” Stringtown Records

Elvis Presley “Elvis Presley Christmas Duets,” Sony BMG

J.D. Souther “If The World Was You,” Slow Curve

Kenny Chesney “Lucky Old Sun [Deluxe Fan Pack],” Blue Chair/BNA

Billy Currington “Little Bit Of Everything,” Mercury

Derek Sholl “Here,” Salt Creek Records/CO5/Spinville Records

Little Big Town “A Place To Land,” Capitol

October 21

Lee Ann Womack “Call Me Crazy,” MCA

October 13

Keith Anderson “Somebody Needs A Hug,” Columbia Nashville (Writers: Keith Anderson, Bob DiPiero, David Lee Murphy)

The Lost Trailers “How ‘Bout You Don’t,” BNA

Jamie O’Neal “Like A Woman,” 1720

Jack Ingram “That’s A Man,” Big Machine

The Road Hammers “I’ve Got The Scars To Prove It,” Montage

October 20

Becky Schlegel “Jenny,” Lilly Ray Records/IGO Records

Brooks & Dunn “Cowgirls Don’t Cry,” Arista

Derek Sholl “(I’ll Be) Here,” CO5

Doug Stone “Don’t Tell Mama,” TNT Records/Progression Music Group

October 27

Jewel “Till It Feels Like Cheating,” Valory

Tracy Lawrence “You Can’t Hide Redneck,” Rocky Comfort/Nine North

Shawn Hammonds “Everything,” Country Thunder

Dean Brody “Brothers,” Broken Bow

Adam Gregory “What It Takes,” NSA/Midas/Big Machine

October 12

The Roys — Southern Fried Flicks With Hazel Smith, CMT, 7 pm

November 02

Beer For My Horses television premiere — CMT, 6 pm ct

November 07

CMT Crossroads: Def Leppard and Taylor Swift — 8 pm

November 12

42nd Annual CMA Awards — ABC, 7 pm

November 23

“A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All” — 9 pm. Comedy Central. Featuring performances from Stephen Colbert, Elvis Costello, Feist, Toby Keith, John Legend, Willie Nelson And Jon Stewart

2008 American Music Awards — ABC, 7 pm. Jimmy Kimmel hosts and performers include Pink and the Jonas Brothers

December 06

CMT Giants: Alan Jackson — CMT, 8 pm. Featuring George Strait, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Dierks Bentley, Lee Ann Womack and Miranda Lambert.

February 08

51st Annual Grammy Awards — CBS

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