Industry Ink Wednesday (7/6)
Eminem’s album Recovery set a record today (7/6) as the first release to sell one million digital album copies in the U.S. When it debuted in 2010, the project was an instant success. It was the best-selling album of 2010 in the U.S.
Recovery has now sold more than 5.7 million copies worldwide, propelled by No. 1 singles “Not Afraid” and “Love The Way You Lie,” featuring Rihanna.
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Steve Moore of CMA, and Lucia Folk of CMT are among the participants in the upcoming class of Leadership Nashville. More than 225 people applied for the nine-month program which starts in September. Forty executives were accepted.
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Voting for the second ballot of the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards closes Wednesday, July 13 at 5:00pm EST.
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Music publicist Tricia Whitehead has joined the Brentwood office of Bob Parks Realty as an agent. She can be reached at tricia@housesarefun.com.
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CNN has cancelled Eliot Spitzer’s show. MR readers will remember Spitzer for cracking down on radio payola during his time as Governor of New York.
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Choreographer Robert Royston of XCEL Talent Agency has been working with Gloriana for its new video. Royston is also the official choreographer for CMT’s Next Superstar, and is currently staging shows for Edens Age, The Band Perry, and Steel Magnolia.
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The Harry Fox Agency has announced a licensing deal with Cricket’s Muve Music service. HFA will license Muve Music on behalf of affiliated music publishers by clearing songs for limited digital downloads, ringtones and ringbacks.
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Indie Connect has opened a Nashville chapter at 2720 Old Lebanon Rd., Suite 108, Nashville, TN 37214. The membership-based organization headed by Vinny Ribas offers networking, workshops and seminars. More at IndieConnect.com.
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Blue Star Families is seeking artists in Nashville to tape PSAs about suicide prevention in military families. Interested artist reps can contact Rebekah Gleaves Sanderlin at 910-527-9076 or rsanderlin@bluestarfam.org.
