Artist News (2/11/13)

Atlantic Records recording artist Brett Eldredge will be the first featured artist on Warner Music Nashville’s new monthly interactive live concert stream, Live from Music Square, via StageIt. The hour-long session will kick off on Tuesday (Feb. 12). The live concert starts at 8 p.m./7 p.m. CT and will be broadcast from Studio B on Music Row in Nashville. The stream can be accessed here.
 

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Stoney Creek Records’ Parmalee was a featured act in a CNN piece with correspondent Maggie Lake, sharing their story and perspective on the surge of Country music’s popularity. The profile aired internationally on CNN programming this weekend and is currently live across several online platforms. Watch the segment here.

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Taylor Swift was the first artist to be interviewed by Cumulus Media’s Nash FM in New York City a few weeks ago (Feb. 8). Swift chatted about opening the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, New Year’s Eve in NYC, and her current Country single “Begin Again.” The new radio station, WNSH (94.7 FM), brings country music to the Big Apple for the first time in over 17 years. Listen to Swift’s clip here.

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On Friday (Feb. 8), Astar Promotions presented the Country At the Rock Concert Series at the Hard Rock Cafe, Nashville, Tenn. The show was broadcast live on Renegade Radio Nashville with performers including 17-year-old Josey Milner, who performed her anti-bullying anthem, “Not Pretty Enough.” This was Milner’s first official performance in Nashville.