CRS Announces Additional Performers for Opry Show

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CRSCountry Radio Seminar has announced the additions of Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Turner and Greg Bates to the Grand Ole Opry at CRS show set for Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 at 7 p.m.
As previously announced, Grand Ole Opry members Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker and Vince Gill, along with Dustin Lynch and Scotty McCreery, are also set to perform.
Gill is set to host the special Opry performance and Radio Hall of Famer Bill Cody will be the announcer for the event.
“We are excited about the reaction to this event at the Seminar. Support from both the Radio and Records community has been overwhelming. It will certainly be one of the highlights of CRS this year,” said CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne.
The event will be held in the Performance Hall of the Nashville Convention Center and open to CRS 2013 attendees.
Register for CRS 2013 at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com. CRS attendees can click here for all the details on the show. Plus, the first 50 CRS attendees to register through the special RSVP link on the website will receive two tickets to attend the Grand Ole Opry at the Opry House Saturday, Mar. 2.

T.J. Martell Announces 2013 Honorees

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Vince Gill


The T.J. Martell Foundation Nashville Honors Gala will salute Vince Gill, T. Bone Burnett, Butch Spyridon and Peggy Joyce. The event is scheduled for March 10 at the Hutton Hotel. Actor Charles Esten, who plays “Deacon Claybourne” on Nashville will host the fifth annual ceremony.
The invitation-only affair brings together celebrities with business, medical, sports and entertainment industry leaders to raise awareness and funds for innovative cancer research. Highlights of the evening include performances, a cocktail reception, seated dinner and premium auction items. Presenters and entertainers will be announced soon.

T. Bone Burnett


Gill will receive the Frances Williams Preston Lifetime Music Industry Award.  Spyridon, Pres. and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, will be honored with the Spirit of Nashville Award. Philanthropist Joyce will be saluted with the Spirit of Hope Award and Burnett will receive the Tony Martell Lifetime Entertainment Achievement Award.
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Mark Your Calendar– February 2013

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Album Releases

JDFebruary 5
Tim McGraw/Two Lanes of Freedom/Big Machine Records
Holly Williams/The Highway/Georgiana Records
Jewel/Greatest Hits/Rhino
The SteelDrivers/Hammer Down/Rounder
Townes Van Zandt/Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971-1972/Omnivore Recordings
John Corbett/Leaving Nothin’ Behind
February 7
Mary Gauthier/Live at Blue Rock/In the Black Records
February 12
Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis/Cheater’s Game/Premium Records
February 26
Jaida Dreyer/I Am Jaida Dreyer/Streamsound Records
The Mavericks/In Time/Valory
Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris/Old Yellow Moon/Nonesuch Records

Single Releases

GBFebruary 4
Joel Crouse/If You Want Some/Show Dog–Universal
Parmalee/Carolina/Stoney Creek
Kendall Phillips/You Should Know/HMG-Stellar Vision
Rod Richmond/I Got Your Country Right Here/Red White and Blue
February 5
Rachel Nicole/Bet That Burns/So Be It Entertainment
February 11
Jake Owen/Anywhere With You/RCA
Greg Bates/Fill In The Blank/Republic Nashville
Brinn Black/Crushin’
February 18
Jaida Dreyer/Half Broke Horses/Streamsound Records
Kristen Kelly/He Loves to Make Me Cry/Arista
Rachel Farley/Ain’t Easy/Red Bow

Industry Events

CRSFebruary 1-3
LGTB Music Fest
February 10
55th Annual Grammy Awards, LA Staples Center, live on CBS
February 13
ACM Awards nominations announcement
February 20
AIMP discussion on social media and e-commerce at ASCAP’s Nashville office from 11:30–1
February 26

  • MusicRow’s 11th Annual CountryBreakout Awards
  • All For The Hall, New York City, Best Buy Theater

February 27- March 1
CRS 2013

Leadership Bluegrass Announces Class of 2013

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IBMAThe International Bluegrass Music Association has announced participants in its 2013 class of Leadership Bluegrass.
Leadership Bluegrass is an extensive three-day program of advanced level interactive learning experiences that allows participants to examine the challenges and opportunities facing the current music industry. It is now in its 14th year with more than 300 alumni.
Leadership Bluegrass will be hosted this year at BMI and Bone McAllester Norton, PLLC in Nashville, Tenn. on March 7-9. Trisha Tubbs will be the facilitator.
The 2013 class includes:
Darin Aldridge; Darin and Brooke Aldridge; Cherryville, N.C.
Melissa Armstrong; Detour; Sand Lake, Mich.
Andrea Ball; Make Welcome Entertainment; Washington, D.C.
Katherine Coe; IBMA; Nashville, Tenn.
Jeremy Darrow; The Erin McDermott Band/Freelance Musician; Nashville, Tenn.
John DeMarce; DC Bluegrass Union; Washington, D.C.
Susie Glaze; Hilonesome Music, Susie Glaze & the Hilonesome Band; Burbank, Calif.
KC Groves; Artist & Composer; Lyons, Colo.
Kayla Hotte; Kayla Hotte & her Rodeo Pals; Ardrossan, Alberta, Canada
Caroline Isachsen; Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival; Delmar, N.Y.
Steven Johnson; MerleFest; Wilkesboro, N.C.
Lori King; Bluegrass Music Association of Iowa; Drakesville, Iowa
Jordan Laney; Appalachian State University; Vilas, N.C.
Ron Murphy; Muddy River Band; Wilmington, Ohio
Amy Reitnouer; The Bluegrass Situation; Los Angeles
Carolyn Routh; Nu-Blu; Siler City, N.C.
Sheila Selby; Boston Bluegrass Union; Brookline, Mass.
Carly Smith; International Bluegrass Music Museum; Owensboro, Ky.
Erin Stamper; WAMU’s Bluegrass Country; Washington, D.C.
Shannon Turner; Freelance writer/journalist; Hermitage, Tenn.
Missy Werner; The Missy Werner Band; Liberty Township, Ohio
Jill Wiese; Bluegrass Association of North Dakota; Washburn, N.D.
Kristi Wilcox; Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP; Nashville, Tenn.
Courtney Wothen; PineCone – The Piedmont Council of Traditional Music; Raleigh, N.C.
Please contact the IBMA office for information on future Leadership Bluegrass programs: (615) 256-3222, nancyc@ibma.org.

Show Dog-Universal Promotes Sloane Cavitt-Logue

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Sloane Cavitt-Louge

Show Dog–Universal Music’s Sloane Cavitt-Logue has been promoted to Digital Marketing Director. The promotion, announced Monday (Jan. 4), will keep her based at the label’s Nashville office where she has been serving as Marketing and New Media Manager.

“Sloane is always three steps ahead of the marketplace in finding and creating new avenues to expose our artists,” said George Nunes, SDU, GM. “Her attention to always staying ahead of the curve with new technologies and marketing to a targeted audience always with the artist in the forefront is second to none. This promotion is well-deserved.”
Cavitt-Logue’s responsibilities include implementing digital brand strategies, overseeing artist’s social media presence and developing digital account relationships. She will continue to work closely with Sales, Marketing and Digital, VP Bill Kennedy on purchasing digital advertising, creating marketing plans for all Show Dog-Universal artists.
She joined Show Dog Nashville in 2007 as the Sales, Marketing and New Media Coordinator, immediately following her graduation from the University of Kentucky.

McBee Named Sr. Communications Strategist for Populr.me

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Heather McBeeHeather McBee has been named Sr. Communications Strategist for Nashville start-up, Populr.me. Her role will be to help grow the corporate usage of the newly created micropublishing service.
“Heather was looking for a new perspective and we were looking for someone who had organic connections to the business community in Nashville and abroad. We needed a broad business thinker with a technical mind and she presents the perfect blend of both,” according to Nicholas Holland, CEO and founder of Populr.me.
The move follows McBee’s recent departure from Sony Music Nashville where she helped foster the careers of such artists as Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and many more.
McBee’s technical experience comes from having helped Sony Music Nashville make the transition into digital music distribution in the mid- to late-nineties and growing their artists’ exposure in social media, mobile distribution and website marketing.
Populr.me is a new company that provides an online micropublishing solution. Individuals and businesses needing to communicate more effectively can use the service to create published one-pagers, also referred to as POPs. POPs can range from being very basic online memos to very advanced interactive presentations. Tracking views, clicks and sharing on social networks and collaborative builds and management are just a few of the key components a Populr.me POP can deliver.
Visit Populr.me for additional information.
 
 

McGraw Celebrates Album Release with Partnerships

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mcgrawAs Tim McGraw gears up for his first album release on Big Machine Records, Two Lanes of Freedom, Tuesday (Feb. 5), he will team up with his existing brand partners. Pennzoil and Outback Steakhouse will offer fans exclusive access with two unique promotional campaigns in San Diego and Louisiana, respectively.
To kick off the Pennzoil partnership, over three dozen lucky fans will board the USS Midway in San Diego Harbor for an exclusive Two Lanes of Freedom album release concert presented by Pennzoil. Following a multi-week on-air radio sweepstakes, titled “For the Love of Cars, Music & Freedom,” fans from various markets across North America will be welcomed aboard for a one-of-a-kind launch event concert with McGraw. Yahoo! Ram Country will live stream the special performance here, beginning at 7 p.m. PST on Tuesday (Feb. 5).
Outback Steakhouse will also support the new album with the “No Worries Wednesday” campaign. Over 30 fans were invited to McGraw’s home state of Louisiana and treated to VIP access during his Good Morning America performance on ABC from New Orleans. Additionally, over two dozen radio markets across the country will feature an exclusive release week promotion entitled “Five Days of Tim,” offering up five days of giveaways. Packages will include copies of Two Lanes of Freedom, tickets to McGraw’s Two Lanes of Freedom 2013 tour and Outback Steakhouse prize vouchers to experience “No Worries Wednesday,” Outback’s new complete dinner for two for $25.
Visit www.timmcgraw.com for the latest updates and Two Lanes of Freedom 2013 tour dates.

Premiere To Launch Nationally Syndicated Country Programs

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Bobby Bones

Bobby Bones


Premiere Networks announced today (Jan. 4) it will syndicate The Bobby Bones Show on country radio stations nationwide Monday-Friday, in the 5 to 10 a.m. time slot. Set to air from Nashville, Tenn. studios, the morning program will first debut on Nashville’s The BIG 98/WSIX and the station’s SiriusXM channel 57 on Feb. 18.
The program will then be brought nationwide on Feb. 25 with syndication on iHeartRadio’s webcast and mobile app and broadcast stations, which currently include KSD-FM/St. Louis; KTGX-FM/Tulsa, Okla.; KASE-FM/Austin, Texas; WCKT-FM/Ft. Myers, Fla.; KYKR-FM/Beaumont, Texas; WTXT-FM/Tuscaloosa, Ala.; and WOBB-FM/Albany, Ga.
In addition, Country Top 30 with Bobby Bones, a new four-hour weekend country music program, will launch nationwide the weekend of March 2 and 3. Each week, Bones, Lunchbox and Amy will showcase the top country songs, in addition to artist interviews. The show will be available for air Saturday or Sunday between 6 a.m. and midnight local time.
“When we created The Bobby Bones Show back in 2002, we wanted to give listeners a fun, real and entertaining morning show,” said Bones. “More than 10 years later, that’s what continues to drive us every day. Nashville, here we come!”
“Bobby has always had a strong interest in Country and with the success of his show in the CHR format, we have no doubt the program will resonate with this new audience and see much continued growth and success,” said Jennifer Leimgruber, Premiere Networks EVP of Entertainment Programming. “Bobby is a tremendous talent. His fun, natural and engaging approach to morning radio and passion for Country music will be great for the format and for listeners nationwide.”
For affiliations, call Premiere Networks at 818-377-5300.

2013 SPBGMA Award Winners

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spgbma logo1The winners of the 2013 SPBGMA Fan’s Choice Awards have been announced.The 39th annual SPBGMA awards and National Convention took place on Jan. 31-Feb. 3 in Nashville.
Performers for the evening’s awards presentation included Dailey & Vincent, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, The Gibson Brothers, Nothin’ Fancy, Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Rarely Herd, Randy Waller & the Country Gentlemen and Lou Reid & Carolina.
The 2013 winners are:
Promoter of the Year – DA Calloway from Silver Dollar City
Radio Station of the Year – Sirius-XM Bluegrass Junction
DJ of the Year – Kyle Cantrell, Sirius-XM
Songwriter of the Year – Tom T. and Dixie Hall
Album of the Year – The Heart Of A Song, Junior Sisk & Rambler’s Choice
Bass Player of the Year – Mickey Harris
Dobro Player of the Year – Tim Graves
Guitar Player of the Year – Josh Williams
Mandolin Player of the Year – Doyle Lawson
Banjo Player of the Year – J.D. Crowe
Fiddle Player of the Year – Hunter Berry
Female Vocalist of the Year (Contemporary) – Rhonda Vincent
Female Vocalist of the Year (Traditional) – Jeanette Williams
Male Vocalist of the Year (Contemporary) – Junior Sisk
Male Vocalist of the Year (Traditional) – James King
Gospel Group of the Year (Contemporary) – Dailey & Vincent
Gospel Group of the Year (Traditional) – Paul Williams & Victory Trio
Bluegrass Band of the Year (Overall) -Dailey & Vincent
Vocal Group of the Year -Dailey & Vincent
Instrumental Group of the Year – The Grascals
Entertaining Group of the Year – Nothin Fancy
Entertainer of the Year – Rhonda Vincent
Song of the Year – “A Far Cry From Lester And Earl,” Junior Sisk & Rambler’s Choice

George Jones' Final Nashville Show Gets All-Star Lineup

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GeorgeJonesfinalGeorge Jones‘ final Nashville concert of his career will take place at the Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 22, as part of his 2013 farewell tour titled The Grand Tour. Though the performance is still several months away, it is already slated to have an all-star lineup of supporters and performers. Charlie Daniels, Lorrie Morgan, Randy Travis, Jamey Johnson and Gene Watson will join previously announced guest Tanya Tucker to help honor the legendary performer.
More artists have yet to be announced. Jones is expected to make approximately 60 stops as part of The Grand Tour.
Tickets for the Nashville finale are currently on sale at all Ticketmaster locations.
Fans of ‘The Possum’ can see him at his upcoming concerts listed below or at www.georgejones.com.