Artist Updates (5/10/13)

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John Fogerty and Ronnie Wood

John Fogerty and Ronnie Wood


Northern California native John Fogerty took a break from the promo schedule for his upcoming Wrote A Song For Everyone album to join The Rolling Stones onstage at their Wednesday, May 8 HP Pavilion at San Jose show. The Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee sat in with the band, playing guitar and singing on their early gem “It’s All Over Now.”

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The Henningsens performed at a luncheon showcase at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville for music industry and media guests on Wednesday (May 8) – the day prior to joining Brad Paisley on the kick-off of his “Beat This Summer Tour” in St. Louis.
Consisting of Brian Henningsen, his son Aaron, and daughter Clara, the Arista Nashville group serenaded the packed house with their tunes “The Color Red,” “Darrell,” “No,” “I Miss You,” and “To Believe.” Clara, who got married the previous weekend, told the crowd, “We are very excited about tomorrow being the first day with Brad.” The band ended the showcase with their current single hit, “American Beautiful,” climbing on the MusicRow Chart to No. 7 this week.

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Randy Houser on the set of his video for “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight.”


Randy Houser is back with the follow-up to his hit “How Country Feels” with a new music video for “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight.” The music video will debut today (May 10) on CMT, CMT Pure and CMT.com. Preview a sneak peek here.

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Pictured (L-R): Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood


Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood of Lady Antebellum visited Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai for Musicians On Call/Citi where they performed an acoustic set consisting of songs from the Lady Antebellum catalog and children’s songs. They also appeared on Mount Sinai’s KidZone TV answering their questions from children in the pediatric unit and those confined to their rooms. Haywood and Kelley then went around and visited the bedsides of young patients.
Earlier this week, LadyA celebrated the release of their new studio album Golden with celebratory release show at the McKittrick Hotel, home of Sleep No More presented by CITI. The band also made a donation to Musicians On Call on behalf of LadyAID, Lady Antebellum’s foundation formed to raise awareness and generate support for the plight of children locally, nationally and globally who cannot otherwise help themselves.

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Pictured (L-R): Angaleena Presley, Ashley Monroe and Miranda Lambert on the set of Pistol Annies’ video for “Hush, Hush.”


Pistol Annies celebrated the release of their sophomore album this week with performances on The Today Show, Late Show With David Letterman and The View. Next week, fans can catch the feisty trio on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Monday, May 13 and The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Tuesday, May 14.
Fans can Annie Up live on Wednesday evening when Ram Country Live! On Yahoo! Music, presents an exclusive stream concert on Wednesday, May 15 at 9 p.m. CT at ramcountry.music.yahoo.com. The audience for this live event includes the 15 lucky winners from the Pistol Annies Adventure: The Case Of The Stolen Gear. More than 20,000 people participated in the on-line adventure, helping to uncovering clues that helped the 15 winners find the hidden items which included a fly away trip for two to the live event.
Check out the new music video for “Hush Hush.” Filmed at historic Johnson’s Chapel in Nashville, the video features cameos by Grammy winner Jim Lauderdale, Brenda Lee and members of the Pistol Annies’ families.

Industry Ink (5-10-13)

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solid_latest4SOLID will host its annual SOLID Crawfish Boil on Wednesday (May 15) from 5:30 p.m.—8:30 p.m. in the SESAC parking lot (66 Music Square West). The event will include free food, along with free cold Miller Lite, Batch 19, Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy and Blue Moon Belgian White beer from Miller-Coors.

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The CMA Songwriters Series returned to Joe’s Pub in New York City for a two-night event on May 7 and May 8. The second showcase of the year at Joe’s featured ASCAP’s Brandy Clark (“Better Dig Two,” “Mama’s Broken Heart”), Shane McAnally (“Downtown,” “Better Dig Two,” “Mama’s Broken Heart”) and Phil Vassar (“My Next Thirty Years,” “Bye, Bye,” “Just Another Day in Paradise”). The event was hosted by Bob DiPiero.

Pictured (L-R): Brandy Clark, ASCAP's Robert Filhart, Shane McAnally and Phil Vassar
Pictured (L-R): Brandy Clark, ASCAP’s Robert Filhart, Shane McAnally and Phil Vassar

 

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forbes logo11Nashville has been voted the number two city in the country for best jobs in 2013 by Forbes magazine. Nashville trails just behind San Fransisco. According to Forbes, “You don’t have to be a huge tech hub or energy capital to generate new jobs. The No. 2-ranked place…reflects the power of economic diversity coupled with ample cultural amenities, pro-business policies and a mild climate.”

Forbes also noted, “Like the Texas cities [included on the list], Nashville has registered long-term growth as well, with 112,000 jobs added since 2001, a 16.6 percent increase.” Rankings are based on recent growth trends, mid-term growth, long-term growth and the region’s momentum. Forbes also broke down rankings by size since regional economies differ markedly due to scale.

Hometown Honor For Nashville Jazz Great

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Beegie Adair

Beegie Adair


Beegie Adair returns to her hometown with honors this weekend. The veteran Nashville pianist, session musician, jingle writer and jazz performer will be saluted in Cave City, Ky. on Saturday (May 11). The town is dedicating its community center in her name on that day.
Born Bobbe Gorin Long, she is a native of Cave City. After getting her music degree at nearby Western Kentucky State University, she taught piano and played in jazz bands in the area. She moved to Music City in the 1960s and was soon in-demand as a session musician. Her studio work included recordings by Dolly Parton, Chet Atkins, Dinah Shore, Peggy Lee and Mama Cass Elliott. She also worked in the house band at WSM-TV and on the Johnny Cash TV show in 1969-71.
Beegie and husband Billy Adair formed a jingle company in the 1970s. In the 1980s, she restarted her performing career by teaming up with saxophone player Denis Solee in a series of Nashville jazz ensembles. In the late 1980s, she hosted the NPR radio show Improvised Thoughts. She has recorded 34 instrumental albums.
In 2002, Beegie Adair was made a prestigious Steinway Artist, which places her in the company of Diana Krall, Billy Joel and Harry Connick Jr. In 2010, she was the biggest-selling jazz artist in Japan.
She continues to perform at jazz clubs and festivals locally, nationally and internationally. Beegie Adair is a faculty member of the Nashville Jazz Workshop. Husband Billy is an associate professor of jazz studies at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music. This year, she plans to author her first book.
 
 
 
 

Charlie Cook On Air: She's Everything

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CCook-onair-sm111Sunday is Mother’s Day. Like opinions, well you know, everyone has one. Or at least had one.
The subject of mothers has a long history in Country Music. I was not raised on Country music at home in Detroit. Is that redundant?  When I was growing up Tim Roberts had not moved to Detroit yet to make WYCD one of the city’s most popular stations.
It wasn’t until I got into radio and heard “No Charge” by Melba Montgomery that I understood how the lyrics of country music could move listeners so powerfully. I knew nothing about songwriter Harlan Howard but would come to learn that very few could make words come to life as forcefully as he did. The combination of Harlan’s words and Melba’s performance ended in her strongest chart position and opened my eyes. The song was released in 1974 so most of you are not familiar with the song. Look it up in Spotify. I did. It’s there.
Oh by the way, as coincidence would have it, Harlan was also born in Detroit. I am not going to do a list of songs about mothers but if I mention a few titles maybe you’ll take a moment and think fondly of your mother. Some of the older titles are the most impactful. “Coat of Many Colors” by Dolly Parton is a special song that tells two stories (which is Dolly’s genius), but the mother’s love for her daughter and her love for her mother is the message that shines through to me.
Talk about sad songs. Country music’s most irreverent songster recorded one of the most powerful mother-son songs. “The Baby” by Blake Shelton gets me every time. In 1968, Merle Haggard did the semi-autobiographical “Mama Tried.” Yeah there was some truth to the song, which made it real for both Merle and the listener, and fortunately he was not sentenced to life without parole. It was an important lesson in how mamas can lead a kid to church but cannot make them dip into the holy water.
The circle of life is best presented by Jamie O’Neal in “Somebody’s Hero.” As we age and become the responsible parties in this mother/daughter/son relationship, the lessons learned by our mother’s hand come to life in death. We need to provide guidance and love as examples to our children so they know how important their mother is before it gets too late to show appreciation. Brad Paisley, our reigning poet laureate, sings “She’s Everything.”
Those of you are fortunate enough to be able to call your mom today and wish them a great day, please do so. If you’re like me, who lost my mother when I was in my teens, remember what Brad sings, as everyday passes, I only love her more.
To all of you celebrating today, Happy Mother’s Day.
(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of MusicRow.)

Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman Returns June 20

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BluegrassRymanSpring Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman concert series will mark its 20th annual run this year. Since 1994, the show has taken place each Thursday from June 20-July 25.
This year’s lineup features performances from Vince Gill, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Gibson Brothers, Dailey and Vincent, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, and others.
“There is no better place in the world to listen to bluegrass than the Ryman Auditorium,” said Sally Williams, Ryman General Manager. “We’re proud to continue the tradition that began back in 1945 when Bill Monroe, Lester Flatts and Earl Scruggs appeared on our stage together for the first time.”
2013 Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman line-up:
June 20 Vince Gill
June 27 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
July 4 The Gibson Brothers
July 11 Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys & Jim Lauderdale
July 18 Dailey & Vincent
July 25 Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and are preceded by 650 AM WSM’s Pickin’ on the Plaza featuring regional bluegrass bands from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. The free showcases take place just outside the main entrance on the plaza near the statue of Captain Thomas G. Ryman.
Bands featured on Pickin’ on the Plaza:
June 20 Crosswind
June 27 Flatt Lonesome
July 4 TBA
July 11 Freshwater Creek
July 18 Copper in Steel
July 25 TBA

Country Artists Among Pollstar's Top 20 Concert Tours

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swiftTaylor Swift, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church and Brantley Gilbert have shows that are among the top 20 concert tours, as reported by Pollstar. The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week’s ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
TOP 20 CONCERT TOURS
1. (New) Taylor Swift; $1,853,930; $81.31.
2. (1) Bon Jovi; $1,741,784; $96.53.
3. (2) George Strait; $1,430,289; $83.53.
4. (3) Kenny Chesney; $1,142,624; $78.39.
5. (4) Pink; $1,087,880; $76.84.
6. (5) Maroon 5; $906,465; $67.20.
7. (6) The Who; $846,331; $95.72.
8. (7) Ricardo Arjona; $750,878; $88.19.
9. (8) Muse; $523,604; $56.61.
10. (9) Carrie Underwood; $462,074; $58.40.
11. (10) Eric Church; $395,690; $49.26.
12. (11) Kid Rock; $371,575; $52.47.
13. (12) Jeff Dunham; $261,777; $43.88.
14. (13) matchbox twenty; $196,808; $64.24.
15. (14) Tiesto; $188,483; $41.72.
16. (15) Shinedown / Three Days Grace; $184,798; $38.93.
17. (16) Brantley Gilbert; $177,377; $29.32.
18. (17) Chris Tomlin; $169,808; $27.83.
19. (18) “Winter Jam” / Tobymac; $153,829; $12.35.
20. (19) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds; $147,280; $51.73.
For free upcoming tour information, go to www.pollstar.com.

GAC's 6th Annual Kick-Off Breakfast Set For June 5

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gac-logoThe 6th annual GAC Kick-off Breakfast will be held Wednesday, June 5 at 7 a.m. at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum in downtown Nashville. Easton Corbin and Eric Paslay are the first two artists announced to perform and they will be joined by artists to be named in the coming weeks. Headline Country’s Storme Warren will serve as host.
Tickets for this one-of-a-kind event are $45 and include a hearty country breakfast, intimate concert performances, meet and greet sessions where fans will have their pictures snapped by professional photographers and loaded onto an easy access website, and admission to the museum. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Friday, May 10) at 10 a.m. ET and can be purchased by logging on to http://oak.ctx.ly/r/4wo8
Past Kick-off Breakfast performers include Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Eric Church, Lee Ann Womack and Chris Young. Proceeds from the event benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

 

Industry Ink (5-9-13)

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Pictured (L-R): Anson Lewis (5/3 Bank), Cheryl Martin (5/3 Bank), Pat Higdon (Patrick Joseph Music), Ree Guyer Buchanan (Wrensong), Dan Hodges (Dan Hodges Music), Brad Peterson (5/3 Bank), Heather Cook (Admin. Director/AIMP)


The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) Nashville chapter and Fifth Third Bank sponsored the informative panel “Successful Independent Publishers: Competing With and Outsmarting The Big Boys” Participants included Ree Guyer Buchanan (President/Owner of Wrensong Publishing), Pat Higdon (President/Owner of Patrick Joseph Music) and Dan Hodges (Owner/GM of Dan Hodges Music). Heather Cook, CEO of Cook’n Up Music Publishing and Administrative Director of AIMP Nashville served as moderator.

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Americana Music Association1The Americana Music Association will announce the nominees for the 2013 Honors & Awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 14 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT.  The ceremony will be broadcast live from the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Theatre in downtown Los Angeles live on AXS TV, with a special encore presentation at 9 p.m. ET.
This one-hour program will feature Americana musicians Jim Lauderdale and Buddy Miller with their All Star band (Fats Kaplin, Brian Owings and Jay Weaver) and performances by Lisa Marie Presley, Elizabeth Cook, The Milk Carton Kids with special guest T Bone Burnett.
The winners in each category will be announced during the Americana Honors & Awards show on Sept. 18 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The show will be broadcast live on AXS TV.

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wmnWarner Music Nashville will host this summer’s first Pickin’ On The Patio party on Thursday, May 23, featuring special guest The Railers. Doors open at 5 p.m. and show starts at 5:30 p.m.
Pickin’ On The Patio will be held the fourth Thursday of every month, from May through September, on the WMN Patio. Future Pickin’ On The Patio events will be held June 27, July 25, Aug. 22, and Sept. 26.

Primetime 'Nashville': Why Don't You Love Me

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Rayna greets Scarlett and Will at Edgehill Republic's CMA nominations party on the General Jackson showboat.

Rayna greets Scarlett and Will at Edgehill Republic’s CMA nominations party on the General Jackson showboat.


Episode 119: Why Don’t You Love Me
Rayna and Deacon’s romance continued to heat up on last night’s (May 8) new episode of Nashville. But she’s holding back a huge secret that could destroy their relationship: Maddie is his biological daughter. In the meantime, they settled in to their rekindled romance. Snuggling at home, Deacon strummed guitar and they quietly sang “The End of the Day,” a song written by Madi Diaz and Sarah Siskind, which made its Nashville premiere.
Rayna, Juliette and their teams gathered at a party on the General Jackson riverboat to celebrate the stars’ CMA nominations. Still nursing a heart broken by scheming Dante, Juliette was on a self-medicating binge, and showed up at the party drunk. Rayna slyly complimented Juliette’s “80 proof” perfume. Just before Juliette was to take the stage, Deacon quit her band. So she recruited her new roadie Avery to fill in. Given the circumstances, she switched the set and debuted the song “Used” (written by Ross Copperman and Heather Morgan).
Scarlett scored an invitation to the party thanks to her new record deal with Rayna’s imprint on Edgehill Republic. Watching in the audience, she was shocked to see her ex Avery onstage with Juliette—especially when the star planted a kiss on him.

Avery also debuted a song on the episode, “The Morning of the Rain,” penned by actor Jonathan Jackson, who plays Avery.
Meanwhile, Scarlett’s current beau Gunnar missed the boat show because he was in the studio cutting a demo. Problem is, the producer isn’t interested in Gunnar’s ballads, instead he goes for the darker material that Gunnar skimmed from his dead brother’s journal and passed off as his own.
Downtown at the Mayor’s office, Coleman resigned his post as Deputy Mayor and is secretly waiting for Rayna’s ex, Teddy, to lose his job as Mayor—probably at the hands of Rayna’s sister Tandy or her father Lamar.
Cliff hangers: At the end of the episode, Dante called Juliette and threatened to leak a damaging tape. Also, E! is reporting that two characters will die during the show’s season finale on May 22. My totally uncorroborated prediction is that we will say adios to Peggy, Teddy’s ex girlfriend played by Kimberly Williams Paisley.
Nashville has yet to be renewed by ABC, but TV insiders expect a greenlight when the network reveals its 2013-14 primetime lineup on Tuesday, May 14. As always, new music from the show is available on iTunes.

RIAA Adds Digital Streams To Gold and Platinum Awards

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RIAAThe Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today announced the integration of streams to its historic Gold & Platinum (G&P) Program. On-demand audio and/or video song streams will now be counted towards the 500,000 (Gold), 1,000,000 (Platinum) and 2,000,000 plus (multi-Platinum) thresholds required for G&P’s Digital Single Award certification.
Fifty-six titles are included in the inaugural certifications for the newly expanded Digital Single Award. Specifically, the RIAA is awarding 11 Gold, 18 Platinum and 27 multi-Platinum new “combined” Digital Single Awards counting both downloads and streams. This includes streams from on-demand services like MOG, Muve Music, Rdio, Rhapsody, Slacker, Spotify, Xbox Music and others, plus video streaming services like MTV.com, VEVO, Yahoo! Music, YouTube and more. The new certification approach, including the formula of 100 streams being equivalent to one download, is an approximate barometer of comparative consumer activity; the financial value of streams and downloads were not factored into the equation.
“Including music streaming in Gold & Platinum awards marks the continued evolution of the industry’s premier program for recognizing artistic achievement, and it reflects the wide spectrum of ways consumers enjoy music from their favorite bands,” said Cary Sherman, Chairman & CEO, RIAA. “The music business, along with its incredible array of digital service partners, is offering fans more access to music than ever before. We’re thrilled that our awards will now more fully recognize artists’ commercial success today.”
Among the singles being awarded with new certificates are:
“Before He Cheats,” Carrie Underwood
“Alone With You” and “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” Jake Owen
“Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Josh Turner
“The Boys of Fall,” Kenny Chesney
The RIAA developed its Gold & Platinum Awards Program in 1958 to honor artists and create a standard by which to measure the commercial success of a sound recording. The program trademarked the Gold record and formalized the industry practice of presenting awards to artists for music sales achievements. The Gold & Platinum Awards program was first awarded to LP recordings but expanded to a number of formats over time to include cassette tapes, CDs, digital tracks, digital albums, ringtones, and now streams. More than 14,000 titles have been certified by the RIAA during the last 55 years.
All certifications are calculated by the firm Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman, which has audited title sales for the RIAA for more than 30 years. Complete lists of all album, single, mastertone and video awards can also be accessed at riaa.com.