Capitol Nashville’s superstar trio Lady Antebellum scored three spots in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart this week as their two studio albums, Need You Now and Lady Antebellum, were joined by the group’s newly released iTunes Session at the top. With Neilsen SoundScan reporting sales approaching 18,000, Lady A’s iTunes […]
Grand Ole Opry officials today announced that the show, displaced from its permanent home due to May’s historic Nashville flood, will return to the Grand Ole Opry House with a star-packed show Tues., Sept. 28. Among the artists scheduled for the show are Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Charlie Daniels Band, Diamond Rio, Jimmy […]
United States Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke will visit Nashville next week to hear from the music industry about the impact of rampant music piracy. Locke will conduct a Discussion Forum on Monday, Aug. 30, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at a location near Music Row. The location will be announced later this week. “With an estimated […]
Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill will headline a free outdoor Back to the Beach concert Saturday, Sept. 25, from the Beaches of South Walton along Florida’s Northwest Gulf Coast. Fans are invited to enjoy this casual, 90-minute concert amidst the relaxed and scenic setting at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. “We’re showing […]
BMI has filed an appeal of the DMX decision issued by Judge Louis Stanton, BMI’s rate-court judge to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the company announced today. BMI’s appeal on behalf of its songwriters, composers and music publishers will seek reversal of a court decision that, according to DMX’s outside […]
On Saturday (8/21) at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, visitors were treated to a panel discussion on the life and career of Tammy Wynette. The nearly two-hour program, hosted by the Vice President of Museum Programs Jay Orr, was part of opening weekend activities for the new exhibition, Tammy Wynette: First Lady […]
Warner Bros. Records Nashville artist James Otto and his wife Amy are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Katherine Otto. Born Tuesday night at 9:23 pm at a Nashville-area hospital, Ava Katherine came into this world weighing 8 lbs., 2 oz. and is 19 1/2 inches long. “We can’t believe Ava is […]
Warner Bros. artist Faith Hill has followed up her Nashville Rising flood benefit with an appearance Tuesday night (8/24) in New Orleans to benefit victims of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. The singer performed a free concert at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. “We are here for you still and you are not forgotten,” Hill said. “I feel […]
Jesse Lee In Wisconsin Jesse Lee stopped by to see John & Tammy at WMAD in Madison, WI and spent some time on the air with the morning team and visited with station PD Mike Ferris. • • • Adam Brand In Atlanta Arista Nashville’s Australian newcomer Adam Brand was in Atlanta recently, where his […]
Troy Olsen Visits CMT EMI Records Nashville flagship artist Troy Olsen recently stopped by the downtown Nashville offices of CMT to meet the staff and perform a few songs including his current single “Summer Thing.” • • • Mark Chesnutt’s Country Vibe Saguaro Road Records artist Mark Chesnutt recently stopped by The Stage on Lower […]