Dan Shafer’s Rock & Load University will present a music business primer for aspiring artists, songwriters and behind the scenes technicians at Nashville’s Soundcheck Studios on May 7 and 8. Attendees can participate in clinics and workshops with some of the best players, songwriters, engineers and business people in the industry. Among the many classes […]
Capitol Nashville artist Dierks Bentley will continue his nationwide Miles & Music for Kids celebrity motorcycle ride and concert series with a stop in Seattle on Sat., Sept. 18. Presented by Nationwide Insurance, proceeds from the event will benefit the Seattle Children’s Hospital. The 45-minute ride will depart Destination Harley-Davidson of Tacoma and travel to […]
It’s last call for aspiring Leadership Music participants. The educational non-profit is accepting applications from established entertainment industry leaders for its next class through next Friday (3/26). The eight-months-long Nashville-based education program, which begins in September 2010, is designed to create understanding among music industry professionals about each other’s areas of expertise and to promote teamwork. […]
Grammy-winning country star Pam Tillis has joined the Board of Directors of the Wheeling Jamboree, Inc., a non-profit corporation established to preserve the nation’s second oldest radio and live performance program, the Wheeling Jamboree. Tillis replaces retiring founding Director, Doug Paisley, father of country star Brad Paisley. “Radio shows like the Jamboree are an endangered species,” […]
The 4th Annual Country Weekly Fashion Show and Concert will take place Tuesday, June 8 at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon. The event, sponsored by Durango and Lifetime Television, will benefit Musicians On Call. While the line-up has not been set for the pre-CMA Music Festival lunchtime bash, past participants have included Chris Young, Chuck Wicks, Montgomery […]
Johnnie High, the music impresario behind Johnnie High’s Country Music Revue in North Texas for more than 30 years, died Wednesday (3/17) of congestive heart failure. He was 80. High’s Opry-style show helped launch the careers of country stars including LeAnn Rimes, Gary Morris, the Dixie Chicks, Lee Ann Womack and many others. High also […]
Cumulus Nashville is reporting that its 4th Annual Radiothon for the Nashville Rescue Mission was a huge success. Tuesday (3/16), all five of the cluster’s stations (SuperTalk 99.7-WTN; 92Q Nashville’s Big Station-WQQK; 95.5 The Wolf-WSM; 97.1 RQQ Nashville’s Rock Station-WRQQ; and i106-All the Hits-WNFN) went commercial-free from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m., with the goal of […]
The Universal Music Group has announced that it will begin testing a new pricing structure in the second quarter designed to get single CDs in stores at $10 or less. The company’s Velocity program will introduce the lower CD prices. Single CDs will have the suggested list prices of $10, $9, $8, $7 and $6. […]
Taylor Swift’s six-times-Platinum album, Fearless was officially recognized as the Most Awarded Album in the History of Country Music last night at a private dinner in Nashville. Fearless is the only album in history to win the all-genre Album of The Year Grammy, plus Country Album of the Year Awards from the Grammys, the Country […]
The Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) January and February Gold and Platinum reports show that, relative to other formats, country music is going strong. Capitol Nashville’s Lady Antebellum’s sophomore album Need You Now was certified Platinum in just one month this winter, with legions of fans lining up to bring the power trio their […]