Condolences to Amy Grant and her family on the passing of her mother, Gloria Dean Napier Grant, on April 30, 2011. The Nashville native was 80 years old and had devoted her life to her faith, family and a variety of charitable causes. She supported her husband of 60 years, Burton Paine Grant, throughout his […]
Black River’s Sarah Darling is spreading the word about her single “Something To Do With Your Hands” with the Something To Do With Your Fans radio promotion, which has her appearing at Major League Baseball games. She kicked off the initiative in April when the NY Mets hosted the Houston Astros at Citi Field. Darling performed […]
Dierks Bentley appears in the latest issue of men’s magazine Esquire, in the publication’s annual Music Issue. For the second year in a row Bentley joined other artists from all different genres on location for a photo shoot and songwriting challenge. This year took the group to the gritty streets of Detroit for a two-day […]
Tawn Albright on the Nashville Music Council/Entrepreneur Center • DJ Miller showcase • Leadership Music gala • Jeremy Parsons inks with Jett Williams
BMI has debuted a mobile version of its BMI Live service, which allows artists to submit live performance information to be considered for royalty payments. The new mobile service enables songwriters to upload venue and set-list data from their smartphones into BMI’s systems. This helps the musicians submit info in a timely manner while they […]
Texas native Kristen Kelly has signed with RCA Records Nashville. She recently inked her deal at the Sony Music Nashville offices.
Musicians Corner, the free outdoor concert series at Centennial Park, will kick off its second season on Saturday, May 7, 3-6 p.m., with performances by Sarah Buxton, Andrew Ripp, The Westbound Rangers, Dara Tucker and Marie Hines. Musicians Corner will be held every Saturday 3-6 p.m. from May 7 through July 2, then take a […]
SESAC Awards Hayes Carll SESAC presented singer-songwriter Hayes Carll with a plaque in honor of his No. 1 Americana album, KMAG YOYO. Carll took time to receive the award and visit with SESAC executives in Nashville before his packed show at Mercy Lounge. Americana Music Festival: Last Chance for Early Bird Rate The early […]
Plus the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Words & Music Night • ASCAP Music Lounge @ NaFF • BMI Road to Bonnaroo
Last night’s (4/26) premiere of The Voice scored strong television ratings for NBC. The singing competition featuring celeb coaches Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and Adam Levine helped the network win the night in the coveted 18-49 demographic, according to Zap2It.com. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the strong showing of 11.8 million viewers […]