MusicRow has also learned that Tim Hunze, Sr. VP of BMG Rights Management has exited the company. Hunze headed the Nashville office of Stage Three Music, and was brought under the BMG Chrysalis umbrella when it acquired Stage Three. Hunze can be reached at timhunze@gmail.com and 615-414-1097. ••••• Dale Bobo is exiting his role as […]
With rumors swirling about the auction of Warner Music Group, prognosticators have let the upcoming sell of EMI slide to the back-burner. But today (4/12) the New York Post reports that Citigroup, which took control of EMI in February, plans to sell the company as a whole, instead of selling off separate recording and publishing […]
iV Group hires Stacey Lee • Songwriter Agency signings • CMT cancels sitcom • BMI/Qriocity • Splother • Dove Awards fan voting • Paul Allen’s new book • Bluegrass radio service
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The second round of bidding ended last week in the auction of Warner Music Group, and the New York Times reports a purchaser could be revealed as early as this week. The selling price is expected to be about $3 billion. At least 10 bidders have been vying for all or part of the company. […]
The new album from Alison Krauss & Union Station will be released tomorrow (4/12) bringing fans the first new music from the band since 2004. Paper Airplane, coming via Rounder Records, offers 11 tracks. The band has also teamed with Target stores for an exclusive deluxe edition of the project which has an additional six […]
BMI has promoted longtime employee Camellia Petty to Vice President, Product & Application Development. In her new role, Petty is responsible for building the business processes and technical foundations required to meet the future needs of BMI’s songwriters, composers, publishers and licensees. Since joining BMI in 1995 as Project Manager, she has played a key […]
Some of Hollywoood’s leading music supervisors will be in Music City for events during the Nashville Film Festival including a panel discussion and speed networking event.
U2‘s current 360 tour became the highest grossing tour in history over the weekend. A sold-out concert last night (4/10) at Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil pushed the tour past the previous record held by the Rolling Stones’ Bigger Bang Tour which grossed $554 million from 2005-07. When the U2 tour finishes in Canada […]
The 41st Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony will take place Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, according to an announcement made today (4/11) by John Van Mol, Chairman of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation. This year’s inductees will be revealed in the coming months. The […]