CO5 Records has teamed with Steve Azar’s Ride Records, handling radio promotion duties for the independent label. The CO5 camp is hitting the ground running, taking on Azar’s new single, “Hard Road.” This development follows the exit earlier this week of Ride promo staffers David Shaw and Jamice Jennings. “Hard Road” is the third single […]
Acclaimed Nashville musician Leon Russell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Monday night (3/14), part of a class that includes fellow luminaries Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, Dr. John and Darlene Love.
David Newmark CO5 Music is expanding the role of VP of Business Development David Newmark to include VP of Country Promotion responsibilities. He held this position prior to heading business development, and is again taking on the duties following the exit of Denise Roberts, who left CO5 to join Lytle Management. Newmark will be hiring […]
Kick the Crap Outta Cancer, a benefit to support the medical fund of longtime Nashville music business publicist Jayne Rogovin, will be held Tuesday, April 5, 6–10 PM at Cabana restaurant. The event will include performances by Raul Malo, Jim Lauderdale, Foster & Lloyd, Steve Cropper, Peter Cooper & Eric Brace, Mandy Barnett, Ruby Amanfu, […]
New RCA Nashville recording group Bush Hawg was on a two-week tour of Japan and Guam for Armed Forces Entertainment when the area was struck by last week’s record 9.0 magnitude earthquake. The six-man group, consisting of band members Jim Phipps, Russ Caldwell, Craig Hand, Shaun Ames, Alex Wilshire, and Ben Helton, are now safe in […]
CMT is expanding with a new division focusing on made-for-television movies including romantic comedies and music-related projects. CMT Original Movies already has two projects in the works. To The Mat stars Ricky Schroder and Laura Bell Bundy, and Reel Love stars LeAnn Rimes. Mary Beth Cunin, SVP, Programming, CMT, explains, “We’ve had great ratings success […]
Josh Gracin and Guy Penrod offer unique promotional contests; Greg Hanna builds team for new single.
Eric Church, Sunny Sweeney, and Word’s Francesca Battistelli had recent cause for celebration.
The major label debut EP from rising country duo Miss Willie Brown is out today (3/15). Comprised of Amanda Watkins and Kasey Buckley, the band is also gearing up for its first major tour, an outing opening for Dierks Bentley. Miss Willie Brown is the first country act signed to New York based A&M/Octone Records, […]
The Bobby Roberts Company Inc. has signed Ray Stevens for exclusive booking representation. Thanks to hits like “The Streak,” and “Everything is Beautiful,” Stevens has career sales totaling more than 25 million albums. He is a two-time Grammy winner and 11-time Grammy nominee. Stevens has recently released a new album, titled One For The Road. […]