[updated 4/13] Bobo, Hunze Exit BMG Chrysalis

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 […]

Photos: Charley Pride, Margaret Durante, Jeremy McComb

Charley Pride has been honored with a road marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail. The ceremony was held Tuesday, March 29 on Highway 3 in Pride’s hometown of Sledge, MS. A portion of the highway has also been renamed “Charley Pride Highway.” “I’m honored and humbled at the same time. It was wonderful!” says Pride. “Who’d have thought […]

NYP: EMI Will Be Sold As Single Unit

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 […]

Industry Ink Tuesday (4/12)

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

Eye On Idol: Toscano Rumor Mill

Following the surprise elimination of Pia Toscano from American Idol last Thursday (4/7), rumors about her future plans are swirling. US Weekly is reporting that the ballad belter has already landed a recording contract with Jimmy Iovine’s Interscope Records, but ABC News reports that Toscano herself has denied signing anything and that she’s currently focusing […]

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