Cassandra Tormes Joins Cotton Valley Records

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Cotton Valley Records (CVR) has hired Cassandra Tormes as Creative Director where she will be responsible for developing and exploiting the Cotton Valley Worldwide Publishing catalogue. In addition to working with songs and songwriters, she will assist CVR’s management and label divisions to raise the company’s profile. Producers J. Gary Smith and John Smith founded […]

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Toby Keith Building Retreat For Pediatric Cancer Patients And Families

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The upcoming Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic will raise money to build a home away from home for pediatric cancer patients and their families. Now in its eighth year, the event is set for May 20-21 in Norman, Oklahoma. With a “Denim & Diamonds” theme, it will again feature live and silent auctions, dinner, […]

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White House Pushing For Radio Performance Royalty

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The Obama Administration is pushing for legislation to ensure artists are paid when their sound recordings are played over the radio. The recommendation came earlier this week as part of a white paper released by White House U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel. The 20-page memo was sent to Congress. This ongoing debate about […]

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Cody Entertainment Group Opens Nashville Office

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Winchester, VA based Cody Entertainment Group has opened its new Nashville office, offering full production services and staging for fairs, festivals and other events.

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Impresario Carlton Haney Dies In Carolina

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Bluegrass Hall of Fame member Carlton Haney, once dubbed “The P.T. Barnum of Country Music” died Wednesday afternoon at age 82. Haney inaugurated the first multi-day bluegrass festival – there are now more than 500 such events annually. He was the publisher of the national periodical Muleskinner News. He ran the New Dominion Barn Dance […]

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