Doug Morris Named Sony Chief

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Doug Morris, one of the most influential executives in the global music industry, has officially exited his post as Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group to join Sony Music Entertainment in the same role. He will be in office at Sony effective July 1, 2011.

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Do Artists Need A Combined Sales Chart?

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Grammy fever has cooled, Valentine’s ardor has calmed and [ouch] Top 75 country album sales are down 32% compared with last week. Adding to the somber report, YTD country album sales are off 12.4%. But wait. Are we missing something?

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Entertainer Nominees To Perform at ACM Awards

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All of the ACM Entertainer of the Year nominees will be performing as part of the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Nominees Jason Aldean, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban will all take the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3 […]

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Joanna Smith Revisits Tootsie's Where She Got Her Start

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Columbia Nashville’s Joanna Smith returned to her old stomping grounds recently. The rising star stopped in to perform at downtown Nashville’s famed Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, the stage where she got her start in Music City.

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[Updated w/ Eldredge arrangements] Lifenotes/Benefit News

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Lifenotes—Terry Eldredge’s mother • Lifenotes—Victoria Contreras • Birdhouse Thing for W.O. Smith Music School • SOLID’s Bowling Showdown • John Jarrard memorial benefit

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