Old Crow Medicine Show Signs with Downtown Music Publishing

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Old Crow Medicine Show

Old Crow Medicine Show


Old Crow Medicine Show, perhaps best-known for their signature tune “Wagon Wheel,” has inked a worldwide publishing agreement with Downtown Music Publishing. According to Downtown Nashville’s A&R VP Steve Markland, the agreement covers all five of the band’s studio albums, including their latest, Remedy, which launched on July 1 on ATO Records.
“We are very proud to be representing Old Crow Medicine Show and their entire body of work,” said Markland. “The band’s level of excitement surrounding the release of their new album Remedy feels like an all-time high. The album is a true musical journey that conveys what amazingly talented writers they really are and, as they say, that is only the tip of the iceberg.”
Old Crow Medicine Show’s members include Kevin Hayes, Cory Younts, Critter Fuqua, Chance McCoy, Ketch Secor, Gill Landry, and Morgan Jahnig. The group has earned a Grammy for “Best Long Form Music Video,” and was recently inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.
Downtown Music Publishing’s catalog includes more than 80,000 titles. The company has offices in Nashville, Los Angeles, London, and Amsterdam.

Jake Owen To Play Free Nashville Show Tonight

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Jake Owen. Photo: Danny Clinch

Jake Owen. Photo: Danny Clinch


More than 20,000 Country music fans had a blast in Nashville last year when entertainer Jake Owen played a free show in BMI’s parking lot. So why not do it again?
Owen announced via social media that his “Beach Party 2014” will be held tonight (Monday, Aug. 18) in Nashville. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with music to begin at 7 p.m. The free show will be held in the backlot at BMI (located at 10 Music Sq. E. in Nashville).
Last year, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line, The Cadillac Three, and Thomas Rhett were special guests.

[Updated]: NASH Icon Launches

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nash iconCumulus Media’s NASH Icon has launched in several cities, including WSM-FM in Nashville, along with stations in Albany, Ga., Bloomington, Ill., Albuquerque, N.M., Kansas City, and previously reported cities Atlanta and Savannah, Ga.
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[Original post]: Atlanta Oldies station WWWQ has flipped to NASH Icon 98.9, while Sports WZAT in Savannah has switched to NASH Icon 102.1. NASH Icon is based at the NASH campus in Nashville, led by GM Jim Weatherson, who recently led the Nashville office of 19 Entertainment, and previously led projects for Taylor Swift in a management role at 13 Management.
NASH Icon features the most popular Country artists of the past 25 years.

Nashville's Hatch Show Print Offering Daily Tours

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Hatch Show Print. Photo courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Hatch Show Print. Photo courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame


Nashville’s Hatch Show Print, a 135-year-old operation that designs concert posters, monoprints and other custom works, is now offering daily public tours.
Guests will learn the history of letterpress printing, as well as the process of poster production, from carving blocks to hand-setting type. The tour then moves to the Hatch Show Print Space for Design, a classroom-workshop designed for tours and family programs. At the tour’s conclusion, guests are invited to print their own Hatch Show Print piece.
Hatch tours can be purchased online or at the museum’s box office for $15 (adults) and $10 (youth). The 60-minute tours take place daily at 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3:30 p.m., with the exception of one Sunday each month (following the First Saturday Art Crawl), when a Hatch-themed family program is offered instead of tours.
Hatch Show Print is located at 224 5th Ave. S. For more information, visit hatchshowprint.com.

Buddy Lee Attractions Signs The Roys

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the roys

Pictured (L-R, seated): David Kiswiney, Senior Vice President (BLA), Elaine Roy, Lee Roy and Mike Meade, Vice President / Speakers & Personal Appearance Division (BLA). (Standing): Martha Moore (so much MOORE media) and Kirt Webster (Webster & Associates)


The reigning ICM Faith, Family & Country Awards 2013 Bluegrass Artist of the Year, The Roys, have signed an exclusive booking agreement with Buddy Lee Attractions.
“We’re very excited,” says Elaine Roy. “Nobody knows this business better.” Lee Roy notes, “They’ve broken some of the biggest acts of all time, handled Bill Monroe throughout his career, and continue to represent some of today’s biggest entertainers. We’re thrilled to join their roster.”
BLA has developed and represented George Strait, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line and The Dixie Chicks.  Currently, Gwen Sebastian, Steve Holy, Jason Michael Carroll and Duck Dynasty’s Mountain Man make their home at BLA.
The Roys are preparing to release their upcoming album, The View, on Rural Rhythm Records on Sept. 2.
For more information on the band, visit theroysonline.com

'Anything Goes' For Florida Georgia Line's Second Album

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anything goes11Florida Georgia Line is ready to keep the good times going. During an appearance on Good Morning America this morning (Aug. 15), the Republic Nashville duo’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard announced that their second album will drop on Oct. 14.
Hubbard says the new project, titled Anything Goes, is “a natural progression of where we’re at and what we’ve learned getting here.” The duo has certainly had the ride of a lifetime with the success of their first album, Here’s To The Good Times. They garnered several chart-topping songs, most notably the multi-platinum debut single, “Cruise.”
“There have been a lot of changes in our lives over the past couple of years but we’re still the same guys from Florida and Georgia who drove from show to show in BK’s Tahoe,” Hubbard says. “We’re really excited about what we’ve learned on this journey and can’t wait to give our fans new music they can crank up just as loud as the tunes they sing back to us every night.”

“Tyler and I’ve been really blessed to have an amazing team – an extended family – who push us continually to be better and think differently. Whether we’re home or out on the road, we’re doing things the FGL way and it feels like with our recording, our writing, our lives … ANYTHING GOES … and we can’t wait to see where it leads next,” Kelley adds.
Anything Goes Track Listing 

“Anything Goes” (Felix McTeigue, Chris Tompkins, Craig Wiseman)
“Sun Daze” (Cary Barlowe, Jesse Frasure, Sarah Buxton, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley)
“Good Good” (Cary Barlowe, Jesse Frasure, Sarah Buxton, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley)
“Dirt” (Chris Tompkins, Rodney Clawson)
“Smile” (Chris DeStefano, Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley)
“Sippin’ On Fire” (Rodney Clawson, Matt Dragstrem, Cole Taylor)
“Smoke” (Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins)
“Bumpin’ The Night” (Bart Allmand, Chris Tompkins, Rodney Clawson)
“Angel” (Rodney Clawson, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Ross Copperman)
“Confession” (Rodney Clawson, Ross Copperman, Matt Jenkins)
“Like You Ain’t Even Gone” (Chris Tompkins, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Rodney Clawson)
“Every Night” (Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley)

Darius Rucker To Announce CMA Awards Finalists Sept. 3

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Darius Rucker. Photo: Jim Wright

Darius Rucker. Photo: Jim Wright


Darius Rucker will announce the final nominees for The 48th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 3 on Good Morning America, live from New York City. The announcement of finalists in five CMA awards categories will air in the 8:30 a.m./ET half-hour segment of the morning news program. Rucker will also perform “Homegrown Honey,” the debut single from his upcoming album, slated to release in early 2015.
Following the announcement, at 10 a.m./ET, Rucker will be at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square to announce the finalists in the remaining seven categories, along with the announcement of the CMA Broadcast Awards for Personality and Radio Station of the Year in four categories (small, medium, large and major market), as well as finalists for CMA National Broadcast Personality of the Year.
“I know what it feels like to be nominated for a CMA Award, and I was happy to accept the invitation to announce the final nominees and have this opportunity to deliver good news to my friends in the industry,” said Rucker. “Set the alarm guys, this is worth waking up for.”
The 48th Annual CMA Awards will be co-hosted for the seventh time by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. The awards ceremony will air live Wednesday, Nov. 5 on ABC Television Network.

BandPage Offers Commission-Free Merch on Spotify

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SpotifyBandpageSpotify announced Wednesday (Aug. 13) that artists will be able to retain 100 percent of the revenue from merchandise and experiences now available on the streaming service through BandPage, a central digital hub for over 500,000 artists.
BandPage artist experiences can include online concerts, song collaborations, sound-check parties, meet-and-greets, etc. for the more than 40 million active Spotify users. Spotify previously offered commission-free merchandise from Topspin’s ArtistLink, which will eventually be phased out in favor of BandPage. BandPage normally retains 15 percent commission. Neither Spotify nor BandPage will retain a commission on any sales of artist merchandise or experiences listed on Spotify. 
Miranda Lambert, who is offering a ball cap and an exclusive koozie and t-shirt bundle said, “My fans are very important to me, so this opportunity to offer them something special is exciting. It’s great that BandPage and Spotify are enabling musicians to connect with their fans in new ways.”
“To get started, head to BandPage and sign in if you already have an account, if you don’t you can create [a free] account at spotify.bandpage.com,” said Mark Williamson, Spotify Director Artist Services. “You just need to upload the things you have for sale and create your offer and they will show up to Spotify’s millions of followers within just a few days.”
BandPage, which began in 2010 as a Facebook integration tool, offers fans photos, music, bio, tour, video and merch with integration with YouTube, Rdio, Rhapsody, Shazam, iHeartRadio, Google, SongMeanings, Xbox.

Music Community To 'Light The Night' In October

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LightTheNightBalloonsMembers of the Nashville music industry community are invited to join Team Walkin’ Row and come together on Oct. 10, 2014 at LP Field to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night Walk to fund lifesaving research and support for people battling cancer.
With a team fundraising goal of $50,000, Pete Fisher, VP/GM, Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Hospitality Properties, serves as Team Captain of this year’s Team Walkin’ Row. Those who wish to support the team’s efforts can register to walk or make a donation here.
The funds raised by Light The Night participants will help advance more breakthrough therapies for blood cancer patients like targeted therapies that zero in on cancer cells and kill them, as well as immunotherapies that use a patients’ own immune system to kill cancer.
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Kenny Chesney's No Shoes Radio Now Available on iHeartRadio

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NSR Tower Logo (High-Res) (tx bkgd)Kenny Chesney’s online radio station “No Shoes Radio” is now available on iHeartRadio. The partnership happens on the weekend of Chesney’s only concert of 2014, to be held Saturday, Aug. 16. at The Flora-Bama Lounge on the shores of Perdido Key. To celebrate of the premiere on iHeartRadio, Chesney will offer listeners behind-the-scenes updates from the free concert tomorrow.
Chesney started No Shoes Radio in 2009, taking inspiration from fans at his shows and what they listened to in the parking lot. It features reggae, album rock, singer/songwriters, alternative and live tracks.
iHeartRadio is Clear Channel’s all-in-one streaming music and digital radio service. It is available on more than 35 devices including web, mobile phones, tablets, automobiles and more.
To visit No Shoes Radio on iHeartRadio, click HERE.