LeAnn Rimes will launch CMA Music Festival’s Fan Fair X.
The 2014 CMA Music Festival’s AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X will offer a multitude of musical goodies for attendees inside the Music City Center on June 5-8.
LeAnn Rimes will cut the ribbon to officially launch Fan Fair X for 2014 on Thursday, June 5 at 9:30 a.m. CT. Following the ribbon cutting, Rimes will perform and answer questions on the CMA Close Up stage prior to signing autographs at CMA Central.
A different Artist of the Day will appear on the CMA Close Up Stage to launch the day’s event (from 10:15-11 a.m. each morning). Friday’s Artist of the Day is
Sara Evans, who will be joined by video director
Peter Zavadil to discuss her career and share video highlights. Saturday’s Artist of the Day is
Craig Morgan, while
Lady Antebellum will perform on Sunday.
Kix Brooks will appear on the CMA Close Up stage to present his American Country Countdown radio show from Fan Fair X on Saturday, June 7 at 11:15 a.m. CT.
Billy Ray Cyrus will preview his film
Like A Country Song in the CMA Screening Room on Thursday, June 5 at noon. The
SESAC Songwriters series will offer shows on Thursday, June 5 (12:30 p.m. CT), and Sunday, June 8 (1 p.m. CT and 1:45 p.m. CT). Thursday’s show will feature
Craig Campbell, songwriter
Rob Hatch, Jim Lauderdale and songwriter
Lance Miller. The first Sunday show will feature duo
American Young and the second show will highlight
John and Jacob.
New in 2014, fan entry to the
HGTV Lodge in Fan Alley will be included in the drawing. Artists currently scheduled to be part of the HGTV Lodge include
Frankie Ballard, Dierks Bentley, Kristian Bush, Brett Eldredge, Sara Evans, Tyler Farr, Gloriana, Jana Kramer, Love and Theft, Dustin Lynch, Kip Moore, Craig Morgan, Jon Pardi, Parmalee, Eric Paslay, Rascal Flatts, Josh Turner, Charlie Worsham, and more.
For a full list of events and performances offered during 2014’s CMA Music Festival, visit
CMAfest.com.
Nashville Memorial Set For Kevin Sharp
/by Jessica NicholsonThe service at Woodmont Baptist Church, located at 2100 Woodmont Blvd., will be open to the public.
Cards may be sent to the following address:
Remembering Kevin Sharp
c/o Elaine Sharp
2795 E. Bidwell St
#100-515
Folsom, CA 95630
John & Jacob Announce Debut Album Release Date
/by Troy_StephensonTheir new song “Be My Girl” was featured on the hit TV show Nashville and helped it gain popularity with radio and country music fans.
The Birmingham, Ala., natives landed a publishing deal with Major Bob Music within two years of moving to Nashville.
For more information on John & Jacob, click here.
Audiam Expands To Music Services
/by Sarah SkatesAudiam’s proprietary music database technology finds and cross references all necessary music meta-data required by music services to identify and administer all earned and un-allocated royalties regardless of origin, format, or country.
Jeff Price CEO/Founder of Audiam says, “The trick to finding and collecting money in the new digital music industry is matching metadata points, database architecture and copyright law. The existing mess of missing and bad data has misallocated or stopped the payment of hundreds of millions of dollars owed to music publishers and artists. By fixing this problem, we are able to find, unlock and administer huge amounts of money our customers would otherwise not have gotten, all while removing liability for the new music services.”
Audiam was founded and is led by TuneCore founders Price, Peter Wells and former TuneCore CTO David Willen.
List of Additional Music Services:
Interactive Streaming
Rdio
Microsoft Xbox
Spotify
Deezer
Rhapsody
Beats Music
MySpace
Medianet
7digital
Google Play
Guvera
Nokia
Sony Music Unlimited
Verve life
Scan & Match
Google Scan & Match
Amazon Scan & Match
Apple Scan & Match
Miscellaneous
iTunes Radio
Amazon Prime
Muve Music (aka Cricket)
Songwriter News (5/21/14)
/by Jessica NicholsonOn Monday, May 19, UMPG Nashville gathered their new songwriters and artists to celebrate their firsts in style at Arrington Vineyards. Since last fall, 13 UMPG writers garnered their first cut, single, film/television synch or record deal.
Reflecting upon their success, Kent Earls, UMPG Nashville EVP/GM, said, “Early success for songwriters is very difficult to achieve, for 13 of our new writers to land a major label cut is a testament to the caliber of talent that we have signed at UMPG. Furthermore, it shows the commitment and work ethic of the UMPG staff to foster, develop and market our writing staff. I’m excited to see what the future holds for each of these young writers and artists.”
Songwriters celebrate at Arrington Vineyards.
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Jeffrey Steele
Jeffrey Steele and the Circus will perform Friday, June 6 at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with the event beginning at 6 p.m.
Among his many accolades, Steele has been named to the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame (2013), awarded BMI Songwriter of the Year (2007 and 2003) and the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) Songwriter of the Year (2006, 2005 and 2003). CMA has twice awarded him the coveted “Triple Play Award” for three No. 1 songs in a year (2010 & 2007). For more information and tickets, visit 3rdandlindsley.com.
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Ashley Monroe performed Saturday, May 17 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s weekly Songwriter Session.
The program was presented in support of the new exhibit Miranda Lambert: Backstage Access which opened May 16.
Pictured (L-R): Crush Management’s John Grady, Public Program Manager Abi Tapia, Monroe and Director of Education and Public Programs Ali Tonn. Photo: Rick Diamond, Getty Images
Vimeo To Introduce 'Copyright Match' ID System
/by Jessica NicholsonWhen a video is uploaded to Vimeo, Copyright Match “fingerprints” an audio sample to see if it matches certain third-party copyrighted material, including songs, movies and television shows.
If a match is found users have the option to replace the video file, to delete the video, to swap the audio with a track from the Vimeo Music Store, or to appeal the match. Appeals can include notifying Vimeo that the material is being used with permission, that the use is “fair use” or that the system has made a mistake.
Vimeo has partnered with Audible Magic, a provider of content identification services.
According to the company’s official website, they have more than 26 million registered members, with more than 170 million unique visitors each month.
For more details, visit Vimeo’s official blog.
Cold River Records Expands Staff
/by Jessica NicholsonJim Dandy
Cold River Records, home to country entertainer Katie Armiger, has announced a round of hirings and promotions.
Jim Dandy has been upped to VP, Promotion. He can be reached at 615-483-4250 or jim@coldriverrecords.com
“I’m very excited about our team here at Cold River. These changes are shaping the future of this label,” says Dandy.
Mary Lynne O’Neal has ascended to National Director of Promotion. Reach her at 903-926-0625 or at marylynne@coldriverrecords.com
Shannon Thomas is tapped for Director of Strategic Partnerships. Contact her at 804-513-7799 or shannon@coldriverrecords.com
Ethan Helms and Kellie Longworth join Cold River’s promotion team as regionals, effective immediately. Ethan can be reached at 615-545-6392 or ethan@coldriverrecords.com and Kellie at 937-232-0574 or kellie@coldriverrecords.com.
Taylor Eschbach, Anna Johnson and Bill Heltemes remain in their current roles in regional promotion and Staci Schane continues to consultant for Cold River Records.
Stars Line Up For CMA Music Festival's Fan Fair X
/by Jessica NicholsonLeAnn Rimes will launch CMA Music Festival’s Fan Fair X.
The 2014 CMA Music Festival’s AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X will offer a multitude of musical goodies for attendees inside the Music City Center on June 5-8.
LeAnn Rimes will cut the ribbon to officially launch Fan Fair X for 2014 on Thursday, June 5 at 9:30 a.m. CT. Following the ribbon cutting, Rimes will perform and answer questions on the CMA Close Up stage prior to signing autographs at CMA Central.
A different Artist of the Day will appear on the CMA Close Up Stage to launch the day’s event (from 10:15-11 a.m. each morning). Friday’s Artist of the Day is Sara Evans, who will be joined by video director Peter Zavadil to discuss her career and share video highlights. Saturday’s Artist of the Day is Craig Morgan, while Lady Antebellum will perform on Sunday. Kix Brooks will appear on the CMA Close Up stage to present his American Country Countdown radio show from Fan Fair X on Saturday, June 7 at 11:15 a.m. CT.
Billy Ray Cyrus will preview his film Like A Country Song in the CMA Screening Room on Thursday, June 5 at noon. The SESAC Songwriters series will offer shows on Thursday, June 5 (12:30 p.m. CT), and Sunday, June 8 (1 p.m. CT and 1:45 p.m. CT). Thursday’s show will feature Craig Campbell, songwriter Rob Hatch, Jim Lauderdale and songwriter Lance Miller. The first Sunday show will feature duo American Young and the second show will highlight John and Jacob.
New in 2014, fan entry to the HGTV Lodge in Fan Alley will be included in the drawing. Artists currently scheduled to be part of the HGTV Lodge include Frankie Ballard, Dierks Bentley, Kristian Bush, Brett Eldredge, Sara Evans, Tyler Farr, Gloriana, Jana Kramer, Love and Theft, Dustin Lynch, Kip Moore, Craig Morgan, Jon Pardi, Parmalee, Eric Paslay, Rascal Flatts, Josh Turner, Charlie Worsham, and more.
For a full list of events and performances offered during 2014’s CMA Music Festival, visit CMAfest.com.
K-LOVE Fan Awards Adds Performers, Presenters
/by Jessica NicholsonPresenters will include Amy Grant, Roma Downey of Son of God, CBS College Basketball Analyst Clark Kellogg, Shane Harper of God’s Not Dead, Auburn University Head Football Coach Gus Malzahn, Kari Jobe, author Ann Voscamp and Southeast Christian Church Pastor and author Kyle Idleman.
Previously announced performers for the evening include Chris Tomlin, Hillsong UNITED, Steven Curtis Chapman, MercyMe and Francesca Battistelli.
Matthew West and Dancing With the Stars finalist Candace Cameron Bure are set to host the show, which takes place Sunday, June 1 at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House.
The Fan Awards weekend will launch on Friday night (May 30) as Switchfoot and NEEDTOBREATHE headline the official Weekend Kickoff Concert, which also features Tenth Avenue North, for KING & COUNTRY and Rend Collective.
Weekly Register: Big Debuts By Rascal Flatts, Black Keys
/by Sarah SkatesNashville is well represented on today’s (May 21) sales charts. Turn Blue, the new album from Music City-based rock stars The Black Keys claimed the No. 1 slot overall by moving 164k units, and Country mainstays Rascal Flatts sold 61k of Rewind to debut at No. 1 Country and No. 5 overall.
Icon Dolly Parton moved a very respectable 37k units of her latest Blue Smoke to slide in to No. 2 Country and No. 6 overall.
Further representative of the numerous genres thriving in Nashville is CCM stalwart Michael W. Smith’s Sovereign debuting with 16k.
Also noteworthy is new product from late superstar Michael Jackson. Xscape sold 157k.
To show how sales have entered free-fall in the last 12 months, consider that this week last year the No. 1 Country debut was George Strait’s Love Is Everything selling 120k.
Here’s a look at the digital percentage of total album sales of each of these new releases: The Black Keys (58% digital), Michael Jackson (34%), Rascal Flatts (30%), and Dolly Parton (15%).
Keeping Track of Tracks
Luke Bryan broke the 1 million download mark with his hit “Play It Again,” selling 85k this week.
The Voice contestant Jake Worthington scored the top Country debut track with 48.5k of “Heaven.”
Brantley Gilbert’s “Small Town Throwdown” featuring BMLG labelmates Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett entered with 29k.
Gilbert Rides in Support of New Album and Fallen Soldiers
/by Troy_StephensonThis ride is also in support of the Folds of Honor Foundation, an organization which supports the families of soldiers who died in battle. There will be tour buses trailing the ride, all of them covered in names of fallen soldiers.
Gilbert and several other riders are scheduled to arrive at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday (May 26). During the trip, they will make several stops including in store appearances, the Indy 500 on Sunday (May 25) and pre-race concert at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday (May 25).
Fans can follow the journey HERE.