“How Long Is Long Enough”
Blue Steel Records
Already spinning at: KAIR, KBCN, KBCR, KCJC, KCNY, KFAV, KGRT, KKAJ, KKOW, KLMJ, KLQL, KMGO, KNAF, KNCQ, KREK, KRRV, KRVN, KSMA, KTJJ, KTKS, KTNT, KVVP, KWCK, KWOX, KWWR, KXIA, KXOX, KZZY, WATZ, WBRF, WBYZ, WCJW, WCOW, WDNB, WGGC, WGLR, WHMA, WIFE, WJMQ, WJNR, WKKW, WKSR, WMEV, WOWF, WPPL, WQNZ, WQSI, WTHO, WUCZ, WUPY, WYBL, WYVY. A big THANK YOU country radio for the great debut! Thank you to our promoters Regina, Christina, Tom, and Steve!
In a word, “Wow.” LOVE the track: It pulses like a heartbeat. Michelle aches exquisitely in her lead vocal. The chorus has monstrous hooks. This thing has the wings of a mighty angel.”
—Robert K. Oermann, MusicRow
Just in time for the sizzlin’ dog-days of summer Blue Steel Records duo Burns & Poe is back with a soulful mid-tempo about a heart-on-the-mend, served with breezy harmonies. “How Long Is Long Enough” was co-penned by Keith Burns and Frankie Golden, produced by Mark Oliverius and will appear on the duo’s upcoming self-titled album. It has already made a huge first week debut at No. 58 on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart.
“For every song I’ve written I think the lyrics need to speak for themselves,” says Burns. “When Michelle and I were in the studio, we agreed the music had to be stripped down to bare bones, plain and simple, to showcase how vulnerable and numb the character is. It’s our version of Eric Carmen’s ‘All By Myself’.”
Poe agrees, saying, “She’s at a place where we’ve all been at one point or another. After ending a relationship you want to be able to move on with your life, but sometimes it takes more time than you’d hope. The heart takes time to feel; the heart takes time to heal. The lyric, ‘Tell me when does a heart give up?’ sums up the song perfectly. When can I give in, let go and get on with my life? Who hasn’t felt that way?”
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Deborah Allen on the Wrong Side Of Memphis
/by contributorAllen, her manager Raymond Hicks, and video director Mark Nicolosi took a service road under the old Memphis Arkansas Bridge for what looked like the perfect location for shooting a nostalgic delta scene. Quickly, the scene turned into a barrage of flashing blue lights and officers charging toward the team with weapons drawn shouting, “Stay in the car! Keep your hands on the dash! Keep your hands in sight and don’t move!”
Allen and crew had mistakenly driven into an area heavily protected by Homeland Security and authorities had been alerted. Turns out the entourage were risking a violation of the Patriot Act. After an interrogation and search, the officers realized that Allen was not a terrorist threat. Before departing, the officers listened to Allen’s new song and were invited to attend her September 10 performance at the Bartlett, Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
Allen’s tribute to the life and home of Elvis Presley, “Amazing Graceland”, is available on i-Tunes and can be heard by visiting www.deborahallen.com.
Niemann’s “Lover, Lover” Gets Gold Certification
/by Sarah SkatesJerrod Niemann made a return visit to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry this past week. Pictured (l-r): Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Gary Overton; Desert Rose Band’s John Jorgenson; Restless Heart’s Larry Stewart; Niemann; Fitzgerald Hartley’s Bill Simmons; Grand Ole Opry VP/GM Pete Fisher; and Sony Music Nashville Promo VP Skip Bishop. 2010 Copyright Grand Ole Opry. Photo by Chris Hollo
Jerrod Niemann’s first No. 1 hit is now also his first RIAA-certified Gold Digital Single. “Lover, Lover” has been a breakthrough song for the Sea Gayle/Arista Nashville artist and his album, Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury, has been in the Top 3 country best-sellers since its release.
After a quick stop in Nashville last week that included a performance on the Grand Ole Opry, Niemann is maintaining a busy schedule on the road, and he’ll be opening Gary Allan’s Get Off on the Pain Tour beginning September 9.
Today, it was announced that Niemann and Miranda Lambert will perform at Dierks Bentley’s “Miles & Music for Kids” benefit for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Oct. 17 at Nashville’s Riverfront Park. This week Niemann also turns up in People magazine’s music section and Blair Garner’s “The Buzz” page in Country Weekly.
Dierks Plans “Miles And Music For Kids”
/by Sarah SkatesIn only five years, the event has attracted over 30,000 fans and raised an impressive $1.2 million for children’s hospitals in Nashville, Phoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta.
“Miles and Music is one of the greatest things we do all year,” says Bentley. “The Nashville community has been coming out year after year to support us…crazy to think we’ve been doing it for five years now. So many people contribute their time and money to make this a success…looking forward to making year #5 bigger and better than ever.”
This year, the hour-long motorcycle ride will kick off at a new location, Harley-Davidson of Columbia, and end at Riverfront Park in downtown Nashville for the concert.
Tickets for the family-friendly event go on sale on Fri., Aug. 20 through Ticketmaster. Tickets for the ride, concert and commemorative T-shirt are $50, or $20 for the concert only. Special VIP packages are also available.
Sponsored by Nationwide Insurance, all proceeds from the Nashville event will benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
Canadian Country Org Gets New Exec
/by adminGreen is currently the VP of Operations of Puretracks (division of Somerset Entertainment), a leading North American digital music provider and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University. Prior to Puretracks, Green gained extensive business and leadership experience at Bell Canada in a diverse range of senior management roles, including marketing, sales, public relations, and strategic planning.
“I look forward to working with all key CCMA stakeholders to deliver the mandate of the Association,” Green said. “It’s an honor to work within a genre that I have listened to and loved since my childhood.
“We took our time to find the ideal candidate for this role,” said Chair of the CCMA Board of Directors, Jackie Rae Greening. “Don has a lot to offer and we look forward to having him as leader of our growing Association.”
For more information about Country Music Week 2010, the Canadian Country Music Awards or the CCMA visit www.ccma.org.
CMA Noms To Be Revealed Over 2 Days
/by Sarah SkatesMiranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley will reveal the nominees for select CMA Awards on Sept. 1.
Final nominees for The 44th Annual CMA Awards will be announced over two mornings, on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1.
On Wednesday, Sept. 1, Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert will announce the final nominees in five CMA Awards categories live from the Good Morning America studios in New York City on ABC. The announcement will air in the 8:30 AM/ET half-hour segment of the morning news program.
On Tuesday, Aug. 31, Justin Moore and Chris Young will announce the finalists in seven CMA Awards categories from Nashville at a press conference at the historic Ryman Auditorium.
In Nashville, Steel Magnolia will announce the finalists for the 2010 CMA Broadcast Award Personality and Radio Station of the Year in four categories (small, medium, large, and major markets), as well as the finalists for the CMA National Broadcast Personality.
The 44th Annual CMA Awards, known as “Country Music’s Biggest Night(TM),” will be broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 10 (8:00-11:00 PM ET) on ABC.
CMT Insider Special Edition: 2010 CMA Awards Nominations, featuring in-depth coverage of the nominations, artist interviews, and more, will premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 1 (11:00 AM/ET), with several re-airings scheduled.
CMA’s official radio partner, Premiere Radio Networks, will carry the Awards and Broadcast Award nominations live to Country Radio as they are announced each day.
And don’t forget, the CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock special will air Wednesday, Sept. 1 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on ABC.
Social Media Success Story CJaye LeRose
/by Sarah SkatesFor LeRose, the next step after YouTube was starting a Twitter account, inspired partly by MusicRow’s Twitter chart which ranks country singers by the number of followers. In less than six months, she’s gained 10,000 followers and moved up to No. 55 in the rankings. LeRose calls the whole experience “surreal.”
Lately she’s been in Nashville prepping for the release of her debut album, Date With The Tub, due this fall. She has recruited Music City Networks to build a web site at www.cjayelerose.com, completed a photo shoot with Melinda Norris, and made a video for lead single, “The Porch,” with Gamma Blast director Chad Denning.
LeRose’s first performance in Nashville will be at Crownover Tisinger’s End of The Row Party to benefit the TJ Martell Foundation. It is set for Sept. 16 at the law offices at 1701 18th Avenue South.
Graph shows LeRose's strong growth in Twitter followers in recent months.
Date Set For Grammy Noms Concert
/by Sarah SkatesTaylor Swift won four Grammys at last year's awards.
The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night® will air live on the CBS Television Network on Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 10–11 PM ET/PT. The one-hour special will announce nominations in several categories as well as feature performances by past GRAMMY winners and/or nominees. Presenters, performers and additional information will be announced shortly. No word on when the full list of nominations will be revealed.
The 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, airing live at 8 PM ET/PT on CBS.
For updates and breaking news, visit The Recording Academy®’s social networks on Twitter and Facebook.
Burns and Poe
/by ProgrammerPlaylistBlue Steel Records
Already spinning at: KAIR, KBCN, KBCR, KCJC, KCNY, KFAV, KGRT, KKAJ, KKOW, KLMJ, KLQL, KMGO, KNAF, KNCQ, KREK, KRRV, KRVN, KSMA, KTJJ, KTKS, KTNT, KVVP, KWCK, KWOX, KWWR, KXIA, KXOX, KZZY, WATZ, WBRF, WBYZ, WCJW, WCOW, WDNB, WGGC, WGLR, WHMA, WIFE, WJMQ, WJNR, WKKW, WKSR, WMEV, WOWF, WPPL, WQNZ, WQSI, WTHO, WUCZ, WUPY, WYBL, WYVY. A big THANK YOU country radio for the great debut! Thank you to our promoters Regina, Christina, Tom, and Steve!
In a word, “Wow.” LOVE the track: It pulses like a heartbeat. Michelle aches exquisitely in her lead vocal. The chorus has monstrous hooks. This thing has the wings of a mighty angel.”
—Robert K. Oermann, MusicRow
Just in time for the sizzlin’ dog-days of summer Blue Steel Records duo Burns & Poe is back with a soulful mid-tempo about a heart-on-the-mend, served with breezy harmonies. “How Long Is Long Enough” was co-penned by Keith Burns and Frankie Golden, produced by Mark Oliverius and will appear on the duo’s upcoming self-titled album. It has already made a huge first week debut at No. 58 on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart.
“For every song I’ve written I think the lyrics need to speak for themselves,” says Burns. “When Michelle and I were in the studio, we agreed the music had to be stripped down to bare bones, plain and simple, to showcase how vulnerable and numb the character is. It’s our version of Eric Carmen’s ‘All By Myself’.”
Poe agrees, saying, “She’s at a place where we’ve all been at one point or another. After ending a relationship you want to be able to move on with your life, but sometimes it takes more time than you’d hope. The heart takes time to feel; the heart takes time to heal. The lyric, ‘Tell me when does a heart give up?’ sums up the song perfectly. When can I give in, let go and get on with my life? Who hasn’t felt that way?”
http://twitter.com/burnsandpoe
Burns & Poe on Facebook
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Warner Adds Niederhauser; CRS Liner Registration Open
/by Sarah SkatesMark Niederhauser
Mark Niederhauser will join the Warner Music Nashville promotion team as Southwest Regional Promotion Manager starting September 7. He will report directly to Vice President of Promotions Bob Reeves.
Warner Music Nashville is home to Atlantic Records, Warner Bros. Records and Word Label Group.
Niederhauser can be reached after September 7 at Mark.Niederhauser@wmg.com.
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The all-digital process replaced the Artist Radio Taping Sessions at CRS 2010 and provides artists with more flexibility to record liners at their leisure. Artists will receive the liner requests directly from CRB by Nov. 3, 2010, and must submit the finished product back to CRB at liners@crb.org by Dec. 15, 2010. Stations wishing to participate in the program must register for CRS 2011 and submit their liners to CRB for review by Oct. 31, 2010.
Artists who sign up for the program are obligated to record up to three custom liners per station, up to 150 stations. One generic liner set will also be recorded by the artists for stations registering after Oct. 31.
Sixty-eight artists participated in the program’s debut at CRS 2010, from emerging acts to superstars such as Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Reba.
For specific radio attendee inquiries, contact Kristen McRary at (615) 327-4487 or Kristen@CRB.org. For specific artist inquiries, contact Chasity Crouch at (615) 327-4487 or Chasity@CRB.org.