Pictured (L-R): Kara Tusch and Claire Karlia
Big Yellow Dog Music has promoted Kara Tusch to Director, Label Services, and Claire Karliak to Senior Coordinator, Label Services.
Tusch joined BYDM in 2016 and was previously the Label Services Manager. In the new role she will oversee Big Yellow Dog Music label projects and releases including marketing and digital strategies, DSP coordination, and release timelines. A native of Connecticut, she received her Music Business degree from Belmont University in 2015. Her college internships included a stint at Big Yellow Dog Music, which led her to be hired as Social Media Coordinator in 2016.
“Kara has such dedication and passion for our artists and their unique projects,” said Big Yellow Dog Music co-owner and CEO Carla Wallace. “During this past year, her leadership skills were so important to our success. Hats off to this rising star!”
Karliak joined in 2020 and previously worked as Label Services Coordinator. In her new role she will assist with all Big Yellow Dog Music label projects and releases including distribution coordination, social media and marketing efforts, and digital advertising. Originally from Ohio, Karliak graduated from Belmont University as a Music Business major in 2019.
“Claire has been an incredible support to the label team throughout the past year!” said Tusch. “Her attention to detail, overall enthusiasm, and personal approach with our artists has been instrumental.”
Big Yellow Dog Music’s recent label releases include Leah Nobel’s rising hit “Beginning Middle End” (from Netflix’s To All the Boys: Always and Forever), the 2021 Grammy-nominated Blue Umbrella by Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashian, Tashian’s 2020 Grammy-nominated children’s album I Love Rainy Days, and Logan Mize’s Still That Kid.
Corey Crowder Breaks Into Top Five On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart
/by LB CantrellCorey Crowder. Photo: Nicola Harger
Songwriter-producer Corey Crowder makes his way into the top five on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart this week, as a co-writer on Florida Georgia Line’s “Long Live,” Blake Shelton’s “Minimum Wage,” Chris Young and Kane Brown’s “Famous Friends,” and Chase Rice feat. Florida Georgia Line’s “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen.”
Josh Osborne remains at No. 1 again this week, with Morgan Wallen’s “Sand In My Boots,” Darius Rucker’s “Beers And Sunshine,” Rascal Flatts’ “How They Remember You,” Sam Hunt’s “Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90’s,” and Carly Pearce’s “Next Girl.”
The weekly MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart uses algorithms based upon song activity according to airplay, digital download track sales and streams. This unique and exclusive addition to the MusicRow portfolio is the only songwriter chart of its kind.
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Kobalt Music Signs Admin Deal With Claire Guerreso
/by LB CantrellClaire Guerreso
Singer-songwriter Claire Guerreso has signed an exclusive administrative agreement with Kobalt Music.
Combining all genres of music into a power mixture of her own song creations, Guerreso specializes in making and performing music for media outlets such as film and TV as well as writing with and for other artists.
Her ability to both write and perform in any genre has taken her music around the world. Equally apt at writing dark, ethereal songs, upbeat dance tracks and introspective ballads, her music has been featured in shows such as Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19, Reign, Lucifer, Pretty Little Liars, Shades of Blue, The Walking Dead, American Ninja Warrior and more. She has also had placements in national ad campaigns for Samsung and Ford. In total, her music has garnered an excess of 20 million streams across all platforms.
“I am very happy to be working with Kobalt and their amazing team,” says Guerreso. “It feels great to be a creative part of this company with people who are passionate about music and finding the right place for songs. I’m excited to see what we can do together!”
“I’m very excited to welcome Claire to the Kobalt family. Her ability to work across multiple genres, international markets and the tremendous success she’s had in the Sync world makes her the perfect fit for our creative roster,” says Kobalt GM, Jesse Willoughby.
Sony’s Beyond The Instrument Initiative Benefits Music Education
/by Sarah SkatesNoah Cyrus is the inaugural ambassador for Beyond The Instrument.
Sony Music Group has launched Beyond The Instrument, an annual program to advance educational resources and promote career development within the music industry.
Noah Cyrus is the inaugural program ambassador and will kick off an educational workshop series with a virtual discussion with students at Antioch High School in Nashville. The four-week series of music industry education workshops is part of a partnership between Sony and Music Forward.
Sony’s Beyond The Instrument program will also fund the Save The Music J Dilla Music Technology Grant, offering a comprehensive package of musical instruments, sound engineering equipment, and technology software which will be delivered to the school in time for the 2021-22 school year.
Cyrus said, “Music has always been such a huge part of my life and I was extremely fortunate to grow up in a family where I was constantly surrounded by music; I really experienced the benefits firsthand of learning and creating music at a very young age, providing me an emotional outlet and passion that I am still beyond thankful for everyday. This is why I am so honored and excited to be the inaugural program ambassador of Beyond The Instrument, and for the chance to give back to Nashville, a city that’s very near and dear to my heart.”
Tim McGraw To Headline Virtual Heart Strings For Hope Benefit
/by Lorie HollabaughAn all-star line-up of performers including Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Scotty McCreery, Ashley McBryde and Lauren Alaina are set for MultiCare’s Heart Strings for Hope concert. The event will be streamed across the nation on March 9 and will raise funds to support mental health care, while providing hope and healing through music.
Hosted by Bryan White, the schedule also includes Jordan Fisher, Mat Kearney, Payton Smith, Lindsay Ell, Lindsey Lomis, Matthew West, Cory Wong, Chuck Wicks, Phil Vassar, Mitch Rossell, Jimmy Wayne, Lexie Hayden, Marc Broussard, Craig Campbell, Jason Crabb, Payton Smith, Ty Herndon, Terri Clark, Music Travel Love, Troubadour 77, and Kade Puckett.
Tickets and donations made through vye.live will jointly benefit MultiCare Inland Northwest Foundation and MusiCares. The Foundation will use the proceeds to elevate and expand access to care for Behavioral Health services in the Inland Northwest. MusiCares will use the proceeds to support mental health care in the music community across the nation.
The show will be streamed live and tickets are pay what you can: $10, $25, $50 per household.
Big Yellow Dog Music Promotes Two In Label Services Department
/by Lorie HollabaughPictured (L-R): Kara Tusch and Claire Karlia
Big Yellow Dog Music has promoted Kara Tusch to Director, Label Services, and Claire Karliak to Senior Coordinator, Label Services.
Tusch joined BYDM in 2016 and was previously the Label Services Manager. In the new role she will oversee Big Yellow Dog Music label projects and releases including marketing and digital strategies, DSP coordination, and release timelines. A native of Connecticut, she received her Music Business degree from Belmont University in 2015. Her college internships included a stint at Big Yellow Dog Music, which led her to be hired as Social Media Coordinator in 2016.
“Kara has such dedication and passion for our artists and their unique projects,” said Big Yellow Dog Music co-owner and CEO Carla Wallace. “During this past year, her leadership skills were so important to our success. Hats off to this rising star!”
Karliak joined in 2020 and previously worked as Label Services Coordinator. In her new role she will assist with all Big Yellow Dog Music label projects and releases including distribution coordination, social media and marketing efforts, and digital advertising. Originally from Ohio, Karliak graduated from Belmont University as a Music Business major in 2019.
“Claire has been an incredible support to the label team throughout the past year!” said Tusch. “Her attention to detail, overall enthusiasm, and personal approach with our artists has been instrumental.”
Big Yellow Dog Music’s recent label releases include Leah Nobel’s rising hit “Beginning Middle End” (from Netflix’s To All the Boys: Always and Forever), the 2021 Grammy-nominated Blue Umbrella by Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashian, Tashian’s 2020 Grammy-nominated children’s album I Love Rainy Days, and Logan Mize’s Still That Kid.
Weekly Register: ‘Dangerous’ Joins Elite List Of Record-Breaking Albums
/by Sarah SkatesMorgan Wallen. Photo: John Shearer
Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous is ruling the charts for the eighth consecutive week. He has a grip on the top two spots on the country songs streaming chart, as well as the top country album in the nation. With this streak, his ambitious double album joins an elite list (see below) of only six other country projects to have spent eight or more weeks at No. 1, according to Billboard.
Top 5 Country Albums: Dangerous: The Double Album logged 82K this week for a release-to-date total of 1.139 million. Rounding out the Top 5 country albums are Luke Combs’ What You See Is What You Get (28K) and This One’s For You (17K), Wallen’s If I Know Me (16K) and Chris Stapleton‘s Starting Over (14K).
Top 5 Country Streaming Songs
Morgan Wallen “Wasted on You” 8 million this week/86 million RTD
Morgan Wallen “Sand In My Boots” 7.1 million/77 million
Niko Moon “Good Time” 6.9 million/182 million
Luke Combs “Better Together” 6.5 million/269 million
Gabby Barrett “The Good Ones” 6.1 million/131 million
Lil Tjay f/ 6lack dials up the No. 1 song overall with “Calling My Phone” scoring 19 million streams.
Country Albums That Spent 8-Plus Weeks at No. 1
Garth Brooks, Ropin’ the Wind
Billy Ray Cyrus, Some Gave All
Taylor Swift, Fearless
Garth Brooks, The Hits
Eagles, Hotel California
Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
Source: Billboard
Guy Clark Documentary Offers Virtual Screening Opportunities
/by Lorie HollabaughThe film chronicles the relationship between Clark, his wife Susanna Clark, and fellow musician Townes Van Zandt, and pulls from Susanna’s personal diaries as well as Tamara Saviano’s 2016 Clark biography. It was produced and directed by longtime Americana music producer/executive Saviano and filmmaker Paul Whitfield, and features interviews with Clark himself along with poignant reflections from some of his closest friends and musical allies, including Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Vince Gill, Verlon Thompson, and Terry and Jo Harvey Allen, as well as record executive Barry Poss.
All showings will be priced at $25. A full list of screenings is below and more information, including where to purchase tickets, can be found at withoutgettingkilledorcaug
The film is set to make its virtual world premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival on March 18 at 10 AM CT and can be watched by badge holders at any time throughout the duration of the festival.
Without Getting Killed or Caught virtual screening schedule:
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Tauren Wells To Release ‘Citizen Of Heaven (Live)’
/by Lorie HollabaughTauren Wells is giving fans who have been missing concerts a taste of his live show with new album Citizen of Heaven LIVE, which features 15 tracks and four accompanying videos recorded during his album launch event in January 2020 at Lakewood Church in his hometown of Houston. The album is slated for release April 16.
“My favorite thing about creating an album is anticipating what the live versions of the songs will become,” said Wells. “Having a song come alive for the first time in the writing room or the studio is a crazy feeling, but there is a different energy and excitement when the song comes alive in a room full of people! We captured all that fire on this new live album, and it is a full-on heatwave! You’re about to dance, cry, laugh, and worship all at the same time so be prepared. The people in the car next to you are going to be really confused!!”
Wells, a six-time Dove award winner (including 2020 CCM Artist of the Year and Album of the Year), Platinum-singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, and public speaker, has accumulated 776 million total solo career global streams.
He is currently on the Toby Mac Hits Deep Tour 2021, wrapping up the spring leg last weekend with three consecutive nights at the Allen Event Center in Allen, TX, and will also join the fall leg of the tour.
Citizen of Heaven LIVE Track List:
Details: Lambert’s Casa Rosa To Bring Taste Of Texas To Tennessee
/by Lorie HollabaughMiranda Lambert has shared some details around her new Casa Rosa bar and restaurant on Broadway in Nashville, set to open this summer in partnership with TC Restaurant Group.
The four-level entertainment complex will feature three floors of live music and nightlife, including a rooftop bar, and another highlight, the “Pink House,” will be home to some of Lambert’s most recognizable and important memorabilia. The “Pink House” will include the birdcage from her No. 1 song and CMA Video of the Year “Bluebird,” unique clothing and set pieces from her video shoots, a dazzling rhinestone saddle modeled after a favorite of hers from Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, a customized “Yellow Rose” wall for photos, and dozens of items that highlight milestones and special moments in the country singer’s life.
“I’m so excited to have a honky tonk with my name on it! Casa Rosa will be a little taste of Texas in Tennessee,” said Lambert. “Tacos, tequila and tufted pink booths, what else can a girl ask for? This place is special to me and I’m happy to be representing the ladies here in Music City! See y’all down there!”
“We’re very excited to be working with Miranda; such an iconic artist with a fantastic fan base,” said Grant Burlingame, vice president of operations for TC Restaurant Group. “This last year has provided us the ability to really put focus and attention toward this project and we can’t wait for her fans to be a part of this experience.”
Morris Higham / SB Projects Sign Alana Springsteen
/by Sarah SkatesPictured (L-R): Basak Kizilisik, Alana Springsteen and Clint Higham. Photo: David Bradley, Osprey Media
Rising country newcomer Alana Springsteen has signed a management deal with Morris Higham in partnership with Scooter Braun’s SB Projects.
The 20-year-old Virginia Beach native has amassed more than 21 million on-demand streams in just over a year, and is set to release a duet with collaborator Roman Alexander on March 19. They penned “Trying Not To” along with the track’s producers Jerry Flowers and Jared Keim.
With a knack for storytelling, Springsteen has also been collaborating with Parker Welling, Gordie Sampson, Jon Randall and Casey Brown. She was named a Pandora 2021 Artist to Watch.
“Alana’s star quality, individualism, and devotion to her artistry make her a talent that stands out effortlessly,” said Morris Higham President Clint Higham. “She brings a fresh perspective with honest storytelling, powerful vocals, and an undeniable presence. We are honored and excited to have the opportunity to help Alana launch this new chapter.”
“I couldn’t imagine a better fit than Basak Kizilisik, Clint Higham, and the incredible people at Morris Higham and SB Projects for my management team,” said Springsteen. “I’m so thankful for their passion, their belief in me and my music, and so excited to walk into this year with such a powerhouse group of individuals behind me. Truly feels like the dream team!”