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Hot Times At Jake On The Lake
/by Sarah SkatesJake Owen treated music tastemakers to an afternoon retreat on Tuesday (8/2) at Jake On The Lake. The Nashville press corps and industry execs braved the heat and gathered on Music Row to board buses bound for Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tenn.
Thursday Thoughts
/by adminNSAI/CMT Song Contest Opens To Submissions • RPM Transportation Consultants Moves To Music Row • New industry career group, the Young Entertainment Professionals begins to make a difference
Photos: Rising Artists Making The Rounds
/by Sarah SkatesMandisa Celebrates First No. 1 • UMPG Inks Striking Matches • Brett Eldredge Visits CMA
Pinky Gonzales BubblesUp In Oregon
/by Sarah SkatesDigital services company BubbleUp has tapped music marketer Pinky Gonzales to lead a company expansion in the Pacific Northwest. He is a former partner at echomusic and Belmont University Adjunct Professor. The new office will compliment the company’s existing operations in Tennessee, Texas and Connecticut where they handle digital services for Margaritaville, Keith Urban, Zac […]
Rascal Flatts Feted For No. 1 Single, Platinum Album
/by Sarah SkatesMusic executives gathered last night (8/3) to celebrate the recent chart-topping success of the Rascal Flatts hit “I Won’t Let Go,” from the pens of songwriters Jason Sellers and Steve Robson. It was the band’s 13th career No. 1 single. ASCAP and the Flatts’ label home Big Machine Records hosted the evening at Nashville’s downtown Hard Rock Cafe. […]
American Idols Talk Recording, Touring
/by FreemanWhen the 2011 American Idols Tour made its Nashville stop on Saturday (7/30), Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, and Paul McDonald sat down with local press to share some thoughts on life, post-Idol.
My Good Girl Music Revamps With Name Change
/by Sarah SkatesStephanie Greene and Mark Bright today (8/4) announced exclusively with MusicRow a renaming of their publishing company, previously known as My Good Girl Music. Going forward the company will be known as Chatterbox Music. The publishing house will continue its joint venture with Sony/ATV, and all staff and songwriters will remain in place. Chatterbox songwriters […]
Strait Bringing The Good Time This September
/by Sarah SkatesGeorge Strait has a Sept. 6 release date for his new studio album, Here For A Good Time. The title track is already No. 10 on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout chart eight weeks after release. Written by Strait, his son Bubba Strait, and revered songwriter Dean Dillon, it is the artist’s 89th career single. As if that […]
Industry Ink Wednesday (8/3/11)
/by Sarah SkatesNews from Frances Preston, John Seigenthaler, HFA, Odie Blackmon, Woody Bomar, Martha and Mike Borchetta, Bonnie Garner, Renee Grant-Williams and Bob Weir.
Cracker Barrel Exclusives From Jason Michael Carroll, Oak Ridge Boys
/by Sarah SkatesTwo new country offerings are hitting shelves at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. Jason Michael Carroll—a one-time server at the restaurant in his North Carolina hometown—has released the CD Numbers exclusively through the store. The album is available now and contains 11 new songs and one previous hit “Alyssa Lies.” The Oak Ridge Boys will release their […]
CRS Sneak Peek
/by Sarah SkatesCountry Radio Seminar organizers are giving an early look into what lies ahead at CRS 2012. The annual event will return to the downtown Nashville Convention Center Feb. 22-24, 2012. Keynote—Bob Pittman, Clear Channel’s Chairman of Media and Entertainment Platforms, kicks off CRS 2012 with the keynote address on Wed., Feb. 22. Research—CRS has commissioned […]
Church Enjoys Heavenly Sales
/by adminCapitol Chieftain Mike Dungan and his flock of the Capitol faithful have created a revival of sorts. First and foremost they receive a righteous shout out for launching Eric Church into the No. 1 spot on both the Top 200 and Country album charts with sales of almost 145,000 units. Secondly, their efforts have had […]
Richard Falken Joins Cumulus Nashville
/by Sarah SkatesCumulus Radio is beefing up its Nashville team with the addition of radio vet Richard Falken. The CMA and ACM award-winning radio producer has been named Director of Promotion over all of the cluster’s local stations. Falklen makes the move from Clear Channel where he served as producer of Gerry House and The House Foundation […]