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- Allman Brothers Band Founding Member Dickey Betts Passes Away April 18, 2024
- Chris Young To Headline Nashville’s ‘Let Freedom Sing!’ Fourth Of July Celebration April 18, 2024
- Curb | Word Music Publishing Signs Josh Melton April 18, 2024
- Caroline Hodson Rises To Director, A&R At Tape Room Music April 18, 2024
- DISClaimer Single Reviews: Kameron Marlowe Brings Soulful Voice To Ballad April 18, 2024
- Kate Hudson To Unveil Her ‘Glorious’ Debut Album In May April 18, 2024
- CMA Promotes Michelle Kirk & Mary Overend To Senior Director Roles April 18, 2024
- Industry Ink: Drew Baldridge, CMHOFM, Ole Red Las Vegas April 18, 2024
- John Berry Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of ‘Your Love Amazes Me’ April 18, 2024
- Recording Academy & Coursera Launch Grammy Go April 18, 2024
Big Gifts For Good Causes
/by Sarah SkatesACM, Swift Support St. Jude • Darryl Worley and Friends In-The-Round • MCTI Makes Big Donation To Children’s Hospital • GRAMMY In the Schools
Lambert Reaches No. 1, Revs Up Pistol Annies
/by Sarah SkatesHot on the heels of her latest chart-topping single, Miranda Lambert officially released the first music from her new trio, Pistol Annies. The newlywed was in Nashville to toast the success of “Heart Like Mine” on June 2 at Virago, where BMI hosted an intimate, celebratory dinner. Co-written by Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Travis Howard, […]
The TV Force Impacts Sales
/by admin“The force is strong with that one,” confided Yoda in one of the Star Wars epics. Judging by this week’s Nielsen SoundScan numbers he might have been talking about the power of TV to sell music.
BMLG Appoints Jake Basden Director of Publicity
/by FreemanBig Machine Label Group has hired Jake Basden to the position of Director of Publicity. In this position, Basden (pronounced Bays-den) will oversee all aspects of media relations for the three labels under the BMLG umbrella.
Randy Travis' Anniversary Celebration
/by Sarah SkatesRandy Travis is busy promoting his new duets album, Anniversary Celebration. He and Josh Turner performed a track from the release last night (6/14) on the The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Tonight, Travis’s 25-year career will be honored at The GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, where he will discuss his career and new record […]
Hartigan Joins Rodeowave, Arista Appoints West Coast Regional
/by FreemanPromotion veteran Lori Hartigan has joined newly formed Rodeowave Entertainment as Partner. In this role Hartigan will serve as key principal for the label in sales, marketing, radio, management, and promotion.
Entertainment Attorneys Launch New Firm
/by Sarah SkatesAttorneys Jordan Keller, Jason Turner, TD Ruth, Chris Andrews, Jennifer Ghanem and Jaime Heller have started a new, full-service entertainment law firm, serving clients in the music, film, television and sports industries.
DISClaimer Single Reviews (6/15/11)
/by Robert K OermannYou can tickle my dancing feet or dazzle my brain with word play, but if you really want to get my attention, pierce my heart.
Elements Align For Sony/ATV Success
/by Sarah SkatesJust like the weather, Sony/ATV is on a hot-streak. The publishing company has scored the top spot on Billboard’s Country Publishers Airplay Chart for four of the last five quarters. The most recent chart (issue date 5/28/11) measures country radio airplay during the first quarter of 2011, showing Sony/ATV with 15.9% market share. Troy Tomlinson, […]
Ride For A Cure Raises $70,000 for T.J. Martell
/by contributorThis past Sunday (6/12) over 450 riders rallied at the Roundabout Plaza in downtown Nashville for Ride For a Cure in support of the T.J. Martell Foundation and its research for leukemia, cancer, and AIDS. The event was a huge success, raising $70,000.
Swift and Underwood Among Best Paid Celebs Under 30
/by FreemanTaylor Swift and Carrie Underwood are part of an elite group of young celebrities who know what that feels like, according to Forbes (“The Best Paid Celebrities Under 30”).
750 Heat Sufferers • Jones House For Sale • Facebook Growth Slowing?
/by admin>>>The Tennessean reports that 750 people were treated for the heat at this year’s CMA MusicFest, according to a spokesperson from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. At last year’s festival 400 were treated. The record breaking heat wave that accompanied MusicFest this year was named as the obvious cause for the huge increase. >>>George Jones’ home […]
CMA Fest By The Numbers
/by Robert K OermannThe Country Music Association released its preliminary statistics on its 40th annual fan festival on Monday, and the results are impressive. There is no official estimate on how much economic impact this year’s festival had on downtown, but it is a safe bet that it surpassed last year’s $24 million.