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- Bowen * Young Signs With Snakefarm Records & Announces Debut Album April 24, 2024
- Sony Music Nashville To Host Third Annual ‘Camp Sony’ April 24, 2024
- Twitty & Lynn Release First Full-Length Album April 24, 2024
- MusicRow Magazine’s Sherod Robertson Honored With NSAI Champion Award April 24, 2024
- Sturgill Simpson, Post Malone & More Among Outside Lands Festival 2024 Lineup April 24, 2024
- CMA EDU Selects 2024–2025 Class April 24, 2024
- NSAI Celebrates 2023’s Hit Songwriters With Annual ‘World’s Largest No. 1 Party’ April 24, 2024
- New Johnny Cash Album ‘Songwriter,’ Featuring Unreleased 1993 Tunes, Due In June April 24, 2024
- Riley Green & Crew Celebrate No. 1 Hit ‘Different ‘Round Here’ April 24, 2024
- Louie TheSinger Signs With UTA April 24, 2024
Stiff Competition For Endorsement Deals
/by Sarah SkatesCelebrities are seeking licensing endorsement deals more actively than ever. Ad Age reports that celeb reps were working overtime at the Licensing International Expo, which took place this week in Las Vegas.
Music Industry Art Director Bill Johnson Passes
/by Robert K OermannGrammy Award winning art director Bill Johnson has died at age 68. He passed away at home in Nashville on Wednesday (6/15) following a battle with lung cancer. As the art director at CBS Records in the 1980s and 1990s, he left his visual imprint on an entire generation of country record makers. Johnson was […]
NMPA Board Honors Bob Doyle
/by Sarah SkatesBob Doyle was recently re-elected to the board of the National Music Publishers’ Association and honored for his five years of service to the organization. Elected members are Martin Bandier, Sony/ATV Music Publishing; Caroline Bienstock, Carlin America; Helene Blue, Helene Blue Musique Ltd.; Bob Doyle, Major Bob Music; John Eastman, MPL Communications; Roger Faxon, EMI […]
Are Netflix and Cable Operators At War?
/by adminAs the entertainment world continues to fragment there is growing concern and questions over consumer habits. Conventional wisdom seemed to say that added choices meant engaged TV/video viewers would watch more across all distribution channels. However, recent Nielsen SoundScan research and reports from The Diffusion Group are beginning to question that supposition. For example, the […]
Leadership Music Names New Class
/by Sarah SkatesForty-five new members have been selected to participate in the 23rd class of Leadership Music. The annual program is designed to create a forum for established music community leaders to identify and explore issues currently affecting the music industry. “The Leadership Music Class of 2012 is an impressive group of industry professionals with a wealth […]
"Live A Little" At No. 1
/by Sarah SkatesBMI toasted the team behind the Kenny Chesney No. 1 hit “Live a Little” at a party in its Music Row lobby on June 2. The single, Chesney’s twenty-second trip to the top of the charts, was co-written by Shane Minor and David Lee Murphy. BMI songwriter Minor has lived more than a little: He […]
Artist Updates: Sunny Sweeney, Margaret Durante, LeAnn Rimes
/by MichelleSunny Sweeney in Louisville • Margaret Durante visits MusicRow • LeAnn Rimes releases “Give”
Photos: Stealing Angels, Toby Keith, Bonnaroo
/by Sarah SkatesEarlier this week songwriters Caroline Cutbirth and Tayla Lynn signed to Skyline Music Publishing. Together with Jennifer Wayne, Cutbirth and Lynn make up Skyville Records trio Stealing Angels.
Luke Bryan Sets New Album Release
/by adminLuke Bryan’s career engines are heating up with the recent announcement that this Fall he will headline CMT On Tour: Luke Bryan Tailgates & Tanlines. Not unexpectedly his new album also named Tailgates & Tanlines, is set for release on August 9, in time for the tour. The 13-track disc will include Bryan’s current hit, […]
Garth Brooks To Songwriters Hall of Fame Tonight
/by Sarah SkatesGarth Brooks will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame tonight (6/16) during a ceremony in New York City. Trisha Yearwood and Dwight Yoakam are among the celebrities who will present or perform as part of the 42nd annual event at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. Others joining the hallowed hall include Nashvillian Leon Russell, […]
Musician Tony Lopacinski Passes
/by Sarah SkatesLocal musician Tony Lopacinski passed away on Wednesday, June 15. He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family after a 15-month battle with cancer. The Virginia native moved to Nashville in 2005 after a successful career on the road as Train’s touring guitarist. Since coming to Music City, he worked as Josh Gracin’s bandleader […]
OMG Signs Burns & Poe
/by adminBurns & Poe, MusicRow magazine’s Independent Artist of the Year have signed a management agreement with Ontourage Management Group (OMG), founded by Tony Conway. OMG will be responsible for day to day activity plus sponsorships, appearances and recording plans. Keith Burns and Michelle Poe debuted as a duo in 2009 and during that time […]
Nashville Entertainment: Film Festival Fundraiser; Visitors Get Live Music App
/by adminFilm Festival is raffling a car to increase membership • Nashville’s visitors get a new live music app