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- Industry Ink: Clay Walker, Justin Moore, UMG Nashville, Mike Gossin, Julia Minichiello April 26, 2024
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Luke Bryan Debuts Video, Sets "CMT Crossroads" Date
/by Sarah SkatesLuke Bryan is gearing up for the Aug. 9 street date of his third studio set with this week’s release of the video for lead single “Country Girl (Shake It For Me).” Directed by award-winner Shaun Silva, the video was filmed last month in Los Angeles at Siren Studios. Single stats are boding well for […]
Eye On Idol (5/25/11)
/by FreemanAmerican Idol viewers got a taste of things to come last night (5/24) as finalists Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina previewed their would-be first singles.
Tim McGraw Countersues Curb Records
/by Sarah SkatesTim McGraw has filed a countersuit against longtime label home Curb Records, according to today’s Tennessean. The news broke last week that Curb was suing the superstar for breach of contract. According to the newspaper, McGraw is seeking punitive damages, an advance payment for his latest recordings, and a legal ruling that he has fulfilled […]
Warner Releasing Music From Three Rising Acts
/by Sarah SkatesWarner Music Nashville is working new releases from rising acts Frankie Ballard, Jason Jones and Mandy Barnett. The label is also bringing back its Pickin’ On The Patio parties starting tomorrow night (5/26). Frankie Ballard’s full-length debut album hit shelves this week and he is celebrating with a string of performances in his home state […]
Entertainment Audience Fragmentation Spurs Decline In Perceived Value
/by adminPublic Relations firm Edelman, with offices in 53 cities and over 3,700 employees worldwide, has released findings from its fifth annual Value, Engagement and Trust in the Era of Social Entertainment survey. Results from the 2011 study show that compared with 2010, consumers believe they are getting 68% less value from entertainment sources in all […]
Signing Pics: Dean Alexander, Ahmande Grimes
/by Sarah SkatesDean Alexander Builds Team Elektra recording artist Dean Alexander has signed with J.P. Williams and C.T. Wyatt of Parallel Entertainment for management representation. He has inked with Paradigm Nashville for booking. Alexander joined Warner Music Nashville in early 2010 and is currently in the studio working on his debut album. Parallel Entertainment is known for its […]
Bigride Records Launches With Marlee Scott
/by Sarah SkatesBigride Entertainment has launched new division Bigride Records, expanding the artist management business that has been headed by Gerry Leiske since 1997 and achieved success with country band Emerson Drive. Marlee Scott is the label’s flagship artist and her debut U.S. single, “Beautiful Maybe,” goes for adds June 27. She is currently on a radio […]
DISClaimer Single Reviews (5/24/11)
/by Robert K OermannIt’s John Rich’s world, we just live in it. On Sunday, he won this season’s Celebrity Apprentice championship. He’s a publisher on the No. 1 hit “Don’t You Wanna Stay.” He has two new Warner “Six Pak” albums, Rich Rocks! and For the Kids. And now he has two tunes in the same “DisClaimer” column
Industry Ink Tuesday (5/24)
/by Sarah SkatesSharp Objects expands • Clay Bradley to bank board • R&J Records addition • Letters for Lyrics honored • Richard Marx named Songwriter Icon
Jamey Johnson Plans New Album, Produces Other Artists
/by Sarah SkatesJamey Johnson has been working on a new album for Mercury Nashville, as well as manning production for other acts. His upcoming project will be his follow-up to the gold-certified, critically acclaimed two-disc set The Guitar Song. “I’ve written some and recorded a bunch,” he says, “not necessarily new songs that I wrote, but just […]
Grady Forms Management Alliance
/by Sarah SkatesNew York based Crush Management and Nashville music vet John Grady have joined forces to form a new venture. Along with Crush principals Jonathan Daniel and Bob McLynn, Grady will open Crush Nashville. The first two artists on the Crush Nashville roster are Sony Music Nashville recording artist Kristen Kelly, and the duo of Sarah […]
Gaga's Fans Put Their Paws Up For New Album
/by FreemanLady Gaga’s fans (affectionately known as “Little Monsters”) attacked Amazon on Monday when the retail giant offered one-day-only full downloads of her new album Born This Way for 99 cents. The resulting surge in traffic and purchases choked Amazon’s servers, leaving many customers unable to download or stream the album.
Picture Party
/by Sarah SkatesSongwriters Go Coastal • Book Party For “Business Wisdom of The Beatles” • Justin Moore Visits ACM