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Star Lineup For American Country Awards

Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Blake Shelton and Josh Turner are set to perform at the first-ever American Country Awards, airing live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on FOX Dec. 6. The inaugural two-hour event will also feature appearances by country recording artists Laura Bell Bundy, Rodney Carrington, Jewel, Lady Antebellum […]

Lifenotes: Evelyn Walker Brown, mother of Allen Brown

MusicRow extends condolences to Sony Music Nashville Vice President, Media & Corporate Communications, Allen Brown, on the passing of his mother Evelyn Walker Brown on November 12. She was 86 years old. Services will be held Thursday, November 18 with committal at the Emmett Cemetery in Emmett, ID at 2 pm. A memorial service will […]

Monty Powell Signs With Ole Publishing

SESAC-affiliated songwriter Monty Powell stopped by the performing rights organization’s Nashville headquarters to celebrate his new publishing agreement with Ole Publishing. Powell, SESAC’s 2009 Songwriter Of The Year, has been one of country’s most successful and prolific songwriters over the last few years scoring hits including “Days Go By,” “Kiss A Girl,” “Til Summer Comes […]

CMA Awards Win Week In Ratings

The CMA Awards were the No. 1 entertainment show on television last week. During the week of November 8, 2010, ABC’s broadcast of “The 44th Annual CMA Awards” emerged as TV’s No. 1 entertainment program in the key Adult 18-49 sales demographic. In fact it represented the first-time ever for ABC’s CMA Awards to stand […]

CMA Honors Lomax

John Lomax III was recently presented with the CMA’s 2010 Jo Walker-Meador International Award. The honor was presented by CMA Chief Executive Officer Steve Moore on Nov. 8 during the organization’s annual International Reception in Nashville. “It’s a huge honor and a real thrill to be recognized after a lot of miles and a lot […]

City Paper: CMA Awards Bring $3M Economic Impact

A report by fellow SouthComm publication The City Paper shows that the CMA Awards generated an estimated $3 million in direct visitor spending (according to the Convention and Visitors Bureau). In money talk, the awards are worth only about one-eighth of the CMA Music Fest. Nashville’s biggest event draws an estimated $24 million in economic […]

Video: Loretta Lynn Discusses Tribute Album

Loretta Lynn talks about the Coal Miner’s Daughter tribute album honoring her 50-year career. Also featured in the video are the artists from the project, including Sheryl Crow, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Kid Rock, Carrie Underwood, and Jack White.

Rucker Sings For PGA Tour Charity

Darius Rucker is set to team with the PGA Tour during 2011 to raise funds for PGA Tour charities through music. Rucker, an avid golfer, has written and produced “Together Anything’s Possible,” that will be available for download starting in early January. All proceeds from the song for a full year will be donated to […]

Hit Writers Pen Holiday Parody Album, Merry Ex-Mas

Songwriters Will Robinson, Mike Reid and Don Pfrimmer have just released Merry Ex-Mas: Holiday Songs For the Divorced and Soon To Be, a tongue in cheek collection of eight Christmas parodies and two original new holiday songs. The ten tracks are performed by a group called the Irreconcilables, which includes Joanna Cotten, Perry Danos, Fred […]

Reba Is People Country’s December Cover

The December issue of People Country is out today (11/12) and features photos of 2010’s biggest stars in their favorite places. Reba graces the cover and speaks about her favorite vacation place, the Ryman Auditorium. “My family didn’t take vacations except to go to the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman,” says Reba. “It represents tradition […]

McBride Joins Train in CMT Crossroads Premiere

Next Saturday, November 20th, marks the premiere of CMT Crossroads: Train and Martina McBride. This highly-anticipated performance will air at 8:00 pm ET/PT. This special was taped before an invitation-only audience in Nashville and features Martina joining Train on her hits “A Broken Wing,” “Wrong Baby Wrong,” and Train’s “Drops of Jupiter,” “Marry Me” and […]

Trailer Choir Hosts & Chesney Celebrates No. 1

CMT’s 40 Greatest Songs Of The Decade, premiers Sat., Nov. 13. Trailer Choir helps the show count down country’s most popular videos in this all new two-hour music special that celebrates  the most successful and influential songs of the past ten years. The BNA Records staff was presented with plaques for Kenny Chesney’s two-week Number One Single, […]

Promotion vs. Servicing Myths

(Bryan Farrish Promotion is an independent promotion company handling airplay, talk radio interviews, and gig promotion. www.radio-media.com) One of the new tricks to confuse artists is “digital distribution” or “digital servicing”. This is a service where the following is supposed to happen: You pay a small fee to have your audio sent to radio stations, […]

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