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Familar Faces Grace “Most Beautiful” List

Nashville Lifestyles’ “25 Most Beautiful People” list includes several familiar faces from Music Row.

McBride Orchestrates ELEVEN; Songwriter Agency Signings; and Marlee Scott Visits CMA

Tune in to watch Martina McBride sing the National Anthem at the Oct. 2 NFL Football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Jets, broadcast on NBC at 8:30 PM EST. The contest also kicks off NFL Breast Cancer Awareness which will continue throughout October and be highlighted with pink ribbon decals on the […]

New UMG Artist Builds Team

This rising artist/writer has signed with ASCAP, Vector Management and EMI Music Publishing.

NBN SoundLand: A Whirlwind Experience

It was a whirlwind of sights, sounds, lessons, and people. From the Opening Reception at TPAC until My So-Called Band’s closing set, Next BIG Nashville’s SoundLand Music Festival carried over a hundred local and national acts through a very strong schedule of invaluable experiences.

The Civil Wars Case Study

The industry took note when the first album from indie act The Civil Wars debuted with sales of 25K units. In the almost eight months since, Barton Hollow has passed the 180K mark. How’d they do it?

Paisley Wraps “H2O II Tour”

Next up, co-hosting CMA Awards with Carrie Underwood.

Country’s Album TEA Party

The largest and final sales quarter of 2011 is almost upon us and the list of planned album releases is mostly revealed (except for a few possible last minute surprises). The above graph is intended to help readers quickly grasp how album sales are trending. Last week for example (week ended 9-18-11), country hit its […]

Top Songwriters To Perform Benefits

Wake Up Nashville with Gibson, Wood • Delbert McClinton At Franklin Theatre • Barefoot In The Round with Beathard, Laird, O’Donnell • Shantell Ogden For Book ‘Em

David Nail Sets Sophomore Release Date

Plans MCA follow-up to I’m About To Come Alive.

Warner/Chappell Signing News

Who’s the newest writer on the Warner/Chappell roster?

Country Johnny Mathis Passes

‘Country’ Johnny Mathis, not to be confused with the pop singer, passed away at his home September 27 at the age of 80.

Rascal Flatts To Join The Grand Ole Opry

Tuesday night (9/27), Opry member Vince Gill invited Rascal Flatts to join the Grand Ole Opry. Gill surprised to group on stage with the invitation, after they’d finished performing “Bless The Broken Road.” Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, members of Rascal Flatts, will be inducted Saturday, Oct. 8. The induction will take […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (9/28/11)

This week at the Convention Center, it’s round-the-clock picking and singing at the IBMA World of Bluegrass confab. Among the week’s highlights are the presentation of the IBMA Awards at the Ryman Auditorium on Thursday evening. The discs in this week’s column all belong to nominees. […]

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