EMI Nashville and Relativity Music will release the soundtrack to the upcoming Nicholas Sparks-penned film, The Best of Me. Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, David Nail, Colbie Caillat, Kip Moore and Eli Young Band are among the artists included on the project. Lady Antebellum penned (with Monty Powell) and recorded a song inspired by the film’s story, titled “I Did With You.” They released a trailer of the film featuring Lady A’s musical contribution.
The Best of Me will star Michelle Monaghan and James Marsden, and will release Oct. 17.
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Billy Burnette, Jake Owen, Tony Joe White, and The Swon Brothers have been added to the 8th annual ACM Honors. The show is slated for Sept. 9 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
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MT’s premiere of George Strait: The Cowboy Rides Away on Friday, Aug. 29 made history on CMT as the highest-rated non-series standalone music special on the network since July 2010, when CMT premiered Jimmy Buffet and Friends: Live From The Gulf Coast. The two-hour special drew more than 4.1 million cumulative viewers. The 7 p.m. premiere averaged a .30 rating among P 18-49, L+3 with 868,000 viewers.
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Public television’s concert series Front and Center will begin airing two, hour-long concert specials leading up to the 2014 CMA Awards. The first of two shows, set to air on public television stations Oct. 14, will include a 10th Anniversary CMA Songwriters Series celebration with Dierks Bentley, Jim Beavers, Ross Copperman, Brett James and Jon Randall.
The second show, which airs Tuesday, Oct. 28 on public television stations, will feature Lady Antebellum, Rodney Clawson, Tom Douglas, Josh Kear, Luke Laird, and Abe Stoklasa.
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Kayla Adams launched the Mountain Madness Airshow with a performance at the event’s Pre-Flight Party for the USAF Thunderbirds on Aug. 29 in Kalispell, Mont. Her debut single, “Sober & Sorry” (SSM Entertainment), is at No. 42 on the MusicRow CountryBreakout chart.
(L-R): Capt. Lucas Buckley, Maj. Michael Carletti, Maj. Blaine Jones, Maj. Caroline Jensen, Wayne Newton, Kayla Adams, Maj. Joshua Boudreaux, Maj. Curtis Dougherty, Maj. Jason Curtis, Maj. Michael Fisher, Maj. Joshua Wild
ole Digital Inks Online Publishing Deal With Moraine Music Group
/by Jessica Nicholsonole Digital manages and collects online revenues for ole clients via direct deals with YouTube and other services.
“Our research has shown that many artists and other rights-holders often aren’t paid all the royalties they are owed from online music services, but ole Digital changes that by applying our extensive publishing expertise to the digital world,” said Robert Ott, Chairman and CEO of ole. “We’re happy to welcome the Moraine Music Group to ole Digital and look forward to working with them to guarantee that their artists are paid fairly.”
Studio A Building: 'No Longer Economically Viable'
/by Sarah SkatesBravo Development has shared with the media reports from engineers and building inspectors regarding the property at 30 Music Sq. W. which it recently purchased for more than $4 milllion from a group that includes members of the Bradley family, who established the property’s first recording studio.
30 Music Sq. W. currently houses Ben Folds’ Grand Victor Sound studio (formerly known as RCA Studio A), as well as other offices.
While the new documents, including an open letter from Bravo’s Tim Reynolds, do not explicitly state that the building will be demolished, it is likely that a wrecking ball is headed for the site. The letter states: “the building is no longer economically viable ‘as it is.'” According to the other reports, the property does not meet building codes, has numerous HVAC and electrical problems, water damage, is structurally unsound, and doesn’t meet requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Bravo has approached various cultural institutions about their interest in helping salvage the few elements of Studio A that are under its ownership.
Folds fought to preserve the space on the grounds that it was home to numerous landmark recordings, and rallied many supporters for the cause. Following the sale, the musician and his studio are vacating the space.
Previously, Reynolds told MusicRow that he would withdraw from the project if saving the studio was not an option.
Ultimately, the debate brought to the forefront the important question of how to best balance the rights of property owners while protecting property with historical significance.
Click below to view the reports.
Field inspection report
Open letter from Tim Reynolds
Engineering report
Garth Brooks Stages First Comeback Show in Chicago
/by Kelsey_GradyPictured (L-R): The RCA Nashville promo team’s Larry Santiago, David Berry, Elizabeth Sledge, and Keith Gale; Brooks; RCA’s Josh Easler; Yearwood; Overton; and RCA’s Dan Nelson, Matt Galvin, and Parker Fowler. Photo courtesy of RCA Nashville.
Garth Brooks launched a triumphant musical comeback during the first show of his world tour last night (Sept. 4). Brooks performed to a packed house of nearly 20,000 fans at Rosemont, Ill.’s Allstate Arena (near Chicago). He offered a mix that relied heavily on his lengthy list of signature ’90s hits including “The Dance,” “Friends In Low Places,” “The River,” “Ain’t Going Down ‘Til The Sun Comes Up,” “Calling Baton Rouge,” as well as a few newer songs, including “Man Against Machine,” and his current single, “People Loving People.”
Also on the bill was Brooks’ wife and superb vocalist Trisha Yearwood, who emerged halfway through the show for a duet of “In Another’s Eyes,” followed by “XXXs and OOOs (An American Girl),” “How Do I Live,” “Wrong Side of Memphis,” and her latest single, “PrizeFighter.”
Singer-songwriter Karyn Rochelle opened the show. Rochelle penned songs including Kellie Pickler‘s “I Wonder,” “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful,” “Red High Heels” and Yearwood’s “Georgia Rain” (from 2005’s Jasper County), as well as “Let The Wind Chase You,” “This Is Me You’re Talking To,” and “Cowboys Are My Weakness,” (all from 2007’s Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love). Rochelle’s self-titled album released Sept. 2 on iTunes.
All photos courtesy of Bev Moser/Moments By Moser.
Dustin Lynch Preps for Superstardom with Sophomore Album
/by Eric T. ParkerAs part of the promotion of his sophomore album launch, the Broken Bow recording artist took to the Nashville stage at 3rd and Lindsley last night (Sept. 4) to perform a sampling of new music, covers and his own hits.
Free launch parties have been sporadically announced in major cities across the country leading up to the Sept. 9 release of Where It’s At. The 15-track record, produced by Brett Beavers, Luke Wooten and Mickey Jack Cones, includes previewed titles “Sing It To Me,” “After Party,” “Mind Reader” and “All Night.”
Parking overflowed to accommodate the completely packed house, full of fans and media professionals alike. A front-heavy setlist was ruffled with tunes from his self-titled debut, including “Cowboys and Angels” and “She Cranks My Tractor.” Lynch tipped his hat to Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks, writers and performers that influenced the Tullahoma, Tenn., native, in his own “She Wants A Cowboy.” A Brooks cover seems to be a mainstay for Lynch’s set—last night’s was “Rodeo.” Of course, the show ended with the increasingly popular “Where It’s At (Yep, Yep).” Everyone was pleased.
Coming up, the Lipscomb University graduate will be the official spokesperson for CMT’s Empowering Education initiative, encouraging Americans in economically-depressed areas to go back to school. Pledging a commitment to education on social media using Thunderclap by Sept. 18, fans will be entered in the grand prize package for a VIP trip to the 2015 CMT Music Awards in Nashville.
Lynch will be in NYC next week performing a free show outside the FOX News Plaza on album release day. The first 100 fans will receive an autographed CD.
Tech News: Rdio, Vevo
/by Jessica NicholsonThere are also streams curated by Rdio staffers and artist “tastemakers.” The new model will aid in Rdio’s competition with services including Beats Music and Google’s Play Music All Access.
Cumulus’ NASH should be fully integrated with Rdio by next year, with a streaming station, on-demand content and exclusive interviews for new releases. This comes in exchange for a 15 percent stake in the company, with options to increase to 20 percent. “We expect Rdio to become the digital platform for all of our local brands and national syndicated content distributed through WestwoodOne,” said Cumulus’ Lew Dickey.
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“Bringing our first Chief Product Officer on board is an important milestone for Vevo,” said company chief Rio Caraeff. “David is a seasoned product management leader with more than 15 years spent working at the intersection of media and the web at a range of start-ups as well as global, established technology driven companies. With David’s leadership, Vevo is well-positioned to grow our product operations as we approach our five year anniversary later this year.”
Industry Ink: AristoWorks, UMPG, SwerVRecords, Capitol CMG Publishing
/by Jessica NicholsonFlorida-based Resnik Music Group has built a music catalog of more than 4,000 titles collected from purchasing or absorbing nearly 100 publishing imprints. RMG’s catalog includes songs from various formats, including Country, Americana, Gospel and doo-wop.
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The Song List contains information on songs controlled by UMPG, including song title, songwriters names, PRO affiliation, UMPG control percentage and, to the extent available, the International Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC), a permanent and internationally recognized reference number for the identification of musical works.
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Capitol CMG Publishing celebrated five-time Dove Award-winning songwriter Sue Smith on her latest No. 1 single, “Calvary’s Cry,” recorded by Daywind Records’ Brian Free & Assurance. This marks Smith’s ninth No. 1 single for Capitol CMG Publishing.
Pictured (L-R): Capitol CMG Publishing’s John Andrade, Sue Smith, Matt Ewald, and John Thompson
Weekly Chart Report (09/05/14)
/by Troy_StephensonClick here or above to access MusicRow‘s weekly CountryBreakout Report
Artist Updates: Lady Antebellum, ACM Honors, Dierks Bentley, Kayla Adams
/by Jessica NicholsonThe Best of Me will star Michelle Monaghan and James Marsden, and will release Oct. 17.
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MT’s premiere of George Strait: The Cowboy Rides Away on Friday, Aug. 29 made history on CMT as the highest-rated non-series standalone music special on the network since July 2010, when CMT premiered Jimmy Buffet and Friends: Live From The Gulf Coast. The two-hour special drew more than 4.1 million cumulative viewers. The 7 p.m. premiere averaged a .30 rating among P 18-49, L+3 with 868,000 viewers.
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The second show, which airs Tuesday, Oct. 28 on public television stations, will feature Lady Antebellum, Rodney Clawson, Tom Douglas, Josh Kear, Luke Laird, and Abe Stoklasa.
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Kayla Adams launched the Mountain Madness Airshow with a performance at the event’s Pre-Flight Party for the USAF Thunderbirds on Aug. 29 in Kalispell, Mont. Her debut single, “Sober & Sorry” (SSM Entertainment), is at No. 42 on the MusicRow CountryBreakout chart.
(L-R): Capt. Lucas Buckley, Maj. Michael Carletti, Maj. Blaine Jones, Maj. Caroline Jensen, Wayne Newton, Kayla Adams, Maj. Joshua Boudreaux, Maj. Curtis Dougherty, Maj. Jason Curtis, Maj. Michael Fisher, Maj. Joshua Wild
Ronnie Milsap's 'The RCA Albums Collection' Arrives Nov. 4
/by Troy_StephensonThe comprehensive, 21-CD package features all of Milsap’s original albums for RCA; many appearing on CD for the first time, others long unavailable. It will also have CD size reproductions of the covers, liners from Peter Cooper, expanded notes about each recording and remastered versions of every album Milsap made during his four-decade spanning tenure on the label.
“The idea that all the music I made for RCA will be available in one place thrills me,” Milsap offered. “It is my life’s work. These songs, and the records I made, are a big piece of who I am – and the people who loved them. I feel honored to know The RCA collection is coming.”
In addition to the release of The RCA Albums Collection, he will also receive the Academy of Country Music’s Career Achievement Award on Sept. 9 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and will also be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Oct. 26 in the Hall’s intimate Ford Theater.
THE RCA ALBUMS COLLECTION
Where My Heart Is (1973)
Pure Love (1974)
A Legend In My Time (1975)
Night Things (1975)
20/20 Vision (1976)
Ronnie Milsap Live (1976)
It Was Almost Like A Song (1977)
Only One Love In My Life (1978)
Images (1979)
Milsap Magic (1980)
Out Where The Bright Lights Are Glowing (1981)
There’s No Gettin’ Over Me (1981)
Inside (1982)
Keyed Up (1983)
One More Try For Love (1984)
Lost In The Fifties Tonight (1985)
Christmas With Ronnie Milsap (1986)
Heart & Soul (1987)
Stranger Things Have Happened (1989)
Back To The Grindstone (1991)
My Life (2006)
Outshyne Joins Buddy Lee Attractions
/by Kelsey_GradyOutshyne
Buddy Lee Attractions has signed Outshyne, the five-member band consisting of Waylon Owings (lead singer/guitar), Josh Coleman (lead guitar/vocals), Casey Joe Kelly (rhythm guitar/vocals), Jason Paxton (bass) and Matthew “Smiley” Norris (drums), to its roster.
This South Carolina-based band released its first singles to radio in 2013, including “Moonlight Crush” and “Dirt Road Romance” (written by Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line). Upcoming single release, entitled “Night With Your Name On It,” is slated for a Sept. 9, 2014 digital release.