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Borders, Gannett Latest Victims of Digital Media

The shuttering of Borders bookstores has been a long time coming, the latest casualty in the switch to digital media. Yesterday (7/18), the nation’s second-largest bookstore chain, which also sold music, announced plans to begin the liquidation process.

Spotify Taps HFA

The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA) has entered into a publishing licensing, administration and management agreement with Spotify, which is in the middle of its US launch following much success overseas. HFA will clear mechanical publishing rights for Spotify, licensing certain rights in millions of musical works. Under the agreement, Spotify will utilize HFA’s end-to-end […]

On Location With DJ Miller, Christian Kane

DJ Miller’s debut video “Between Sundays” premiered on Yallwire.com recently, and became the site’s most successful video launch since opening in 2006. It drew a record number of viewers during the first 24-hours it was online. “Between Sundays” is the current single from the 21-year-old Indiana native’s debut album, due out this fall. The video […]

Spins.FM Enables Radio Requests

Country music research, unlike data from some other musical formats continues to return a gaping disconnect between social networking, radio and sales success. Why?

ACM News: LeAnn Rimes, Hunter Hayes

LeAnn Rimes and American Idol runner-up Crystal Bowersox are set for a concert to benefit ACM Lifting Lives. Joe’s Bar in Chicago, winner of the ACM Nightclub of the Year Award, will host the Aug. 15 event and underwrite costs so that every ticket purchase will go directly to the work of the philanthropy. ACM […]

Margaret Durante To Guest Blog For Ladies’ Home Journal

It’s not often a music artist unveils a writing style that rivals the professional pen pushers? So get ready to be surprised by Ladies’ home Journal’s latest blogger discovery, 23-year old Margaret Durante and her Nashville Diaries. The rising artist has been asked to do a series of essays as she “experiences the highs and […]

Photo Spread

Cowboy Jack Clement • Lucy Angel • The Cleverly’s

Musical Chairs at Cold River, Tenacity

Cold River Records and Tenacity Records are shuffling radio promotion staffers.

Montgomery Gentry – Where I Come From

Average Joe’s Entertainment is pleased to announce “Where I Come From,” the new country radio single from multi-platinum hitmaking duo Montgomery Gentry. The pair signed with Average Joe’s in March 2011 and are at work on their first album project with the label. “We couldn’t be happier to be signing with the guys at Average […]

Lady A Share "Own The Night" Track List

Lady Antebellum revealed new details today (7/18) about its upcoming album, Own The Night, including the track list and cover art. Set for release Sept. 13, it is the band’s third Capitol Nashville studio album. The trio penned 10 of the new disc’s 12 tracks, including their fastest rising single to date, “Just A Kiss,” […]

Monday Moments

Black River Signs Templeton• CRS Opens Ticketing • Ritchey To Retire

Swift Launching Signature Perfume

Taylor Swift has partnered with Elizabeth Arden to launch her first signature fragrance. Wonderstruck will debut in department stores nationwide in October. The name Wonderstruck comes from a lyric in the song “Enchanted” on Swift’s current album, Speak Now. Swift explains, “I wrote the lyric, ‘I’m wonderstruck, blushing all the way home,’ for the song […]

Linda Davis's Mother Passes

MusicRow sends condolences to Linda Davis, her husband Lang Scott, and daughters Hillary Scott and Rylee Scott on the passing of Linda’s mother last week. Lois “Onita” Davis died July 14 in Carthage, Texas. She was 80 years old and her family describes her as a wonderful homemaker and devoted mother to three children, including […]

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