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iPad Apps Offer New Music Possibilities

With the ever-growing popularity of the iPad, music companies are finding new ways to share music and extras with fans through the device. EMI has released an iPad edition of an album by Swedish House Mafia which includes the music, video, photo gallery, notes from the band, and links to social media pages. It has […]

Artist News: Little Big Town Heads To Conan

Plus news from Frankie Ballard, Eric Lee Beddingfield, Colt Ford and Bucky Covington.

New Music Discovered Via Radio, Word of Mouth

Orpheus Media Research surveyed 500 consumers about how they discover new music: 87 percent of respondents said they actively search out new music 82 percent identified radio as the greatest single influence of their music listening 57 percent indicated that they most often relied on radio or word of mouth to learn about new music […]

Darius Rucker's ACM Benefit Performance

Benefit news from Lee Brice, Chris Young, Mel Tillis, Trent Dabbs, Luke Laird, Ashley Monroe, Jessi Alexander, Jeremy McComb and engineer Jimmy Daniel.

Taryn Pray Joins Capitol Media Team

Taryn Pray joined the Capitol/EMI Records Nashville team today (3/28) as Director, Media & Public Relations. She will report directly to Lori Genes Christian, Senior Director, Media & Public Relations. In her new role Taryn will help oversee the media campaigns for the artists on Capitol/EMI Nashville which include Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, […]

McGraw And Sirius XM Team For Intimate Show

Sirius XM has announced that Tim McGraw will perform a special, invitation only concert at New York City’s Beacon Theatre Wednesday, April 27 at 6:30 pm CT. The concert will celebrate 10 years of Sirius XM broadcasting country music. McGraw’s Emotional Traffic Tour guests Luke Bryan and The Band Perry will also perform at the […]

Industry Ink Monday

Leadership Music deadline • Larry Wayne Clark honored • CMA Songwriters Series in NY • ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards

Twain Joins Canadian Musical Hall of Fame

Canada’s Juno Awards were given out over the weekend, where Shania Twain was inducted into the Canadian Musical Hall of Fame.

Swift Expands Speak Now Tour

As she prepares to wrap the European leg of her Speak Now World Tour, Taylor Swift has announced the addition of 16 dates to the tour’s North American portion. Swift will now headline 78 shows in 63 cities across the US and Canada. New dates are included below, and full dates are on http://www.taylorswift.com/ Tickets […]

Eye On Idol (3/25/11)

It’s only appropriate that wrestler Hulk Hogan (!) made an appearance on last night’s (3/24) American Idol results show. The evening’s exciting conclusion was practically worthy of its own WWE story line.

Lady Gaga Offers Countrified Version of Born This Way

At midnight Lady Gaga let loose a country version of her hit “Born This Way,” sharing it with her Twitter followers. Her producers toned down the dance-thump backbeat and added in some country-staple instrumentation for the remix. Gaga also added some new lyrics, around the 3-minute mark. Meanwhile, the original track is spending its sixth […]

Rowfile: Melissa Spillman

“I remember sitting in 3rd & Lindsley a few years ago, with about 15 other people in the audience, listening to a new trio,” recalls Capitol’s Melissa Spillman. “That was Lady Antebellum, and it was their second show.”

Toby Keith Heads To Dancing With The Stars

Plus more TV and film news from Billy Ray Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Thompson Square, Josh Thompson, and Diana DeGarmo

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