The Wild Feathers
The Wild Feathers will hit the road for additional tour dates this fall this month in support of their self-titled debut album. The Nashville-based band’s audience continues to grow with each club and festival show across the country, including stops at Bonnaroo, Firefly, and Summerfest this year.
The tour includes a headlining gig in their hometown during Nashville’s Live On The Green Festival on Sept. 5, 2014. They’ll also have the opportunity to play Irving Plaza in New York City, the Squamish Valley Music Festival in Canada, and will be part of Zac Brown Band’s festival at Hershey Park in Pittsburgh on Aug. 31.
The full list of tour dates here:
08/08 Squamish, BC Squamish Valley Music Festival
08/13 Littleton, CO Denver Botanic Gardens
08/14 Houston, TX House of Blues
08/15 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
08/16 Austin, TX Emo’s
08/27 Louisville, KY WFPK Waterfront Wednesday
08/31 Hershey, PA Zac Brown Festival @ Hersheypark Stadium
09/03 Delmar, CA Delmar Racetrack KPRI
09/05 Nashville, TN Live on the Green Festival
09/07 Atlanta, GA Parklife Festival
09/19 Hamburg, GER Reeperbahn Festival
09/20 St Peter Ording, GER Beach Motel
10/02 Barcelona, Spain Sala Bikini
10/03 Madrid, Spain Joy Eslavia
10/15 Kansas City, KS The Riot Room
10/17 Denver, CO Gothic Theater
10/21 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
10/22 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
10/24 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
10/26 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
10/28 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
10/29 Los Angeles, CA El Rey
10/31 – Nov 2 New Orleans, LA Voodoo Music Experience (actual show date TBC)
11/04 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe at Old National Centre
11/06 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
11/07 Chicago, IL The Metro
11/08 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
11/09 Cincinnati, OH 20
th Century Theatre
11/11 Detroit, MI The Shelter
11/12 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
11/14 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
11/15 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
11/16 Providence, RI Fete Lounge
11/18 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
11/20 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
11/21 New York, NY Irving Plaza
CMA Preps Digital Promo for 'Country's Night To Rock'
/by Eric T. ParkerSocial marketing company Spredfast will technically execute CMAfest.com content. On behalf of the company, CEO Rod Favaron said, “Country music fans will have the opportunity to interact with the show, with each other, and feel like a valuable part of the watching experience.”
The Wild Feathers Announce Tour Dates
/by Troy_StephensonThe Wild Feathers
The Wild Feathers will hit the road for additional tour dates this fall this month in support of their self-titled debut album. The Nashville-based band’s audience continues to grow with each club and festival show across the country, including stops at Bonnaroo, Firefly, and Summerfest this year.
The tour includes a headlining gig in their hometown during Nashville’s Live On The Green Festival on Sept. 5, 2014. They’ll also have the opportunity to play Irving Plaza in New York City, the Squamish Valley Music Festival in Canada, and will be part of Zac Brown Band’s festival at Hershey Park in Pittsburgh on Aug. 31.
The full list of tour dates here:
08/08 Squamish, BC Squamish Valley Music Festival
08/13 Littleton, CO Denver Botanic Gardens
08/14 Houston, TX House of Blues
08/15 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
08/16 Austin, TX Emo’s
08/27 Louisville, KY WFPK Waterfront Wednesday
08/31 Hershey, PA Zac Brown Festival @ Hersheypark Stadium
09/03 Delmar, CA Delmar Racetrack KPRI
09/05 Nashville, TN Live on the Green Festival
09/07 Atlanta, GA Parklife Festival
09/19 Hamburg, GER Reeperbahn Festival
09/20 St Peter Ording, GER Beach Motel
10/02 Barcelona, Spain Sala Bikini
10/03 Madrid, Spain Joy Eslavia
10/15 Kansas City, KS The Riot Room
10/17 Denver, CO Gothic Theater
10/21 Salt Lake City, UT Kilby Court
10/22 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
10/24 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
10/26 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
10/28 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
10/29 Los Angeles, CA El Rey
10/31 – Nov 2 New Orleans, LA Voodoo Music Experience (actual show date TBC)
11/04 Indianapolis, IN Deluxe at Old National Centre
11/06 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
11/07 Chicago, IL The Metro
11/08 Milwaukee, WI The Rave
11/09 Cincinnati, OH 20th Century Theatre
11/11 Detroit, MI The Shelter
11/12 Toronto, ON Lee’s Palace
11/14 Portland, ME Port City Music Hall
11/15 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall
11/16 Providence, RI Fete Lounge
11/18 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
11/20 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
11/21 New York, NY Irving Plaza
MusicRowPics: Stephanie Quayle
/by Jessica NicholsonStephanie Quayle visit. Photo: Kelsey Grady
Bozeman, Mont. native Stephanie Quayle is so proud of her homestate that she frequently pays homage to it. “I sneak Montana-isms in when I can,” Quayle said before performing a brief acoustic set for MusicRow staff. A multi-talented musician, she took up piano at age 4, wrote her first song at age 12, and took up guitar at age 15.
Quayle’s road to Nashville was sparked by a chance meeting with hit songwriter Kelley Lovelace in Los Angeles. After seeing Quayle perform at club Ireland’s 32, he promptly told her she needed to move to Nashville. In 2011, she made the move to Music City and began co-writing with Lovelace and host of other ace songwriters. In 2013, she released the EP Stand Back, which showcased six songs co-written and co-produced by Quayle.
“After we began writing together, I asked if he could let me hear some of his songs, and he graciously opened up his catalog to me,” says Quayle. The catalog held what would become her current single, “Sugar High,” was penned by Kelley Lovelace, Ashley Gorley, and Steve McEwen. “Finding the right song when you didn’t write it is like trying to find the right pair of jeans,” Quayle quipped. “It’s not easy. This song felt right.” Quayle recently released a video for “Sugar High,” which was shot in Watertown, Tenn. “I’m a horse lover, so the video featured all these horses and animals around.”
For songwriters, inspiration can come from anywhere, and Quayle is no exception. The idea for another song in her set, “Meant For You,” came during a pizza stop in Nashville. “I was at Mafiaoza’s in Nashville, and I was chatting with the guy making pizza. I asked him what brought him to Nashville, and he said, ‘It’s the first place I ran outta gas.’ It sounded like a good song idea.” Quayle went to a writing space and spent the next two hours building a story around the lyric. “You can craft all day long, but some songs just magically create themselves.”
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Industry Signings: Zavitson Music Group, Ramblin' Records
/by Jessica NicholsonThe Marshall Tucker Band‘s label Ramblin’ Records has signed a multi-year distribution deal with RED Distribution, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. Ramblin’ Records has already released its entire back catalog through RED, and this fall will release Live From Englishtown, The Marshall Tucker Band’s live set from their well-known 1977 outdoor concert that boasted 150,000 fans.
Pictured (L-R): Ron Rainey (Ron Rainey Management / Ramblin’ Records), Ron Backer (RED), Tony Bruno (RED), Bob Morelli (RED), Dewayne Brown (RED), Alan Becker (RED), Doug Gray (The Marshall Tucker Band). Photo: Thomas Newton
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Nick Wells
Artist/songwriter Nick Wells has signed a publishing deal with Nashville-based Zavitson Music Group. The Vanderbilt University graduate currently resides in Los Angeles, where he has written songs with will.i.am, Danny Mercer, Dante Jones, Jonathan Perkins, Kam Parker, and Jackson Morgan. His songs have been recorded by Khalil and Marcus Canty.
“Our goal at ZMG is to establish a creative environment that doesn’t recognize musical boundaries,” said ZMG’s VP of Creative/A&R Eric Hurt. “Our offices are here in Nashville, and we are firmly rooted in Country music, but our creative juices flow to all other genres as well. Adding Nick to the roster is yet another great step towards that goal.”
Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers To Head iTunes Radio
/by Sherod RobertsonIan Rogers
With Apple having closed on its $3 billion acquisition of Beats Music, Ian Rogers, CEO of Beats Music, has also been tapped to head iTunes Radio, according to the The Wall Street Journal.
In a statement on its website, Apple wrote, “Music has always held a special place in our hearts, and we’re thrilled to join forces with a group of people who love it as much as we do. Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre have created beautiful products that have helped millions of people deepen their connection to music. We’re delighted to be working with the team to elevate that experience even further. And we can’t wait to hear what’s next.”
Rogers was previously CEO of Topspin, which was acquired by Beats Music earlier this year.
Beteille Named Music Business Association Board Chairman
/by Jessica NicholsonFred Beteille
Music Business Association has elected Fred Beteille, Product Manager at YouTube to its Board of Directors. He replaces outgoing chairman Rachelle Friedman of J&R Music & Computer World, who retired from the board after serving seven terms.
“Fred has been a tremendous asset to the Music Biz Board, and we’re thrilled to have him as our Chairman,” said James Donio, President of Music Biz. “Fred is a key player in the digital music marketplace with a keen understanding of the technological, legal and business issues currently facing the industry. We look forward to working with him to move the entire music business forward.”
Prior to joining YouTube, Beteille was Senior Vice President of Operations and Technology at the Google-acquired RightsFlow, where he oversaw the company’s licensing and royalty administration functions and technologies. He previously also held the positions of Senior Director of Strategic Technology and Director of Business Affairs at HFA. Beteille is also a musician and songwriter, and holds a degree in Music Business Management from New York University.
Aldean Named RIAA's Top Male Country Artist
/by Jessica NicholsonPictured (L-R): Jonathan Lamy (Executive Vice President, Communications, RIAA), Cara Duckworth Weiblinger (Vice President, Communications, RIAA), Lee Adams (VP of National Promotion, Broken Bow Records), Benny Brown (President/CEO, Broken Bow Records), Jason Aldean, Liz Kennedy (Director, Communications and Gold & Platinum Program, RIAA), Rick Shedd (GM, Broken Bow Records) and Jon Loba (Executive Vice President, Broken Bow Records).
Broken Bow Records artist Jason Aldean was recently recognized as the Top Male Country Artist in the history of the RIAA’s Digital Gold & Platinum Awards. Aldean has garnered more than 21.5 million cumulative RIAA Digital Single certifications, counting song downloads and on-demand streams. The RIAA® Gold® and Platinum® Awards program was launched in 1958, and first awarded to LP recordings but later expanded to include cassette tapes, CDs, digital tracks, digital albums, and ringtones.
“On behalf of myself and my RIAA colleagues, we are delighted to recognize Jason Aldean for this prestigious honor,” said RIAA Chairman and CEO Cary Sherman. “We congratulate Broken Bow Records and Jason on this singular achievement and look forward to many more years of great country music to come.”
“This is such a huge honor, and one that everyone on my team earned together,” said Aldean. “I love country music, and I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else…there was never a Plan B for me. I can’t thank the RIAA or country music fans enough for helping us get to this level…it’s unbelievable!”
Aldean’s latest single, “Burnin’ It Down,” sits at No. 35 on MusicRow‘s CountryBreakout Chart.
Industry Ink: Parton's 'Blue Smoke,' YEP Springboard, Teen Choice Awards
/by Jessica NicholsonPictured (L-R): Dolly Parton and Kent Wells
Producer and musician Kent Wells is celebrating another hit record as Dolly Parton‘s Blue Smoke was recently certified Gold by the BPI (British Phonographic Institute). Albums selling at least 100,000 units qualify for Gold certification under BPI.
The project peaked at No. 2 on the Official UK chart, and at No. 2 on Billboard‘s Top Country albums chart.
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Applications for the YEP Springboard are being accepted through Aug. 22. For more information and to register, visit yepnashville.com.
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NRA Country Names Chase Rice As Featured Artist Of The Month
/by Troy_StephensonChase Rice
Columbia Nashville/Dack Janiels Records artist Chase Rice has been named the NRA Country Featured Artist for the month of August. An exclusive behind-the-scenes video clip is available at NRACountry.com. Fans can also register on the website for a chance to win a prize package that includes an autographed copy of Rice’s upcoming debut album Ignite the Night, t-shirt, beach towel, sunglasses, hat, water bottle, and koozies.
As an NRA Country Featured Artist, Chase joins some of country music’s biggest artists including Florida Georgia Line, Lee Brice, Love and Theft, Easton Corbin, Eric Paslay, Craig Morgan and many more, in teaming up to celebrate his support of our brave men and women in uniform, appreciation for the great outdoors, and love of family.
Ignite The Night is set to release on Aug. 19 and features the hit song “Ready Set Roll,” which is now in the top 10 on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart.
He can also be seen making his national television debut this Wednesday, Aug. 6 when he appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Ballard Set To Headline 19-Show Run
/by Eric T. ParkerFrankie Ballard. Photo: Sam Erickson
Warner Bros. Records’ Frankie Ballard is preparing to headline his first run, the Light ‘Em Up Tour.
Kicking off Oct. 19 in Minneapolis as part of the Live Nation Ones To Watch with Skype tour for emerging artists, 19 cities (full dates below) will experience the show by Ballard, Republic Nashville’s newly signed A Thousand Horses, and co-headliner on select dates David Nail.
Ballard has previously opened select dates for the likes of Jake Owen, Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift and longtime idol Bob Seger.
Since releasing his first No. 1, “Helluva Life,” the Battle Creek, Mich., native has gone on to release “Sunshine & Whiskey,” which has risen to No. 28 on the MusicRow Chart. Both songs are featured on his latest Marshall Altman-produced album, Sunshine & Whiskey.
For on-sale information, visit FrankieBallard.com.
FRANKIE BALLARD ONE’S TO WATCH TOUR
10/16 Varsity Theater – Minneapolis, MN
10/17 The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
10/23 Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
10/24 Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY
10/25 Egyptian Room* – Indianapolis, IN
10/30 House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
11/1 Fillmore – Detroit, MI
11/8 House of Blues* – Boston, MA
11/13 Theater of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
11/14 Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
11/15 Fillmore – Washington, DC
11/19 House of Blues – Houston, TX
11/20 House of Blues – New Orleans, LA
11/22 House of Blues – Dallas, TX
11/28 House of Blues – Orlando, FL
12/6 Neptune – Seattle, WA
12/11 House of Blues – San Diego, CA
12/12 House of Blues – Anaheim, CA
12/13 House of Blues – Los Angeles, CA
(* co-headline with Nail)