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Can Country’s 2nd Six Months Rescue Sales Slide?

It’s possible that country could sell the additional 28-30 million albums necessary to end 2010 flat. But even if unit sales do match last year, it seems highly likely that revenue will not.

Bridgette Tatum Seeks Extras For Video Shoot

Root 49 Records artist Bridgette Tatum is calling  for music and sports fans to appear as extras in a music video for the upcoming 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Football season. Tatum’s song, “Loud,” was recently named the 2010 ACC Football theme song. The shoot, performed for ACC Advanced Media and Raycom Sports Productions, will  take place tomorrow (7/8) […]

DISClaimer Reviews (7/7/10)

Rockie Lynne, Cory Walker and Jadi Norris all want you to stop whatever you’re doing and salute our armed services. Alas, only Rockie’s song is a fitting and listenable soldier tribute.

Women Rock For The Cure Plans Pink Benefit

Women Rock For The Cure  (WRFTC) is once again turning up the pink this summer with the second annual Pink Trash Ball on Saturday, August 28 at local hot spot Mad Donna’s Restaurant in East Nashville (1313 Woodland St., Nashville, TN).  Doors open at 8:00 PM.  

This hot pink-themed evening features a live DJ spinning […]

Chesney To Present on ESPY Awards

He’s taken batting practice with the Boston Red Sox, been drafted and cut by the New Orleans Saints and is now in the final stages of co-producing and co-directing The Boys of Fall, a 90 minute documentary on high school football. And now, country superstar Kenny Chesney has been chosen as a presenter at the […]

Clay Walker Fights MS With BAMS

Last Wednesday (6/30) multi-platinum recording artist Clay Walker and his charity organization, Band Against MS (BAMS), made a $50,000 donation to Dr. Lauren Krupp during the Third Annual Clay Walker Charity Classics Gala event at the world-renown Pebble Beach Resorts. The BAMS donation will help support Krupp’s research on childhood multiple sclerosis (MS) at Stony […]

Chrysalis Music Signs Jim McCormick

Chrysalis Music Executive Vice President Dale Bobo has announced the signing of Nashville songwriter Jim McCormick to the publishing company. The day after McCormick signed with Chrysalis, the songwriter received the good news that new Columbia Records artist Joanna Smith had cut his song, “Georgia Mud.”

Shelton Readies Sophomore Six Pak CD

Reprise Records artist Blake Shelton is getting ready to release his second SIX PAK collection, and the singer has unveiled the track listing for the highly anticipated, Scott Hendricks-produced project. With an August 10 release date, All About Tonight will feature six new tracks from Shelton, including the title song, his fastest rising single to date. […]

Worley’s “Hitmakers & Harleys” a Big Success

Stroudavarious Records artist Darryl Worley’s annual Hitmakers & Harley’s concert series raised over $120,000 to support The Darryl Worley Foundation this year. Each event included a live auction and audiences were treated to star-studded performances by Nashville’s songwriters Walt Aldridge, Jim “Moose” Brown, Phil O’Donnell, Wynn Varble, and Steve Wariner. “Every penny raised will go straight to the cause, whether it’s helping people in need, our new […]

Marks To Lead SIRIUS XM Country

SIRIUS XM Radio has named John Marks Senior Director, Country Music Programming. He will be responsible for overseeing the company’s five commercial-free country music channels, plus Elvis Radio, The Village, Bluegrass Junction and two Christian music channels. Marks was previously the Program Director for KSON/San Diego, Calif. He will report to Steve Blatter, Sr. VP and […]

Show Dog – Universal Signs JT Hodges

Show Dog – Universal Music announced today (7/6) the signing of JT Hodges. The Ft. Worth, Texas native is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist who hails from a musical family—his father opened the town’s first recording studio and his mother was signed to MCA in the ’80s. Hodges is represented by TKO Artist Management and […]

Magic Mustang Inks With Big Loud Bucks

Magic Mustang Music has signed an exclusive worldwide administration deal with Big Loud Bucks Administration & Information. Under this new partnership, Big Loud Bucks will also be responsible for the administration of master recordings on behalf of Broken Bow Records and Stoney Creek Records. The current roster at Magic Mustang consists of Jason Aldean, Rob […]

Promo Teams Play Musical Chairs

Brooks Quigley joins Nine North Records as Director of Promotion, SE/SW… Lou Ramirez goes to Warner Music Nashville as Southeast Regional Promotion Manager…Stoney Creek hires Stacy Rogers as Manager Regional Promotion, West Coast.

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