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Brentwood Skatepark To Be Dedicated to Alex LeVasseur

Songwriter Jeffrey Steele has announced that the official groundbreaking for the the new Alex LeVasseur Memorial Skatepark at the Brentwood YMCA. The Y’s current skatepark, which is over 10 years old, was completely submerged during the Nashville flood in early May. The park, in desperate need of repair and renovation, will be torn out, re-designed, […]

Target And Taylor Offer Deluxe “Speak Now”

Target has announced its partnership with superstar Taylor Swift on her third album, Speak Now. Target will offer an exclusive deluxe version of the album that features three new music tracks, three remixed music tracks, and 30 minutes of video content with the four-time GRAMMY® Award winner.  The special deluxe version of Speak Now will […]

Warner Bros. Readies Song Demo Collection

Warner Bros. Records is getting ready to offer music lovers a peek into the songs that artists hear before they become a No. 1 hit. The Original Songwriter Demos is a collection of original demo performances of some of country music’s most influential hits performed by the songwriter’s themselves. Volumes one and two of the […]

Zac Brown Band Goes “Live” Online With Ustream


On Sunday, September 19, Zac Brown Band will stream their live show from the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre, powered by Ustream via ZacBrownBand.com. The band will perform songs from their new album You Get What You Give, as well as material from their double platinum major label debut The Foundation. The concert will debut the […]

Weekly Chart Report (9/17/10)

RADIO NEWS Following Lotus Broadcasting’s flip of KUUB to sports, several staff members have exited. Those departing include MD/afternoons Big Chris Hart (775-830-1320 or bigchrishart@hotmail.com), morning co-host Woody (775-842-4314 or woodyyourmicsopen@gmail.com) and morning co-host Malayna (775-219-3032 or malaynajoy@gmail.com). KUUB will also be removed from MusicRow’s CountryBreakout reporting panel beginning with the upcoming week. SPIN ZONE […]

Earl Scruggs Hospitalized

Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs has been hospitalized in North Carolina with an undisclosed illness. The banjo master was in Chapel Hill on Wednesday (9/15) for a sold-out show at the University of North Carolina. He was taken to the hospital shortly after arriving to the venue. Family members say the 86-year-old banjo great is feeling […]

Sony Songstress Exits Label

Once again the Scribe’s famed crystal ball is aglow. Unofficial it remains, but the Shiny Globe shows a female headliner with the same first and last name initial leaving Sony Music Nashville. She recently switched management and is seemingly intent on adding new elements to her career. In fact the Optical Oracle opines that Warner […]

John Dennis Forms New Management Firm

Manager John Dennis, previously managing partner of Parallel Entertainment, has launched a new management company, Dennis Entertainment. Clients include: Montgomery Gentry, Billy Currington, and Coldwater Jane. Company contact information is as follows: John Dennis – John@DennisEnt.com Alicia Jones – Alicia@DennisEnt.com Aaron Kinssies – Aaron@DennisEnt.com Grace Schoper – Grace@DennisEnt.com 209 10th Ave S, Ste 506 , […]

Universal Publishing’s Annual Tailgate Party

UMPG Nashville hosted the UMPG Tailgate Party yesterday (9/15) celebrating the success of their songwriters over the past year. The event was held in the company’s Music Row parking lot. Pat Higdon and Kent Earls presented the Excellence in A&R Award to UMG Nashville’s Joe Fisher. UMPG Nashville’s Trent Summar and The New Row Mob turned […]

Montgomery Gentry Leaves Columbia

Award winning duo, Montgomery Gentry, has amicably left their long time label, Columbia Records. It’s official. The platinum pals hit career high points with songs like “My Town,” “Hell Yeah” and trophies such as CMA Duo of the Year (2000) and ACM Top New Group/Duo (2000). The group’s latest release, For Our Heroes, was a […]

NASH2O Provides “Instrumental” Flood Relief

Dozens of guitars, mandolins and other instruments – straight from the hands of artists such as Peter Frampton, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Vince Gill and a host of others – are headed for the online auction block through nonprofit organization NASH2O (Nash-two-Oh) to support flood relief efforts in Nashville. Proceeds go to three […]

ole Wins CCMA Music Publisher of the Year

The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has honored ole as Music Publisher of the Year for the 4th consecutive time. This marks the fourth win in the category in the six years since the company’s founding on September 28, 2004. ole, one of the world’s largest independent music publishers, was also named CCMA Music Publisher of the […]

SESAC Spurs Blood Drive/Food Campaign

SESAC invites everyone to come and support its Blood Drive, Spare Change/Canned Food Drive on Mon. Sept. 20. from 10-2 p.m. Please come for a good cause…[lunch provided]

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