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NPR To Broadcast AMA Award Show

Can’t be in Nashville for the Americana Music Association’s 2010 Honors & Award Show tonight (9/9)? Well, fear not. NPR Radio and partner station Folk Alley will be webcasting the entire affair from the Ryman Auditorium starting at 6:30pm ct, joining the BBC, Voice of America Radio, Sirius XM, and WSM AM as the show’s […]

Buddy Lee Attractions Adds Scott Studdard

Buddy Lee Attractions has announced the addition of Scott Stuttard to handle sponsorship acquisition on behalf of the agency. Stuttard, a 15-year veteran of the sponsorship marketing industry, most recently served as president and CEO of in2it Marketing, and has subsequently been named Executive Sponsorship Director for Buddy Lee Attractions. “We are very excited about […]

Rascal Flatts Steps Up For Suicide Prevention

As ambassadors for The Jason Foundation (JFI), superstar country quartet Rascal Flatts have recorded a special public service announcement regarding World Suicide Prevention Day. Slated to take place on September 10, the event is a worldwide day of commitment and action to prevent suicides. On average, almost 3000 people commit suicide daily. For every person […]

Artists On The Road and at Radio

Stealing Angels In San Jose Skyville Records/Nine North artists Stealing Angels were in San Jose visiting with  KRTY. The trio was asked to sign a jar of cherries and proved equal to the challenge. • • • Amber Hayes Visits AM WSM FUNL Music recording artist Amber Hayes celebrated the Aug. 31 release of her […]

The Judds Kick Off Oprah’s Farewell Season

After more than 4,400 episodes and 28,000 guests, The Oprah Winfrey Show is getting ready to launch its farewell season, and country super-duo The Judds are set to appear as special guests on Tuesday, September 14. The Grammy Award-winning mother/daughter team will discuss plans for their upcoming farewell tour, The Last Encore, give a private […]

Sales Depts; Start Your Engines

Are you tired of watching country sales totals dripple and drip like a leaky faucet? This week for the first time this year, they have finally fallen further into the red zone than the overall industry. In fact, according to Nielsen SoundScan for the week ending 9-5-2010, overall album sales are down -12.5% YTD while […]

Country Label Mates Tie The Knot

Trailer Choir’s Mark Fortney, better known as “Butter,” and Carter’s Chord’s Emily Robertson turned a birthday party into a wedding Monday night (9/6)), while surprised family and friends cheered them on. (Photo: www.rqfoto.com) The couple, who are both Show Dog-Universal artists and who have been dating for almost two years, gathered everyone together at Nashville’s […]

SESAC To Host Blood/Food Drive

SESAC, working in conjunction with Nashville Area Red Cross, Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region and Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, will host a “Give + Love” event on Monday, September 20 
from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM to raise supplies for Nashville Area Red Cross and Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. Middle Tennessee residents were hit […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (9/8/10)

The competition is at a really high level this week. I can’t remember when there were so many really fine songs going head to head during one listening session. “I Make a Difference,” “Bad Angel,” “Raymond” and “Who Are You When I’m Not Around” all tugged at my emotions in different ways. It’s also a really good sign when there are so many worthy newcomers making noise.

Troy Olsen Stars In GAC Webisodes

EMI Records Nashville artist Troy Olsen is getting his own webisode series on GACTV.com. Livin’ The Dream With Troy Olsen will launch on GAC’s website today, September 7. Viewers can watch the day-to-day stories unfold for Olsen as he talks about everything that has gone in to his pursuit of being a successful singer/songwriter. Each […]

Industry Vets Establish Media Maverick

Media Maverick LLC, a media training company, has established offices in Nashville. The company trains entertainers, CEO’s, business executives, government officials and other people who must interact with the media. The three partners in Media Maverick have more than 50 combined years of experience in print, social media, radio and television, and video production. Broadcast […]

Underwood Becomes Olay “Ambassador”

Arista/19 Records artist Carrie Underwood is the new ambassador for Olay. The 27-year old, Grammy-winning artist will become the face of the brand’s “Challenge What’s Possible” campaign and represent a line of skin care products for Olay. The campaign is scheduled to debut later this year. “We are thrilled that someone as inspirational as Carrie has […]

WMN To Release “Lost” Shawn Camp Album

These days he’s a successful and respected Nashville singer/songwriter, but back in the early ‘90s, Shawn Camp was a promising, up-and-comer on the mainstream country scene. He had some early success with his self-titled 1993 debut, which garnered attention with singles “Fallin’ Never Felt So Good,” and “Confessin’ My Love,” so it was expected that […]

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