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Country Hall To Honor Dan Penn

Master country-soul craftsman Dan Penn will treat guests to a rare Nashville performance and an in-depth interview on October 16 as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s programming series Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters. The 1:30 PM program, which will be held in the Museum’s Ford Theater, is included with Museum […]

NSAI Throws “World’s Largest #1 Party”

The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) hosted industry professionals on Monday evening (9/20) for the World’s Largest #1 Party, presented by Avenue Bank and The Recording Academy® to celebrate veteran hitmakers and talented newcomers. NSAI Executive Director Bart Herbison and NSAI President, Grammy-nominated songwriter Steve Bogard kicked off the festivities with two organizational awards – […]

Photos: Country Artists Make The Rounds

Grascals On the Gridiron Two-time IBMA Entertainers of the Year The Grascals sang the National Anthem during the Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers pre-game ceremonies last Sunday (9/19). “It was a huge honor to sing the National Anthem for our favorite NFL team,” said Grascal Jamie Johnson. • • • Eldredge & Lee at CRB […]

Bellamy Brothers

The latest single from legendary duo the Bellamy Brothers is “Back In The Day,” a rocking little slice of nostalgia that yearns for the simplicity of younger days. This single is the followup to the Howard and David Bellamy’s controversial “Jalapenos,” which proved a little too topically hot for U.S. radio stations but its video […]

Grand Ole Opry Comes Home on GAC

The Grand Ole Opry returns to its historic home – the Grand Ole Opry House – for the first time since being displaced as a result of May’s historic Nashville flood and Great American Country (GAC) will present it live in Country Comes Home: An Opry Celebration on Tuesday, September 28 at 8:00 PM/CT. Among […]

Seattle Success For Bentley’s “Miles & Music”

Capitol Records artist Dierks Bentley’s Miles & Music For Kids event in Seattle on Saturday, Sept. 18, continued despite heavy rains, bringing in $50,000 for Seattle Children’s Hospital. “Rainy days aren’t typically when most people are itching to get out the motorcycle for a leisurely afternoon ride,” laughed Bentley. “But…we’ve come to learn over the […]

Shelton to Headline CRS Music City Jam

Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.® and the Academy of Country Music ® have announced Reprise Records artist Blake Shelton as headliner of the 2011 CRS Music City Jam, to be held Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The annual Music City Jam is one of Country Radio Seminar’s premier events and has showcased some of the biggest stars […]

Bobby Karl Works The ACM Honors

Chapter 346 Inviting fans to the ACM Honors turned out to be an excellent idea – the event was punctuated by star-struck cheers of delight and spontaneous standing ovations. There was a whole new level of energy at this fourth annual gig. The appearances of Randy Travis, Kenny Rogers, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Martina McBride and […]

Monroe Re-Signs; Bice Opines

Wrensong/Reynsong reports it has re-signed Ashley Monroe to a new publishing deal. Bo Bice stopped into the WKLB Boston Country 102.5 studio for a live webcast last week, where he played songs from his latest album ‘3’, including the current country single “You Take Yourself With You” and answered some questions with morning show host […]

MTV And Swift Offer “Speak Now” Promotion

CMT and MTV Networks will host an international streaming event and online contest to celebrate the release of Taylor Swift’s new album Speak Now at the United Nations in New York on the album’s release date, Monday, October 25. The online contest, Speak Now With Taylor Swift In New York City, is live now at […]

Next Big Nashville/Digital Summit Announce Lineup

Next BIG Nashville (NBN) and Leadership Music DIGITAL SUMMIT (LMDS) have announced the final schedules for their upcoming September 29- October 2 festival and conference in Nashville. Events include; 150+ bands performing during the four-day, multi-genre music festival in Nashville’s coolest venues, the digital summit, featuring guest speakers and panelists from every corner of digital […]

Lady A Plays For Musicians On Call

Musicians On Call (MOC), a nonprofit organization that brings live music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities, announced a special performance by renowned trio Lady Antebellum at City Winery in New York on October 13, 2010. The show, which will benefit MOC, is part of the organization’s Month of Music initiative, a series of […]

Salamon Named CEO of Savannah Music Group

Ed Salamon has been named chief executive officer of Savannah Music Group, effective Oct. 1. Salamon approached SMG President Dave Gibson after Savannah took the unprecedented step among music publishing companies and record labels of opposing mandatory Performance Rights fee legislation. Since both believe that proposed legislation could reduce the amount of music played on […]

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