Nashville Songwriters To Host Benefit Show For WaterHope

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waterTonight (Sept. 13), songwriters will gather at Nashville’s The Listening Room to perform music and raise money for WaterHope, an organization which provides clean water to regions in need. The event, titled “Words To Water,” will take place at 6:30 p.m. and feature performances by Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Brandy Clark, Jimmy Robbins, Matt Ramsey, Trevor Rosen and Matt Jenkins. Tickets cost $10.
Steve and Tracy Tomkovich founded WaterHope in 2004. To date, the organization has raise over $1.2 million and completed more than 50 sustainable water projects.
The Listening Room is located at 217 2nd Ave. S. in Nashville. For more information on Words To Water, visit waterhope.org.
 
 

Weekly Chart Report (9/13/13)

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Keith Urban (R) recently stopped by the CMT Radio Live to chat with Cody Alan (L) about the release of his new album, “Fuse,” which dropped this week. His latest single “We Were Us” is our highest debut this week, cutting it’s way to No. 50.

Keith Urban (R) recently stopped by the CMT Radio Live to chat with Cody Alan (L) about the release of his new album, Fuse, which dropped this week. His latest single “We Were Us” is our highest debut this week, cutting its way to No. 50.


SPIN ZONE
After spending 12 weeks on the chart, Tim McGraw’s “Southern Girl” heads north, taking the No. 1 spot with 3170 spins. Meanwhile, Toby Keith’s “Drinks After Work” strengthens its buzz, moving to No. 2. Blake Shelton’s “Mine Would Be You” dashes to No. 3, while Luke Bryan’s “That’s My Kind Of Night” moves to No. 4. Miranda Lambert, who recently celebrated the No. 1 status of “Mama’s Broken Heart,” holds the No. 5 spot for the second week in a row with her single “All Kinds Of Kinds.” Rounding out the Top 10 this week is Jason Aldean’s “Night Train” at No. 6, Taylor Swift’s “Red” at No. 7, Eric Paslay’s “Friday Night” at No. 8, Eli Young Band’s “Drunk Last Night” at No. 9 and Darius Rucker’s “Radio” at No. 10.
Powerhouses Keith Urban and Lambert are the week’s greatest gainers, with their song “We Were Us” skyrocketing to No. 50 with 547 spins. The Band Perry’s “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely” jumps six spots, moving to No. 17 with another 348 spins. Bryan’s “That’s My Kind Of Night” rises to No. 4 with an added 326 spins, while Zac Brown Band’s “Sweet Annie” leaps to No. 31 with an extra 260 spins. Finally, Jake Owen’s “Days Of Gold” ascends to No. 13 with 238 more spins.
MusicRow welcomes six spectacular debuts this week, with Urban and Lambert’s “We Were Us” debuting at No. 50, Jo Dee Messina’s “Peace Sign” at No. 70, Zane Williams’ “Overnight Success” at No. 73, Clinton Gregory’s “You Smile” at No. 77, Tony Stampley’s “When I Get On A Roll” at No. 79 and Tommy Dalton’s “Sweet” at No. 80.
Frozen Playlists: WXMM, WKWS, WXXK
In between performances at the My Country 96.1 VetsRock Show on Long Island this past weekend, Rachel Holder––whose “Lord Help Me” single from Curb takes No. 40 this week––was able to play some corn hole in with Brantley Gilbert.

In between performances at the My Country 96.1 VetsRock Show on Long Island this past weekend, Rachel Holder––whose “Lord Help Me” single from Curb takes No. 40 this week––was able to play some corn hole in with Brantley Gilbert.


Upcoming Singles
September 16
Derek Anthony/Cowboy Way/B L U A N T Music Group
Jamie Stever/Make My Day/Tri-Mount Entertainment
Colton James/101 Proof/Nine North
Payton Taylor/Small Town Paradise/Payton Taylor
Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert/We Were Us/Capitol Nashville-RCA Nashville
September 23
Sara Evans/Slow Me Down/RCA Nashville
Randy Houser/Goodnight Kiss/Stoney Creek Records
Erica Nicole/Daughter Of The Revolution/Heaven-Nine North-Turnpike
Hank Williams Jr. feat. Merle Haggard/I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink/Bocephus-Blaster-Quarterback
Gary Allan/It Ain’t The Whiskey/MCA Nashville
September 30
Brandon Hamilton/You Give Me That/Nine North-Turnpike
LoCash Cowboys/Best Seat In The House/Average Joes-Tenacity
Brett Eldredge/Beat Of The Music/Atlantic-WMN
Krystal Keith/Get Your Redneck On/Show Dog-Universal
October 7
Leah Turner/Take The Keys/Columbia Nashville
New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert/We Were Us/Capitol Nashville-Hit Red Records – 50
Jo Dee Messina/Peace Sign/Dreambound Records – 70
Zane Williams/Overnight Success/BE Music – 73
Clinton Gregory/You Smile/Melody Roundup Music – 77
Tony Stampley/When I Get On A Roll/Shongaloo Records – 79
Tommy Dalton/Sweet/Red Horseshoe Records – 80
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert/We Were Us/Capitol Nashville-Hit Red Records – 42
Hunter Hayes feat. Jason Mraz/Everybody’s Got Somebody But Me/Atlantic-Warner Bros. – 14
Dierks Bentley/I Hold On/Capitol – 14
Zac Brown Band/Sweet Annie/Southern Ground-Atlantic – 14
Jo Dee Messina/Peace Sign/Dreambound Records – 10
Randy Houser/Goodnight Kiss/Stoney Creek – 9
Brothers Osborne/Let’s Go There/EMI Nashville – 9
The Band Perry/Don’t Let Me Be Lonely/Republic Nashville – 8
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Keith Urban feat. Miranda Lambert/We Were Us/Capitol Nashville-Hit Red Records – 547
The Band Perry/Don’t Let Me Be Lonely/Republic Nashville – 348
Luke Bryan/That’s My Kind of Night/Capitol – 326
Zac Brown Band/Sweet Annie/Southern Ground-Atlantic – 260
Jake Owen/Days of Gold/RCA Nashville – 238
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Outshyne/Moonlight Crush/Millstar – 216
Brent Cobb/Diggin’ Holes/Carnival – 205
American Young/Love Is War/Curb – 186
Randy Houser/Goodnight Kiss/Stoney Creek – 184
Tim Ash/Broke/SMG – 167
Toby Keith, whose “Drinks After Work” has our No. 2 spot this week, took his 'Hammer Down Tour' to Indianapolis and visited with WKLH staff. Pictured (L-R): Fritz Moser (WKLH MD), Keith, Lisa Wall (WLHK), Dave O'Brien (WLHK mornings), and Bob Richards (WLHK OM/PD)

Toby Keith, whose “Drinks After Work” has our No. 2 spot this week, took his ‘Hammer Down Tour’ to Indianapolis and visited with WKLH staff. Pictured (L-R): Fritz Moser (WKLH MD), Keith, Lisa Wall (WLHK), Dave O’Brien (WLHK mornings), and Bob Richards (WLHK OM/PD).


Streamsound artist Austin Webb recently performed his most recent single “Slip On By” at a bonfire charity show for WRNX, benefiting the local police and firemen in the city of East Longmeadow, Mass. RCA Nashville’s Bush Hawg also played. Pictured (L-R): Back - Mike Tyler (WRNX), Austin Webb and Bush Hawg members Shaun Ames, Alex Wilshire, Craig Hand, Ben Helton, Russ Caldwell and Jim Phipps. Front - Streamsound’s Tyler Waugh and RCA Records Nashville’s Dan Nelson

Streamsound artist Austin Webb recently performed his most recent single “Slip On By” at a bonfire charity show for WRNX, benefiting the local police and firemen in the city of East Longmeadow, Mass. RCA Nashville’s Bush Hawg also played. Pictured (L-R): Back – Mike Tyler (WRNX), Austin Webb and Bush Hawg members Shaun Ames, Alex Wilshire, Craig Hand, Ben Helton, Russ Caldwell and Jim Phipps. Front – Streamsound’s Tyler Waugh and RCA Records Nashville’s Dan Nelson.

Charlie Cook On Air: I Wanna Talk About Me

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Charlie Cook

Charlie Cook


The start of the college football season. The new NFL season. The ending of great TV shows like Breaking Bad. The start of the network TV season, filled with new shows and the return of favorites like Big Bang Theory and Scandal. The baseball playoffs and The World Series. The NHL season is just a couple of weeks away. High school football every Friday night. Add 40+ hour work weeks and homework every day with the kids. The holiday season is not far off and your listeners are starting to go online to do some shopping. As I write this The United States is still involved with the politics of a new conflict in the Middle East so that dominates the news every day.
Where is your radio station, or your recording career, in all of this? Are you relevant? Are you relatable? Are you a diversion?
It is a lot easier for radio stations to become involved in the listeners’ day. All of the topics mentioned in the first few paragraphs can be subjects for bits or phone conversations. No matter your format, your market is touched by some or all of this. Talking about these subjects makes you local and gets you between the listener and their lives. It connects you to the listener without them even realizing you have done so.
As the new television season kicks off, how about soliciting your listeners to view some of the new shows and review them for your audience? Assign a half dozen listeners and schedule them throughout the first week of the season. How about having contests on the air with listeners Friday morning to pick High School football winners or have each of the morning show’s participants compete with each other?
I know good morning shows already do all of this every morning, but my point is the 15 or so events that are all happening around the same time can cause your staff to sound overwhelmed and lose the listener’s “little things” that mean more to them than to us.
I mentioned that it is easier for radio to pull this off than an individual artist. Performers don’t really have the forum, but I suggest you schedule some time with radio stations around the country in the next month and come prepared to talk, not about your new CD, which will get the needed promotion, but about these local issues.
Spend a minute learning about what is important to the local audience. Is there a high school rivalry the coming weekend? Become aware of the situation and weigh in on it. Do you think the audience would appreciate that you know what’s happening in their lives?
This is the time of the year when you’re setting up fourth quarter CD sales. Building a connection with the local listeners will pay off. I know “doing prep” takes time. For the announcers and the performers, the effort will pay off both short-term and long-term.
Many major market PDs are skittish about putting the artists on air. Too much talk? Baloney. I believe fun, entertaining content in fact will cause longer listening. But an interview that revolves around either the host (you know who you are) or just about the artist is, “been there done that.” As Toby Keith said, “ I Wanna Talk About Me.”
(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of MusicRow.)

IEBA's 43rd Annual Conference Set For October

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IEBAThe International Entertainment Buyers Association will hold its 43rd annual conference Oct. 19-22 at the Omni Hotel in Nashville. Over 50 live performances will take place on stages over four days at the conference featuring artists like Blackjack Billy, Chris Cagle, Rachele Lynae, Brynn Marie, Robin Meade, Jo Dee Messina and many more.
The conference will include a keynote Q&A from Billboard’s Ray Waddell, followed by a panel that will feature a case study on the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Additional panels will focus on the evolving revenue streams in the casino business, the new role of the booking agent, and the cost of doing business on the road. Attendees will also have the opportunity to sit down with IEBA’s Board of Directors and other prominent business leaders to discuss the latest trends and hot topics in live entertainment during the event. Table topics will include arenas, casino entertainment, clubs, corporate buying, EDM, fairs, festivals, indian gaming, PACs & small venues, and tour marketing.
IEBA’s Agents Alley gives entertainment buyers and sellers time together to discuss the specifics of the upcoming touring season at two events this year: a Tailgate Party on Sunday, Oct. 20 and a two-hour booking session on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
The conference culminates with an honors and awards dinner Oct. 22. For more information about the conference, visit IEBA.org. Early bird registration rates apply through Sept. 18th.

Jason Aldean To Release Concert Film

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Jason Aldean


Jason Aldean‘s Night Train Tour has garnered plentiful media buzz throughout the past year, playing stadiums from Mississippi to Massachusetts. He played to a sold-out hometown crowd of more than 66,000 fans at the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium in April, and now fans can relive (or see for the first time) the experience via a release of the concert film Night Train To Georgia, which will be available Oct. 15.
The piece, a TackleBox Films production, was produced by Shaun Silva, Ivan Dudensky and Don Leopore.
“That day in Athens will always be one of my proudest accomplishments,” said Aldean. “I’ve been working my whole career to get to this point where I can go into a stadium like Sanford, which I’ve idolized my whole life, and leave a mark. I watch it back now to remember the details because it was all overwhelming and a pretty surreal moment for me.”
The 90-minute film features 18 songs, including “She’s Country,” “Big Green Tractor,” “My Kinda Party” and “Take A Little Ride.” It also offers personal interviews and footage from Aldean’s Fenway Park and Wrigley Field shows, as well as appearances by Luke Bryan (“The Only Way I Know”), Kelly Clarkson (“Don’t You Wanna Stay”) and Ludacris (“Dirt Road Anthem”), on songs they’ve recorded together.
A trailer for the film can be seen below.
http://vimeo.com/73504320
 

Lambert, Musgraves, Clark, McAnally Celebrate No. 1

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Pictured: ASCAP's Ryan Beuschel, Warner-Tamerlane Music Publishing's Steve Markland, producers Frank Liddell and Glenn Worf, RCA Nashville’s Keith Gale, Songs of Parallel's Tim Hunze, Little Blue Egg's Robin Palmer, Vista Loma's Stephanie Cox, BMI's Clay Bradley, and producer Chuck Ainlay; (Front row, L-R): co-writers Brandy Clark and Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, and co-writer Kacey Musgraves. Photo credit: Rick Diamond

Pictured: ASCAP’s Ryan Beuschel, Warner-Tamerlane Music Publishing’s Steve Markland, producers Frank Liddell and Glenn Worf, RCA Nashville’s Keith Gale, Songs of Parallel’s Tim Hunze, Little Blue Egg’s Robin Palmer, Vista Loma’s Stephanie Cox, BMI’s Clay Bradley, and producer Chuck Ainlay; (Front row, L-R): co-writers Brandy Clark and Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, and co-writer Kacey Musgraves. Photo credit: Rick Diamond


It was a star-studded event in Nashville yesterday (Sept. 11) as Brandy Clark, Kacey Musgraves and Shane McAnally were feted for penning the chart-topper “Mama’s Broken Heart,” recorded by Miranda Lambert. An industry crowd gathered at Nashville restaurant Cabana.
BMI’s Clay Bradley called “Mama’s Broken Heart” “the ultimate revenge song,” citing the tune’s dramatically different twist on the typical breakup song. “Mama’s Broken Heart” pits daughter against mother, instead of scorned woman against a failed lover. The PRO honored Musgraves with a BMI guitar, commemorating her first No. 1 song.
ASCAP honored Clark and McAnally; this marks Clark’s second No. 1 song as a co-writer (she also co-wrote The Band Perry’s “Better Dig Two”). It is McAnally’s sixth No. 1 song.
Among those being honored were producers Frank Liddell, Chuck Ainlay and Glenn Worf, RCA Nashville’s Keith Gale, Little Blue Egg’s Robin Palmer, Songs of Parallel’s Tim Hunze, Vista Loma’s Stephanie Cox and Warner-Tamerlane Music Publishing’s Steve Markland. Avenue Bank’s Ron Cox was on hand to speak about the company’s donation to the Starkey Hearing Foundation on behalf of the songwriters.
Blake Shelton and American Idol‘s Kree Harrison were among the supporters in the crowd.
Lambert revealed her passion for the song nearly usurped her own wedding to Shelton in 2011. “It was supposed to be on Kacey’s album,” said Lambert. “At my wedding rehearsal dinner, Kacey’s sister was taking photos and Kacey was there, too, and I told her, ‘I want to sing “Mama’s Broken Heart.”‘ The song is that important–the wedding can wait!” Lambert quipped. “The song was worth fighting for.” Musgraves struck a deal with her. “She said, ‘Well, okay, you can record it if I can sing background vocals on it.'” Indeed, that is co-writer Musgraves’ voice you hear backing Lambert on the song.
“I had dreams my whole life,” Clark told the crowd. She gave credit to McAnally, who is not only a co-writer on the song, but is an essential part of Clark’s upcoming album 12 Stories, which releases Oct. 22. “Some [dreams] came true, but now, a lot of dreams that I thought would remain dreams became reality.”
Earlier in the week, the songwriters found out that “Mama’s Broken Heart” was nominated for a CMA trophy for Song of the Year, as was “Merry Go Round,” co-written by Musgraves and McAnally, along with Josh Osborne. The honors were not lost on McAnally. “This is not about the CMAs, but hearing my name called at all was mind-blowing. I grew up watching it every year for a long time,” said McAnally.
For Musgraves, things came full-circle to have Lambert, a fellow Texan, record the song. “We grew up 10 miles down the road from each other. I remember meeting her down the road at the pizza shop when we were 12. I feel so lucky to write songs and call it a job.”

Artist Updates (9-12-13)

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Thompson Square

Thompson Square


Thompson Square will return to Conan to perform their current single, “Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About,” on Thursday, Sept. 19. Conan airs on TBS at 11 p.m. ET/10 p.m. CT. The husband/wife duo earned their third consecutive CMA nomination for “Vocal Duo of the Year” earlier this week.

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chris young A.M1Chris Young will appear on Good Morning America on Wednesday, Sept. 18, where he will perform his current single, “Aw Naw.” During his stop in New York City, he will be promoting the Sept. 17 release of his fourth album, A.M.

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made to last111Joey+Rory and Heidi Feek will team for a double feature show, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Nashville’s Belcourt Theatre. For $10, fans can see Joey+Rory perform an acoustic set of new music from their forthcoming album Made To Last (Farmhouse Recordings), and catch a full-band performance of Heidi’s latest songs from The Only (Western Pin-Up Records). Also included in the cover charge are copies of both new albums nearly a week before they hit stores on Oct. 8.

CRS Appoints Senior Director Post

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Michelle Kammerer

Michelle Kammerer


Country Radio Seminar has announced the promotion of Michelle Kammerer to Sr. Director of Brand Marketing and Strategic Partnerships.
“Michelle has done an amazing job in developing and executing our creative approach for our sponsors and partnerships,” said CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne.
“We’ve worked very hard over the last 2+ years and I am excited to continue that journey as part of a great staff and incredible board to make CRS the best it can be,” said Kammerer. “See you at CRS 2014!”
Kammerer is actively involved in the music industry community. She serves in The Society of Leaders In Development (SOLID) as Treasurer, in the Women’s Music Business Association (WMBA) as Membership & Marketing Co-Chair and Women Rock For The Cure as Development Director. She is also a member of SOURCE.
Kammerer can be reached by email or phone 615-327-4487.

Taryn Pray Launches Publicity Company

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Taryn Pray

Taryn Pray


Publicist Taryn Pray has left her post as Director, Media Marketing at Universal Music Group to launch Taryn Pray PR. Her first clients include Lauren Alaina and Josh Thompson.
Pray joined Capitol’s media team in 2011, and became part of UMG Nashville’s team after UMG acquired EMI. Pray previously worked in publicity at Sony Music Nashville, helping manage media campaigns for artists on Columbia Nashville and BNA Records, including Miranda Lambert, Kellie Pickler, Josh Thompson and Kenny Chesney.
Pray can be contacted at taryn@tarynpraypr.com or at 615-948-7474.

Leigh Parr Joins UMG Nashville As Director, Media Marketing

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Leigh Parr

Leigh Parr


UMG Nashville announces today that Leigh Parr has joined the Media Marketing department. Parr, Director of Media Marketing, will oversee publicity and media outreach for artists including George Strait, Scotty McCreery, Little Big Town, Eric Paslay and Dierks Bentley. She replaces Taryn Pray, who has left to launch her own venture.
Parr brings nearly 12 years of industry experience to UMG Nashville. Following her graduation from the University of Alabama, she spent nearly five years with William Morris Agency, followed by three years in management with McGhee Entertainment. Most recently, she served as an independent publicist with PR firm, Essential Broadcast Media.
“I could not be more thrilled to have Leigh join our publicity team at UMG Nashville,” explains Lori Christian, VP, Media Marketing. “She brings with her not only a rich background in publicity but management and agency experience as well that will benefit not only our publicity team but our overall marketing team. I have worked with Leigh on many projects over the years and have always been impressed with her dedication, hard work and passion. ”
Parr can be reached at Leigh.Parr@umusic.com.