Morgan Frazier visits with Dennis Banka at 104.1 The Ranch.
‘s “Tornado” swirls into the top position this week on the
MusicRow Chart, claiming the first No. 1 of 2013. Written by
Natalie Hemby and
Delta Maid, this is the second single and title track from LBT’s fifth studio album.
The Band Perry‘s “Better Dig Two” jumps eight spots to No. 2, followed by
Jason Aldean‘s “The Only Way I Know” at No. 3 with an additional 577 spins this week.
Gary Allan‘s “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)” and
Kenny Chesney‘s “El Cerrito Place” round out the top five at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
Big movers this week included several debuts on the chart, starting with
Blake Shelton‘s “Sure Be Cool If You Did” gaining 984 spins landing at No. 35.
Miranda Lambert‘s “Mama’s Broken Heart” also made an impressive leap onto the chart at No. 43 in its debut week with 873 spins.
Darius Rucker‘s “Wagon Wheel” rolls into No. 47 in its first week with 720 first week spins, followed by
Florida Georgia Line‘s “Get Your Shine On” coming on board at No. 48 with 633 spins.
Frozen Playlists: KYKX, WRHT, WCMS, KTHK, KZZY
Upcoming Singles
January 14
Easton Corbin/All Over The Road/Mercury
Miranda Lambert/Mama’s Broken Heart/RCA
Charlie Worsham/Could It Be/Warner Bros.-W.A.R.
January 17
Stephanie Grace/Would U Be Mine
January 21
Florida Georgia Line/Get Your Shine On/Republic Nashville
Lonestar/Maybe Someday/Tenacity
Chris Janson/Better I Don’t/Bigger Picture
Train feat. Ashley Monroe/Bruises/Crush-Columbia-9 North
January 24
John Karl/That’s What I Believe
Andy Griggs/Don’t Let Go
January 28
Eric Church/Like Jesus Does/EMI
Billy Ray Cyrus/Hillbilly Heart (Keeping It Country)/Blue Cadillac
Blackberry Smoke/Pretty Little Lie/Southern Ground
February 4
Joel Crouse/If You Want Some/Show Dog–Universal
New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Blake Shelton/Sure Be Cool If You Did/Warner Bros. – 35
Miranda Lambert/Mama’s Broken Heart/RCA – 43
Darius Rucker/Wagon Wheel/Capitol – 47
Florida Georgia Line/Get Your Shine On/Republic Nashville – 48
Easton Corbin/All Over The Road/Mercury – 78
Eric Church/Like Jesus Does/EMI Nashville – 79
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Blake Shelton/Sure Be Cool If You Did/Warner Bros. – 66
Miranda Lambert/Mama’s Broken Heart/RCA – 65
Darius Rucker/Wagon Wheel/Capitol – 59
Florida Georgia Line/Get Your Shine On/Republic Nashville – 56
The Henningsens/American Beautiful/Arista – 26
Andy Griggs/Twenty Little Angels/Little Hannel Records-Spin Doctors Music Group – 17
Eric Church/Like Jesus Does/EMI Nashville – 16
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Blake Shelton/Sure Be Cool If You Did/Warner Bros. – 984
Miranda Lambert/Mama’s Broken Heart/RCA – 873
Darius Rucker/Wagon Wheel/Capitol – 720
Florida Georgia Line/Get Your Shine On/Republic Nashville – 633
Jason Aldean/The Only Way I Know/Broken Bow – 577
Carrie Underwood/Two Black Cadillacs/19-Arista Nashville – 571
Lee Brice/I Drive Your Truck/Curb – 568
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Ashley Forrest/Pourin’ Over Me/Truro-GMV – 202
The Farm/Be Grateful/Warner Nashville – 189
Richie Fields/Smile – 186
Angel Mary & The Tennessee Werewolves/Cowboy/Verado – 181
Josh Pruno/23rd Psalm/Lawrence Music Group – 179
High Valley recently visited the morning show at KUAD in Ft. Collins, Colo., promoting the group’s “Love You For A Long Time,” which claims our No. 36 spot this week. Pictured (L-R): Todd Harding (KUAD), High Valley’s Curtis Remple, Brad Remple and Bryan Remple and Brian Gary (KUAD MD).
The Henningsens recently met up with Clear Channel’s Clay Hunnicutt at Sony Music’s Nashville office. The family’s latest single, “America Beautiful,” takes our No. 60 spot this week. Pictured (L-R): Aaron Henningsen; Clay Hunnicutt (SVP of Programming at Clear Channel); Clara Henningsen; Brian Henningsen; and Gary Overton (Chairman & CEO, Sony Music Nashville).
KTTS’s 40th Birthday with PD Mark Grantin, Randy Houser (No. 10; “How Country Feels”), Phil Vassar, Lauren Alaina, and Thomas Rhett (No. 14; “Beer With Jesus”) performed at KTTS’ free So Mo Farm and Ranch 40th Birthday Bash Concert. Pictured (L-R) Randy Houser, Mark Grantin, Phil Vasser, Lauren Alaina, Curly, and Thomas Rhett.
BMLG, Red Light Management Team with Belmont University
/by Jessica NicholsonElla Mae Bowen
Nashville’s Belmont University has long been known as a place that turns out talented musicians and aspiring industry professionals each year. This year, Big Machine Label Group and Red Light Management have teamed with Belmont University’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business to provide four Belmont student musicians with a choice internship.
The internship aims to give the students real-world performance experience with a signed artist. Four student musicians were chosen during auditions last November to perform with Big Machine Records artist Ella Mae Bowen. Each of the students will learn new material, rehearse with Ella Mae and perform a show at the end of the semester. Additionally, touring musicians, producers, road managers and booking agents will share information about the various aspects of the music industry.
“Our intent is to give Belmont students a real life experience,’ says Red Light Management’s Tracy Gershon, who will supervise the internship. “They will have scheduled rehearsals with Ella Mae and see what it is really like being a touring musician. In addition, they will hear from industry tastemakers and professional musicians, whose practical insight is invaluable.”
“As I record my debut album, I feel that this program will be a great way to work out arrangements with a live band,” says Bowen. “With an undeniable passion, Belmont has always been a great source for up-and-coming musicians and I believe this internship will be mutually beneficial for everyone involved.”
Industry Pics (1/11/13)
/by Jessica NicholsonKelly Clarkson stops by CMT Radio Live with Cody Alan to discuss her wedding plans to Starstruck Entertainment’s Brandon Blackstock and her new single “Don’t Rush,” featuring Vince Gill.
Pictured (L-R): Kelly Clarkson and Cody Alan. Photo: Dingo O’Brien
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Stoney Creek Records band Parmalee visited the Country Music Hall of Fame on Jan. 8, where the band became Honorary Friends and Family members of the institution. The band is made of brothers Matt and Scott Thomas, along with cousin Barry Knox and life-long best friend Josh McSwain.
Pictured (from back to front): Pamela Johnson (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Vice President of Development), Jay Orr (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Vice President of Museum Programs), Sharon Burns (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Vice President of Sales and Marketing), Heather Freeland (BBR Management, Associate Manager), Brittany Perlin (Dashboard Media, Associate Publicist), Stephen Linn (BBR Management, Senior Vice President), Rachel Weingartner (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Membership Manager), Scott Thomas, Barry Knox, Josh McSwain and Matt Thomas
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Singer-songwriters Jon Stone and Kristy Osmunson, known together as American Young, celebrated their recent signing to Curb Records with members of the Curb Records and SESAC staff. Stone penned fellow Curb Records artist Lee Brice‘s hit, “A Woman Like You.”
Pictured (L-R), back row: Curb’s Kelly Lynn, John Ozier, Dennis Hannon, SESAC’s Tim Fink and Todd Thomas. Front row: Jon Stone, Kristy O and Curb’s Taylor Childress.
Photo: Peyton Hoge
MusicRowPics: Brad Long Artist Visit
/by Caitlin RantalaOn Tuesday (1/08), Blackwater Entertainment’s Brad Long stopped by MusicRow headquarters to share some music off his new album.
His acoustic set included “Long Lost Smile,” a song that previously received a thumb’s up from MusicRow’s Robert Oermann. Long also played “Dust,” My Kinda Woman” and “See You When I See You.”
A resident of Conway, S.C., Long appears regularly on “The Carolina Opry” and “Good Vibrations.” For more information, visit bradlong.net.
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MusicRow No. 1 Song
/by Eric T. ParkerLittle Big Town
Little Big Town worked up enough spins this week with “Tornado” to land at No. 1 on our MusicRow Chart. This, the quartet’s title track and second single from its fifth studio album, was written by Natalie Hemby and Delta Maid.
We have been looking forward to the record-breaking possibilities of Capitol Nashville’s Tornado since its release a few months ago, and the quartet has sure delivered now with two chart-topping singles from the project. This dark and stormy tune comes on the heels of “Pontoon,” which held our No. 1 position for five consecutive weeks in August 2012.
Little Big Town has since performed “Tornado” on FOX’s ACA Awards last month and has since made a stop at the network’s X Factor and New Years Eve Live!
Watch the official music video for “Tornado” and visit this week’s MusicRow chart below.
Kaleidoscope Media Hires New Publicist
/by Eric T. ParkerMichelle Lorge
Founder and owner of Kaleidoscope Media, Angie Gore, announced Michelle Lorge has been added as Publicist for the public relations and marketing company.
As the newest addition to Kaleidoscope Media, Lorge will assist the team in media strategy, development and client roster pitches. She will report directly to Scott Stem, Senior Director of Publicity and Accounts.
Prior to joining Kaleidoscope, Lorge operated her own publicity company, Forever Publicity. Previously, she served stints with Hot Schatz PR, NPG PR, Sony Music Entertainment, and Sweet Talk Publicity. The Wisconsin native graduated from Belmont University with a B.A. in Public Relations in 2009.
Lorge may be reached at michelle@kaleidoscope-media.com or 615-321-3211.
'Nashville' By The Numbers
/by Sarah SkatesPer month:
$200,000 on cast/crew housing
$80,000 on catering
$55,000 on fuel
$45,000 on vehicle rental
Per episode:
$460,000 to local vendors
Per season:
$1.6 million on camera equipment rental
George also revealed that $1 million was spent to build a sound stage facility that can be used for other projects as well as Nashville, and would boost the local film infrastructure.
New state incentives are working to recruit film and television productions, particularly those with smaller budgets. Previously, only projects with $1 million or higher budgets qualified, but changes lowered the minimum production value to $200,000.
According to the NBJ, estimates of Nashville’s direct spending in Tennessee total $44 million. Seventeen percent ($7.5 million) of that spending will be covered by a reimbursable grant if the show airs all 22 episodes.
The growing number of films shot entirely, or in part, in Tennessee include 1980’s Coal Miner’s Daughter, 1993’s The Thing Called Love (Sandra Bullock), 1999’s The Green Mile, 2001’s The Last Castle and the 2005 Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line. More recently, Water For Elephants (Reese Witherspoon), Leatherheads (George Clooney), Hannah Montana: The Movie (Miley Cyrus), Country Strong (Gwyneth Paltrow) were filmed in Tennessee. Movies made in the Volunteer State that are set for release in 2013 include Nicole Kidman’s Stoker, the Harrison Ford flick 42, and The Identical starring Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta and Seth Green.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation Elects Board Members, Officers
/by Jessica Nicholson“After years of hard work by so many former and current board members and through the generosity of numerous friends and music industry leaders, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame will at last become a physical reality,” said Alger via a statement. “At this exciting time, it is a tremendous honor to be elected Chair of this all-volunteer board, made up of these great songwriters and dynamic business leaders. There is still a lot of work to do and money left to raise, but what an incredible team we have in place to do it.”
Weekly Chart Report (1/11/13)
/by Sherod RobertsonMorgan Frazier visits with Dennis Banka at 104.1 The Ranch.
SPIN ZONE
Little Big Town‘s “Tornado” swirls into the top position this week on the MusicRow Chart, claiming the first No. 1 of 2013. Written by Natalie Hemby and Delta Maid, this is the second single and title track from LBT’s fifth studio album. The Band Perry‘s “Better Dig Two” jumps eight spots to No. 2, followed by Jason Aldean‘s “The Only Way I Know” at No. 3 with an additional 577 spins this week. Gary Allan‘s “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)” and Kenny Chesney‘s “El Cerrito Place” round out the top five at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
Big movers this week included several debuts on the chart, starting with Blake Shelton‘s “Sure Be Cool If You Did” gaining 984 spins landing at No. 35. Miranda Lambert‘s “Mama’s Broken Heart” also made an impressive leap onto the chart at No. 43 in its debut week with 873 spins. Darius Rucker‘s “Wagon Wheel” rolls into No. 47 in its first week with 720 first week spins, followed by Florida Georgia Line‘s “Get Your Shine On” coming on board at No. 48 with 633 spins.
Frozen Playlists: KYKX, WRHT, WCMS, KTHK, KZZY
Upcoming Singles
January 14
Easton Corbin/All Over The Road/Mercury
Miranda Lambert/Mama’s Broken Heart/RCA
Charlie Worsham/Could It Be/Warner Bros.-W.A.R.
January 17
Stephanie Grace/Would U Be Mine
January 21
Florida Georgia Line/Get Your Shine On/Republic Nashville
Lonestar/Maybe Someday/Tenacity
Chris Janson/Better I Don’t/Bigger Picture
Train feat. Ashley Monroe/Bruises/Crush-Columbia-9 North
January 24
John Karl/That’s What I Believe
Andy Griggs/Don’t Let Go
January 28
Eric Church/Like Jesus Does/EMI
Billy Ray Cyrus/Hillbilly Heart (Keeping It Country)/Blue Cadillac
Blackberry Smoke/Pretty Little Lie/Southern Ground
February 4
Joel Crouse/If You Want Some/Show Dog–Universal
New On The Chart—Debuting This Week
Artist/song/label — chart pos.
Blake Shelton/Sure Be Cool If You Did/Warner Bros. – 35
Miranda Lambert/Mama’s Broken Heart/RCA – 43
Darius Rucker/Wagon Wheel/Capitol – 47
Florida Georgia Line/Get Your Shine On/Republic Nashville – 48
Easton Corbin/All Over The Road/Mercury – 78
Eric Church/Like Jesus Does/EMI Nashville – 79
Most Added
Artist/song/label — New Adds
Blake Shelton/Sure Be Cool If You Did/Warner Bros. – 66
Miranda Lambert/Mama’s Broken Heart/RCA – 65
Darius Rucker/Wagon Wheel/Capitol – 59
Florida Georgia Line/Get Your Shine On/Republic Nashville – 56
The Henningsens/American Beautiful/Arista – 26
Andy Griggs/Twenty Little Angels/Little Hannel Records-Spin Doctors Music Group – 17
Eric Church/Like Jesus Does/EMI Nashville – 16
Greatest Spin Increase
Artist/song/label — spin+
Blake Shelton/Sure Be Cool If You Did/Warner Bros. – 984
Miranda Lambert/Mama’s Broken Heart/RCA – 873
Darius Rucker/Wagon Wheel/Capitol – 720
Florida Georgia Line/Get Your Shine On/Republic Nashville – 633
Jason Aldean/The Only Way I Know/Broken Bow – 577
Carrie Underwood/Two Black Cadillacs/19-Arista Nashville – 571
Lee Brice/I Drive Your Truck/Curb – 568
On Deck—Soon To Be Charting
Artist/song/label — spins
Ashley Forrest/Pourin’ Over Me/Truro-GMV – 202
The Farm/Be Grateful/Warner Nashville – 189
Richie Fields/Smile – 186
Angel Mary & The Tennessee Werewolves/Cowboy/Verado – 181
Josh Pruno/23rd Psalm/Lawrence Music Group – 179
High Valley recently visited the morning show at KUAD in Ft. Collins, Colo., promoting the group’s “Love You For A Long Time,” which claims our No. 36 spot this week. Pictured (L-R): Todd Harding (KUAD), High Valley’s Curtis Remple, Brad Remple and Bryan Remple and Brian Gary (KUAD MD).
The Henningsens recently met up with Clear Channel’s Clay Hunnicutt at Sony Music’s Nashville office. The family’s latest single, “America Beautiful,” takes our No. 60 spot this week. Pictured (L-R): Aaron Henningsen; Clay Hunnicutt (SVP of Programming at Clear Channel); Clara Henningsen; Brian Henningsen; and Gary Overton (Chairman & CEO, Sony Music Nashville).
KTTS’s 40th Birthday with PD Mark Grantin, Randy Houser (No. 10; “How Country Feels”), Phil Vassar, Lauren Alaina, and Thomas Rhett (No. 14; “Beer With Jesus”) performed at KTTS’ free So Mo Farm and Ranch 40th Birthday Bash Concert. Pictured (L-R) Randy Houser, Mark Grantin, Phil Vasser, Lauren Alaina, Curly, and Thomas Rhett.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Considers Expansion
/by Jessica Nicholson“We are looking at all options,” Jimmy Asci, a New York-based spokesman, told the Nashville Business Journal. “This is all a result of the EMI acquisition. Our company has grown tremendously, and as a result we are going to have significantly more people in Nashville because, for Sony/ATV, our worldwide administration and many finance functions are headquartered in Nashville. The space that those functions currently exist in are not big enough to handle the additional headcount.”
Sony/ATV is considering several options to increase their space, including leasing current office space and the possibility of building a larger office facility in, or near downtown Nashville. Sony/ATV’s finance and administration operations are currently located at 65 Music Square West on Music Row.
Asci said Sony/ATV’s creative division, led by Troy Tomlinson, would stay in its current location at 8 Music Square West.
Songwriter Purchases Nashville Building, Plans Entertainment Venue
/by Jessica NicholsonThe building is located at 400 4th Avenue South and was formerly St. Paul’s A.M.E. church, before becoming offices for EOA Architects. “I just fell in love with the building,” James tells MusicRow of the place, which was originally home to the first free black church in Nashville and built in 1874. “I want to preserve it in hopes that it can become the entertainment cornerstone of So Bro and Korean Veterans Blvd.”
James has had considerable success as a songwriter, co-writing Martina McBride‘s “Blessed,” Chris Young‘s “Man I Want To Be,” Kenny Chesney‘s “Reality,” “Keg In The Closet,” “When The Sun Goes Down” and “We Went Out Last Night,” and Carrie Underwood‘s “Jesus Take The Wheel,” among numerous other tunes.