I can’t remember a recent listening session with so many well-done platters. Jake Owen has the audio production to beat. Mark Willis has the week’s most striking song. Gloriana is glorious. Kenny Chesney’s bringing the star power. […]
Apple’s first major new product announcement without the venerable Steve Jobs on the podium stumbled badly today. “This is my first product launch since being named CEO—I’m sure you didn’t know that,” Mr. Tim Cook joked at the event’s start. The company announced a 4S model with faster processor, better camera and voice command software (Siri), […]
Martina McBride will turn the lights of the Empire State Building pink on Oct. 14 to help the fight against breast cancer. The pink carpet event and concert will be the culmination of her upcoming release week promoting Eleven, which streets Oct. 11 via Republic Nashville. This will be the first time in history that […]
News from Toby Keith, End of the Row Party, Belmont, Pete Fisher, APA’s David Plyler, Gene Watson, Peter Frampton
The Roys, Rascal Flatts, Big & Rich, and NSAI are helping raise awareness and funds for a variety of worthy local causes.
Hit songwriter, publisher, veteran ASCAP executive, author and former President of the Nashville Songwriters Association International, Ralph Murphy will be talking about his recently released book Murphy’s Laws of Songwriting, The Book, Oct. 4, 4 p.m. at ASCAP’s Nashville offices. Murphy has been successful as a songwriter for five decades. Consistently charting songs in an […]
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has proclaimed October as Country Music month. The CMA is celebrating with promotions, events and activities designed to drive awareness of the format and to lead up to the 45th annual CMA Awards on Wed., Nov. 9. Haslam’s proclamation cites the Appalachian foothills as origins of country music and the format’s […]
Aldean’s Concert for the Cure • Bradley Gaskin and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at the Opry • Nashville songwriters at John Jarred Foundation Benefit
NARM, National Association of Recording Merchandisers has hired noted technology/music journalist Antony Bruno to join the organization’s digital initiatives at digitalmusic.org. Bruno has been named Community Manager. “Antony has spent the past seven years examining all the players in the digital media arena, making him the perfect person to build up the digitalmusic.org community,” said […]
A new morning show is unveiled on 95.5 FM WSM, and promotion veteran Nathan Cruise joins a new label.