Taylor Swift announced today via Twitter that she will expand her fundraising efforts for tornado victims by streaming two performances during Saturday’s “Speak Now … Help Now” benefit event. The stream will be on www.taylorswift.com at 9:00 p.m. CDT on Saturday, May 21. It will give fans a first look at Swift’s new stage and […]
Carrie Underwood will make her first-ever trip to Australia this summer to promote the June 10 release of Play On: Deluxe Edition in Australia and New Zealand. The special two-disc set includes her entire current album Play On, plus six of her previous No. 1 singles. Underwood’s Australian visit will launch mid-June and will undertake […]
Jewel and Kara DioGuardi are prepping for the Mon., May 30 premiere of their new Bravo show Platinum Hit. Jewel is hosting the music competition series which focuses on singer-songwriters, and she will also be a judge alongside DioGuardi. The series will include songwriting challenges, with each week focused on a different theme ranging from […]
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Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw and Toby Keith all scored slots on Forbes’ annual Celebrity 100 power list. The ranking takes into account press coverage, social media, and earnings during the previous 12 months.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame members Pat Alger and Don Schlitz have volunteered to provide musical benediction at the grand re-opening of the downtown medical clinic on Friday morning. Operated by United Neighborhood Health Services, the clinic provides medical, dental and counseling to Nashville’s homeless population. UNHS CEO Mary Bufwack, Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, Rep. […]
BMI held its 59th annual Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles yesterday (5/17) and for the second straight year, Nashville songwriters wrote the BMI Pop Song of the Year. Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood along with publishers DWHaywood Music, RADIOBULLETSPUBLISHING and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing earned the top honor for Lady Antebellum’s world-conquering “Need You Now.” Previously […]
The Nashville Screenwriters Conference hits town this weekend, highlighted by the Music in the Movies workshop on Saturday, May 21. This luncheon and workshop takes place at the Country Music Hall of Fame and was founded by music supervisor Anastasia Brown (Footloose, August Rush, Taken). There will be a panel discussion about song placement by […]
The TEA concept creates a way to compare album and track sales in an apples to apples approach. But is the current 10 tracks = 1 album the best way to accomplish this task?
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