Scott Siman’s RPM Management has joined forces with Rusty Harmon’s MTM Management. RPM is home to country star Big Kenny and rising country artist Madison Cain, while MTM represents Texas rock act Reckless Kelly, former Trick Pony singer Aubrey Collins, and others. The first collaboration under the new partnership is an as-yet-unnamed country band fronted […]
[Press release] Universal Music Group Nashville, a division of Universal Music Group, has appointed Beverly Keel to Senior Vice President of Media & Artist Relations. The announcement was made today by Luke Lewis, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group Nashville, to whom Ms. Keel reports. Based in Nashville, Ms. Keel will be responsible for […]
BMI released its latest financial results today, showing that the performing rights organization generated more than $917 million in revenues for its 2010 fiscal year ended June 30, including its subsidiary Landmark Digital Services®, LLC. The company had distributable royalties of more than $789 million for the more than 475,000 songwriters, composers and copyright owners […]
Tim McGraw works to resurrect his unstable wife’s (Gwyneth Paltrow) failing country music career in the upcoming film Country Strong. Also featured in the drama are Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester. McGraw plays a husband/manager who must navigate his way through a jungle of romantic entanglements to get his wife back on the charts. Paltrow […]
Performances by Taylor Swift and Kanye West at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards are spurring more internet discussion today than Lady Gaga’s armful of moonmen trophies. Both artists debuted songs written in reaction to last year’s incident at the same awards show where West interrupted Swift’s acceptance speech. See videos of Swift’s and West’s […]
Jamey Johnson, Buddy Cannon, Bob DiPiero, and Kendell Marvel performed at Joe’s Bar in New York City as part of the CMA Songwriters Series on Sept. 8.
Photos from George Strait, Gwen Sebastian, Joanna Smith, The Roys and Brian Stace visiting radio programmers and performing across the nation.
Capitol Records Nashville revealed the artist line-up for its Street Party today. The Oct. 13 event will close down Demonbreun Street for performances by Troy Olsen, Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Jennette McCurdy and Walker Hayes. To benefit Metro Nashville public schools, anyone who brings a school supply item to donate to the Pencil Foundation between […]
Kenny Chesney is the latest superstar to tape an installment of CMT’s Invitation Only. On the episode premiering Monday, September 27 (10 p.m. ET/PT) the singer will debut five new songs from his forthcoming album to be released the next day (9/28). Taped before a small studio audience in Nashville, the one-hour special includes Chesney […]
Country brother and sister duo, The Roys, made their national TV debut on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon held in Las Vegas over Labor Day weekend and joined a large group of TV/film/stage and music celebirities that donated their time to help raise funds for MDA’s lifesaving mission. The Roys performed “ Right Back At […]