Archive for November, 2010
CMAawards.com Streaming Loads of Live Coverage; Post-party Plans
CMAawards.com is streaming with activity surrounding Wednesday’s (11/10) Awards. For the first time, the official site will offer live footage from the CMA Awards Black Carpet presented by Jack Daniel’s, the Pre-Telecast ceremonies, and the backstage Press Room. Black Carpet coverage will begin at 5:00 PM/ET, followed by Pre-Telecast cermonies between approximately 7:25-7:55 PM/ET, and […]
Brooks Benefit Sells Out Nine Dates
Garth Brooks has sold out a record-breaking nine concerts at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena in one day, marking the first time that any performer ever sold that number of tickets in the state of Tennessee. Over 140,000 tickets were sold raising an incredible $3.5 million for Nashville flood victims. (Michael Jackson held the previous record of […]
Stagecoach Country Music Festival Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the fifth annual Stagecoach Country Music Festival, to take place Saturday, April 30th and Sunday, May 1st, 2011, are now on sale. For a limited time, general admission passes for the entire weekend are only $99. Reserved seating with exclusive VIP access is also available. The popular festival, which is held at Empire […]
Reba’s 34th Album Release Week
Reba will be promoting the November 9th release of her 34th album, All The Women I Am, with a week of media appearances such as Good Morning America, CMA Awards and the Late Show with David Letterman. Reba will appear on ABC’s Good Morning America on November 9th at 7:00 am; following this, she will […]
CMT and ABC Are All About the CMA Awards
CMT is dedicating special coverage leading up to “The 44th Annual CMA Awards,” giving fans an in-depth look at the nominees. CMT Insider host Katie Cook will conduct exclusive interviews with nominees including Miranda Lambert on Saturday, November 6th at 1:30 pm ET/PT. The music network will also air a special Stacked featuring videos from […]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
Election Results Spur Changes in Entertainment Law
On Tuesday, November 9th, NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) and the CMA will hold an Entertainment Law Conference to explore how the recent Congressional changes will impact the way in which Congress addresses entertainment industry issues. An “Election Results” panel, comprised of a bipartisan group of Washington, D.C. veterans representing many music industry stakeholders, […]
Category: Featured, Financial/Legal, Organizations
Jim Lauderdale to Receive SESAC’s Inspiration Award
Jim Lauderdale will be honored with SESAC’s “Inspiration Award” at their upcoming Nashville Music Awards, to be held on November 8th at the SESAC Nashville headquarters. This invitation-only event honors the top country and Americana songwriters and publishers. Two-time Grammy winner Lauderdale, who is being recognized for his timeless, genre-defying music, has penned songs for […]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
Weekly Chart Report (11/05/10)
SPIN ZONE There is movement at the top of the CountryBreakout Chart, as The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young” capitalizes on its 23 week climb by taking the No. 1 spot. Rascal Flatts’ “Why Wait” makes a big jump from No. 6 – 2, picking up 136 new spins in the process. Brad Paisley’s […]
Jury Says Hands Off in EMI Fraud Case
Terra Firma Chairman Guy Hands has lost his multibillion dollar legal suit against lender Citigroup yesterday. The trial explored Hands’ 2007 purchase of EMI and Hands’ alleged claim that Citigroup’s Chairman of U.K. banking David Wormsley “duped” him into overpaying for EMI. The jury unanimously voted that Citigroup was not liable in the buyout. The […]
Category: Featured, Financial/Legal, Label, Publishing, Radio
Live Nation Suffers Concert Decline
The Associated Press is reporting that Live Nation Entertainment 3rd quarter net income fell to $51.4 million or 30 cents per share compared with $69.2 million/78 cents per share during the same period last year. The disappointing results were blamed upon heavy discounting of summer ticket prices. Live Nation merged with Ticketmaster in Jan. 2010. […]
Chrysalis Draws Admiring Glances
Chrysalis Music Group, an independent British music publishing company is beginning to draw admiring glances from a number of interested suitors according to the New York Post. Interested parties named by the publication include BMG Rights Management and Warner Music Group. Chrysalis has confirmed that it has been discussing “merger opportunities,” but failed to disclose […]
Category: Featured, Publishing, Radio
