Archive for November, 2010
Worley’s Cancer Center; Lawrence’s Turkey Fry; Tippin/Stroud Benefit CD
I WANNA PLAY!: An Album To Put Musical Instruments Into The Hands Of Every Child In America was co-produced by Aaron Tippin and James Stroud, and features Lorrie Morgan, George Jones, Ronnie Milsap, Ray Price, Neal Sedaka and more. And making a special vocal appearance are the students of W.O. Smith Music School. Tippin is also […]
Kelly Parkes
“Nothing” Edge Records/Lofton Creek Kelly Parkes is releasing her new single “Nothing” to country radio. The feisty 23 year-old from rural Lancaster County, Penn., loves performing and cites Carrie Underwood as her favorite vocalist. Her recording session was produced by Darran Smith (Tim McGraw) and Lofton Creek Records chief Mike Borchetta. Parkes also recently sang […]
Category: ProgrammerPlaylist
ACM Names New Board
The Academy of Country Music is announcing its new board of directors. This year, there are 13 qualifying professional categories that are elected by the Academy’s membership. In addition to the elected positions, director-at-large positions have been appointed by Chairman Bill Mayne, President Sarah Trahern and Vice President Butch Waugh. Directors are elected from each […]
Category: Featured, Organizations
Steve Richard
“Eighty Acre Church” Force MP “Steve Richard paints a warm picture of rural America with ‘Eighty Acre Church’ and our listeners can truly relate. It’s a great song, and I know I’ll never look at an old man on a tractor the same way again!” Lee Richey, PD/MD, WCJW/Warsaw, NY “Steve Richard is one of the most talented, insightful singer/songwriters […]
Category: ProgrammerPlaylist
The Songwriter Agency Opens In Nashville
The Songwriter Agency, a firm centered on booking hit songwriters in mainstream venues, has opened its doors in Nashville. Music industry veterans Paul Compton, Randy Harrell, and Rod Parkin co-founded the agency, which already has a roster of over 30 country, rock, and pop writers. Among those on the roster are Regie Hamm (David Cook’s […]
Category: Featured, Publishing, Touring
Aldean’s “Party” Starts Today
It’s street day for Broken Bow star Jason Aldean, who is wrapping a successful 2010 with the release of his fourth studio album My Kinda Party. “We took more time to make this record than any other we’ve done, and I definitely think you can hear that in the singing,” says Aldean. Among the album’s […]
Reba Previews New Album; McGraw Single Out Today
The Valory promotion team is traveling across the country letting fans and radio preview the new album from Reba. All The Women I Am lands in stores Nov. 9, and until then the ‘Rate The Reba’ tour is hitting anywhere from 2-5 cities per day. The dates are a mix of VIP listening sessions for […]
Bentley To Kick-off CMA Awards Day; Last Day For Voting
•••Reminder: Voting for the final ballot of the CMA Awards closes today (11/2).••• Dierks Bentley will kick-off CMA Awards day (11/10) with a performance on ABC News’ Good Morning America, and will take the stage again that night on The 44th Annual CMA Awards. Also on Good Morning America, CMA Awards co-host Brad Paisley and […]
The Judds and Shania Twain Set For TV Series
The Judds and Shania Twain will each star in new original series for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, a multi-platform media company that will debut Jan 1, 2011 on what is currently the Discovery Health Channel. The Judds follows the lives of duo Naomi and Wynonna Judd as they prepare for their first tour in ten […]
Sound Exchange Offers New Artist Checklist
SoundExchange is a non-profit performance rights organization appointed by congress to pay digital royalties earned through play on Internet radio, satellite radio, cable TV music channels plus revenue collections from foreign societies. The organization recently distributed $54.8 million to recording artists and sound recording copyright holders in Q2 2010 payments, its largest ever quarterly payments. […]
Category: Featured, Organizations, Publishing
ACM Awards Voting Timeline
The Academy of Country Music has announced the ballot timeline for professional membership voting for the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, to be held in Spring 2011 on an as-yet-unannounced date. Details and timeline for fan voting will be announced at a later date. In addition, the Academy is announcing that new membership […]
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations
