Archive for March, 2011
Doug Morris Named Sony Chief
Doug Morris, one of the most influential executives in the global music industry, has officially exited his post as Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group to join Sony Music Entertainment in the same role. He will be in office at Sony effective July 1, 2011.
Do Artists Need A Combined Sales Chart?
Grammy fever has cooled, Valentine’s ardor has calmed and [ouch] Top 75 country album sales are down 32% compared with last week. Adding to the somber report, YTD country album sales are off 12.4%. But wait. Are we missing something?
Category: Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Entertainer Nominees To Perform at ACM Awards
All of the ACM Entertainer of the Year nominees will be performing as part of the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Nominees Jason Aldean, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban will all take the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3 […]
Joanna Smith Revisits Tootsie’s Where She Got Her Start
Columbia Nashville’s Joanna Smith returned to her old stomping grounds recently. The rising star stopped in to perform at downtown Nashville’s famed Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, the stage where she got her start in Music City.
[Updated w/ Eldredge arrangements] Lifenotes/Benefit News
Lifenotes—Terry Eldredge’s mother • Lifenotes—Victoria Contreras • Birdhouse Thing for W.O. Smith Music School • SOLID’s Bowling Showdown • John Jarrard memorial benefit
Photo Special: Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
The Country Music Association announced yesterday (3/1) that Bobby Braddock, Reba McEntire, and Jean Shepard will become the newest members of the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
CRB Names Radio Promotion Award Winners
Read about these radio station listener promotions that boosted social media activity, pleased ad clients, and helped charity.
Bobby Karl Works MusicRow’s CRS Meet & Greet
The hundreds of day drinkers give it away: Country Radio Seminar is here once again. The occasion was the 9th annual Musicrow CRS Meet & Greet CountryBreakout Awards, staged at Cadillac Ranch on Tuesday afternoon (3/1). And the house was rockin.’
Dale Turner Teams With Skyville Records
Executive Dale Turner has joined Skyville Records as National Director, Radio Marketing and Promotion. This re-teams Turner with Skyville Pres. Kevin Herring, the two previously worked together at Lyric Street. Turner brings to the table experience in both radio and promotion. For 14 years he served at RCA Label Group, ending as VP Promotion. In […]
Bidders Eye Warner Music
Warner Music has received more than 10 bids from entities interested in buying all or part of the company, Bloomberg reports.
Category: Featured, Label, Publishing
Underwood, Songwriters Cheer Charttopper
BMI recently toasted the creative team behind Carrie Underwood’s #1 hit “Undo It” at an intimate luncheon in Nashville.
