Archive for April, 2011
Warner Reviewing Final Bids
The second round of bidding ended last week in the auction of Warner Music Group, and the New York Times reports a purchaser could be revealed as early as this week. The selling price is expected to be about $3 billion. At least 10 bidders have been vying for all or part of the company. […]
Alison Krauss And Union Station Offer Target Exclusive
The new album from Alison Krauss & Union Station will be released tomorrow (4/12) bringing fans the first new music from the band since 2004. Paper Airplane, coming via Rounder Records, offers 11 tracks. The band has also teamed with Target stores for an exclusive deluxe edition of the project which has an additional six […]
BMI Promotes Camellia Petty
BMI has promoted longtime employee Camellia Petty to Vice President, Product & Application Development. In her new role, Petty is responsible for building the business processes and technical foundations required to meet the future needs of BMI’s songwriters, composers, publishers and licensees. Since joining BMI in 1995 as Project Manager, she has played a key […]
Category: Featured, Organizations, Publishing
Acklen Park
“I Love You, I Need You” Otter Rapids Music The country radio debut for new ensemble Acklen Park is “I Love You, I Need You.” Written by the band’s vocalist Marcum Stewart with Rebecca Pitzer, the light-hearted song goes for adds starting April 18. A video will be available soon. Led by vocalists Stewart and […]
Category: ProgrammerPlaylist
Music Supervisors Return To Nashville Film Festival
Some of Hollywoood’s leading music supervisors will be in Music City for events during the Nashville Film Festival including a panel discussion and speed networking event.
Category: Featured, Organizations
U2 360 Tour Is Highest Grossing In History
U2‘s current 360 tour became the highest grossing tour in history over the weekend. A sold-out concert last night (4/10) at Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil pushed the tour past the previous record held by the Rolling Stones’ Bigger Bang Tour which grossed $554 million from 2005-07. When the U2 tour finishes in Canada […]
Date Set for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction
The 41st Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony will take place Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, according to an announcement made today (4/11) by John Van Mol, Chairman of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation. This year’s inductees will be revealed in the coming months. The […]
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations
Carter’s Chord Plans New EP
Carter’s Chord has spent a year writing and recording, and fans will get to hear the result of their latest efforts on a new EP coming next month. Wild Together, set for release May 24, features six songs from sisters Becky, Emily and Joanna Robertson. The lead single from the Show Dog-Universal Music project, “A […]
Eye On Idol (4/08/11)
What an impossibly strange week on American Idol. First, legendary rock ‘n’ roll degenerate Iggy Pop performed (shirtless!) on the Thursday (4/7) results show. He’s almost 64. So there’s that. And then, in a shocking turn of events, Pia Toscano–widely thought to be a frontrunner–was sent home.
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Summer Touring Headed For An Upswing
In 2010, summer touring took a downhill turn, but as the weather warms up, so do the predictions for this year’s concert biz. After a year off the road, Kenny Chesney is mounting a major outing, sharing billing on the stadium dates with Zac Brown Band. Big stars like Chesney and Brown, who may have […]
Media Team Musical Chairs
When Jason Owen left his longtime post leading the Universal Music Group Nashville media team in September 2010 to launch an artist management firm, his move started a chain reaction among the town’s major label publicity departments. The ripple effect has gone on for months, leading to today’s news that Regina Stuve has joined the Sony media department.
