Archive for April, 2011
Sugarland Added To CMA Music Fest Lineup
Sugarland joins the growing list of performers for the 2011 CMA Music Festival’s Nightly Concerts at LP Field. The award-winning Mercury Records duo will take the stage Friday, June 10.
Category: Featured, Organizations
Kenny Chesney Joins BMI
Kenny Chesney has joined the BMI family of songwriters. The superstar has been building a repertoire of hits for more than a decade, leading to his recent twenty-first No. 1 “Somewhere With You.”
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations, Publishing
Study Finds DVDs And BluRay Discs Dominate Digital Video Options
Consumers are still using DVDs and Blu-ray Discs (BD) more than all other digital video options combined reports market research group NPD. According to the company’s March 2011 study that included 9636 completed surveys from U.S. consumers, 77% of those surveyed reported watching a movie via DVD or BD for an average of four hours […]
Category: Featured
Star-Studded Events Calendar
MusicRow’s social scene is heating up—Paisley and Urban added to the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award Gala • Grammy Block Party • Music Supervisor Speed Networking • Best Cellars Dinner
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Signings at EMI CMG and Bluewater
Megan James and Fred Wilhelm join EMI CMG • Cody Canada inks with Bluewater
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing
Weekend Wrap-Up: Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Whitney Duncan
Luke Bryan performed on the Tuesday Night Opry last week and was joined onstage by NBC’s Lester Holt. Holt played bass on Bryan’s current single “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” for an Opry “I’m With The Band” segment, which spotlights celebrities from different fields performing on the Opry stage. • • • • • […]
Blake Shelton’s “Honey Bee” Treats The Single Like A Full Length Album Release
Clearly, a plan was in place. And when SoundScan revealed the single’s impressive sales results, MusicRow “tracked” Peter Strickland where he graciously shared some of the behind-the-scenes elements leading to Blake’s strong showing.
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Corey Wagar
“Hurricane” GTR Records Corey Wagar is releasing her hook-filled new single “Hurricane” to country radio. Wagar co-wrote the song with Gordon Brown and it’s a standout track from her forthcoming album On The Edge. The single goes for adds May 12, and Jerry Duncan Promotions is spearheading the radio promotion effort. The 17-year-old singer grew […]
Category: ProgrammerPlaylist
Shawna Russell
“Get Right Or Get Left” Way Out West Records Thank you early believers: KFAV, KKOW, KLMJ, KREK, WMEV, WPPL, WUPY WYVY, KCNY, KMGO, KSMA, KXOX, WATX, WTHO, WYBL & KBCN! “She’s a wailer. And this take-a-hike-buddy attitude is perfect for her rocking vocal chops.” —Robert K. Oermann, MusicRow “Shawna is now truly ready to compete with […]
Category: ProgrammerPlaylist
Lucy Angel – “Serious”
“Thanks to radio for all the support for ‘Serious!’ You can now hear it on KBCN, KBCR, KCJC, KFAV, KGMN, KGRT, KITX, KLMJ, KMGO, KMKS, KNAF, KREK, KTJJ, KVOM, KVVP, KXOX, KYYK, KZZY, WATZ, WCJW, WDHR, WDNB, WDXX, WEZJ, WIFE, WJMQ, WJNR, WKBQ, WKSR, WPPL, WTHO, WUPY, WYBL, WYVY KBCN, KBCR, KCJC, KFAV, KGMN, KGRT, KITX, […]
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Jack White Named Music City Ambassador
Mayor Karl Dean and the Nashville Music Council honored Jack White and his Third Man Records with the inaugural Music City Ambassador Award on Saturday, April 16.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
