Archive for April, 2011
Joe Redmond Switches Career Gears
Longtime radio promotion exec Joe Redmond is leaving the music business to open a bakery in Murfreesboro with his wife. “I want to thank all my friends and co-workers through the years in the record and radio industries for the kindnesses shown me, and the opportunities provided me these past 17 years,” he says. “I […]
Eye On Idol (4/15/11)
Wednesday (4/13) night’s American Idol was themed Songs From the Movies, and kicked off with appropriately dramatic footage of Pia Toscano’s surprise elimination last week. Y’know, like a pivotal scene in a movie. So I figured we were in for a white knuckled, mind-bending results show on Thursday (4/14).
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
In Color: The Roys, Stealing Angels, Jason Sturgeon
The Roys will perform at Nashville Station Inn on May 5 for a free hour-long performance on 650 AM WSM Radio’s monthly Station Inn Sessions With Mike Terry. Lee and Elaine are scheduled to sit down with Terry for a live interview that will broadcast worldwide via www.wsmonline.com. The appearance is the duo’s first in Nashville since […]
Photo Corner: Shows & Benefits
Wynonna on Southern Fried Flicks • Trace Adkins on CMT’s Next Superstar • Kevin Carter’s 10th Annual Waiting for Wishes Celebrity Waiter’s Dinner
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Weekly Chart Report (4/15/11)
Rascal Flatts ascends to the CountryBreakout Chart’s No. 1 spot with “I Won’t Let Go,” making the band’s second No. 1 single since its 2010 move to Big Machine Records.
CMA Fest Nightly Tickets; City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge
Beginning April 16, at 10:00 AM/CT, tickets to the individual CMA Music Festival Nightly Concerts at the LP Field will go on sale for $35 (plus applicable handling fees) for general admission in the upper deck of the venue. Fans can purchase their tickets through Ticketmaster or CMAFest.com. The 2011 CMA Music Festival takes place […]
Category: Featured, Organizations, Touring
Colt Ford Prepares New Release
Average Joes Entertainment artist Colt Ford will release his third studio album, Every Chance I Get, to digital and physical partners on May 3. Sales of existing Ford albums have passed the 500,000 mark and he has sold almost two million digital singles. Since his first release three years ago, he has performed over 500 […]
McCarn Joins Black River Entertainment
Greg McCarn, former GM of ScatterTunes and VP Sales, Marketing and Media at Lyric Street Records, has been named General Manager of Black River Entertainment. His appointment was announced today by Black River Chief Operating Officer Gordon Kerr. In his new role McCarn will oversee the label’s marketing, promotion, public relations, sales and digital […]
Jennette McCurdy Partners With Fashion Line
Plus Miss Willie Brown headed to Bonnaroo and The Band Perry on VH1 Songwriters Series.
Nashville Film Festival Opens Today
The Nashville Film Festival opens today (4/14) and runs through April 21, with most screenings and events at the Regal Green Hills Cinema. As always, there are numerous music-related events and movies. Tonight’s offerings include Bloodworth starring Kris Kristofferson, and a movie about the 2010 Nashville flood. Friday (4/13) the fun continues with red carpet […]
Former Managers Sue Rascal Flatts
Former Rascal Flatts managers Turner Nichols—Trey Turner and Doug Nichols—are suing the three band members in Davidson County Chancery Court
Category: Artist, Featured, Financial/Legal
