Archive for August, 2011
Ticket Technology War Escalates
Touring is big business and filling the seats in a club or a giant stadium starts with one transaction—the ticket sale. The service charges that are collected from the sale of tickets is also big business. Ticketmaster, owned by Live Nation Entertainment is the big dog in this market, currently dominating ticket sales at venues […]
GAC To Sponsor Own The Night Tour
GAC has announced it will sponsor Lady Antebellum’s Own The Night 2011 tour which will feature Josh Kelley on all dates and Randy Montana and Edens Edge on a rotating basis. The 21-city tour begins Nov. 11 in Knoxville, then moves on to Macon, GA. (11/12) and Pikeville, KY. (11/13). “GAC and everyone who works […]
Snapshots: Paisley, EYB, Hoge, Nick Lowe
Artist photos from Brad Paisley, Eli Young Band, Will Hoge and Nick Lowe.
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations, Sales/Marketing, Touring
Artists Pitch In For Upcoming Benefits
Upcoming benefits with Hank3, Joey+Rory, Charlie Daniels, David Nail, and songwriter Reggie Hamm.
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Marcus & Colvin Form Entertainment Law Firm
Kent Marcus, Esq. and Jeff Colvin, Esq. have combined forces to form Marcus & Colvin, LLP., a Nashville entertainment law firm.
Category: Featured, Financial/Legal, Organizations
CMA Offers Lifetime Memberships
The Country Music Association is now offering a Lifetime Membership option for individuals that have been a CMA member for 10 years and in the music industry for at least 15 years.
Category: Featured, Organizations
Signings: Jenkins, Lehoux, Stephenson
Signing news for Matt Jenkins, Jimmy Lehoux and Larry Stephenson.
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing
Zac Brown Band Partners With Jack Daniel’s
Zac Brown Band and Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey have announced a one-of-a-kind partnership, the famed distillery’s first with a major music artist in over a decade.
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
CMA Honors International Broadcaster of the Year
RTE broadcaster Sandy Harsch recently received good and bad news when Brad Paisley revealed to her that she had been named CMA International Broadcaster of the Year.
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations, Radio
Songwriter Jerry Leiber Passes
Jerry Leiber, Songwriters Hall of Fame Member and lyricist for legendary songwriting team Leiber & Stoller, passed away in Los Angeles yesterday (8/22) at the age of 78.
