Archive for September, 2011
Free Bill Monroe Tribute Opens Bluegrass Week
This September marks the centennial anniversary of Bill Monroe’s birth, and will be commemorated as the IBMA informally kicks off its World of Bluegrass Week in Nashville with a free outdoor bluegrass concert featuring The Del McCoury Band with special guests. The concert will be hosted by the non-profit Foundation for Bluegrass Music on the […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Music Execs Join TN Film, Entertainment & Music Commission
This team works to recruit film, television and recording projects to the state.
Category: Featured, Organizations
Paisley Pens Book, Reba Returns To TV
News on Brad Paisley’s first book and a possible new TV show for Reba.
Give The Gift of Music Campaign Relaunches
NARM, the RIAA and CMA have teamed to revitalize the “Give The Gift Of Music” campaign. The effort is timed to coincide with the Nov. 9 CMA Awards, which leads into the upcoming holiday shopping season. Taylor Swift and Chris Young are among the artists who offered new videos about their most memorable music gifts. […]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Mayor Dean Unveils Music Makes Us Education Initiative
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has announced plans to beef up the music education curriculum in Metro Nashville schools, pledging to make the program at Metro Nashville schools the worldwide leader.
Category: Featured, Organizations
Bobby Karl Works The Room
Bobby Karl works The Possum’s 80th Birthday Bash, the NATD Honors, and the Leadership Music Alumni Reunion.
Category: Artist, Exclusive, Featured, Organizations, Touring, Weekend
People Country Features Lady A And Matraca Berg
Lady Antebellum and Matraca Berg are among the artists highlighted in the latest issue of People Country, now on news stands.
Category: Featured
CountryBreakout No. 1 Song
Know what sounds like a good time? Scoring a No. 1 song, even if you’ve already had more of them than any other artist in any genre.
Weekly Chart Report (9/16/11)
SPIN ZONE It’s a perpetual party at the top of MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart, so it only makes sense that George Strait’s “Here For A Good Time” get to spend a little time at No. 1. This week the King’s latest single is blessed with an additional 175 spins and moves up from No. 2, staying […]
Charlie Cook On Air
This year Arbitron measures medium and smaller markets from September 15-December 7. Radio stations do things during this 12 week period (and another 12 weeks in the Spring) that they don’t do during the Summer or other non-rated periods.
Aldean Goes Double Platinum, Sets Nashville Date
Ten months after its release, My Kinda Party has been certified double platinum by the RIAA for shipments of over two million units.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Sales/Marketing
