Archive for September, 2011
IEBA Reveals Award Noms, Adds Showcases
IEBA’s showcase line-up and educational panels are growing with three newly announced additions to the schedule. The annual industry conference runs Oct. 2 – Oct. 4 in Nashville, TN.
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Swift Package Due In Time For Holidays
Taylor Swift’s Broadway inspired Speak Now World Tour is coming to a living room near you. Swift announced today that the show will be released as CD/DVD and CD/Blu-ray sets. The sets can be purchased in stores and through online retailers starting Monday, Nov. 21, in time for the holiday season. Click here to watch […]
CBS Radio Snubs CMA Awards Coverage
CBS Radio stations are withdrawing from the upcoming CMA Awards radio remotes, MusicRow has confirmed.
Category: Featured, Organizations, Radio, Weekend
Country Singing A Pretty Sales Tune
Lady Antebellum comes roaring out of the physical and digital bins this week to dominate the Nielsen SoundScan sales sphere. The trio’s newest, Own The Night, racked up over 347,000 units (25% digital) giving it the No. 1 position on both the country albums and Top 200 albums charts. The new collection’s performance weighs […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
Bobby Karl Works The ACM Honors
One of the cool things about the ACM Honors is that it features unexpected and unpredictably wonderful performances. Or, as host Joe Nichols put it, “musical moments that you won’t see anyplace else.”
Category: Artist, Awards, Exclusive, Featured, Organizations, Weekend
First CMA Awards Performers Revealed
The star-packed lineup for The 45th Annual CMA Awards launches with today’s (9/20).
NSAI Salutes No. 1 Songwriters
Despite the rain, crowds flocked to the tented parking lot of Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) yesterday (9/19) for its annual salute to songwriters who hit No. 1 in the past year.
Category: Awards, Featured, Publishing
Songwriter News From Mac McAnally and More
Heading into the CMA Awards as reigning Musician of the Year, McAnally is releasing a live album, and producing new band Mockingbird Sun.
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing
Photo Spread: NATD Honors Gala
Honorees include Karl Dean, Alabama, Barry Trotz, Jim Gosnell, and Tony Conway.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations, Touring
Live Nation and UMG Announce Strategic Partnership
Live Nation Entertainment and Universal Music Group announced this week that they are forming a strategic partnership of both companies’ management assets. UMG, along with Live Nation’s Front Line Management Group, will introduce a joint venture management company with the aim of building artistic brands through sponsorships, strategic marketing, and more. Each unit will operate […]
