Archive for December, 2011
One Sales Week To Go
The song we’re a’ singing has changed from “Jingle Bells” to “Auld Lang Syne” which means there is only one week left in the Nielsen SoundScan year. Yes, soon we’ll be talking about 2011 in past tense. But WAIT! We’re not there yet! First, let’s see what happened last week during country music’s biggest single sales week of 2011. […]
Category: Exclusive, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
A Special Message From MusicRow
Dear Reader, Thank you for your support over the past 30 years. Your patronage is something we will never take for granted as we document the changing shape of the music industry in Nashville and elsewhere. We appreciate YOU and look forward to continuing our journey together as we ring in the New Year. Our […]
Category: Featured
Pandora Tussles Traditional Radio Over Ad Revenue
As recently as three years ago there was little or no mention of Pandora at the annual country radio broadcasters event in Nashville, CRS. Now a public company, Pandora is very much on radio’s radar […]
Artist Updates (12/23/11)
The Band Perry to play the Cotton Bowl, Joe Nichols joins Fox’s New Year’s special, and more […]
CoverGirl Gets Lashed For Taylor Ad
Thanks to her relationship with CoverGirl, Taylor Swift has brought her youthful visage to the pages of glossy magazines everywhere […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
Country Stars Unlikely To Mimic Comic Sales Model
Comedian Louis C.K. recently earned over $1 million selling a DRM-free comedy special, direct-to-fans from his website for $5 […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Radio, Sales/Marketing
Singled Out—Holiday Edition
A quick look at holiday-ready classics and originals recorded by many of country’s biggest names […]
Charlie Cook On Air; Christmas Thoughts
This is the best time of the year. Without question, people are nicer to each other […]
Digital Updates
News from Rhapsody, music download gift cards, and the four albums that have passed the million download mark […]
Bridgestone Extends Arena Naming Rights
Bridgestone Americas and the Nashville Predators have extended their naming-rights agreement […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
