Archive for May, 2012

DISClaimer Single Reviews (5/16/12)

Music Row brings out the big guns this week with new entries by George Strait, Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Randy Travis, Keith Urban and The Mavericks. And here’s the kicker: Everybody sounds good […]

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IBMA Moving World of Bluegrass To Raleigh

Nashville is losing a major music conference but officials say the organization’s headquarters will stay put […]

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TV Shows Singing A Country Tune

The Voice will return this fall, as Jennifer Nettles and John Rich prep for their own summer singing series […]

Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing

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Country Throwdown Tour Adds Corey Smith, Plans New Dates

The third annual Country Throwdown Tour Fired Up By Kingsford will get underway Friday, May 18 in Gulfport, MS […]

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Universal Music Publishing Group Signs Mark Nesler

Nesler’s deep catalog includes “Just to See You Smile,” “Living and Living Well,” “You Look Good in My Shirt” and “Let Me Down Easy” […]

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Events: SOLID Crawfish Boil; Songwriters at Savor Nashvillle

SOLID’s 15th annual Crawfish Boil tomorrow, and Marv Green and Tim Nichols perform at Saturday’s Savor Nashville […]

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The Mavericks Announce EP Release Date; Stream Single

The Mavericks will release a new Valory Music Co. project, a five-song EP titled Suited Up and Ready […]

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Plowboy Records Launches In Honor of Eddy Arnold

On what would have been Eddy Arnold’s 94th birthday, Plowboy Records has launched in Nashville to celebrate the Tennessee Plowboy’s legacy […]

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Lucero Brings Memphis To Nashville

It probably goes without saying, but there’s just no substitute for playing live and making fans city by city […]

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Senate Subcommittee To Examine UMG/EMI Merger

UMG’s proposed buyout of EMI’s recorded music division will be investigated by a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust issues […]

Category: Featured, Financial/Legal, Label

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Jim Raley Joins CMT

Jim Raley has joined CMT as Director of Special Events, it was announced yesterday (5/14) by […]

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