Archive for August, 2012
Rucker Helps Launch Fantasy Football League
Darius Rucker has helped launch Pigskin Fantasy U (PFU), which brings a fun new twist to college […]
Artist Updates (8/31/12)
Chicago loves David Nail • Claudia Lee cast in upcoming film • Dan Rather interviewing Willie Nelson • Rachele Lynae giving fans seven songs
No. 1 Party: Dierks Bentley’s “5-1-5-0”
“5-1-5-0,” which the singer co-wrote with Jim Beavers and Brett Beavers, marks Bentley’s 10th No. 1, all of which were co-written by Bentley with one or both of the brothers […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Publishing
ICM Awards Final Nominees Announced
The annual awards event is scheduled for 7 pm Thursday, October 18 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville […]
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations
Industry Ink (8/31/12)
Lance Carpenter inks publishing agreement • Drosey departs Republic Nashville, label hiring • Registration for AIMP panel • Creative Vision launches in Hendersonville • Inaugural Unsigned Only competition winner named
Category: Featured, Label, Publishing
Wake Up Nashville Announces Event, Opens Songwriting Contest
The second annual Wake Up Nashville event, to be headlined by Jimmy Wayne, will take place […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
NBC Picks Up Series Based on Lambert’s Childhood
For over a year Miranda Lambert has been shopping around a TV series based on her childhood as the daughter of private investigators […]
Snapshots (8/31/2012)
Shalom Foundation’s Hymns, Hams & Jams with Martina McBride • CMHoF Opens Patsy Cline Exhibit • Tracy Lawrence raising funds for Lace Up 4 Pink and Susan G. Komen
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
“Pontoon” Hits Platinum, LBT Preps Album Release
As “Pontoon” hits Platinum, Little Big Town reveals release week plans for “Tornado.” Foursome has also been named to play the T.J. Martell Foundation’s 37th Annual Honors Gala in October […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Weekly Chart Report (8/31/2012)
Little Big Town’s “Pontoon” has now spent five weeks at No. 1 on the MusicRow chart. It’s not an all-time record, but it’s certainly the longest stretch in a couple years […]
Billy Joel Inks With Rondor Music and UMPG
It is the superstar’s first U.S. publishing deal since the 1980s […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing