Archive for August, 2012
Jake Owen to Release ‘Endless Summer’ EP
Owen unofficially announced the EP at his Fan Club party and has been previewing the songs at various live dates since […]
Programmer Playlist: Tim Dugger
Alabama native Tim Dugger recently released his new single “Tennessee” […]
Category: Featured, ProgrammerPlaylist
Paisley and Underwood Returning to Host CMA Awards
The rumors have been confirmed—Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will return to host “Country Music’s Biggest Night” for a fifth consecutive year […]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
Swift Single Heads For Huge Debut
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” is headed for a record setting sales week […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Jerrod Niemann Frees The Music
Niemann’s upcoming Sea Gayle Records/Arista Nashville release Free The Music is currently available for pre-order […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Survey Reveals Music Discovery Habits
Radio remains the dominant form of music discovery in the United States, unless you happen to be a teenager […]
Category: Featured, Radio, Sales/Marketing
Jones Announces Farewell Tour
In 2013, George Jones will mark the end of an era with a farewell tour called The Grand Tour. After over 50 years of touring […]
DISClaimer Single Reviews (8/15/12)
In last week’s column, I bemoaned the lack of a DisCovery Award contender. So this week, I got two of them […]
CMT.com Launches “Southern Ground Live” Series
CMT.com and Landshark Lager have joined forces to present musicians from Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Artists in a three-part […]
Ricky Skaggs’ New Album is ‘Music To My Ears’
Skaggs is set to be inducted into the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame tonight […]
Snapshots (8/14/2012)
CMHoF and songwriters remember Elvis • Maggie Rose debuts on Opry • Mayors announce “Tracy Lawrence Day”