Archive for December, 2012

Artist Updates (12/20/2012)

Brad Paisley • Florida Georgia Line • Jake Owen • Josh Turner • Matt Stillwell

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Journalist, Author Martha Hume Passes

Noted music journalist and author Martha Hume has died […]

Category: Exclusive, Featured, Obituary

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Guitar Center’s Singer-Songwriter Contest–Four Days Left To Enter

There are four days left for unsigned singer-songwriters to enter Guitar Center’s singer-songwriter contest […]

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Zac Brown Inks Admin Agreement

Under the terms of the deal, Reach Music will provide for the entire Zac Brown Band catalog and the affiliated Southern Ground Artists […]

Category: Featured, Publishing

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Yamaha’s Nashville Headquarters Launches Label

This year, Chris Gero’s artist relations offices founded a new division called Yamaha Entertainment Group […]

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Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations, Sales/Marketing, Touring

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Industry Pics (12/19/2012)

Disney Music Publishing signing • ACM stage at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo • Copyright Society of the South presents college scholarships […]

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PLA Media Hires Dawn DeJongh

Dawn DeJongh joins PLA Media […]

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DISClaimer: CCM Leads Holiday Season

Despite some Country star power, it’s the CCM artists who had the goods this holiday-music review session […]

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Category: Artist, Featured, Reviews

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SiriusXM Radio Appoints Interim CEO

Replaces Mel Karmazin […]

Category: Featured, Radio

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Weekly Register: Holiday Harmony, Chart Divide and Pope Wins

Am I the only journalist offended by the SoundScan/Billboard decision to categorize and chart music tracks by style, rather than by artist? Will no one challenge this behavior or at least ask for a detailed explanation—managers, labels, etc.? […]

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Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing

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Google Launches Scan-And-Match Service

Google launched its free scan-and-match music locker service in the U.S., following its European launch last month […]

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