Author Archive: David M Ross
Journalist, entrepreneur, tech-a-phile, MusicRow magazine founder, lives in
Nashville, TN. Twitter him @davidmross or read his non-music industry musings at Secrets Of The List
Houchins Busts Out Of The Box With Average Joes Biz Model (Part 1)
When Shannon Houchins quietly moved Average Joes Entertainment to Music Row a few years ago, he already had a successful career. The only problem was he didn’t exactly know how it worked on the Nashville side of the tracks…
Weekly Register: Lionel Richie Rides High
This week in sales again belonged to Lionel Richie who topped the country album sales chart with over 128k units driving Tuskegee’s 3-week sales to a lofty 423k. […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Weekly Register: TEA Index Holds Firm
Labels look forward to receiving healthy sales bumps generated by network TV Award shows like the CMAs, Grammy’s and last week’s Academy of Country Music Awards. Unfortunately, marketers may have to retool their expectations […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Lady A Backstage: Going To Kansas City
Superstar tours move from city to city like small self-contained armies equipped with a caravan of 18-wheelers, a cast of technicians, musicians, engineers and full-blown catering.
Weekly Register: Lionel Richie Pushes Stats Positive
Don’t believe, even for a minute, that award shows are just about giving out awards. They are about […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
The Weekly Register: Digital Albums Rising
Like some kind of rare sales equinox we have an unusual synchronicity this week.Country and all-genre YTD album sales are each exactly .1% ahead of last year. […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
RIAA Touts First Sales Uptick Since 2004
Uplifting sales news arrived this week from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The trade organization reports that for the first time since 2004, U.S. music sales are …[…]
Category: Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Music Industry Early Social Engagement Adopter
Can artists be as creative in the social-media space as they are in the studio? It matters […]
VEVO Adds Yahoo! Music As Syndication Partner
VEVO’s family of syndication partners now includes Yahoo! Music. […]
Seth Godin To Keynote Rethink 2012
The second annual Rethink Music is set to take place at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, April 22-24. The unique event is solutions-based […]
Category: Featured, Organizations
Country Sales: All That Downloads Is Not Gold
Before we dissect some of this week’s sales metrics, let’s consider some of the recent industry talk which buoyantly notes that digital sales are up for both country music and the industry overall. And that is true. But… […]
Category: Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
