Author Archive: Sarah Skates
Sarah Skates has worked in the music business for more than a decade and is a longtime contributor to MusicRow.
Rising Songwriters Set For Guitars and Bars Tour
Sony/ATV’s “Nashville Guitars and Bars” tour is hitting the road again this month […]
Grammy Ratings and Weblinks
Ratings slip from last year’s high • Tim, Faith, Zac, and Kenny salute The Boss • Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell host night at the Troubadour […]
Warner To Purchase Parlophone From UMG
UMG forced to sell off EMI assets to satisfy EU regulators […]
Greg Hill Launches Hill Entertainment Group
Announces artist roster for new company […]
Category: Featured
iTunes Song Sales Pass 25 Billion
The store averages 15,000 song downloads per minute […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Grammy Preview: Recap of Nominations, Performances
Show airs Sunday night (Feb. 10) live from the L.A. Staples Center […]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
YouTube Debuts Country Now Channel
Consultant Butch Waugh discusses the first YouTube channel dedicated to original country music programming […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
BMLG Enters Deal With Beasley Broadcast Group
The latest agreement paying artists and labels for terrestrial performances […]
Category: Featured, Financial/Legal, Label, Radio
John Fogerty Taps Country Stars To Revisit Classics
The legendary rocker teamed with today’s biggest country, pop and rock stars for “Wrote A Song For Everyone” […]
Signing Snapshots: Warner/Chappell, Capitol CMG
Warner/Chappell Music inks Derek George • Capitol CMG signs members of Capital Kings […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations, Publishing
T.J. Martell Announces 2013 Honorees
The evening raises awareness and funds for innovative cancer research […]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
