Author Archive: Sarah Skates
Sarah Skates has worked in the music business for more than a decade and is a longtime contributor to MusicRow.
Symphony Fashion Show Shines With Oscar de la Renta, Carrie Underwood
Fashion is where art meets life, and last night Nashville experienced the effect first hand […]
Connectivity Defines “Generation C”
As music marketers try to reach digitally connected fans, these new findings show where Gen C spends time online, and its love of mobile devices […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Lambert Schedules Nashville Tour Date
Miranda Lambert’s camp today announced a tour date at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena […]
Date Set For Next Chesney Album
The follow-up to Hemingway’s Whiskey will be released this summer […]
Country Throwdown Tour Adds Performers, Preps For Kick-off
Gary Allan is headlining the 2012 Country Throwdown Tour Fired Up by Kingsford. He and tour co-producers Sarah Baer and Kevin Lyman discussed the upcoming trek with members of the media on Monday (2/27) during an event at Allan’s Nashville store, The Label. Josh Thompson, Eric Paslay, and Sunny Sweeney are set for the full […]
Bigger Picture Group Promotes Powers, Cahill
Bigger Picture Group today announced the promotions of founding partners Michael Powers and Bob Cahill […]
Dungan Gets UMG Start Date, Lewis Plans New Venture
It was officially announced today (2/29) that Mike Dungan will join UMG Nashville on May 1 […]
Ticketmaster Debuts iPhone App
Ticketmaster has released an iPhone app that allows users to find events and purchase tickets […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing, Touring
Bentley Wraps Canadian Trek, Heads Home To US
Dierks Bentley wrapped the Canadian leg of his 2012 Country & Cold Cans Tour Friday (2/23) night in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The eight city venture north of the border was the first official trek in support of Bentley’s sixth studio album Home. The title track and current single “Home” is resonating with fans in the U.S. […]
Bluebird Cafe To Host Weekend Benefit Shows
The Bluebird Cafe is hosting benefit shows this weekend for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and the John Jarrard Foundation […]
Category: Featured
Alan Jackson Breaks San Antonio Rodeo Attendance Record
Jackson’s Thursday night performance at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo broke the event’s all-time attendance […]



