Author Archive: Sarah Skates
Sarah Skates has worked in the music business for more than a decade and is a longtime contributor to MusicRow.
Nashville Artists Cover McCartney For Charity
Numerous stars performed at the Nov. 7 Let Us In concert to benefit The Woman and Cancer Fund at Nashville’s legendary […]
Awards Ratings Showdown: CMAs Trump AMAs
The American Music Awards pushed ABC to a third-place finish in last night’s TV ratings race. By comparison, the Nov. 9 CMA Awards […]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
TV Time: Artists Score Performance Slots, Guest Spots
Be on the lookout for Craig Morgan, Lady A, the JaneDear girls, Gloriana, and Toby Keith […]
Brick and Mortar Retailers Struggle With Smartphone Shopping
The growing prevalence of smartphones is changing the holiday shopping game this year. The old school of thought that getting the consumer in the door at a retail shop practically guaranteed a sale is gone […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
Google Music Open For Business
Service launches with millions of songs, and several advantages over iTunes […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
From Vince Gill at the Nashville Christmas Parade to Scotty McCreery and Rodney Atkins at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, artists are spreading lots of holiday cheer […]
Performers Added to CMA Music Festival, Grammy Noms Concert
CMA isn’t slowing down. Only a week post-awards the organization is gearing up for CMA Music Festival […]
NMPA, HFA Offering YouTube Licensing For Indie Pubs
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA) are offering independent music publishers […]
Category: Featured, Publishing
“60 Minutes” Profiles Swift
Taylor Swift will be profiled this Sunday, Nov. 20 in a segment that includes concert and backstage footage, a candid interview, and a look at her Nashville condo […]
Industry Ink Wednesday
All the latest from Troy Verges, Daniel Tashian, Manuel, Steel Magnolia, Ashley Gearing, Danny Gokey, Big Vinny, Jesse Lee and so much more […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing
