Author Archive: Sarah Skates
Sarah Skates has worked in the music business for more than a decade and is a longtime contributor to MusicRow.
Weblinks: Sony, Aerosmith, Amy Winehouse
Aerosmith classics coming to iTunes • RCA pop/rock restructuring • Winehouse toxicology report
CMT Adds New Sr. VP
The network continues to build a team that will lead the development of original programming with the hiring of this television veteran.
Category: Featured
WMG Leaders Switch Roles
Chief executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. will assume Chairman Stephen Cooper’s role, and in turn, Cooper is becoming CEO. This follows the purchase of Warner about two months ago by Access Industries.
Vince Gill Offers First Music In Four Years
The Country Music Hall of Fame member has a single hitting airwaves next week and an album on the fall release line-up.
Average Joe’s Hires Director of Label Operations
The ever-expanding record company is beefing up the team with the addition of an experienced industry exec.
Category: Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
NATD Plans Inaugural Honors Gala
The Nashville Association of Talent Directors (NATD) will salute industry leaders at an Honors Gala on Wed., Sept. 14 at Nashville’s Hermitage Hotel.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
Americana Festival Reveals Showcases
More than 100 acts are set for the nighttime showcases at the Americana Music Festival, ranging from genre trailblazers to rising stars. The event runs Oct. 12-15 in select Nashville clubs.
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Names New Class
This year’s inductees have been revealed, with the official ceremony set for Sunday, October 16 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
Musicians Team For Benefits At Ryman
On the schedule are Craig Wiseman’s Stars For Second Harvest, and the star-studded Let Us In: Women and Cancer Fund Benefit
Colt Ford Takes Nashville To Georgia For Big Benefit
Athens, Georgia native Colt Ford recruited some of his Nashville buddies for a benefit show in his hometown on Tuesday (8/16) to raise money for the families of one injured and one fallen police officer.
Indiana Fair Tragedy Draws Attention To Growing Problem
Outdoor concerts are being scrutinized in the wake of Saturday’s (8/13) tragedy at the Indiana State Fair, where strong winds caused the staging to collapse, killing five people and injuring more than 40 others. Today (8/19) comes the unsettling news of a disaster at a music event in Belgium, where at least two are confirmed […]
