Author Archive: Sarah Skates
Sarah Skates has worked in the music business for more than a decade and is a longtime contributor to MusicRow.
Hirings At Cold River, TJ Martell
Cold River Records has hired Jenelle Scott as Day to Day Manager for flagship artist Katie Armiger. Scott’s background includes time at Webster & Associates PR, handling accounts for Wynonna Judd and Lee Brice. “We’re thrilled that Jenelle chose the Katie Project as her next mission. She has layers of experience and we know she’ll […]
Black River Beefs Up Marketing Dept.
Black River Entertainment has tapped Katie McCartney as Director, Marketing. In the new role, she will handle the day-to-day marketing activities of all artists on the label’s roster. McCartney was most recently with Sony Music Entertainment as Manager of Marketing and Artist Development. Prior to that the MTSU grad held promotion and marketing posts at Lyric Street […]
Category: Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Adkins Roars With Pride on Release Week
Trace Adkins is kicking off a busy release week promoting new album Proud To Be Here. He’s set for a street-date appearance on the Today Show (8/2), followed by Fox & Friends (8/3), and visits next week to Piers Morgan Tonight and Chelsea Lately. Adkins will also perform on the primetime concert special CMA Music Festival: […]
Swift To Receive Top Honor At Teen Choice Awards
Taylor Swift will receive the Ultimate Choice Award during the upcoming Teen Choice Awards. It is the show’s highest honor and past recipients include Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and Reese Witherspoon. Swift is a multiple nominee at the Aug. 7 event airing on FOX. See nominations here. Voting for the show runs through Aug. 5. […]
Toby Keith Joins Fall Release Line Up
Toby Keith has set a fall release date for his new album Clancy’s Tavern. Lead single “Made In America” is climbing MusicRow’s CountryBreakout chart just five weeks after release. Clancy’s Tavern, coming via Show Dog-Universal Records, will hit shelves Oct. 25 in time for holiday shopping. The album draws its name from the title track, […]
Big Machine Adds Interactive Director
The Big Machine Label Group has added Annie Ortmeier to the Sales, Marketing & Interactive Department as Director of Interactive, spearheading social networking and website initiatives. Ortmeier joins the label group with a strong background in the area, including time at CMT as Merchandising Manager of Ecommerce. She also worked for echo and relocated to […]
Category: Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Hall of Fame Shares Expansion Details at Fundraising Launch
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum this morning (7/28) launched a capital campaign to fund an expansion that will more than double the size of the current facility, as well as offer Nashville a new performance venue.
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations, Weekend
Country Tours Rock New York
New York City concertgoers are proving they love country music. Kenny Chesney’s Goin’ Coastal Tour is breaking records with an upcoming date in the area, and Taylor Swift just wrapped a run of four sold-out shows. Swift played Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center last week and sold a combined total of over 52,000 tickets. Chesney and […]
Kidman To Film In Nashville
Nicole Kidman’s new movie Stoker will be filmed in Nashville, specifically in Belle Meade, reports The Tennessean. The project is described as a vampire thriller; the name a nod to Dracula author Brahm Stoker. The story centers on a teenage girl named “India Stoker,” played by Mia Wasikowska of Alice In Wonderland fame, who is […]
Industry Ink Wednesday (7/28/11)
Swift’s New York Hot Streak • Musical Chairs at Republic • Special Writer Round Tomorrow • Chris Young on Kimmel • Josh Thompson on TV • BMI Buzz
Johnny Reid Leads Canadian Country Noms
Nominees for the 2011 Canadian Country Music Awards were announced today (7/27), with Johnny Reid leading the way with six nods. The honors will be presented Sept. 12 in Hamilton, Ontario.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
