Author Archive: Sarah Skates
Sarah Skates has worked in the music business for more than a decade and is a longtime contributor to MusicRow.
Music Supervisors Return To Nashville Film Festival
Some of Hollywoood’s leading music supervisors will be in Music City for events during the Nashville Film Festival including a panel discussion and speed networking event.
Category: Featured, Organizations
U2 360 Tour Is Highest Grossing In History
U2‘s current 360 tour became the highest grossing tour in history over the weekend. A sold-out concert last night (4/10) at Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil pushed the tour past the previous record held by the Rolling Stones’ Bigger Bang Tour which grossed $554 million from 2005-07. When the U2 tour finishes in Canada […]
Date Set for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction
The 41st Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony will take place Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, according to an announcement made today (4/11) by John Van Mol, Chairman of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation. This year’s inductees will be revealed in the coming months. The […]
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations
Carter’s Chord Plans New EP
Carter’s Chord has spent a year writing and recording, and fans will get to hear the result of their latest efforts on a new EP coming next month. Wild Together, set for release May 24, features six songs from sisters Becky, Emily and Joanna Robertson. The lead single from the Show Dog-Universal Music project, “A […]
Summer Touring Headed For An Upswing
In 2010, summer touring took a downhill turn, but as the weather warms up, so do the predictions for this year’s concert biz. After a year off the road, Kenny Chesney is mounting a major outing, sharing billing on the stadium dates with Zac Brown Band. Big stars like Chesney and Brown, who may have […]
Media Team Musical Chairs
When Jason Owen left his longtime post leading the Universal Music Group Nashville media team in September 2010 to launch an artist management firm, his move started a chain reaction among the town’s major label publicity departments. The ripple effect has gone on for months, leading to today’s news that Regina Stuve has joined the Sony media department.
Regina Stuve Joins Sony Media Dept.
Longtime music industry exec Regina Stuve has joined Sony Music Nashville as Senior Director, Media, handling the entire RCA Nashville roster, as well as some Columbia Nashville acts.
Photo Friday
Stealing Angels • Craig Morgan • Cary Barlowe • Rob Hatch • Jon Stone • Victoria Shaw • Anna Wilson • Connie Smith
Execs Team For SING
Longtime music industry execs Jill Gleason, Johnny Rose and Walt Wilson have launched label services company Strength in Numbers Group (SING). The outfit is offering album services and planning, from recording through release and distribution, which is available through deals with UMG’s Fontana Distribution and Sony’s RED. A retainer-based fee structure also offers clients the […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Americana Award Noms Due Tomorrow
Nominations are being accepted for the Americana Honors & Awards through tomorrow, Friday, April 8. Only members of the Americana Music Association in good standing may submit nominations. Membership costs $35 for artists or $75 for industry. The eligibility period for this year’s Americana Honors & Awards runs from April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2011. The 10th […]
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations
Digital Exec. Cameo Carlson Joins Borman
Digital music guru Cameo Carlson has joined Borman Entertainment’s Nashville office as Head of Digital Business Development. She most recently worked in New York as Exec. VP of Universal Motown Republic Group and had been serving as a consultant to Borman following the February departure of Genevieve Jewell. Now that Carlson is on board full-time […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
