Author Archive: Sarah Skates
Sarah Skates has worked in the music business for more than a decade and is a longtime contributor to MusicRow.
Cassandra Tormes Joins Cotton Valley Records
Cotton Valley Records (CVR) has hired Cassandra Tormes as Creative Director where she will be responsible for developing and exploiting the Cotton Valley Worldwide Publishing catalogue. In addition to working with songs and songwriters, she will assist CVR’s management and label divisions to raise the company’s profile. Producers J. Gary Smith and John Smith founded […]
Category: Featured, Label, Publishing
Toby Keith Building Retreat For Pediatric Cancer Patients And Families
The upcoming Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic will raise money to build a home away from home for pediatric cancer patients and their families. Now in its eighth year, the event is set for May 20-21 in Norman, Oklahoma. With a “Denim & Diamonds” theme, it will again feature live and silent auctions, dinner, […]
White House Pushing For Radio Performance Royalty
The Obama Administration is pushing for legislation to ensure artists are paid when their sound recordings are played over the radio. The recommendation came earlier this week as part of a white paper released by White House U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel. The 20-page memo was sent to Congress. This ongoing debate about […]
Category: Featured, Financial/Legal, Radio
TJ Martell Gala Lines Up Star Talent
Organizers of the T.J. Martell Foundation 2011 Honors Gala have assembled an all-star list of performers, presenters and honorees for its upcoming event honoring Rascal Flatts.
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Industry Ink Wednesday
CMA EDU • Carter’s Chord Inks With Alliance • Tootsie’s exhibit at Country Music Hall of Fame • Wayland Holyfield, Barry Coburn on ASCAP Board
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
CO5 Teams With Azar’s Ride Records
CO5 Records has teamed with Steve Azar’s Ride Records, handling radio promotion duties for the independent label. The CO5 camp is hitting the ground running, taking on Azar’s new single, “Hard Road.” This development follows the exit earlier this week of Ride promo staffers David Shaw and Jamice Jennings. “Hard Road” is the third single […]
Leon Russell Joins Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Acclaimed Nashville musician Leon Russell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Monday night (3/14), part of a class that includes fellow luminaries Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, Dr. John and Darlene Love.
CO5 Expands Newmark’s Role
David Newmark CO5 Music is expanding the role of VP of Business Development David Newmark to include VP of Country Promotion responsibilities. He held this position prior to heading business development, and is again taking on the duties following the exit of Denise Roberts, who left CO5 to join Lytle Management. Newmark will be hiring […]
Kick the Crap Outta Cancer—A Benefit for Jayne Rogovin
Kick the Crap Outta Cancer, a benefit to support the medical fund of longtime Nashville music business publicist Jayne Rogovin, will be held Tuesday, April 5, 6–10 PM at Cabana restaurant. The event will include performances by Raul Malo, Jim Lauderdale, Foster & Lloyd, Steve Cropper, Peter Cooper & Eric Brace, Mandy Barnett, Ruby Amanfu, […]
Category: Featured
Sony’s Bush Hawg In Japan
New RCA Nashville recording group Bush Hawg was on a two-week tour of Japan and Guam for Armed Forces Entertainment when the area was struck by last week’s record 9.0 magnitude earthquake. The six-man group, consisting of band members Jim Phipps, Russ Caldwell, Craig Hand, Shaun Ames, Alex Wilshire, and Ben Helton, are now safe in […]
CMT Original Movies Division Launches With Two Projects
CMT is expanding with a new division focusing on made-for-television movies including romantic comedies and music-related projects. CMT Original Movies already has two projects in the works. To The Mat stars Ricky Schroder and Laura Bell Bundy, and Reel Love stars LeAnn Rimes. Mary Beth Cunin, SVP, Programming, CMT, explains, “We’ve had great ratings success […]
