Author Archive: Sarah Skates
Sarah Skates has worked in the music business for more than a decade and is a longtime contributor to MusicRow.
Curious About Qriocity? Sony Debuts Music Service
Sony’s cloud-based Qriocity launched stateside today, offering more than 6 million songs.
Category: Featured
Music Stars Set For Secret TV Taping Today
Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Luke Bryan and Gretchen Wilson are among the stars taping a television special today (2/17) in Nashville, and even though fans are invited, there has been no official announcement about who is organizing the event. Many of the artists have been spreading the word about the show through their social media […]
Artist Action: Gloriana Heads to White House
Plus news from Zac Brown, Randy Montana, Darius Rucker, Miranda Lambert, Craig Morgan, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Lee Brice and Gretchen Wilson.
The Band Perry Debut Certified Gold
The Band Perry’s self-titled debut album has been certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments exceeding 500,000 units. Released in October 2010 by Republic Nashville, the album continues to hold steady at No. 7 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart. The sibling trio’s sales were driven by breakthrough hits “Hip To My Heart” and “If […]
Sales Chart—Music Biz’s Fickle Mistress
Valentine’s shoppers shared some love with the music biz, but hold the bubbly—it’s not all champagne and roses in sales land.
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Mathew Knowles Joins GMA Board
Mathew Knowles, the founder, President and CEO of Music World Entertainment, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Gospel Music Association (GMA). The working board is comprised of 35 board members who are leaders in the industry. Ed Leonard is President and Chairman of the GMA Board. Music World Entertainment has had […]
Category: Featured, Organizations
Chris Tomlin, TobyMac Lead Dove Nominations
Nominations for the Dove Awards were revealed this morning in Atlanta, with Chris Tomlin and TobyMac scoring six nods each.
Billy Ray Cyrus Tells “GQ” About the Pitfalls of Fame
Billy Ray Cyrus sat down with GQ magazine in December, just days after pictures of daughter Miley smoking out of a bong were leaked, becoming the latest controversy surrounding the young singer. In the lengthy interview, Billy Ray says that her rise to fame on the Disney show Hannah Montana “destroyed [his] family.” He says […]
Industry Ink Wednesday
Curb writing retreat • BigChampagne • Anthony Corder Anchor’s Down • McLachlan/McBride split • Nathan Chapman and Anna Nalick • Moraine/Nettwerk ink Gareth Dunlop • JKMusicwerks • “Idol” singer at Pacific Int’l
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing
YouTube Videos Lead Dupre To Deal With Warner
An interesting path led James Dupre to Warner Bros. Records. He was working as a paramedic in Louisiana, singing in bars and making music at night. Eventually one of his many YouTube videos caught the attention of the team at Ellen, who invited him to come on the show. Last March Dupre visited the fellow […]
Bonnaroo Line-Up Revealed On Vevo
Bonnaroo revealed its 2011 festival line-up this morning exclusively on music video site Vevo. Conan O’Brien helped with the big announcement.
