Category: Artist
Blake Shelton Sets Release Date, Debuts On “The Voice”
Blake Shelton is having his biggest year yet, and adding to the momentum is the announcement that he will release a full-length album this summer. He’s also prepping for tomorrow night’s (4/26) premiere of The Voice on NBC.
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Jerrod Niemann Goes For The Gold
Jerrod Niemann’s “What Do You Want” is steadily climbing the charts and it has now become his second RIAA-certified Gold Digital Single. Written by Niemann with Richie Brown and Rachel Bradshaw, “What Do You Want” follows his previous Gold Digital Single and chart-topping hit “Lover, Lover.” “It is unbelievable. I have loved country music since […]
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Photo Corner Friday
Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s I Saw the Light • Music City Tennis Invitational Songwriter Showcase • USO of Metropolitan Washington’s 29th Annual Awards Dinner • Christmas For Kids Celebrity Golf Tournament
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Eye On Idol (4/22/11)
The men are finally starting to pack up and leave American Idol, which has got to make the two remaining females feel a little better.
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Hollywood Growing Pains Echo Music Industry
…as the Walrus and the Carpenter smiled at the hapless oysters [before eating them] in Lewis Carroll’s classic poem, technology has now arrived to visit the film industry. So is Hollywood managing change more efficiently than the music industry?
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McCurdy Raises $140k For St. Jude Children’s Hospital
When marketing a new single joins hands with raising funds for a worthy charitable cause it elevates the artist involved and becomes even more unique when that artist is a teen. Jennette McCurdy, star of Nickelodeon’s iCarly, decided to promote her new single with a cross country mall tour, Generation Love For St. Jude. And […]
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Tour Press
News from Toby Keith, Billy Currington, Joe Nichols and Lady Antebellum.
Gaskin Fires Up The Press
Columbia newcomer Bradley Gaskin entertained a roomful of press and media mavens this afternoon (4/21) at Sony Music’s Chet Atkins Place venue. Promo VP Jimmy Rector was wearing a smile as wide as the Cheshire Cat, obviously proud to show off his imprint’s latest talent. But it was the Celebrity Apprentice, John Rich, who held […]
Artist Action: Dolly Plans Album, Tour
Plus news from Alan Jackson, Matraca Berg, Jake Owen, Margaret Durante, Kenny Rogers
Tomorrow Is “Girls’ Night Out”
Girls’ Night Out: Superstar Women of Country – The Concert of the Year airs tomorrow night (4/22) at 9:00 PM ET on CBS. The special tribute features performances by Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Ronnie Dunn, Sara Evans, John Fogerty, Vince Gill, the JaneDear girls, The Judds, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Jennifer […]
McGhee Aligns With 1 Degree Sports Mgmt
McGhee Entertainment has aligned with Alan Bullington’s 1 Degree Sports Management, whose roster includes NBA player Rajon Rondo, PGA Tour golfer Kenny Perry and many others. The two companies are located at 21 Music Sq. W. in Nashville. Doc McGhee, CEO of McGhee Entertainment comments, “Managing any celebrity’s career, whether the client is an artist […]
