Category: Artist
Francesca Battistelli Named Dove Awards Artist of the Year
Francesca Battistelli took top honors at last night’s (4/20) GMA Dove Awards where she was named Artist of the Year. Other multi-award winners included Chris August, Jason Crabb and Point of Grace.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
“Paper Airplane” Glides To No. 1
Paper Airplane, the latest from Alison Krauss and Union Station, glided into the No. 1 spot on both the Country and Bluegrass album charts moving 83,000 units in its debut week [Nielsen Soundscan]. Meanwhile, the Country Strong soundtrack got a boost from the movie’s DVD/home rental release.
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
GMA Dove Awards Tonight In Atlanta
The GMA Dove Awards will be handed out tonight (4/20) in Atlanta, as the show moves from its longtime Nashville home for the first time. Thanks to the new location, organizers are reporting a 60% boost in ticket sales versus the same time last year. Jason Ingram is the leading nominee heading into the ceremony […]
CMT Award Nominations Coming Wednesday
CMT’s Evan Farmer will present the nominees for the 2011 CMT Music Awards live on the Today show Wed., April 27, airing at 9:00 am CST. Farmer will appear with hosts Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. The Band Perry will also be on hand during the nomination announcements to perform “You Lie.” This is the […]
Sugarland Sells Out Nashville Arena, Debuts Video
Sugarland played a sold-out show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Saturday night (4/16), drawing a crowd of 14,000 fans for their first headlining gig in Music City. And this week the duo offers a new video for single “Tonight.”
Swift Leads Digital Download Sales Race
According to the RIAA’s latest tally, Taylor Swift is the top-selling digital single artist with over 22.5 million career song downloads to date. Though it is early in 2011, she is facing competition for the most career downloads from Lady Gaga (20 million digital singles as of February), Rihanna (19 million) and the Black Eyed Peas […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Industry Ink: Stanley Generation Records Opens
Hirings at Thinking Bee • Third Coast inks Janie Fricke • Keith Burns’ daughter fights cancer • WMG’s Danielle Taylor welcomes baby • Allen Butler preps for PGA tour
Photo Spread: Judds, Lunabelles, SOLID
The Judds Donate to St. Jude • Mark Wright Speaks at SOLID • The Lunabelles at CMA EDU
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Kenny Chesney Joins BMI
Kenny Chesney has joined the BMI family of songwriters. The superstar has been building a repertoire of hits for more than a decade, leading to his recent twenty-first No. 1 “Somewhere With You.”
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations, Publishing
Star-Studded Events Calendar
MusicRow’s social scene is heating up—Paisley and Urban added to the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award Gala • Grammy Block Party • Music Supervisor Speed Networking • Best Cellars Dinner
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Signings at EMI CMG and Bluewater
Megan James and Fred Wilhelm join EMI CMG • Cody Canada inks with Bluewater
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing
