Category: Artist
Luke Bryan Partners With NRA
The National Rifle Association’s NRACountry has announced a partnership with ACM Top New Artist Luke Bryan’s 2010 Farm Tour. The tour across Georgia kicks off on September 28. “I just love what the NRA family has been doing for the kids in my home state of Georgia,” said Bryan. “They have given hundreds of thousands of […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations, Touring
Rich Helps Bring Country Back to NYC
Country music’s coming to the city with the help of Reprise Records artist, John Rich. Ocean County, New Jersey’s country station, THUNDER 98.5 FM, recently announced the re-position of two of its radio formats beginning today (9/15). In their new expansion, the station will begin broadcasting into central New Jersey expanding to New York City […]
Due West’s Criminal Wordplay and Chris Filer Visits MR
Crime Or Publicity Stunt? While in Atlanta, promoting its new single, “Bible And The Belt,” Due West’s car was broken into and its backpacks, wallets, keys and laptops were stolen. They reported the break-in to the police, saying the thief needed a Bible and a belt. Chris Filer dropped by the MusicRow corporate headquarters to […]
Bobby Karl Works the 2010 ASCAP Awards
Chapter 345 ASCAP did a reboot of its country awards on Tuesday (9/14). Rather than placing its date next to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame banquet—or anybody else—the organization elected to stage a stand-alone ceremony. Which is fine with those of us who face multiple deadlines. For the first time, the event was held […]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
Loretta Lynn Tribute Album Lineup Revealed
Columbia Nashville has revealed the complete artist and track listing for the upcoming (11/9) release of Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn. Featuring an all-star group of artists personally chosen by Loretta Lynn, the collection spans a dozen of her classic hits, including seven songs that went to the top of the charts, […]
James Otto Releases New Album
Warner Bros. Records artist James Otto new album, Shake What God Gave Ya, was officially released yesterday (9/14). The singer, who was briefly hospitalized with an abdominal illness last week, was released just in time for his new release. All this activity takes place only two weeks after Otto and his wife Amy welcomed their […]
New Music From Chesney Streaming Now
Kenny Chesney fans can hear music from his upcoming album Hemingway’s Whiskey at several online outlets. The album will be released September 28 on BNA Records. The first single “The Boys of Fall” is already at No. 2 on MusicRow’s Country Breakout chart. Today Chesney premieres “You And Tequila” (featuring Grace Potter) at Rollingstone.com. He […]
Lady A Album Produces Third Charttopper
Lady Antebellum is in the top spot of MusicRow’s Country Breakout chart again this week with “Our Kind Of Love,” the third consecutive No. 1 from the band’s Capitol Nashville double platinum album Need You Now. The group kicks-off its 2010 headlining tour next week in Orlando, Florida, with special guest MCA Nashville recording artist […]
Atlantic Signs Hunter Hayes
Atlantic Records Nashville has signed nineteen-year-old performer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Hunter Hayes. He is busy co-producing his debut album, set for release next year, alongside veteran musician and producer Dann Huff. Hayes plays guitar, drums, bass, and keys. The Louisiana native moved to Nashville in 2008 and met Warner Music Nashville’s Senior Vice President […]
McGraw And Paltrow Head Toward Winter Release
Tim McGraw works to resurrect his unstable wife’s (Gwyneth Paltrow) failing country music career in the upcoming film Country Strong. Also featured in the drama are Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester. McGraw plays a husband/manager who must navigate his way through a jungle of romantic entanglements to get his wife back on the charts. Paltrow […]
Swift, West Boost VMA Buzz For Second Year
Performances by Taylor Swift and Kanye West at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards are spurring more internet discussion today than Lady Gaga’s armful of moonmen trophies. Both artists debuted songs written in reaction to last year’s incident at the same awards show where West interrupted Swift’s acceptance speech. See videos of Swift’s and West’s […]
