Category: Artist
CMA Hosts Second Tweet n’ Greet (#cmatv)
The action will extend across multiple screens during the Sept. 1 airing (ABC, 8-11p.m. ET) of the CMA’s broadcast special CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock. Fans will be able to visit ABC.com to view twitter feeds from a variety of artists including Julianne Hough(@JulianneHough), Lady Antebellum (@ladyantebellum), Reba McEntire (@Reba), Tim McGraw (@TimMcGrawArtist), […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Jerrod Niemann’s No. 1 and Jesse Lee Visits KJUG
Songwriter Dan Pritzker actually wrote “Lover, Lover” for his band Sonia Dada in 1992, and the tune, originally titled “You Don’t Treat Me No Good,” was a #1 hit for the group in Australia. Jerrod Niemann’s recording of Pritzker’s hit marks his very first climb to the top spot as an artist. Niemann earned his first #1 […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations, Radio
Hall of Fame Opens Wynette Exhibit, Ends Miller Residency
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum recently (8/19) hosted a reception for its new exhibition Tammy Wynette: First Lady of Country Music, Presented by Great American Country Television Network. The exhibit, which runs through June 12, 2011, features video narration by Faith Hill. The reception was supported by RJ Young. ••••••••••••• Buddy Miller […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Blake Shelton To Debut First Concert Special
Blake Shelton’s first television concert special will premiere Wed., Sept. 8 on GAC. Shot at Roberts Stadium in Evansville, Indiana, Blake Shelton Live: It’s All About Tonight includes 90 minutes of hits and new music from the Reprise Records artist. Concert footage is interspersed with candid conversations with the star. The special was produced by […]
McClymonts Join Aldean Tour
Australia’s female fab three, The McClymonts will play a series of tour dates starting Sept. 10 with Jason Aldean. The sister trio, Brooke, Sam and Mollie, also have just released their Gold-in-Australia CD, Chaos and Bright Lights in the U.S. The album was produced by Adam Anders and the sisters wrote or co-wrote all 12 […]
Bobby Karl Works The Dale Franklin Award Dinner
The speeches were kept to a minimum, and that left more time for music, music, music. The good folks at Leadership Music are going to be hard-pressed to top the talent parade that performed at this year’s Dale Franklin Award ceremony. Staged Sunday evening (8/29) at the Renaissance Hotel ballroom, the event saluted Fred Foster, […]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
MR Artist Roster (Aug./Sept. 2010)
Purchase The Artist Roster Issue On The Cover: BLAKE SHELTON Label: Reprise Records Current Album: All About Tonight Current Single/Video: “All About Tonight” Current Producer: Scott Hendricks Hometown: Ada, Oklahoma Management: Starstruck Management Group Booking: William Morris Endeavour Recent Hits: “Hillbilly Bone” (No. 1), “She Wouldn’t Be Gone” (No. 1), “Home” (No. 1) Awards: ACM […]
Category: Artist
Friday Photos: Artists On Parade
Rich And His Uncle In St. Louis Warner Bros. Records artist John Rich and his pal, Atlantic Records artist Uncle Kracker, recently stopped by WIL in St. Louis to visit with station MD Danny Montana. • • • Trace Adkins Comes In Peace Trace Adkins brought together several radio stations at a recent stop in […]
Randy Rogers Band Hits No. 1
MCA Nashville recording artist the Randy Rogers Band made a splash this week with their new album landing at No. 1 on the iTunes country albums chart and No. 2 on the iTunes all genre album chart just behind pop superstar Katy Perry. Their new album, Burning The Day, entered the chart ahead of Fantasia, Usher, […]
BLOOD, SWEAT & FACEBOOK: The Publicist’s Expanding Radio Role
With CD sales continuing to slide, label budgets and staffs shrinking and the bottleneck at radio getting ever tighter, the rules are changing and the roles rearranging for the recording artist’s “team members.” In an increasingly niche-oriented scenario, public relations has begun to loom larger in the overall picture.
Category: Artist, Featured, Radio, Sales/Marketing
Swift Video Gets Global Cross-Channel, Debut
Taylor Swift’s new video “Mine” will debut Fri. Aug. 27 and reach more than 160 countries around the world. CMT, MTV, VH1 and MTV International will team up to present the global premiere. The first single from Swift’s upcoming album Speak Now, “Mine,” was rushed to radio after reportedly being leaked across the Internet. It […]
