Category: Featured
Q1 Country Album Sales Down 13%
Country music sales results for the first quarter of 2011 are now complete and while the picture isn’t pretty, there are bright spots and some hopeful signs for later in the year.
Category: Exclusive, Featured, Sales/Marketing
All-Star Performers For Leadership Music Gala
Martina McBride, Ronnie Milsap, and Little Big Town will perform at the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award gala dinner honoring the Country Music Association.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
Radio Veteran Coyote McCloud Dies
Music City radio icon Coyote McCloud died Wednesday afternoon, April 6 at age 68.
A veteran of the Nashville airwaves for more than 30 years, McCloud’s slogan when he broadcast pop oldies was, “He played them when they were new.”
Lady A and Swift Fight Over Most Downloaded; Wynette Added To Registry
>>Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” is now the most downloaded country song of all time, beating out Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” by a little over 9,000 downloads. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the Lady track which has been battling with Swift for the title just edged out the Big Machine artist this week. In reality the […]
Sony Hires Strategic Partnership Exec Kevin Kay
Sony Music Nashville Senior Vice President, Promotion, Skip Bishop today (4/6) officially welcomes Kevin Kay to the promotion department as National Director of Strategic Partnerships. In his new role, Kay will focus on promotion opportunities, bringing together artists, radio, and major brands. Based in Nashville and reporting to Bishop, Kay was most recently based in […]
Category: Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Live Nation Bids On Warner Music Group
Live Nation is among the bidders for Warner Music Group the Wall Street Journal reports. The concert promoter is mainly interested in Warner’s recorded music division, not its publishing arm. Live Nation has been growing vigorously in recent years, purchasing Front Line artist management as well as Ticketmaster. The Warner sell-out saga has been going […]
Memorial Scheduled For Mel McDaniel
A public memorial service for Grand Ole Opry star Mel McDaniel will be held Wed., April 13 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Grand Ole Opry House. McDaniel lost his battle with lung cancer on March 31 at his home in Hendersonville, Tenn. The 68-year-old had been a member of the Opry since 1986. […]
Artist Action Wednesday (4/6)
Rogovin benefit, Lee Ann Womack, Montgomery Gentry, Jason Michael Carroll, Ty Stone, KY Music Hall of Fame, Lady Gaga, and golf tourney for Christmas 4 Kids.
Grammy Categories Restructured For 2012
Fewer trophies will be handed out at next year’s Grammy Awards, just one of several changes announced today (4/5) by The Recording Academy.
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations
Craig Campbell Releases Debut Album
Craig Campbell’s self-titled debut album was released yesterday (4/5) and he is burning up the road playing shows and making promotional appearances. “Family Man,” the lead single from the project, has reached the Top 15 on the country radio charts. Keith Stegall produced the 11-track album, which includes nine songs co-written by Campbell. It is […]
Alan Jackson Extends Deal With EMI Publishing
Alan Jackson and EMI Music Publishing have extended their relationship with a new global deal. The country superstar first signed with the publisher more than ten years ago.
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing
