Category: Label
Cliff O’Sullivan Named GM Sugar Hill Records
Longtime artist manager and UMG Distribution executive Cliff O’Sullivan has been named General Manager and Senior VP of Welk Music Group’s Sugar Hill Records. The label is home to Marty Stuart, Joey+Rory, Jim Lauderdale, Sam Bush, Sarah Jarosz and many more. O’Sullivan comes to Sugar Hill from Universal Music Group Distribution, where he served as Senior […]
Red River Runs Deep
Blake Shelton rode Red River Blue to the biggest sales week of his career. And Chris Young’s Neon added a bright glow to today’s Soundscan report.
Category: Artist, Exclusive, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Digital Release Today From The Dirt Drifters
Warner Bros. Records is releasing the debut album from The Dirt Drifters today (7/19). This Is My Blood is available at all digital retailers and features current single “Always A Reason,” as well as debut single, “Something Better.” The Dirt Drifters members wrote or co-wrote 10 of the project’s 11 tracks, and played on every […]
Margaret Durante To Guest Blog For Ladies’ Home Journal
It’s not often a music artist unveils a writing style that rivals the professional pen pushers? So get ready to be surprised by Ladies’ home Journal’s latest blogger discovery, 23-year old Margaret Durante and her Nashville Diaries. The rising artist has been asked to do a series of essays as she “experiences the highs and […]
Musical Chairs at Cold River, Tenacity
Cold River Records and Tenacity Records are shuffling radio promotion staffers.
Lady A Share “Own The Night” Track List
Lady Antebellum revealed new details today (7/18) about its upcoming album, Own The Night, including the track list and cover art. Set for release Sept. 13, it is the band’s third Capitol Nashville studio album. The trio penned 10 of the new disc’s 12 tracks, including their fastest rising single to date, “Just A Kiss,” […]
Monday Moments
Black River Signs Templeton• CRS Opens Ticketing • Ritchey To Retire
EMI Signs Jon Pardi
EMI Records Nashville has signed singer/songwriter Jon Pardi to its roster. Pardi is already hard at work writing and recording his debut album. He is planning to release his debut single early next year.
Weekly Chart Report (7/15/11)
Following a record-setting heatwave in the South and many other parts of the country, it’s evident that summer is in full swing. That means a number things for all of us: vacations near water, painful sunburns, and of course, summer songs on country radio. Every year artists try their hand at recording and releasing a summer classic, but only a special few are fortunate enough to make it happen.
Industry Ink Thursday (7/14)
Republic Nashville hiring • TCN Moving • Kay Clary • Erik Logan • John Simson • ZMX Music
Category: Featured, Label, Organizations, Radio
Warner To Sell $1.05b in Junk Bonds Before Sale
Bloomberg.com reported (7/6) that Warner Music Group (WMG) is planning to sell $1.05 billion of high-yield bonds before the company is taken over. The bonds being offered will consist of: $150 million 9.5% senior secured notes by WMG Acquisition Corp due June 2016 $695 million senior debt due Oct. 2018 by WMG Acquisition Corp $200 […]
