Category: Label
Church Finds Gold In Carolina
Eric Church’s recent album, Carolina has just been Gold certified by the RIAA for sales over 500,000 units. Carolina features “Smoke A Little Smoke” and “Love Your Love The Most” which have also been certified Gold, having sold over 500,000 digital copies each. “It’s always been my goal to make records that are a complete […]
Industry Ink Thursday (5/26)
News from A2IM • Format Entertainment/Anastasia Brown • Ruby Records • James Burton • Greg Sims
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Organizations, Publishing
Golden “Honey Bee”
How sweet it is! “Honey Bee” recorded by Blake Shelton buzzes beyond the hive to become the fastest rising single ever to sell over 500,000 units by a male country soloist—in seven weeks. The track was introduced during the ACM awards, hosted by Shelton and Reba, and downloaded 138,000 units its very first week. The […]
Tim McGraw Countersues Curb Records
Tim McGraw has filed a countersuit against longtime label home Curb Records, according to today’s Tennessean. The news broke last week that Curb was suing the superstar for breach of contract. According to the newspaper, McGraw is seeking punitive damages, an advance payment for his latest recordings, and a legal ruling that he has fulfilled […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Financial/Legal, Label
Warner Releasing Music From Three Rising Acts
Warner Music Nashville is working new releases from rising acts Frankie Ballard, Jason Jones and Mandy Barnett. The label is also bringing back its Pickin’ On The Patio parties starting tomorrow night (5/26). Frankie Ballard’s full-length debut album hit shelves this week and he is celebrating with a string of performances in his home state […]
Bigride Records Launches With Marlee Scott
Bigride Entertainment has launched new division Bigride Records, expanding the artist management business that has been headed by Gerry Leiske since 1997 and achieved success with country band Emerson Drive. Marlee Scott is the label’s flagship artist and her debut U.S. single, “Beautiful Maybe,” goes for adds June 27. She is currently on a radio […]
Industry Ink Tuesday (5/24)
Sharp Objects expands • Clay Bradley to bank board • R&J Records addition • Letters for Lyrics honored • Richard Marx named Songwriter Icon
Paisley To Debut Video & Release Album
Brad Paisley will attend the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on May 21 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and world premiere his new video, “Old Alabama,” on multiple platforms, including SPEED, NASCAR.com and the world’s largest HD video board at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The video for “Old Alabama” features NASCAR legends Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon […]
ReThinking Track Equivalent Albums
The TEA concept creates a way to compare album and track sales in an apples to apples approach. But is the current 10 tracks = 1 album the best way to accomplish this task?
Category: Exclusive, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Airwaving And Radio Hobnobbing
Catching up with Stealing Angels, Kelly Parkes and Gloriana on the road and visiting radio…
Stroud Launches R&J Records, Hires McFadden
James Stroud has announced the launch of R&J Records with partner Rick Carter of Gulport, MS. The same executive team from Stroudavarious Records will run the new imprint. According to a press release, the announcement follows a series of negotiations marking the end of Stroud’s relationship with Stroudavarious and all related entities including Country Crossing […]
