Category: Label
Warner Bros. Nashville Adds Sussman
Warner Music Nashville has announced the addition of Jensen Sussman to the company’s publicity team as Associate Director, effective April 16. A former Associate Director, Media for Sony Music Nashville/Columbia Records Nashville, Sussman most recently headed her own publicity firm, Sweet Talk Publicity. At Sony, Sussman handled publicity for artists including Gretchen Wilson, Jessica Simpson, […]
Reba Keeps On Going Gold
Reba’s debut release for Starstruck/Valory, Keep On Loving You, has been certified gold by the RIAA. With this certification, every Reba studio album since 1984’s My Kind of Country has been certified Gold or higher. With her long run of sales successes, Reba has earned more RIAA sales certifications than any female artist in country […]
Jordyn Shellhart On iTunes; Luke Bryan On AOL Sessions
Sony Music Nashville’s Jordyn Shellhart released her debut album, In A Room, to iTunes this week. The album was first available at Best Buy through the store’s “@15” initiative. It features fifteen tracks written or co-written by the Franklin teenager who will mark her 16th birthday with her Grand Ole Opry debut on March 27. […]
Indie Success Story Colt Ford Plans New Album
Colt Ford, the self-made artist with a flair for mixing hip-hop with honky tonk, is planning his sophomore release on Average Joes Entertainment. Chicken And Biscuits will be available Tuesday, April 20 and features guests Randy Houser, Joe Nichols, Josh Gracin, Darryl Worley, Ty Stone, James Otto, DMC, and Kevin Fowler. The album, produced by […]
UMG Tests Lower CD Prices
The Universal Music Group has announced that it will begin testing a new pricing structure in the second quarter designed to get single CDs in stores at $10 or less. The company’s Velocity program will introduce the lower CD prices. Single CDs will have the suggested list prices of $10, $9, $8, $7 and $6. […]
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Swift Celebrates “Most Awarded” Status
Taylor Swift’s six-times-Platinum album, Fearless was officially recognized as the Most Awarded Album in the History of Country Music last night at a private dinner in Nashville. Fearless is the only album in history to win the all-genre Album of The Year Grammy, plus Country Album of the Year Awards from the Grammys, the Country […]
Gretchen Wilson Opens Online Store
Singer/songwriter/record company owner Gretchen Wilson has announced the opening of her new online store at www.redneckrecordsstore.com. In addition to her new album, I Got Your Country Right Here, and other fan-favorite Gretchen Wilson merchandise, the Grammy Award-winning country star is offering fans an exclusive I Got Your Country Right Here — Deluxe Edition. The first […]
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Matt Hargis Promoted At Capitol; Absolute Publicity Adds Mary Michael
Steve Hodges, Senior Vice President, Promotions for Capitol Records Nashville announced today (3/16) the promotion of Matt Hargis to Director Regional Promotion for the Southeast. He will replace Angela Lange who has joined EMI Records Nashville as Vice President of Promotion. Hargis has been with Capitol Records Nashville since 2006 and has most recently spearheaded […]
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Photos: Underwood Starts Tour; Lambert Scores Gold Single
Carrie Underwood’s Play On Tour opened March 11 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA with special guests Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia. The Play On Tour, hydrated by vitaminwater® and sponsored by PEDIGREE® Brand, is currently slated to run through June 20 in Saskatoon, SK at the […]
Capitol Announces EMI Records Nashville
Building on its continued success in the country genre, EMI Music’s Capitol Nashville is forming a new imprint. Designed to be a sister label to Capitol Nashville, which includes artists Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban and Emily West, the new imprint, to be called EMI Records […]
Hall of Fame Offers “Sunday In the Country”
The Country Music Hall of Fame is partnering with New Haven Records to release Sunday in the Country: 12 Inspiring Hits From Today’s Top Country Artists. Set for a March launch at Christian retail through Provident-Integrity Distribution, the CD will be released to mainstream outlets through Sony Distribution. Artists featured on the project include Trace Adkins, Alabama, Diamond Rio, […]
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