Category: Publishing
Industry Ink Monday
Leadership Music deadline • Larry Wayne Clark honored • CMA Songwriters Series in NY • ASCAP Deems Taylor Awards
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations, Publishing
“Voices” Songwriters Celebrate Chart-topper
ASCAP toasted the writers and publishers of Chris Young’s multi-week No. 1 “Voices” with a party at its Nashville offices on Monday, March 21.
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations, Publishing
McAnally, Harding Score First No. 1 With Chesney Smash
ASCAP and BMI toasted Kenny Chesney’s multi-week chart-topper “Somewhere With You” with a party at Cabana in Nashville on Wed., March 24th.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations, Publishing
NYT Feels Music Industry Pain
“If it was as easy as it looks, everyone would do it.” These words may best describe some of the early pain being felt by the New York Times as it struggles to adjust the rules, technology and concept of its, about-to-begin March 28, paywall. And although the music industry is just an onlooker in […]
Category: Featured, Publishing
BMG Chrysalis To Represent Carly Simon’s Catalog
No longer dreaming they’ll be her partner, the North American division of music rights giant BMG Chrysalis has signed an exclusive agreement with singer/songwriter Carly Simon. This agreement will extend to all of Simon’s administration, collection, and exploitation in the US and Canada for both catalog and futures. Simon’s remarkable career includes being inducted into […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing
Little Champion Signs Jennifer Kennard
Little Champion Music LLC and principals John and Martina McBride have signed Jennifer Kennard to Songs Of Blackbird (BMI). Senior Creative Director, Glenn Middleworth, says “We’re looking forward to a long term relationship with Jennifer and expect great songs to come from her skill set of creativity, energy, enthusiasm and networking. Jennifer comes to Songs Of […]
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Publishing Notes
Jeremy Spillman opens Brave Music, signs Jared Crump • Plus news from Dan Hodges Music, and Anchor Down Entertainment
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Cassandra Tormes Joins Cotton Valley Records
Cotton Valley Records (CVR) has hired Cassandra Tormes as Creative Director where she will be responsible for developing and exploiting the Cotton Valley Worldwide Publishing catalogue. In addition to working with songs and songwriters, she will assist CVR’s management and label divisions to raise the company’s profile. Producers J. Gary Smith and John Smith founded […]
Category: Featured, Label, Publishing
InCharge 2011 Begins Production
InCharge, the definitive list of Nashville’s Music Industry Decision Makers, is now in production of its 23rd edition.
Category: Featured, Publishing
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Bug renews T-Bone Burnett • Anthony Smith and Nettwerk One/Revelry • Gene Watson inks with Upper Mgmt • Mountain Heart joins The Roots Agency/SMG
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing
BMG Chrysalis Combines Name, Staff
Now operating under the new moniker BMG Chrysalis, the growing music company continues to rework its top leadership. The name change follows the news that the BMG’s acquisition of Chrysalis is complete. Last week it was announced that Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Lascelles will leave his post at the end of the month. Lascelles, a […]
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