Category: Sales/Marketing
Idols Reveal Album Releases
American Idols Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina join the ranks of major label artists planning album releases for Fall, with their debuts scheduled one week apart in October.
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Wal-Mart Closing MP3 Store
Digital Music News is reporting that after 7 years, Wal-Mart is closing its online […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Despite Negative Tweets, #TwitterCrucialToMarketing
As advertisers increasingly turn to social media, problems can arise, accidentally sending consumers unintended mixed messages. A promoted Trend on Twitter reportedly cost $120,000 per day, and gets the advertiser the […]
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Marlee Scott Goes Dancing • New Darrell Scott Disc • AJ Offers Free Concert
Marlee Scott has released a dance mix of her country single “Beautiful Maybe” to over 240 DJs, club owners and dance instructors. The special high-energy version was remixed and produced by Allen Morgan. Listen to it here. The radio version was produced by David Kalmusky and written by Marcus Hummon, Tia Sillers and Tania Hancheroff. […]
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Pinpointing 2011 Country Sales
Country album sales are up an astounding 4% YTD as of 8/7/2011 with 22,930,000 units scanned. That is some good news. However, before we open the second bottle of Cristal Champagne (on sale HERE for $295 ea.) it seems appropriate to survey 2010 and compare it with possible expectations and release schedules for 2011.
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
Album News: Luke Bryan, Kevin Fowler, McClymonts
Luke Bryan makes the media rounds for Tailgates & Tanlines • Kevin Fowler is Chippin’ Away • Aussie trio the McClymonts prepare for US release
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Hot Times At Jake On The Lake
Jake Owen treated music tastemakers to an afternoon retreat on Tuesday (8/2) at Jake On The Lake. The Nashville press corps and industry execs braved the heat and gathered on Music Row to board buses bound for Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tenn.
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Pinky Gonzales BubblesUp In Oregon
Digital services company BubbleUp has tapped music marketer Pinky Gonzales to lead a company expansion in the Pacific Northwest. He is a former partner at echomusic and Belmont University Adjunct Professor. The new office will compliment the company’s existing operations in Tennessee, Texas and Connecticut where they handle digital services for Margaritaville, Keith Urban, Zac […]
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Rascal Flatts Feted For No. 1 Single, Platinum Album
Music executives gathered last night (8/3) to celebrate the recent chart-topping success of the Rascal Flatts hit “I Won’t Let Go,” from the pens of songwriters Jason Sellers and Steve Robson. It was the band’s 13th career No. 1 single. ASCAP and the Flatts’ label home Big Machine Records hosted the evening at Nashville’s downtown Hard Rock Cafe. […]
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Church Enjoys Heavenly Sales
Capitol Chieftain Mike Dungan and his flock of the Capitol faithful have created a revival of sorts. First and foremost they receive a righteous shout out for launching Eric Church into the No. 1 spot on both the Top 200 and Country album charts with sales of almost 145,000 units. Secondly, their efforts have had […]
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Crowdsourcing Engages Fans, Fuels Traffic
Crowdsourcing has been growing in popularity among marketers in recent years and offers numerous ways to engage music fans. The buzzword is derived from the concept of outsourcing a service to a crowd, instead of seeking answers internally.
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