Category: Sales/Marketing
Eye On Idol (4/15/11)
Wednesday (4/13) night’s American Idol was themed Songs From the Movies, and kicked off with appropriately dramatic footage of Pia Toscano’s surprise elimination last week. Y’know, like a pivotal scene in a movie. So I figured we were in for a white knuckled, mind-bending results show on Thursday (4/14).
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Natalie Kilgore Leaving BMLG To Launch Division of GPJ
Natalie Kilgore is leaving her post as Head of Publicity for the Big Machine Label Group to create and lead a new Public Relations Division for George P. Johnson’s Entertainment Marketing Group. GPJ is a premier experience and event marketing agency working with brands including Coca Cola, RAM, Swarovski, Nissan, Blackberry and the Olympics. In […]
Category: Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Awards Sales Bumps Fading Fast
Once upon a time, Nashville sales execs enjoyed a great amusement ride called the “Post Awards Bump.” Marketers would line up to ride this thrilling machine a few times each year
Category: Awards, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Industry Ink Wednesday (4/13)
Twenty Ten signs Attwater • Lindsay Bertelli launches Reach LLC • WRVW and WSM AM have reasons to celebrate
Category: Featured, Publishing, Radio, Sales/Marketing, Touring
Industry Ink Tuesday (4/12)
iV Group hires Stacey Lee • Songwriter Agency signings • CMT cancels sitcom • BMI/Qriocity • Splother • Dove Awards fan voting • Paul Allen’s new book • Bluegrass radio service
Category: Artist, Featured, Radio, Sales/Marketing
Eye On Idol: Toscano Rumor Mill
Following the surprise elimination of Pia Toscano from American Idol last Thursday (4/7), rumors about her future plans are swirling. US Weekly is reporting that the ballad belter has already landed a recording contract with Jimmy Iovine’s Interscope Records, but ABC News reports that Toscano herself has denied signing anything and that she’s currently focusing […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Eye On Idol (4/08/11)
What an impossibly strange week on American Idol. First, legendary rock ‘n’ roll degenerate Iggy Pop performed (shirtless!) on the Thursday (4/7) results show. He’s almost 64. So there’s that. And then, in a shocking turn of events, Pia Toscano–widely thought to be a frontrunner–was sent home.
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Execs Team For SING
Longtime music industry execs Jill Gleason, Johnny Rose and Walt Wilson have launched label services company Strength in Numbers Group (SING). The outfit is offering album services and planning, from recording through release and distribution, which is available through deals with UMG’s Fontana Distribution and Sony’s RED. A retainer-based fee structure also offers clients the […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Digital Exec. Cameo Carlson Joins Borman
Digital music guru Cameo Carlson has joined Borman Entertainment’s Nashville office as Head of Digital Business Development. She most recently worked in New York as Exec. VP of Universal Motown Republic Group and had been serving as a consultant to Borman following the February departure of Genevieve Jewell. Now that Carlson is on board full-time […]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Q1 Country Album Sales Down 13%
Country music sales results for the first quarter of 2011 are now complete and while the picture isn’t pretty, there are bright spots and some hopeful signs for later in the year.
Category: Exclusive, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Sony Hires Strategic Partnership Exec Kevin Kay
Sony Music Nashville Senior Vice President, Promotion, Skip Bishop today (4/6) officially welcomes Kevin Kay to the promotion department as National Director of Strategic Partnerships. In his new role, Kay will focus on promotion opportunities, bringing together artists, radio, and major brands. Based in Nashville and reporting to Bishop, Kay was most recently based in […]
Category: Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
