Category: Touring
Lambert’s Record-Setting Sell-out
Miranda Lambert kicked off The Revolution Continues tour over the weekend with two sold-out shows at the famed Billy Bob’s Texas in Ft. Worth. She is the first artist to ever sell out back-to-back nights at the venue. Tickets for both nights were gone in a record breaking 30 minutes. According to Billy Bob’s Entertainment […]
Swift Leads Country Money Makers
Taylor Swift netted more money than any other country entertainer last year, according to Billboard’s Money Makers 2011 issue (Feb. 19). The recently released list is based on net earnings derived from U.S. touring, music sales, and music and video streams. 21-year-old Swift saw her bank account swell by about $20.7 million, and ranked No. […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Financial/Legal, Touring
Artist Ink
Luke Bryan earns third No. 1 • Gretchen Wilson performs dramatic new song • Hazel Smith Joins radio cast • JaneDear girls go video crazy
Bonnaroo Line-Up Revealed On Vevo
Bonnaroo revealed its 2011 festival line-up this morning exclusively on music video site Vevo. Conan O’Brien helped with the big announcement.
Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour
New artists, sponsors, dates and features have been added to the 2011 Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown tour. The second-annual, outdoor amphitheater trek will feature two stages and seven headliners, including Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Lee Brice, Brantley Gilbert, Craig Campbell, and Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real. And just added, Jack Ingram will […]
Top CAA Agent Ron Baird Passes
Ron Baird, former head of CAA’s Nashville office and agent to many of country music’s leading artists, died in Nashville on February 3, 2011, of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 60. A celebration of his life will take place on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, from 5 – 7 p.m. at Hillwood Country Club (6201 Hickory […]
Artists On Tour: Paisley, Shelton, Campbell
Brad Paisley’s H2O Frozen Over • Blake Shelton’s 2011 All About Tonight Tour • Craig Campbell Joins Willie Nelson’s 2011 Country Throwdown Tour
The Revolution Continues For Miranda Lambert
Columbia Nashville’s Miranda Lambert is preparing to hit the road again through 2011. The Revolution Continues tour will pick up February 24 in St. Louis, featuring special guests Justin Moore and Josh Kelley. Additionally, Lambert will join Alan Jackson for his first Australian tour in March, which is already sold out. Full dates are included […]
Capitol Adds Bannen; James Joins Sugarland Tour
Kelleigh Bannen is the newest artist on Capitol Nashville. Produced by Paul Worley and Jerry Smith, Bannen recently (1/18) performed a set of her music in front of music publishers and fellow BMI songwriters. >> American Idol 2010 finalist Casey James has been signed to BNA Records and will join Sugarland on the March leg […]
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