Category: Weekend
BMI Annual Revenues Continue Upward
Broadcast Music, Inc.® (BMI®), the music rights management organization further extended its 20-year record of annually increasing revenue collections for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 with revenues in excess of $931 million. Revenues for 2010 totaled $917 million. According to BMI it will distribute royalties of $796 million to the over 500,000 songwriters, […]
Category: Featured, Organizations, Publishing, Weekend
Hunze To Lead Parallel Music
“We are up and running and are looking for great writers,” says Tim Hunze, who now heads up Parallel Music Publishing’s Nashville offices. “We believe being a boutique publisher is perfect for today’s ever changing environment.” Parallel Music Publishing is a partnership between Hunze, Parallel Entertainment Founder & CEO, J.P. Williams, and C.T. Wyatt, who runs […]
Category: Featured, Publishing, Weekend
Wilma Lee Cooper Passes
Grand Ole Opry member Wilma Lee Cooper passed away from natural causes on Sept. 13 at her home in Sweetwater, Tenn. She had been a member of the Opry since 1957 and was 90 years old. Per Wilma Lee’s wishes there will not be a memorial service. She will be remembered for her music and her […]
Bobby Karl Works The Room
Bobby Karl works The Possum’s 80th Birthday Bash, the NATD Honors, and the Leadership Music Alumni Reunion.
Category: Artist, Exclusive, Featured, Organizations, Touring, Weekend
Weekly Chart Report (9/16/11)
SPIN ZONE It’s a perpetual party at the top of MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart, so it only makes sense that George Strait’s “Here For A Good Time” get to spend a little time at No. 1. This week the King’s latest single is blessed with an additional 175 spins and moves up from No. 2, staying […]
Bobby Karl Works The Room
The party circuit is on warp speed this week. Follow Bobby Karl as he celebrates City National Bank’s grand opening, the Ten Out of Tenn tour, and Connie Smith’s final residency show at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Category: Artist, Exclusive, Featured, Financial/Legal, Organizations, Touring, Weekend
CCMA Wins With Canadian Hospitality And Talent
The Canadian Country Music Association presented its 34th annual week of events, culminating in its nationally televised awards show on Mon., Sept. 12. This year’s location was Hamilton Ontario, about a one hour drive south from Toronto.
Photo Spread: Connie Smith, Alan Jackson, Pink Trash Ball
Connie Smith celebrates new release • Alan Jackson commemorates 9/11 • Women Rock For The Cure’s Pink Trash Ball
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations, Weekend
DISClaimer Single Reviews (9/14/11)
Country music has returned. With Sunny Sweeney, Merle Haggard and newcomer Glenn Kearney leading the charge, this listening session was packed with hard-core sounds. There’s not a pop platter in the stack. […]
