OTHER NEWS:
“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
Omni Hotel Will Include Country Music Hall of Fame Expansion
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will enjoy a 200,000 square foot expansion as part of the planned Omni Nashville Hotel, being built to accompany the Music City Center downtown convention center. Construction for the Music City Center is already underway, and construction on the 21-story Omni will break ground early this summer. […]
Category: Featured, Organizations
Rihanna, Nettles Set For ACM Performance
R&B star Rihanna is set to perform with Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles on the upcoming ACM Awards. They will team up for Rihanna’s “California King Bed.”
P2P Downloading on Decline
According to The NPD Group, a leading market research company, the percentage of internet users downloading music from P2P file-sharing services has fallen from a high of 16 percent in Q4 of 2007, to 9 percent in Q4 2010. While illegal downloading of this kind is on the decline, it is far from eradicated. NPD […]
Category: Featured, Financial/Legal
Songwriters Salute Hank at the Hall of Fame
The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will present a special program honoring Hank Williams on April 16. Titled I Saw the Light: Songwriters Salute Hank, the program will feature Rodney Crowell, Ashley Monroe, the Secret Sisters and Steve Young. Family Tradition co-curator Michael McCall will host and each artist will perform one or more […]
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Foster & Lloyd Reunite For New Album
Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd have reunited for their first album of new material since 1990. The acclaimed duo of the late ‘80s will release It’s Already Tomorrow to digital outlets April 26, followed by a CD release May 17 on ‘Effin ‘El Records. The duo co-produced and co-wrote all twelve songs on the set, […]
NuCorp Ent. Launches With Flagship Act Darren Warren
Artist manager Jeff Carver, whose career includes work with Tracy Lawrence and Clay Walker, has teamed with businessman Joe McDaniel to form NuCorp Entertainment. The company has signed flagship artist Darren Warren and is prepping the release of his debut single. Handling distribution and promotion will be execs Chuck Rhodes, and longtime Warner Bros. staffer […]
The Roys Release Lonesome Whistle
The Roys‘ latest album, Lonesome Whistle, was released yesterday (3/22) on Rural Rhythm records. The duo is currently on a nine-day nationwide media tour. The 11-song album includes 10 Roy originals, and was co-produced by the duo and Andy Leftwich. The disc’s first single, “Coal Minin’ Man,” is climbing the bluegrass charts. The video, which […]
Musical Chairs
Jordan Zucker joins CO5 • Jerry Bailey retiring from BMI • Laura McKinley exits Sony • Emblem ups Haley Melikian
