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Marc Driskill Joins Sea Gayle

Chris DuBois, managing partner, Sea Gayle Music, has announced the hiring of Marc Driskill as executive VP & GM, to oversee the operations of the company […]

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Loretta Celebrates 50 Years at the Opry

Loretta Lynn looked and sounded like Country music royalty yesterday evening as she celebrated 50 years of membership with the Grand Ole Opry […]

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The Cowboy Rides Away: George Strait’s Final Tour

George Strait announced “The Cowboy Rides Away Tour,” which will be his last, during a special press conference held today (9/26) […]

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Weekly Register: Digital Divide Becoming Key Metric?

Country YTD album sales ticked slightly lower (-1.6%), the format’s digital album sales as a percentage of total country sales was mostly flat, and the Digital Divide is predicted to continue throughout the fourth quarter […]

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DISClaimer Single Reviews (9/26/12)

Every dog has his day, and this day belongs to the underdogs […]

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ACM Honors: A Night of Authenticity

Country music fans, superstar talent and industry elite turned out in force for the Academy of Country Music’s 6th Annual ACM Honors Monday night at […]

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Underwood “Blows Away” Arena

Carrie Underwood brought The Blown Away Tour to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena last night (Sun., Sept. 24) touching down […]

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FTC Approves UMG Acquisition of EMI

Within hours of the European Commission’s approval of Universal Music Group’s acquisition of EMI, the Federal Trade Commission has approved the deal in the United States […]

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Weekly Chart Report (9/21/12)

Sony Music keeps up the No. 1 streak this week, with Carrie Underwood’s “Blown Away” succeeding Miranda Lambert’s “Fastest Girl in Town” […]

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BMLG To Share in Entercom’s Broadcast Royalties

Big Machine will become the first record company to directly participate, along with its artists, in Entercom’s terrestrial broadcast radio revenues […]

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Weekly Register: ‘Tornado’ Triumphs While YTD Sales Dip

Little Big Town’s Tornado easily blows onto the top spot of the country album charts this week with scans of almost 113k according to Nielsen Soundscan. Artistically, Tornado may be the vocal quartet’s very best work since its remarkable 2008 Equity Records outing, The Road To Here.

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