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Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Names New Class
This year’s inductees have been revealed, with the official ceremony set for Sunday, October 16 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
An Evening With Martina McBride
An industry-packed crowd attended “An Evening With Martina McBride” this week at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Ford Theater. Presented by Republic Nashville, the listening party offered attendees a live performance of McBride’s upcoming CD Eleven slated for an Oct 11 release.
Taylor Swift’s “Haunted” Featured In True Blood
Rolling Stone is reporting that True Blood’s music supervisor, Gary Calamar, has confirmed this Sunday’s episode […]
Charlie Cook On Air
I was listening to an AC station in the West Virginia radio chain that I work for and heard “If I Die Young” by The Band Perry. Of course, they also play “Need You Now,” selected Taylor Swift songs, Keith Urban, Shania Twain, Tim McGraw and even a recent Kenny Chesney. I was thinking how lucky they are to be able to play only the cream of the format.
ACM Announces $661,000 Endowment
The Academy of Country Music announces a $661,000 endowment to ACM Lifting Lives, made on behalf of the artists who participated in the taping of […]
Category: Artist, Organizations
Weekly Chart Report (8/19/11)
It’s been a short 10 week trip for Toby Keith’s “Made In America” to arrive at No. 1, which it accomplishes today after gaining 145 new spins.
WANTED: A New GPS For Country Marketing
Until recently our industry has relied upon SoundScan and the mainstream radio charts to rank weekly artist activity. But is that still enough or do we need a more comprehensive set of activity gauges? Tom Baldrica and Peter Strickland weigh in…
Category: Exclusive, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
Luke Bryan Debuts At Top of Chart
Luke Bryan’s debut is the big story on this week’s SoundScan report. The Capitol Nashville star moved over 145,000 units of his third album tailgates & tanlines, landing at the top of the Country chart, and No. 2 on the overall chart. This is more than double the first week sales of his sophomore release, […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
DIY ‘U’ Showcases Digital Artist Career Tool
The DIY series is designed to introduce ASCAP members to various technology companies and this edition featured the Topspin direct-to-fan platform and Topspin Sr. Director of Artist Services Nashville, Wayne Leeloy.
Category: Artist, Exclusive, Featured, Organizations, Weekend
