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Charlie Cook On Air
In the minds of engineers at Ford Motors, media is media is media. I read recently that they are eliminating CD players from their cars, starting with the Fusion. Now, it would be one thing if they were eliminating the CD player as a way to save money on production—kind of like the little surprise you get when you get a flat tire and look for the spare in your trunk for the first time.
Martina McBride To Release “Eleven”
Platinum-selling recording artist Martina McBride will release her 11th studio album, aptly titled, Eleven on October 11.
Marlee Scott Goes Dancing • New Darrell Scott Disc • AJ Offers Free Concert
Marlee Scott has released a dance mix of her country single “Beautiful Maybe” to over 240 DJs, club owners and dance instructors. The special high-energy version was remixed and produced by Allen Morgan. Listen to it here. The radio version was produced by David Kalmusky and written by Marcus Hummon, Tia Sillers and Tania Hancheroff. […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Full Scope Rebrands As Average Joe’s Management
Full Scope Entertainment, the management home to Colt Ford, Ty Stone, and others, has partnered with Average Joe’s Entertainment label to form Average Joe’s Management. The management firm was established in early 2009 by CEO Ken Madson. He explains, “Since its creation, Full Scope Entertainment has worked closely with Average Joe’s Entertainment. While this will […]
The Dirt Drifters “Give Blood”
Warner Bros. Records’ new band The Dirt Drifters will be giving away 30,000 copies of their debut album entitled This Is My Blood. Beginning this week, the group will…
Just In—Dates Set For CMA Noms, ASCAP Awards
Awards Week is heating up! Get out your smartphones, and plug in these dates.
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations
Pinpointing 2011 Country Sales
Country album sales are up an astounding 4% YTD as of 8/7/2011 with 22,930,000 units scanned. That is some good news. However, before we open the second bottle of Cristal Champagne (on sale HERE for $295 ea.) it seems appropriate to survey 2010 and compare it with possible expectations and release schedules for 2011.
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
DISClaimer Single Reviews (8/10/11)
With temperatures hovering near 100 muggy degrees, day after day, we have definitely reached the Dog Days of Summer in Tune Town. In weather like this, who the heck feels like making the effort to find new music? I do. I always do, especially when folks are playing at the top of their games.
Shelton Remakes “Footloose” For Warner Soundtrack
Atlantic Records / Warner Music Nashville will release the movie soundtrack for the upcoming Paramount Pictures film, Footloose. Blake Shelton offers his take on the classic title song, while Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes duet on the movie’s love theme, “Almost Paradise.” The other remakes of hits from the original soundtrack are “Holding Out For […]
