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Eye On Idol (4/01/11)
When the finals started four weeks ago, there were six guys and seven girls. After Elton John week, there are six guys but now only three females. The near elimination and save of Casey Abrams last week meant two contestants would exit after last night’s (3/31) results show. The final tally revealed that Thia Meghia and Naima Adedapo were those contestants.
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Weekly Chart Report (4/01/11)
KAIR/Atchison, KS PD/MD/Mornings Jason Drake has departed his post after 13 years with the station. Also departing are Drake’s Wake Up Crew co-hosts Brian Hagen (News Director/Afternoons) and Rachel Lehcar (Listener Liaison).
Woods Retires, Magill To Head Sony Business Dept.
Angie Magill has been promoted following the retirement of Kathy Woods.
Category: Featured, Financial/Legal, Label
Swift’s Worldwide Sales Pass 20 Million
Taylor Swift’s worldwide album sales total has passed the 20 million mark. This includes her three Big Machine Records studio albums, plus a holiday collection and a Walmart exclusive. In addition, Swift has sold over 33 million paid song downloads, making her the top-selling digital artist in history. Next the star heads to Sunday night’s […]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Lori McKenna Shares New Music In Nashville
Lori McKenna debuted music from her latest album Lorraine in Nashville this week. The Massachusetts based songwriter has been in Music City for a listening party, and Tin Pan South performance.
Zac Brown Fears No Endeavor
Zac Brown’s bag of tricks seems bottomless. The superstar-on-the-rise is adding a TV show to his ever-growing repertoire.
Songwriter Harley Allen Passes [Updated]
Respected songwriter Harley Allen succumbed to cancer early this morning, Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
DISClaimer Single Reviews (3/30/11)
I live for listening sessions like this one. The best part of this job is the thrill of discovery. There is simply nothing like hearing a great new artist for the first time. Or watching young ones develop.
ACM Reveals Off-Camera Award Winners
Today’s just-announced off-camera awards will be presented at the ACM Honors, a special event held annually in the fall at the historic Ryman Auditorium.
ASCAP Christian Awards Honor MercyMe, Dan Muckala
Songwriter Dan Muckala, MercyMe, and Third Day (pictured) were among the top honorees at last night’s (3/28) ASCAP Christian Music Awards, presented at Nashville’s Richland Country Club.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations, Publishing
Label Head/Futurist Map The Entertainment Landscape (Pt. 2)
While content remains the coin of the realm for artists and the companies that promote them, one cannot ignore the proliferation of new channels to expose and distribute. It’s also impossible to ignore how connected society has become. Today’s label marketers and radio programmers must scan across a wide canyon of video, radio, music sales, sponsorships, social networking, mobile, and more to assess strategies for success. The dynamics between radio, sales, artists and social networking are being forged together like an edge on fine steel.
Meanwhile country sales are down almost 50% this decade. Retail space is fast disappearing despite the fact that during 2010 country fans still purchased about 85% of albums in physical format. Will CDs become a value add offered with other merchandise? Is there a viable plan for labels that offers a chance for survival? Are our revenue streams drying up?
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
