Archive for December, 2009
NYE Bash on Broadway With Rodney Atkins
Nashville’s big New Year’s Eve celebration tonight (12/31/09) will go on regardless of a frigid forecast. The street party will close Lower Broadway and headliner Rodney Atkins will cap five hours of live music with a string of hits. The free public event will include a Guitar Drop at midnight, and a large fireworks display.
Organizers, [...]
GAC Fans Pick Year’s Top Videos
Each night this week, GAC is revealing part of its fan-voted list of the Top 50 Videos of 2009.
The network has divulged the top 10 videos, but not the order. Carrie Underwood is the only artist to score two videos in the ‘09 top 10.
The Top 50 Videos of 2009 countdown is hosted by Martina [...]
Holiday Photos: George Jones, Big Machine, More
George Jones’ wife Nancy commissioned a comical portrait of her husband’s infamous John Deere ride from visual artist and singer Ronnie McDowell, who delivered it on Christmas Day.
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Big Machine’s Mandy McCormack and The Valory Music Co.’s Miranda Williams dressed the part for their shifts at the Big Machine Label Group kiosk at Cool Springs Galleria. [...]
Covington Donates To Arthritis Foundation
Bucky Covington made a big donation to the Arthritis Foundation’s Tennessee Chapter last night (12/29) before his performance at the newly renovated Hard Rock Cafe Nashville. The singer won $25,000 earlier this year with an appearance on CMT’s Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? and was glad to turn the money over to one [...]
Sales Surge; One Week Remains
Santa’s sold-out annual tour has ended for 2009, but the SoundScan numbers continue on….for one more week that is. That’s right, in a move akin to a leap-year type calendar correction, the 2009 SS reports will include 53 weeks instead of just 52.
All Genre Sales
Susan Boyle’s debut CD continued to churn, scanning over 510k units [...]
Paperless Ticket Sales Pass 1 Million
Ticketmaster has crossed the one million mark for paperless ticket sales. The paperless option is designed to limit reselling of tickets and provide fans with access to tickets at the original face price set by the artist, team and/or promoter. Being environmentally friendly is an added bonus.
The first 100% paperless arena tour was the North [...]
Lifenotes: Frances Bellamy; Ed Palmer
Frances Bellamy, mother of Howard and David Bellamy of The Bellamy Brothers, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2009. She was 85. Services were private.
David Bellamy says, “Thank you to everyone for all the kind thoughts and prayers.”
Online condolences may be semt to Michael@hodgesfuneralhome.com. Donations in Frances Bellamy’s memory can be made at www.hospicecare.com.
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Ed Palmer, a [...]
ZBB Rocks Ryman With 2-Night Stand
The Zac Brown Band played a two-night stand at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium this week. The sold-out shows on Sunday (12/27) and Monday (12/28) included guests such as Joey & Rory and Mac McAnally.
Besides offering crowd-pleasing hits like “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” “Chicken Fried” and “Toes,” Zac and company took the opportunity to [...]
Kira Florita Exits Leadership Music
[Press Release with analysis below] Kira Florita has submitted her resignation as executive director of Leadership Music, the Leadership Music Board of Directors announced today. Her resignation will become effective on Jan. 18, 2010; however, Florita will remain engaged as a consultant to assist with the transition to a new management team.
A 30-year music [...]
Year’s Top AMA Albums; Ford Embraces HD Radio
The Americana Music Association has compiled a list of its Top 100 Albums of 2009, as reported to the organization’s chart from 11/17/2008 through 11/16/2009. The complete Top 100 list is available here…
The Top 10 most played albums, as charted on the Americana Airplay Chart are:
1. Buddy & Julie Miller
2. Steve Earle
3. Slaid Cleaves
4. Flatlanders
5. [...]
Keith Ends Decade On Top
In 1993, Toby Keith’s debut single, “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” rose to the top of the charts, christening a career that has garnered ample recognition, fame and fortune. This year the singer/songwriter has been honored by Billboard as its Top Country Artist and Songwriter of the Decade. Keith also ranked No. 3 on the publication’s [...]
Hard Rock Reopens With Week Long Celebration
Nashville’s Hard Rock Cafe reopens with a week long series of events designed to highlight the club’s re-opening and help support some worthy charities. In partnership with the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Hard Rock’s celebration will also include the first annual Music City Bash on Broadway, featuring a performance by Rodney Atkins and Friends [...]
Ragsdale Debuts Double Disc Set
Nashville’s Suzi Ragsdale will release a double digipak album on Feb. 9 titled Best Regards/Less Of The Same. The project is on Clyde/Stark Raven Records and distributed nationally by Allegro Media Group.
The new tracks feature special guests such as Rodney Crowell, Darrell Scott and Gabe Dixon. Both the new discs were produced by Tim Lauer [...]
Radio, Rights Orgs Temporarily Agree On 7%
The music publishing industry has been anxiously watching licensing negotiations between BMI, ASCAP and radio/TV interests. Rate contracts are in the process of being renewed and concerns on the music side of the table revolve around potential rate reductions due to falling radio/TV ad revenues.
Today it has been announced that the Radio Music License Committee [...]
Piracy Report: 2009s Most Downloaded Films
The music industry is not alone when it comes to fighting the revenue-shrinking effects of piracy. Web analysts www.torrentfreak.com, a site dedicated to creating unique information pertaining to filesharing, has released its list of the Top 10 most pirated movies of 2009.
The site notes that although Internet piracy from the silver screen increased during 2009, [...]
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I love Tim McGraw! I've only seen him in concert once but he was amazing. 
Ok, why are Americana artists mixing it up? Why not figuring it out, or setting things straight.
The bias against ...