Archive for April, 2010
Belmont Welcomes Paisley, Mattea
On Tuesday, April 27, Belmont’s College of Entertainment and Music Business welcomed country star and program alum Brad Paisley to a special edition of The Insider’s View in the Curb Event Center. A consummate singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer, Paisley shared stories about his experiences networking, playing and recording music in the Belmont campus studios, [...]
Digital Nashville Presents Tim DuBois
As part of its Music Business Education Series, Digital Nashville will present What Have You Done To My Song?, a presentation featuring ASCAP Vice President/Managing Executive Tim DuBois. The highly respected music industry veteran will offer insights on how technology has transformed the record business over the past decade. DuBois will talk about the positive [...]
Category: Featured, Organizations, Sales/Marketing
Publishers: Stout Hearts And Big Pocketbooks
[Subscriber-only] "Publishing is like the canary in the coal mine," smiles Skyline Music Managing Partner and publishing veteran, Wally Wilson. "Even though we have a shrinking industry, people have been thinking, 'We're ok, publishing is safe.'Category: Featured, Publishing
Ashley Ray To Release 5-Song EP
This Tuesday (5/4) Show Dog-Universal Music artist Ashley Ray will release her first 5-Song EP, with several tracks written by the Kansas bred singer/songwriter. For the past 18 months, Ray has been on the road opening for artists like Jason Aldean, Randy Rogers Band, Willie Nelson, Wade Bowen, Miranda Lambert and Cross Canadian Ragweed. She spent [...]
Tunecore/MySpace Music Expand Offerings for Musicians
TuneCore, the world’s largest digital distribution and promotion service, has established a marketing partnership with MySpace Music that will allow MySpace Music artists a 50% discount for TuneCore digital distribution. Registration with TuneCore will enable artists to now earn royalties on their licensed content and have any of their music and/or ringtones distributed to the [...]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Apple Shuts Down Streaming Service Lala
Apple will shut down the recently acquired Lala.com on May 31, 2010, according to a message on its website. The announcement has prompted speculation that Apple is ready to make use of Lala’s staff and technology to roll out its own cloud-based service. Apple acquired Lala in December 2009. Lala allowed users to access their [...]
Category: Featured, Financial/Legal
Kid Rock to Host CMT Awards
Kid Rock announced today (4/29), via his website, that he will be hosting the upcoming 2010 CMT Music Awards. “The rumors are true,” Kid Rock says. “I’m hosting the CMT Awards live from Nashville on June 9. All I can promise is I will be awesome.” The 2010 CMT Music Awards will air live on [...]
Jackson To Play For West Virginia Miners
Country music superstar Alan Jackson will dedicate his May 22nd show at the Charleston, WV Civic Center to the families who lost loved ones in the Upper Big Branch Mining Disaster in Montcoal, West Virginia. Profits from the show will go to the Montcoal Mining Disaster Fund administrated by the West Virginia Council of Churches. “This [...]
Douglas Corner Hosts Tribute to Norro Wilson
An SRO crowd of Nashville music industry figures came out to Douglas Corner Wednesday night (4-28) to salute famed writer/producer/Grammy winner and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Norro Wilson. The evening featured music from Wilson backed by retro-country band, 45 RPM. Wilson, who has produced or co-produced such stars as Reba McEntire, Kenny Chesney, [...]
Int’l Country Music Festival Returns to Belmont
The 27th Annual International Country Music Festival will be held at Belmont University Thursday, May 27 through Saturday, May 29. Co-Chairs for the event are Don Cusic and James Akenson. This year’s program features over 40 scholars of country music from across the nation presenting a wide variety of topics. The Keynote, Rounder Records at [...]
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations
Stage Three Music Signs Dean Alexander
Stage Three Music, Inc. has announced the signing of writer/artist Dean Alexander to their writer roster. Alexander continues to play various stages across the country opening up for artists such as Josh Turner. Also, he currently performs as part of Laura Bell Bundy’s band and has performed live with her at the ACM’s, Good Morning America [...]
Category: Featured, Publishing
Opry Unveils 85th Birthday Plans
Grand Ole Opry stars Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, Ricky Skaggs, and Steve Wariner will take the Opry stage Tuesday, May 25 to officially launch a months-long celebration of the Opry’s 85th birthday with an all-star guitar jam. As a part of the Tuesday Night Opry, each Opry member will take the stage individually followed by [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Joe Nichols Broadway Role Unlikely
CMT.com is reporting that Joe Nichols may not be part of the Broadway musical, Pure Country. Nichols had been cast as Rusty, the lead role in the Broadway version of the 1992 George Strait film. Rehearsals were scheduled to begin earlier this year for the production which was also to star Lorrie Morgan. “The status [...]
CMA Music Festival Adds Hough, Announces Riverfront Lineup
CMA announced today (4/29) that additional artists were added to the 2010 CMA Music Festival, scheduled for Thursday-Sunday, June 10-13, in downtown Nashville. Former Dancing with the Stars dancer Julianne Hough has been added to the artist lineup for the Nightly Concerts at LP Field on Friday, June 11. Artists already announced for the Nightly [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Urban and Mayer To Reunite Live Onstage
Keith Urban and John Mayer have announced that their summer tour plans will intersect on August 28 for a special live performance together at The Gorge in Spokane, Washington. A pre-sale window via CMT.com will run from May 3 at 8:00 AM CT through May 7 at 8:00 PM CT. Tickets will become available to [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing, Touring
Radio Personalities Play ‘Key Role’ in ACM Success
Country music radio luminaries Blair Garner, Shawn Parr and Storme Warren – along with winners in ACM radio categories and Westwood One – played a key role in the success of the Week Vegas Goes Country® preceding the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. The telecast reached more than 13 million [...]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations, Radio
