Archive for April, 2010
BMI Expands Duties For Sr. Execs Esworthy, Conlon, O’Neill
BMI President & CEO Del Bryant today (4/5) announced a new alignment in the company’s senior management team, with elevated responsibilities for Nashville based Bruce Esworthy, and New York based Richard Conlon and Michael O’Neill. BMI Chief Financial Officer Esworthy adds new duties as Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration, overseeing Human Resources and Facilities [...]
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Currington Gold, Lonestar Live and More
Currington’s Sophomore CD Goes Gold Billy Currington’s Little Bit Of Everything CD, produced by Currington and Carson Chamberlain, was awarded RIAA Gold Certification yesterday, marking sales exceeding 500k units. Amongst his peers gathered at ASCAP and BMI, Currington also received honors for single “That’s How Country Boys Roll”, which climbed to No. 1 earlier this [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing, Touring
Moontoast, Gill Auction for Veterans
Social commerce network Moontoast.com has announced the launch of an auction that will partner the website with Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill to benefit the charity Challenge America, a national initiative to provide support to our country’s returning wounded military. Moontoast, a site which connects Guides (“those who know”) and Explorers (“those [...]
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Services Set for Pirates of the Mississippi Member
A memorial service will be held tomorrow, Saturday, April 3, for Pirates of the Mississippi’s Dean Townson. Townson died at age 50 on March 25. Kenneth Dean Townson was the bass player and harmony singer for the Pirates from 1990 to 1995. He sang on all of the group’s hits, including 1991’s “Feed Jake.” He [...]
Will The iPad Be Idolized?
[Subscriber-only] American Idol contestants aren't the only ones to have their performance judged. New tech toys, like the iPad, must also endure a complex series of advance reviews aimed at determining their ability to "make it."Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
BamaJam Sets Battle of the Bands
Verizon Wireless BamaJam 2010 has announced the 2nd Annual Jim Beam Battle of the Bands, offering contestants a chance to win a single a produced by award-winning producer James Stroud of Stroudavarious Records. The Jim Beam BamaJam Battle of the Bands competition is open to all and will afford six finalists the opportunity to perform a [...]
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Renee Leymon Leaves Lyric Street
Lyric Street Records’ VP, National Promotion Kevin Herring has announced that Sr. Director of Promotion Renee Leymon is exiting the label. A 12-year veteran of the label, Leymon is leaving to pursue her next opportunity. “Renee is not only an amazing promotion person, she is a 1st class human being, co-worker, and friend,” Herring says. [...]
BMI Fetes Dallas Davidson’s “Roll”
On Monday, March 29, BMI celebrated yet another No. 1 song co-penned by Dallas Davidson. Recorded and co-written by Billy Currington, “That’s How Country Boys Roll” is Davidson’s third chart-topper on the heels of Brooks & Dunn’s “Put a Girl in It” and the Brad Paisley and Keith Urban collaboration “Start a Band.” His hot [...]
Category: Awards, Featured, Organizations, Publishing
Viral Video Campaigns Entice ACM Voters
Hand-shaking, baby-kissing politicians have long been aware that winning elections is all about getting out there and campaigning, and with the advent of fan-voted awards shows, country artists have gotten that message in a big way. While CMT were early champions of the concept with their “fan-voted” CMT Awards, things seem to have reached a [...]
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Tin Pan South – Day 2 Wrapup
This just in from NSAI Communications Director Erin Burr – A Report on Tin Pan South – Day 2 How much talent is in Nashville during the 18th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Presented by Regions Bank? The Listening Room hosted Andrew Dorff, Mark Irwin, Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins, who joked around with [...]
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Rare Country Music Footage Discovered
LA-based music footage library Reelin’ In The Years Productions has uncovered a 30-minute film of home movies from the 1950s featuring country legend Hank Williams Sr. along with Marty Robbins, the Carter Family, Merle Travis, Lefty Frizzell, Hank Snow, Maddox Bothers & Rose, Bill Monroe and a host of others. The images, shot in pristine [...]
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Chrysalis Acquires S1 Songs
Chrysalis Music Publishing has announced its acquisition of Irish company First State Media Group, a music publishing firm with operations under the S1 Songs and State One Music brands. Included in the purchase is S1 Songs’ Nashville operation. FSMG controls over 45,000 music copyrights including the catalogue of Sheryl Crow, the former Dreamworks Publishing catalogue [...]
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Bundy to ACM’s, Jewel at the Bluebird and More
Laura Bell Bundy Will Perform on ACM’s Mercury Records artist Laura Bell Bundy is making plenty of noise with her rowdy debut single, “Giddy On Up,” and the folks at the Academy of Country Music have obviously caught the buzz. The Broadway veteran/country newcomer will perform the song on the upcoming ACM Awards, recreating the [...]
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Jimmy Wayne Walks and Grills Out
When Valory Music Company artist Jimmy Wayne walks into Amarillo, TX this Saturday (4/3), he will reach the halfway point of his walk halfway across America after spending 93 days on the road and covering approximately 977 miles. He will end his walk in Phoenix, AZ, with a goal of raising His goal is raising [...]
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Gary Morris Joins New Frontier Touring
Award-winning artist Gary Morris has signed for booking with New Frontier Touring Agency. In making the announcement, New Frontier President Paul Lohr said, “Not only is Gary Morris one of the great voices of our time, he is a wonderful person that makes you happy to be in his presence! We are honored to be working with [...]
CMA Offers Fontanel Mansion Tour
The Country Music Association has announced that Fontanel Mansion, the 27,000 square foot log home formerly owned by Country Music Hall of Fame member Barbara Mandrell, will open to the public on June 1. Fontanel Mansion has partnered with the CMA to offer CMA Music Festival Attendees an exclusive ticket and discount on admission to [...]
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