Archive for October, 2010
CMA Christmas Concert To Air On ABC; More Awards Performers
CMA is planning a big-name Christmas concert which will be taped for television the night after the CMA Awards. Joined by some of their family members, Sheryl Crow, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Reba, LeAnn Rimes, Darius Rucker, and Sugarland will perform and share their favorite holiday traditions. CMA Country Christmas [...]
The Judds Help Opry Go Pink, Prep For Tour
The Judds were on hand at The Grand Ole Opry Friday night (10/15), helping Women Rock For The Cure and Susan G. Komen for the Cure turn the Opry Pink. This was the second annual “Opry Goes Pink” show, to raise awareness for the fight against breast cancer. The Judds “flipped the switch” turning the Opry’s [...]
BNA Signs Casey James; Bluewater Inks Billy Livsey
American Idol alum Casey James recently inked a record deal with 19 Recordings/BNA Nashville. New music from The Casey James Band is expected next year. •••••••• Bluewater Music has signed a worldwide administration agreement with musician, producer and songwriter, Billy Livsey. He was an in-demand session player during the 70’s and 80’s, recording with rock [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Publishing
Hirings At My Good Girl And Davis Music Group
Record producer and publishing executive Mark Bright has appointed Stephanie Greene Director of Publishing for his company My Good Girl Music, a joint venture with Sony/ATV Music Nashville. A publishing veteran, Greene makes the move from Combustion Music where she has worked since 2005, ending as Vice President. While with the company she participated in [...]
Category: Featured, Publishing, Radio
Benefits And Lifenotes: Hats Across The Row, LeVasseur Park
•••Wrensong hosted a Hats Across the Row party at its offices earlier this month. The organization was formed by those in the music business to help foster a relationship between Music Row and The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation. ••• The Alex Levasseur Memorial Skatepark will host a Ribbon-Cutting Celebration on Sunday October 24, 2-6 PM [...]
Category: Featured
Bobby Karl: Songwriters Hall Inductions
BOBBY KARL WORKS THE ROOM: Chapter 351 One night each year, the absolute best person to be in the world is a hit Nashville songwriter. An entire ballroom fills with them. They gather for fellowship and to honor one another. A lucky few are saluted by their peers as the creators of the “Songs I [...]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
American Country Awards Names Nominees
Lady Antebellum and Easton Corbin Lead with Most Nominations Vote Online at theacas.com NASHVILLE, TN – (October 18, 2010) – The first-ever American Country Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Monday, Dec. 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Fans will determine all the winners by voting [...]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
Dierks Bentley in SIRIUS XM Concert Series
SIRIUS XM’s The Highway channel will broadcast exclusive performances by country star Dierks Bentley in a four-night concert series to take place in New York City. Dierks will perform in a different venue each evening, showcasing a different aspect of his award-winning career. On Monday, October 18th, Dierks will play a country concert featuring his [...]
Billy Currington’s Cover, Miranda Lambert Goes Platinum
Billy Currington is covering the media lately. He appears on The Late Show with Craig Ferguson tonight (10/15) and earlier this week he performed at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to a packed house. Yesterday, Currington was on hand to congratulate songwriter Troy Jones who wrote Currington’s sixth No. 1 song, “Pretty Good At Drinkin’ Beer.” The [...]
Chip Taylor and New Americana Series
Singer-songwriter Chip Taylor is serving as curator for the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Americana Live series in New York City. Americana Live kicks off October 20-22 at The Rodeo Bar and Hill Country, featuring performances by artists such as Jim Campilongo, Bill Kirchen and Cindy Cashdollar. Taylor will perform at the October 22nd show at [...]
Brad Paisley to Publish “Diary”
Country superstar Brad Paisley will publish his first book, The Diary of a Player, in May 2011 through Howard Books/Simon and Schuster. The Diary of a Player is the personal story of how Paisley became who he is today, and is a salute to the guitar gods of country, blues and rock ‘n’ roll. Paisley [...]
Warner Chappell Celebrates “…Like Crazy,” Signs Waterman
Warner Chappell Music recently signed a world-wide songwriter/co-publishing agreement with Doug Waterman. The publisher also celebrated a 56-week, record breaking run for the Lee Brice recording of “Love Like Crazy,” co-written by Tim James.
Category: Featured, Publishing
Taylor Swift’s Bicoastal Attack for New Album Launch
Four-time GRAMMY Award winner Taylor Swift has planned a series of events to celebrate the release of her highly-anticipated third studio album, Speak Now, which arrives in stores on October 25th. On October 25th, Taylor will perform at the United Nations in New York City for a group of winners from contests held worldwide. This [...]
Weekly Chart Report (10/15/10)
SPIN ZONE It’s a tough chart week for record promoters, because there isn’t much moving at the moment. Darius Rucker’s “Come Back Song” holds strong at No. 1, but Sugarland’s “Stuck Like Glue” and Taylor Swift’s “Mine” are both beginning to encroach on it. Positions 1-6 remain unchanged from the previous chart, with Brad Paisley, [...]
Opry Goes Pink for Women Rock for the Cure
The Opry goes pink on Friday, October 15th, in support of Women Rock for the Cure (WRFTC), a Nashville-based organization that is committed to fighting breast cancer by utilizing the passion, creativity and strength of the entertainment industry to find inspiring ways to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Nashville [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
AMA Bases Nominees On New Media Chart
Nominees for this year’s American Music Awards were selected, for the first time, using BigChampagne’s Ultimate Chart. In previous years, the AMA assembled its nominees based upon the Billboard 100. BigChampagne describes its new Ultimate Chart as “an unprecedented aggregation of timely, relevant metrics and a product of our friends’ and partners’ hard work and [...]
