Archive for January, 2011
Steve Jobs Taking Medical Leave
Apple boss Steve Jobs is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence. During his absence, day-to-day control of the company will be in the hands of Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook. Jobs will retain the title of CEO and said in a letter to employees that he will be involved in “major strategic decisions” for [...]
Category: Featured
Memorial Set For CDB Guitarist Tommy Crain
Friends and family will gather Friday evening at Soundcheck Nashville to honor he music and the memory of longtime Charlie Daniels guitarist Tommy Crain. Crain died last Thursday, Jan. 13. He was 59 years old. During his 15-year tenure in the Charlie Daniels Band, the guitarist recorded more than 20 albums with the group. He [...]
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Keep the Music Playing All Stars Concert
The Nashville Alliance for Public Education, along with the Country Music Association and the Nashville Symphony will host a student concert Tuesday, Feb. 1 (6:30 PM/CT) to celebrate the return of the city’s world-class Schermerhorn Symphony Center and the development of our next generation of musicians and performers during the second Keep the Music Playing [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
BNA Talent Signs Lopez And Tallant
BNA Talent Group, located on Music Row, continues to increase its footprint in country music programming with the announcement of its signing of TV and radio hosts Patricia Lopez and Shane Tallant. BNA Talent Group represents hosts, actors and recording artists for television, feature film and commercial representation. Lopez recently made her country television debut [...]
Former CDB Guitarist Tommy Crain Passes
MusicRow extendes its condolences to family and friends of longtime Charlie Daniels Band guitarist Tommy Crain, who passed away yesterday (1/13) in Franklin. He was 59. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Ella Helen Crain, and survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Crain; his wife, Melissa Williams Crain; daughter, Ann [...]
Saporiti Joins Savannah Music Group
“It’s nice to be back among the living,” smiles Bob Saporiti new General Manager of Savannah Music Group. “We’re already having a blast.” Saporiti was appointed to the new SMG position shortly before the holidays replacing Ed Salamon who joined the company Oct. 1. Savannah Music Group consists of three principals including SMG President Dave [...]
Category: Featured, Publishing
TV Roundup: John Rich, Lady Antebellum
John Rich will follow in the footsteps of Trace Adkins and Clint Black as he joins the upcoming season of Celebrity Apprentice, Donald Trump revealed yesterday (1/13) on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. The season kicks off March 6 and the typically bonkers cast includes LaToya Jackson, Gary Busey, Star Jones, Real Housewives of Atlanta’s [...]
Wii Game Blends Country Hits With Dancing
GameMill Entertainment recently announced Country Dance for the Nintendo Wii, a one of a kind interactive dance video game featuring over 25 country hits. Slated for a Spring release, Country Dance will include the following songs and more: Carrie Underwood – “Cowboy Casanova” Brad Paisley – “Water” Sugarland – “Stuck Like Glue” Trace Adkins – [...]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Benefit News
Lady A & Friends Star in 4th Annual Dustin J. Wells Foundation Gift of Music Concert • Clay Walker To Host Second Annual MS Benefit • “A Night of Nostalgia” with Jo Dee Messina
McDonough Re-Activates JEMMedia
Veteran publicist Judy McDonough has re-activated her PR company, JEMMedia. Most recently she worked with Nancy Russell’s management company the co-op until just before the holidays. Shortly before joining the co-op McDonough worked with Republic Nashville doing publicity for acts such as The Band Perry. Before that she served as Director of Media and Public [...]
Category: Featured
Carter’s Chord Signs With UMPG
Show Dog-Universal Music’s Carter’s Chord has signed an exclusive songwriter and publishing agreement with UMPG Nashville. They are currently in the studio working on their new album, co-produced by Toby Keith and Mark Wright, to be released in 2011. Their new single, “A Little Less Comfortable” written by UMPG Nashville’s Emily, Joanna and Philip White [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing
Weekly Chart Report (1/14/11)
SPIN ZONE Things are a little slow early in 2011, with several older singles hanging on in the Top 10 for a chance at No. 1. Keith Urban’s “Put You In A Song” remains at the top of the stack, but appears to be losing some ground to Luke Bryan’s “Someone Else Calling You Baby” [...]
Brice and Niemann Co-Headline Tour
Lee Brice and Jerrod Niemann are teaming up to co-headline The Higher Education Tour. Kicking off March 10, the tour will run through college markets around the country, with additional dates to be announced. Brice will also appear on the nationally syndicated morning show, The Daily Buzz on January 17 to promote the tour and [...]
Yes Marks The Spotify
The New York Post is reporting that European music provider Spotify is “days away from signing a deal with Sony Music,” and has gained support from another major U.S. music company as well making a 2010 launch imminent. Spotify offers users a free account with advertising to listen to unlimited music or a $10/month option [...]
Online Video Reports Best Practices
According to TubeMogul.com’s Jan. 2011 Report for Online Video Best Practices, fewer than 1% of all videos exceed one million views. The report says, “Even getting featured on YouTube’s homepage yields fewer views than it used to, despite the site’s meteoric growth (or perhaps because of it). Videos in the ‘Featured’ or ‘Spotlight’ spots on [...]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
the co-op Recruits Maurice Miner
Maurice Miner has joined the team at Nancy Russell’s management and entertainment company, the co-op, working with artists Alan Jackson and Loretta Lynn. Miner was most recently Director of Syndicated and Satellite Radio for Sony Music Nashville, a position he inaugurated for the company six years ago. In this role, Miner worked with the careers [...]
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