Archive for April, 2011
Star-Studded Events Calendar
MusicRow’s social scene is heating up—Paisley and Urban added to the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award Gala • Grammy Block Party • Music Supervisor Speed Networking • Best Cellars Dinner
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Signings at EMI CMG and Bluewater
Megan James and Fred Wilhelm join EMI CMG • Cody Canada inks with Bluewater
Category: Artist, Featured, Publishing
Weekend Wrap-Up: Luke Bryan, Rascal Flatts, Whitney Duncan
Luke Bryan performed on the Tuesday Night Opry last week and was joined onstage by NBC’s Lester Holt. Holt played bass on Bryan’s current single “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” for an Opry “I’m With The Band” segment, which spotlights celebrities from different fields performing on the Opry stage. • • • • • [...]
Blake Shelton’s “Honey Bee” Treats The Single Like A Full Length Album Release
[Subscriber-only] Clearly, a plan was in place. And when SoundScan revealed the single's impressive sales results, MusicRow "tracked" Peter Strickland where he graciously shared some of the behind-the-scenes elements leading to Blake's strong showing.Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Corey Wagar
“Hurricane” GTR Records Corey Wagar is releasing her hook-filled new single “Hurricane” to country radio. Wagar co-wrote the song with Gordon Brown and it’s a standout track from her forthcoming album On The Edge. The single goes for adds May 12, and Jerry Duncan Promotions is spearheading the radio promotion effort. The 17-year-old singer grew [...]
Category: ProgrammerPlaylist
Shawna Russell
“Get Right Or Get Left” Way Out West Records Thank you early believers: KFAV, KKOW, KLMJ, KREK, WMEV, WPPL, WUPY WYVY, KCNY, KMGO, KSMA, KXOX, WATX, WTHO, WYBL & KBCN! “She’s a wailer. And this take-a-hike-buddy attitude is perfect for her rocking vocal chops.” —Robert K. Oermann, MusicRow “Shawna is now truly ready to compete with [...]
Category: ProgrammerPlaylist
Lucy Angel – “Serious”
“Thanks to radio for all the support for ‘Serious!’ You can now hear it on KBCN, KBCR, KCJC, KFAV, KGMN, KGRT, KITX, KLMJ, KMGO, KMKS, KNAF, KREK, KTJJ, KVOM, KVVP, KXOX, KYYK, KZZY, WATZ, WCJW, WDHR, WDNB, WDXX, WEZJ, WIFE, WJMQ, WJNR, WKBQ, WKSR, WPPL, WTHO, WUPY, WYBL, WYVY KBCN, KBCR, KCJC, KFAV, KGMN, KGRT, KITX, [...]
Category: ProgrammerPlaylist
Jack White Named Music City Ambassador
Mayor Karl Dean and the Nashville Music Council honored Jack White and his Third Man Records with the inaugural Music City Ambassador Award on Saturday, April 16.
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
Joe Redmond Switches Career Gears
Longtime radio promotion exec Joe Redmond is leaving the music business to open a bakery in Murfreesboro with his wife. “I want to thank all my friends and co-workers through the years in the record and radio industries for the kindnesses shown me, and the opportunities provided me these past 17 years,” he says. “I [...]
Eye On Idol (4/15/11)
[Subscriber-only] Wednesday (4/13) night’s American Idol was themed Songs From the Movies, and kicked off with appropriately dramatic footage of Pia Toscano’s surprise elimination last week. Y’know, like a pivotal scene in a movie. So I figured we were in for a white knuckled, mind-bending results show on Thursday (4/14).Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
In Color: The Roys, Stealing Angels, Jason Sturgeon
The Roys will perform at Nashville Station Inn on May 5 for a free hour-long performance on 650 AM WSM Radio’s monthly Station Inn Sessions With Mike Terry. Lee and Elaine are scheduled to sit down with Terry for a live interview that will broadcast worldwide via www.wsmonline.com. The appearance is the duo’s first in Nashville since [...]
Photo Corner: Shows & Benefits
Wynonna on Southern Fried Flicks • Trace Adkins on CMT’s Next Superstar • Kevin Carter’s 10th Annual Waiting for Wishes Celebrity Waiter’s Dinner
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Weekly Chart Report (4/15/11)
Rascal Flatts ascends to the CountryBreakout Chart’s No. 1 spot with “I Won’t Let Go,” making the band’s second No. 1 single since its 2010 move to Big Machine Records.
CMA Fest Nightly Tickets; City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge
Beginning April 16, at 10:00 AM/CT, tickets to the individual CMA Music Festival Nightly Concerts at the LP Field will go on sale for $35 (plus applicable handling fees) for general admission in the upper deck of the venue. Fans can purchase their tickets through Ticketmaster or CMAFest.com. The 2011 CMA Music Festival takes place [...]
Category: Featured, Organizations, Touring
Colt Ford Prepares New Release
Average Joes Entertainment artist Colt Ford will release his third studio album, Every Chance I Get, to digital and physical partners on May 3. Sales of existing Ford albums have passed the 500,000 mark and he has sold almost two million digital singles. Since his first release three years ago, he has performed over 500 [...]
McCarn Joins Black River Entertainment
Greg McCarn, former GM of ScatterTunes and VP Sales, Marketing and Media at Lyric Street Records, has been named General Manager of Black River Entertainment. His appointment was announced today by Black River Chief Operating Officer Gordon Kerr. In his new role McCarn will oversee the label’s marketing, promotion, public relations, sales and digital [...]
