Archive for December, 2011
One Sales Week To Go
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Category: Exclusive, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
A Special Message From MusicRow
Dear Reader, Thank you for your support over the past 30 years. Your patronage is something we will never take for granted as we document the changing shape of the music industry in Nashville and elsewhere. We appreciate YOU and look forward to continuing our journey together as we ring in the New Year. Our [...]
Category: Featured
Pandora Tussles Traditional Radio Over Ad Revenue
As recently as three years ago there was little or no mention of Pandora at the annual country radio broadcasters event in Nashville, CRS. Now a public company, Pandora is very much on radio’s radar [...]
Artist Updates (12/23/11)
The Band Perry to play the Cotton Bowl, Joe Nichols joins Fox’s New Year’s special, and more [...]
CoverGirl Gets Lashed For Taylor Ad
Thanks to her relationship with CoverGirl, Taylor Swift has brought her youthful visage to the pages of glossy magazines everywhere [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
Country Stars Unlikely To Mimic Comic Sales Model
Comedian Louis C.K. recently earned over $1 million selling a DRM-free comedy special, direct-to-fans from his website for $5 [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Radio, Sales/Marketing
Singled Out—Holiday Edition
A quick look at holiday-ready classics and originals recorded by many of country’s biggest names [...]
Charlie Cook On Air; Christmas Thoughts
This is the best time of the year. Without question, people are nicer to each other [...]
Digital Updates
News from Rhapsody, music download gift cards, and the four albums that have passed the million download mark [...]
Bridgestone Extends Arena Naming Rights
Bridgestone Americas and the Nashville Predators have extended their naming-rights agreement [...]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Road Manager Rick “Crabber” Crabtree Passes
Longtime road and production manager Rick “Crabber” Crabtree passed away on Dec. 21 [...]
Grammy Camp Coming To Nashville
Grammy Camp for high schoolers is expanding into Nashville this summer. The Music City installment will run [...]
Category: Featured, Organizations
Facebook Ads Moving To News Feed
Advertisements will be part of Facebook users’ news feeds in 2012. Currently, these Sponsored Stories appear on the right side of the page [...]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Garner’s Beyond The Hits To Help Others
What has 20 tracks from 20 hit artists, is now available on iTunes and will help support St. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital, the ACM’s Lifting Lives and the CMA’s Keep the Music Playing charities? If you guessed the first project from syndicated radio personality Blair Garner, then give yourself a gold star. Garner, award-winning host of [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Radio, Sales/Marketing
Subjekt TNT HeadPhones Offer Sonic Surprise
Earphones, headphones and over-the-ear phones have become an essential accessory in today’s digital life. But each device has its own personality and therefore no one style is the absolute best for everyone. [...]
