Archive for December, 2011
TFEMC Promotes Raines, Hires Locklin
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty announced key appointments today (12/14) to the Tennessee Film Entertainment and Music Commission (TFEMC) [...]
Category: Featured, Organizations, Weekend
Scenes From the Hall: Sarah Trahern, Suzy Bogguss
Suzy Bogguss performs at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum • GAC’s Sarah Trahern saluted at Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Americana Music Association Offering Early Bird Registration
Early bird registration for the Americana Music Festival’s 13th Annual Festival & Conference, scheduled for September 12-15 [...]
Category: Featured, Organizations
DISClaimer Single Reviews (12/14/11)
[Subscriber-only] Let’s close out the year with some holiday tunes, shall we? This week, we’re looking at some of the more high-profile ones in our community. Next week, we’ll check out the indie artists’ Yuletide offerings. [...]
Weak Release Slate Puts Coal In Country Sales Stockings
[Subscriber-only] Like turning lemons to lemonade, it’s coal dust soufflé when you receive lumps of the black rocks in your holiday stocking. And that’s exactly what country sales departments will be forced to munch as consumers shop their way through the final three weeks of 2011. [...]Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Aristo International Report Highlights Country’s Global Reach
The Winter 2011 edition of the Aristo International Report showcases the latest country music happenings around the globe [...]
GAC’s “Headline Country” Expands
Headline Country on GAC will begin airing episodes weekly in 2012 with the show scheduled [...]
Durante Plans Livestream; Wagar Teams With Holiday Express
Corey Wagar has teamed with non-profit Holiday Express and Margaret Durante is planning a livestream holiday event on Dec. 18. [...]
The Band Perry on NYE; Sugarland at Nobel Peace Concert (Video)
The Band Perry will perform at the 40th celebration of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2012 [...]
Top 2012 PR Trends
…ideas about how PR firms will work with their clients in the coming year. One theme which travels throughout the article is “engagement.” [...]
Category: Artist, Exclusive, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Alan Jackson Viral Campaign Earns Award Nomination
Alan Jackson, Capitol Records Nashville and Eventful have earned a nomination for Viral Campaign of the Year at the fifth annual [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Lee Ann Womack Treats Social Club Members For Holidays
Lee Ann Womack was in Las Vegas for a three-night stand earlier this month and while she was there [...]
Weblinks: YouTube Buys RightsFlow; Verizon Eyes Movie Services
Google-owned YouTube works to compensate music rights holders • Verizon looks to integrate movie streaming
Category: Featured
CMA Pledges $10 Million to Hall of Fame
The Country Music Association has pledged $10 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s capital campaign Working On A Building: Country Music Lives Here [...]
Category: Featured, Organizations
GAC Debuts “Hit Exchange”
GAC is launching new show Hit Exchange with an installment pairing Trace Adkins and Exile [...]
