Author Archive: David M Ross
David M. Ross has been covering Nashville's music industry for over 25 years. dross@musicrow.com
LeRose Cleans Up Online With New Album
CJaye LeRose hasn’t stormed up the radio charts yet and she’s anything but a regular face on TV. However, if you have a computer, visit YouTube and are into social networks such as Facebook and Twitter then chances are you may already be a follower or friend. In 2009, LeRose created her own YouTube channel [...]
Technically Speaking: SocNet War, Hootsuite and Twitter DM
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Category: Featured
Jack Clement’s Cowboy Arms Studio Suffers Fire
Sadly, The Cowboy Arms Recording Studio and Spa, owned by country legend Jack Clement suffered a fire Saturday afternoon (6/25) around 2 p.m.
Category: Featured
Teen Media Behavior: Myths and Reality
Nielsen’s newly released study on Teen Media Behavior, proves some conventional beliefs, but also breaks a few myths about how teens spend their time in an age dominated by media choices. The study looks at multiple channels including internet, cable TV and web connected devices. Kids are the heaviest mobile phone video users, are more [...]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Friday Row Wrap
CMA Songwriter Series Sells Out • Big Machine Adds McKenna • Moody Bluegrass Two Tribute
Category: Featured, Label, Organizations
Hough Promotes Hero Dog Awards
Julianne Hough kicked off a voting campaign for the “Hero Dog Awards” at Manhattan’s VA Medical Center where she visited patients with therapy dogs and performed. The contest presented by Cesar Canine Cusine is intended to celebrate heroic dogs that help transform lives by providing comfort and support. Votes can be cast at www.HeroDogAwards.org. For [...]
Category: Featured, Organizations
Bug Relocates, Adds Multi-Media Facility
Publishers continue to adopt a larger role in the discovery and development of talent, and in an effort to streamline and intensify that process, Bug Music has announced its new offices will contain new multi-media tools. Bug, which calls itself the largest U.S. independent contemporary music publisher, is set to move July 1 into new [...]
Category: Featured, Publishing
ICANN Opens Naming Floodgates
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Category: Exclusive, Featured, Organizations
Renegade Country Debuts And Donates
Renegade Country™ is a new 2-hour syndicated radio show hosted by experienced morning personality Tyler Ryan. The show was launched June 9 during MusicFest at the Whiskey Bent Saloon in Nashville’s downtown music district. The entertainment featured acoustic performances from artists such as The Roys, Sherrie´Austin, Andy Griggs, Matt Stillwell, Jason Sturgeon, Jeremy McComb, Buddy Jewell, [...]
Nichols Partners With Dunkin’ Donuts
The puns will be flying in all directions as Dunkin’ Donuts celebrates its new “Joe.” No, not another coffee, but “Joe Nichols,” who has signed a partnership with the coffee and baked goods vendor. Nichols will tout the Dunkin’ Donut brand on his 2011 Nationwide Concert Tour and be featured on the company’s Iced coffee. [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Vince Gill Album And Single Coming Soon
Vince Gill’s career is shifting into high gear with the release later this summer of “Threaten Me With Heaven,” his first single in four years. The song also serves as the debut track from his upcoming album, Guitar Slinger due in the fall. The new single was co-written with Gill, his wife Amy Grant, Dillon [...]
Jason Delkou Signs With SESAC
Singer/songwriter Jason Delkou, who is signed to Bigger Picture Group, affiliated with SESAC during a recent visit to its Nashville headquarters.
Category: Featured, Label, Organizations, Publishing
Is Spotify About To Enter The U.S.?
Spotify, the European “freemium” streaming service which allows users to listen to a set amount of music each month and also offers a paid premium version with unlimited music, has been trying to establish its service in the U.S. for several years. After a series of false starts, however, it appears this time Spotify may [...]
Category: Featured
Pandora Drop Sends Mixed Signals
Pandora Media went public this week on June 15, with an offering priced at $16 per share. The stock opened at $20 a share, hitting a high of $26 and closing at $17.42. On Tuesday, before shares went onto the open market the company was valued at $2.6 billion. At one point on Wednesday the [...]
Which Nashville Musicians are Highest Paid?
Forbes World’s 25 Highest Paid Musicians Includes Six From Nashville…
