Author Archive: David M Ross
Journalist, entrepreneur, tech-a-phile, MusicRow magazine founder, lives in
Nashville, TN. Twitter him @davidmross or read his non-music industry musings at Secrets Of The List
Hays Joins Franklin Theatre
The Board of Directors of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County today announced a new Director for the Franklin Theatre. [...]
Category: Featured, Organizations
Nashville’s Venture Capital Market Buzzing
New online sevices Populr.me and ArtistGrowth.com have two music industry names in common, Joe Galante and Mark Montgomery, who are part of the investment teams in both ventures.
Android 4.0: In Time For The Holidays
The most highly-anticipated Android phone ever has finally hit Verizon shelves. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Android’s 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system [...]
Category: Featured
Live Nation Uncorks BigChampagne Data
BigChampagne, the data farm that has been a pioneer in developing metrics to gauge online music use involving peer-to-peer traffic, has been acquired [...]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
Nimbit Reports Spotlight Boosting Facebook Sales
Nimbit.com reports that its direct-to-fan platform has been showing strong growth in terms of Facebook sales for artists and bands. According to VP of Marketing Carl Jacobson, the trend started about 15 months ago when, “We began to see a sharp uptick in the percentage of direct sales that were coming from our artists’ Facebook [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
Weak Release Slate Puts Coal In Country Sales Stockings
Like turning lemons to lemonade, it’s coal dust soufflé when you receive lumps of the black [...][Subscriber-only] Login/Subscribe
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
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. [...]
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
CMT/GAC TV Premieres and MD Records Launch
CMT’s Artist of the Year Awards and GAC’s Martina McBride special plus news about new label MD Records. [...]
Jessica Frech Hitches A Ride With Hyundai
Most successful artists are driven, but the automobile will likely always hold a special significance for singer/songwriter Jessica Frech now that Hyundai Automotive has selected her for its Hyundai Holiday Catch The Spirit campaign. [...]
CMA Elects New Board
The Country Music Association held the annual Board of Directors election meeting in Nashville this week (11/30). The new Board year begins immediately. [...]
Category: Featured, Organizations
Pickler Pours Holiday Cheer, Then Releases, 100 Proof
Kellie Pickler will offer fans her latest music on Jan. 24, when her new album 100 Proof is released, but has a full slate of holiday appearances before she can get to promoting the new music project [...]
2nd CMT Artist Awards Show Soars
The 2011 CMT Artists of the Year show was taped last night at the Bridgestone arena in Nashville (11/29/11). Fast becoming an “in demand” ticket for industry executives, the show honored Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney. [...]
Black Friday Unable To Reverse Weak Release Schedule
A quick look at our YTD comparison chart (above) shows that it's seemingly going to take more [...][Subscriber-only] Login/Subscribe
Category: Artist, Featured, Label, Sales/Marketing
