Author Archive: Jon Freeman
Jon Freeman is the Managing Editor for Music Row. He oversees the company's web-based content, contributes feature stories and news posts, and facilitates the creation of the weekly CountryBreakout Chart. He joined the company in 2005.
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Urban Plans Hall Benefit [updated]
Keith Urban and an all-star lineup of his friends will descend upon Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena [...]
Aldean, Gaga To Perform At Grammy Noms Concert
The first performers announced for The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night include [...]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Organizations
Photos: Opry Goes Pink, Rocketown, WMBA
Opry Goes Pink • Redneck Rally for Rocketown • WMBA welcomes Warnke
Category: Featured, Organizations
Yellowbird Celebrates U.S. Release
Canadian born artist Shane Yellowbird is celebrating the Oct. 18 release of [...]
Sterk Promoted At WMN
Warner Music Nashville has announced the promotion of label vet Rebekah Sterk to [...]
CountryBreakout No. 1 Song
Love is a battlefield, and nobody emerges without collecting some scars along the way. Most of us try to maintain the necessary courage to stay in the fight, but few of us can recount love’s combat stories quite as tunefully as [...]
Weekly Chart Report (10/21/11)
The folks over at Big Machine Label Group might be feeling pretty happy about this edition of [...]
RIAA Certs: Aldean, Band Perry, and More
Some of Nashville’s hottest artists are among those receiving sales certifications from the RIAA [...]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Sales/Marketing
Keith Burns Hosts Charity Golf Tournament
Keith Burns of Burns & Poe will hit the links Monday, October 24 at 8 am for a charity golf tournament benefiting his daughter Savannah [...]
Country Idols Earn Winning Sales
Scotty McCreery continues strong sales, plus debuts from Lauren Alaina, Martina McBride and [...][Subscriber-only] Login/Subscribe
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing, Weekend
Strait’s 58th No. 1 Is Also A First
George Strait’s “Here For A Good Time” has become his 58th career No. 1 hit, following [...]
More CMA Awards Performers Announced
The performance lineup for the 45th Annual CMA Awards is growing with the addition of nominees [...]
Southern Ground Festival Combines Hospitality and Music
Zac Brown Band’s Southern Ground Music & Food Festival is set for [...]
New Addition To Stars For Second Harvest Lineup
The 7th Annual Stars For Second Harvest benefit takes place tonight (Oct. 18) at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Recently added to the performance lineup is [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Photos: Musica Shreds For Gill
It’s been said that everybody in Nashville owns a guitar [...]
Initial CMA Broadcast Winners Revealed
Several country stations and broadcasters received a nice surprise this morning, when Taylor Swift called to personally notify them [...]
