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.
39th Annual MCTI Serves Up Charitable Spirit This Weekend
The 39th Annual Music City Tennis Invitational officially gets underway Saturday (4/21) and Sunday (4/22) at Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Tennis Center [...]
Category: Featured, Organizations
Nashville Artists Celebrate Record Store Day
Record Store Day, the annual celebration of music and independent retailers, takes places tomorrow (4/21) all over the U.S. and abroad [...]
Category: Featured, Sales/Marketing
CountryBreakout No. 1 Song
Kudos to the Big Machine Records promotion team and all its agents on earning a second week at No. 1 on the CountryBreakout Chart with Rascal Flatts’ “Banjo” [...]
Weekly Chart Report (4/20/2012)
Rascal Flatts is still making a case for “Banjo”-driven music and some rural surroundings, sticking for a second week [...]
Campbell and Parker-Davis Join Forces For New Venture
Music industry vets Craig Campbell and Vanessa Parker-Davis are joining forces to create The POD (“Professionals on Demand”) [...]
Category: Featured
Levon Helm Dies at 71 [Updated]
According to a post on his website, Levon Helm, singer and drummer for The Band, passed away at age 71 today (4/19) [...]
Inspirational Country Music Week Set For October
The Inspirational Country Music Association Faith, Family & Country 20th Anniversary Awards Week will take place October 14-18, 2012 at the Millenium Maxwell House Hotel [...]
Category: Featured, Organizations
Nashville Film Festival Begins Today
The Nashville Film Festival (NaFF), presented by Nissan, starts today (4/19) at the Regal Green Hills Cinemas, running a full week until next Thursday (4/26) [...]
Category: Featured, Organizations
Dick Clark Passes Away
Broadcast and entertainment legend Dick Clark passed away today (4/18) in Los Angeles following a heart attack, according to numerous reports [...]
Journalist Pat Harris Passes Away in Nashville
Nashville journalist Pat Harris passed away Saturday (4/14) of natural causes at her daughter’s Nashville home. She was 88 [...]
Photo: Final Round of Road to Bonnaroo
BMI, Mercy Lounge, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and the Nashville Scene presented the third installment of the 2012 Road to Bonnaroo competition [...]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Hayes’ New Video Hits No. 1 On GAC
Warner Music Nashville artist Hunter Hayes has just released the new video for his single “Wanted” [...]
Dierks Bentley Joined By Special Guests in LA
Dierks Bentley journeyed to California on Friday (4/13) to kick off the US leg of his headlining 2012 Country & Cold Cans Tour for a sellout crowd at LA’s Nokia Theatre [...]
MusicRowPics: Lisa Matassa Artist Visit
Long Island, NY’s own Lisa Matassa recently stopped by MusicRow’s headquarters to perform a few songs for the staff [...]
Weekend Updates (4/13/12)
ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends – In Concert • Taylor Swift gets PUNK’d • GBT Presents Hope in the Hills • Autism Speaks hosts “A Blue Affair” and more
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
