Author Archive for Sarah Skates
Sarah Skates is News Editor of MusicRow Communications. Now in her fifth year with the company, she handles much of the publication's news flow and contributes to @MusicRow, Afternoon News, and the print magazine.
Zac Brown Finds Way To Fans’ Hearts Through Food
Multi-talented musician Zac Brown is using his newfound star status to share one of his other loves with fans—food. He has a new cookbook out, a line of seasonings, and is hosting Eat And Greets on tour.
The Southern Ground cookbook offers 27 of the former chef’s favorite comfort-food recipes such as Southern Fried Chicken, Hearty [...]
McBride Video Premiere; Love And Theft At NASCAR Hall of Fame
VEVO.com premiered Martina McBride’s latest video “Wrong Baby Wrong” this morning (3/16). The VEVO Network, which includes VEVO.com and VEVO on YouTube, is among the top 10 video content networks and is the number one entertainment-music service on the web with over 35 million monthly unique visitors. “Wrong Baby Wrong” is from McBride’s latest chart-topping [...]
Eagles, Urban, Chicks Hitting The Road
A superstar tour featuring The Eagles, Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban will open June 8 in Toronto. Eight stops at North American arenas were announced today (3/16), with Urban set for five of those shows. It will be the first time these artists have toured together.
With 35 years of hits, The Eagles (Glenn Frey, Don [...]
Matt Hargis Promoted At Capitol; Absolute Publicity Adds Mary Michael
Steve Hodges, Senior Vice President, Promotions for Capitol Records Nashville announced today (3/16) the promotion of Matt Hargis to Director Regional Promotion for the Southeast. He will replace Angela Lange who has joined EMI Records Nashville as Vice President of Promotion.
Hargis has been with Capitol Records Nashville since 2006 and has most recently spearheaded national [...]
CMT Awards Date; NSAI/CMT Song Contest Winners
The ninth annual CMT Music Awards are set for Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The show is open to the public and will air on CMT and CMT.com.
The first round of nominations will be announced on Monday, April 5, with host and performance details to be revealed at a later date. CMT’s [...]
Luke Bryan, Gloriana, Joey + Rory Win ACM Awards, Move To Next Round
The Academy of Country Music and Great American Country (GAC) announced this morning (3/16) that Luke Bryan, Gloriana and Joey + Rory have been named Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duo, respectively. The three winners will move on to compete for the Top New Artist award, which [...]
Photos: Underwood Starts Tour; Lambert Scores Gold Single
Carrie Underwood’s Play On Tour opened March 11 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Sovereign Center in Reading, PA with special guests Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia. The Play On Tour, hydrated by vitaminwater® and sponsored by PEDIGREE® Brand, is currently slated to run through June 20 in Saskatoon, SK at the [...]
Cauley Music Partners With Cool Vibe
Cauley Music Group, the company founded by Lane Caudell and Bob Crumley, has entered a joint publishing partnership with Cool Vibe Publishing. The deal covering current and future songwriters has Cauley purchasing a stake in Cool Vibe, and providing administrative services.
As part of the agreement covering current and future songwriters, Cauley adds tunesmiths Vencent Hickerson [...]
John Rich At Marathon Post-Show; Local Cumulus Radiothon
On Saturday, April 24, 2010, the Country Music Marathon & 1/2 Marathon will celebrate its 11th annual running in Music City. John Rich will headline the post-race concert at the Bridgestone Arena that night at 7:00 p.m., joined by special guest Cowboy Troy, and opening acts Heidi Newfield and Jerrod Niemann.
The concert is open to the [...]
Mayne Named Exec. Dir. of CRB
The Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) Board of Directors has named Bill Mayne CRB Executive Director, effective April 1, 2010. Mayne, a radio veteran and owner of Nashville-based Mayne Street Consulting, had been serving as the organization’s interim director in recent months.
Mayne says he is “honored by this opportunity…and the confidence shown in me by the [...]
Dierks To Debut Music On Tour
Dierks Bentley will debut music from his upcoming bluegrass/roots album at dates across the country this spring. His Up On The Ridge Tour opens in Portland, OR on April 21 and will make more than 24 stops before the end of May. He is set for a hometown show on May 22 at Nashville’s Ryman [...]
Strait Adds Nashville Date; Victoria Shaw And Friends At Limelight
On April 28 George Strait will bring his full tour to Nashville for the first time since 2004. With guests Reba and Lee Ann Womack, the Strait tour hits the newly renamed Bridgestone Arena, where he set an attendance record during his last visit.
Tickets for the Nashville show go on sale March 20 at 10:00 [...]
Alan Jackson Starts iTunes Countdown; Lady A Adds To Ryman Line-up
One new track per week from Alan Jackson’s upcoming 18th album will be available for purchase exclusively on iTunes starting today (3/9) and leading up to the March 30 release of Freight Train.
First up on the iTunes Countdown is “Hard Hat and a Hammer.” Each track downloaded ahead of March 30 will count toward the [...]
Underwood’s “Play On Tour” Opens Thursday
Carrie Underwood’s Play On Tour will kick off this Thursday, March 11 in Reading, PA with special guests Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia. The Play On Tour, hydrated by vitaminwater® and sponsored by PEDIGREE® Brand, is currently slated for more than 50 dates running through June 20. She is scheduled mostly for arenas in [...]
Luke Bryan Recruits Celeb Friends For ACM Support
Fan voting is open for the ACM Awards in the new artist categories and singers are coming up with unique ways to reach out for votes. Luke Bryan rounded up celebrity friends for a video for his bid for ACM Top New Solo Vocalist. His spoof of the “Don’t Vote” video used during the 2008 [...]
Parton Opens Nashville Store; New Wynette Biography
Dolly Parton will celebrate the official grand opening/ribbon-cutting ceremony for her first retail store, Trinkets & Treasures, on Friday, March 12. The 1000 sq. ft. space at 126 2nd Ave. N. in downtown Nashville is designed to reflect Dolly’s classic song “Coat of Many Colors,” with a mix of pink, yellow, red, blue, green and [...]
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- Muse at Bridgestone Arena, Savoir Adore at The End and more March 18, 2010
- Electric violin virtuoso Tracy Silverman brings the Pacific Coast to Nashville with composer John Adams' The Dharma at Big Sur March 18, 2010
- Metal duo Black Cobra represent sludge, American style, on Chronomega March 18, 2010
- From the Jersey Shore, Real Estate make a surf-rock record for the rest of us March 18, 2010
- SXSW: D.P.R.'s Day One March 18, 2010
- Magic Hammer at The End [Dance Video] March 17, 2010
- George Thorogood Tonight at The Wildhorse March 17, 2010
- Jack White: 'I Just Did a Record With Jay-Z' March 17, 2010
- Muse at Bridgestone Arena, 3/15/10 March 16, 2010
I don't remember there being so much steel guitar in the original version... 
Faith has got this one right on. Nice job. Thanks to whomever posted this. 
Faith did an outstanding job on that song! She looked stunning! 
To quote another poster, "ROCK ON NED!"