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Allan and Swift Performances Bookend CMA Music Festival
Taylor Swift will provide the 2011 CMA Music Festival’s closing performance Sunday, June 12 at LP Field. She joins an outstanding Sunday night lineup that includes The Band Perry, the JaneDear girls, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, and Blake Shelton. Swift has participated at Music Festival every year since 2006, including a marathon 15 hour autograph [...]
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2Trios: TBP Gets CMT Noms; Harters Play Soundcheck Benefit
The Band Perry Get CMT nominations; The Harters set to perform at musicians benefit
Category: Awards, Featured, Label, Organizations
“BMI Live” Debuts Mobile Version
BMI has debuted a mobile version of its BMI Live service, which allows artists to submit live performance information to be considered for royalty payments. The new mobile service enables songwriters to upload venue and set-list data from their smartphones into BMI’s systems. This helps the musicians submit info in a timely manner while they [...]
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Musicians Corner Returns With Packed Line-up
Musicians Corner, the free outdoor concert series at Centennial Park, will kick off its second season on Saturday, May 7, 3-6 p.m., with performances by Sarah Buxton, Andrew Ripp, The Westbound Rangers, Dara Tucker and Marie Hines. Musicians Corner will be held every Saturday 3-6 p.m. from May 7 through July 2, then take a [...]
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Americana—Early Bird Festival Rate; Hayes Carll Honored
SESAC Awards Hayes Carll SESAC presented singer-songwriter Hayes Carll with a plaque in honor of his No. 1 Americana album, KMAG YOYO. Carll took time to receive the award and visit with SESAC executives in Nashville before his packed show at Mercy Lounge. Americana Music Festival: Last Chance for Early Bird Rate The early [...]
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Photo Spread: EMI Signs Channing Wilson
Plus the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Words & Music Night • ASCAP Music Lounge @ NaFF • BMI Road to Bonnaroo
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Best Cellars Dinner Has Raised Over $2 Million To Date
Celebrities enjoyed gourmet food and world class wines at the Twelfth Annual Eco-Energy Best Cellars Dinner Monday night (4/25). The event raised more than $170,000 for the T.J. Martell Foundation’s cancer research efforts, bringing the grand total to more than $2 million since the event’s inception in 1999.
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Grand Ole Opry Benefit Marks Flood Anniversary
The Grand Ole Opry will mark the first anniversary of the flood that devastated much of Nashville and temporarily displaced the Opry from the Grand Ole Opry House with a star-packed show. Play On, Nashville!, is set for Tues., May 3 at the Opry House. Among those scheduled to perform are Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, [...]
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CRS Names Agenda Committee
Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.® has announced its 2011-2012 Agenda Committee for CRS 2012, to be held Feb. 22-24, 2012, at the Nashville Convention Center. The Agenda Committee is made up of volunteers from all areas of the Country radio and record industries and gathers each year to plan events for the upcoming Country Radio Seminar. [...]
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BMI Promotes Darren Briggs
Darren Briggs has been appointed Vice President, Technology Innovation for BMI. Briggs will be based in BMI’s Nashville office and will report to James King, Senior Vice President of Business Technology for BMI. Briggs was previously Vice President & Chief Technology Officer for BMI’s Landmark division. In his new role he will be responsible for [...]
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Photo Corner Friday
Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s I Saw the Light • Music City Tennis Invitational Songwriter Showcase • USO of Metropolitan Washington’s 29th Annual Awards Dinner • Christmas For Kids Celebrity Golf Tournament
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ASCAP EXPO to Feature Nashville Writers/Execs
Some of the biggest names in Nashville, including Rodney Crowell, Josh Kear, Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley, Tommy Sims, Dave Berg, Ben Glover, Chris Stapleton, Darrell Brown, Jonathan Singleton and Jamie Moore are among the panelists participating in the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO. Nashville industry leaders including Fletcher Foster (Red Light Management), Kerry O’Neil (O’Neil [...]
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