First Take

May 28, 2004

Larry Shell has been named Senior VP/Creative Director for Broken Bow Records’ (BBR) affiliated publishing company, Magic Mustang Music whose songwriter roster includes: Randy Boudreaux, Craig Morgan, Sherrie Austin, D. Scott Miller, Elbert West...

Revolving Door

May 25, 2004

INDUSTRY NEWS
Sony/ATV Tree honored songwriter Tom Shapiro with its first ever Career Achievement Award at a surprise luncheon on May 24. Donna Hilley, Sony/ATV Tree’s President/CEO, gave the award to Shapiro to celebrate...

Revolving Door

ARTIST NEWS
Mark Chesnutt has been invited to perform at a private party hosted by the Republican Texas Delegation to the Republican National Convention the first week in September...

Jimmy Buffett charts new waters in...

First Take

May 21, 2004

At a recent quarterly meeting, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s board of officers and trustees elected Bruce Hinton a Trustee Emeritus. A longtime trustee, Hinton served as the board’s chairman through the...

Revolving Door

May 21, 2004

INDUSTRY NEWS
The Americana Music Association has announced the artist roster for the first NARM/Americana CD Sampler, to be released August 3. The artists include Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Lucinda Williams, the...

Revolving Door

May 18, 2004

INDUSTRY NEWS
Brad Howell has been named General Manager of Broken Bow Records. Howell, who will begin his new job June 1, is leaving Equity Records where he served as National Director of Promotion to...

First Take

May 18, 2004

We’re really excited about the debut week numbers we are seeing for Gretchen Wilson’s new album,” reported Sony Senior Sales VP Dale Libby on Monday (5/17). (Libby was visiting Lexington, KY where he was partying...

Revolving Door

June 1, 2004

INDUSTRY NEWS
Huntsman Entertainment will be distributing Amazing Grace 3: A Country Salute to Gospel to Country radio stations, consultants and press. The album was produced by Scott Hendricks and will be released on Sparrow...

Revolving Door

May 14, 2004

INDUSTRY NEWS
Noted museum professional Daniel Cooper is leaving his post as content curator at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. In addition to pursuing private plans, Cooper will continue to serve CMF...

First Take

May 14, 2004

Executive Director J.D. May has informed the Americana Music Association of his intention to resign his position at the close of 2004. May will become a partner in Nashville-based echomusic, a provider of creative...