MusicRow

Nashville Continues Eco-Friendly Concert Series

Peter Cronin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:00:17 +0000

Live On the Green, a free, outdoor concert series on Nashville’s Public Square, starts its second season on Sept. 9 with a star-studded lineup including platinum recording artists Five for Fighting and Tonic. The six-week concert series is produced by locally-owned radio station Lightning 100 in partnership with the Nashville Mayor’s Office and takes place [...]

Frank Offers Hit Formula

Peter Cronin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:05:52 +0000

Jay Frank, CMT’s Senior VP, Music Strategy and author of Futurehit.DNA, stands at the forefront of the new music industry with his theories on the elements of a hit song. Now artists have the opportunity to put these ideas to music as part of the Futurehit.DNA Songwriting Challenge. The music industry veteran will give three [...]

Katie Armiger, GAC Unveil “Nice Girl” Sweepstakes

Peter Cronin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:01:31 +0000

Rising country artist Katie Armiger has once again teamed up with GACTV.com to give fans a chance to celebrate the release of her third album, Confessions of a Nice Girl.   “GAC’s Katie Armiger Nice Girl Sweepstakes” is going on now through September 8, and fans can enter to win a trip for two to Nashville [...]

Nashville’s 615 Acquires Kingsize Music

Peter Cronin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:47:53 +0000

Nashville-based 615 Music, one of the world’s leading providers of production music to the entertainment, broadcast, advertising, and corporate industries, and the recent winner of a national Emmy Award for “Outstanding Original Song” for NBC’s Today Show, has acquired noted production music library Kingsize Music NYC.   Based in New York, the Kingsize Music Library is [...]

Loretta Lynn Tribute Album Takes Shape

Peter Cronin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:46:35 +0000

Country music icon Loretta Lynn is about to get the full-blown tribute-album treatment. In honor of of her 50th career anniversary, a diverse group of artists has contributed tracks for the November 9 album release of Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn.   The artists, personally chosen by Lynn, include (in alphabetical order) Sheryl Crow, [...]

Paisley and Bon Jovi Sing For the Gulf

Peter Cronin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:17:36 +0000

Two of the biggest names in music – Brad Paisley and Bon Jovi – will use their star power to help bring attention and tourists back to the Alabama Gulf Coast. The two free concerts on the beach are slated for the weekend of October 15-17 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, with Bon Jovi performing on [...]

SOURCE Celebrates Nashville’s Women

Peter Cronin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:43:52 +0000

The SOURCE Awards, an annual celebration honoring women in the Nashville music industry for their tireless work and contributions to the business, took place this past Thursday, August 26 at the Noah Liff Opera Center. Celia Froehlig, Carol Phillips, Sherytha Scaife, Liz Thiels and Ruth White were celebrated and thanked for contributing their knowledge and [...]

ASCAP Launches App for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

Peter Cronin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:21:18 +0000

John A. LoFrumento, CEO of ASCAP , today announced the launch of ASCAP Mobile, a new app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The app provides ASCAP’s songwriter, composer and publisher members with 24/7 access to their membership, catalog, performance and royalty information via ASCAP’s secure Member Access online portal. Additionally, the app’s interface allows [...]

CMA Music Fest On ABC Tonight

Peter Cronin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:21:51 +0000

Attention country music fans. Tonight’s the night. Tune in to ABC for CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock. The three-hour special, which attempts to capture all the music and excitement of Nashville’s annual country music extravaganza, kicks off at 8:00 PM/ET, with country superstar Tim McGraw serving as host. The special features performances by [...]

ole Signs Hit Songwriter Monty Powell

Peter Cronin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:19:32 +0000

ole music publishing has signed a catalog purchase and worldwide co-publishing deal with songwriter/producer Monty Powell. Powell has been responsible for hit songs that have helped drive the sales of more than 50 million albums in total by artists like Restless Heart (“Dancy’s Dream”), Diamond Rio (“Norma Jean Riley,” “Nowhere Bound”), Billy Ray Cyrus (“Could [...]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (9/1/10)

Robert K. Oermann — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:29:03 +0000

[Subscriber-only] You say you want some tempo tunes? Well, step right up. This week’s stack of platters contains a bevy of boppers. Marty Stuart, The McClymonts, Blaine Larsen, Mason Douglas and Eric Heatherly are all tapping their toes. Margaret Durante and Jewel are both breezy, too.

A Big Week For Little Big Town

Peter Cronin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:53:36 +0000

With a No. 1 album and a CMA Awards nomination for Vocal Group of the Year, Capitol Nashville’s Little Big Town has a lot to celebrate this week. The vocal quartet’s new album, The Reason Why, debut this week at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Top [...]

Lo Cash Cowboys Play “Double Header”

Peter Cronin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:50:48 +0000

Stroudavarious Records artists LoCash Cowboys will play a double header on Thursday night (9/2). The country duo – Preston Brust and Chris Lucas – will first perform the National Anthem at LP Field as the Tennessee Titans take on Super Bowl XLIV champions, the New Orleans Saints, and then immediately depart for their 10:00 PM performance that [...]

Brooks Takes “Country Countdown” On The Road

Peter Cronin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:34:19 +0000

Brooks & Dunn’s Last Rodeo Tour will come to a close tomorrow night (9/2) at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. While it may be the duo’s last concert together, this will not mark the end of life on the road for Brooks, who hosts the nationally syndicated American Country Countdown for Citadel Media. Throughout 2011, Brooks will [...]

Dierks And Miranda Reveal Final Five CMA Categories On GMA

David M Ross — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:17:45 +0000

On Wednesday, Sept. 1, Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert announced the final nominees in five CMA Awards categories live from the “Good Morning America” studios in the heart of New York City’s Times Square on the ABC Television Network. The nominees were available on the Good Morning America website after they were announced in the 7:30am ET [...]