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CMA Foundation Increases Donation to the W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School by 50 Percent

8 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on CMA Foundation Increases Donation to the W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School by 50 Percent
The CMA Foundation is donating $75,000 to benefit music education programs for low-income students at the W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School – a 50 percent increase over 2014 and the fourth year the Foundation has supported the School. To date, CMA and the CMA Foundation have committed more than $13.6 million to support local Read More

The letter from Scott Weiland’s ex-wife is devastating

8 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The letter from Scott Weiland’s ex-wife is devastating
I’m sure many people feel they get to have an opinion about the far-too-early death of Stone Temple Pilots singer, Scott Weiland, but one that really counts is by Mary Forsberg Weiland, his ex-wife and mother of their two kids. She wrote a devastating letter, published in Rolling Stone, in which she calls December 3rd, Read More

Adele is responsible for 42% of music sales this week

8 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Adele is responsible for 42% of music sales this week
And they say people don’t buy music anymore… Between album and track sales, Adele is set to capture 42% of this week’s US music sales. She’s already broken every sales record known, and the week isn’t even over yet. At current rate, she is set to sell 3 million copies of 25 by the end Read More

New Music Video: “Boy and a Girl Thing” – Mo Pitney

8 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on New Music Video: “Boy and a Girl Thing” – Mo Pitney
Curb’s Mo Pitney has been making just about every “Artist to Watch” list, and “Boy and a Girl Thing” is one of the reasons why. Mo signed to Curb Records shortly after moving to Nashville, and “Boy and a Girl Thing” is the second single from his upcoming album, which was produced by Tony Brown. Read More

New Music Video: “Magic Hour” – Aoife O’Donovan

8 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on New Music Video: “Magic Hour” – Aoife O’Donovan
Aoife (pronounced EEEE-fah) O’Donovan has played everywhere from Bonnaroo to the Grand Old Opry, and has recorded and toured with the likes of Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz. Her debut album Fossils garnered major acclaim including being listed in American Songwriter’s “Top 50 Albums of 2014,” Acoustic Guitar’s “Best Albums of 2013,” and the Read More

LOCASH, Tim McGraw, Reviver, and ole Join Music Publishing Forces

8 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on LOCASH, Tim McGraw, Reviver, and ole Join Music Publishing Forces
I love good news! LOCASH got some new partners in hit-making. Preston Brust and Chris Lucas signed a deal which combines their hit songwriting with ole’s powerful independent publishing team, as well as their label, Reviver’s, publishing venture with Tim McGraw. With LOCASH’s current single, “I Love this Life,” inching its way toward the top Read More

Mercury Records Employee Thomas Ayad Killed in Paris Attacks, UMG Confirms

8 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Mercury Records Employee Thomas Ayad Killed in Paris Attacks, UMG Confirms
Thomas Ayad, an international product manager for Mercury, lost his life in the horrific attacks in Paris, France last night. Universal Music Group’s CEO Lucian Grainge confirmed the news in a note to the company’s employees today. Ayad was inside the Bataclan concert venue, part of the team and crew present for the Eagles of Read More

Crystal Gayle Presents Richard Leigh with the SESAC Songwriter Legacy Award

8 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Crystal Gayle Presents Richard Leigh with the SESAC Songwriter Legacy Award
Country icon Crystal Gayle presented her long-time collaborator Richard Leith with a well-deserved SESAC Songwriter Legacy Award at last night’s SESAC Awards. Catch all the details in the press release: Country songstress Crystal Gayle dazzled during SESAC’s annual Nashville music awards ceremony Sunday evening (Nov. 1) when she performed her 1977 classic, “Don’t It Make Read More

Keith Urban’s Story So Far to Become Exhibition at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

8 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Urban’s Story So Far to Become Exhibition at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
It’s quite surprising this hadn’t been done before, but Keith Urban is getting his own exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Titled, Keith Urban…So Far, the exhibition will open on November 20, 2015. Get all the details from the press release: Country music superstar Keith Urban will be the subject of Read More