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Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2016: Randy Travis, Charlie Daniels, Fred Foster
8 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2016: Randy Travis, Charlie Daniels, Fred Foster
Greeted with the usual “wait, they weren’t in already?!” that accompanies Hall of Fame induction announcements, the Country Music Hall of Fame Association announced today that Charlie Daniels, producer Fred Foster, and Randy Travis will become the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. All three 2016 inductees have truly extraordinary careers, and 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
American Music Awards 2015 Nominations – Full List
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on American Music Awards 2015 Nominations – Full List
To no one’s surprise, Taylor Swift leads the 2015 American Music Awards 2015 nominations, with six shots at a trophy. Other usual suspects include Ed Sheeran (five noms) and Sam Smith (four). Kelsea Ballerini finds herself again among the country nominees, for favorite female artist, while Sam Hunt, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Florida Georgia Read More
This week in Music: a badass singer, an old guitar, and Seattle treasure
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on This week in Music: a badass singer, an old guitar, and Seattle treasure
Music stories from this week: Brantley Gilbert might portray himself as all badass, but this lady, *this* is badass! Kurdish singer Helly Luv defies ISIS by singing in Iraq. At the Newport Folk Festival, Jason Isbell became the first person to play the Bob Dylan‘s electric guitar since 1965. A music fan in Seattle found photos of Read More
Billboard’s Midyear Touring Report: Eric Church and Kenny Chesney in Top 10
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Billboard’s Midyear Touring Report: Eric Church and Kenny Chesney in Top 10
Billboard’s mid-year touring report confirms that country music’s top road warriors are Eric Church and Kenny Chesney. In the first half of the year, their live shows grossed almost $29 million and just over $24 million, respectively. The biggest tours of the first half of this year were, not surprisingly, One Direction, Foo Fighters, and Read More
Lightning 100 Announces Live on the Green 2015 Dates!
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Lightning 100 Announces Live on the Green 2015 Dates!
Nashville’s premier independent radio station, Lightning 100, has announced the dates for the 2015 edition of their hugely popular (and hugely fun!) concert series, Live on the Green. The free (yes, really) festival will take place at Public Square Park in downtown Nashville, on Thursdays August 20, 27 and September 3, and will wrap up Read More
Billboard Power 100 Includes Borchetta, Dungan, Esposito but Shows Nashville’s Place in Music
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Billboard Power 100 Includes Borchetta, Dungan, Esposito but Shows Nashville’s Place in Music
When you live in Nashville and you keep hearing about how it is “Music City,” it is sometimes easy to forget that the real top music industry power brokers are still elsewhere. Billboard’s annual Power 100 list is a great reminder of just who are the men and (still depressingly few) women behind the curtain. Read More
New Orleans Jazz Fest 2015 Lineup: Elton John, The Who, Keith Urban, Kacey Musgraves, Jimmy Buffett,
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on New Orleans Jazz Fest 2015 Lineup: Elton John, The Who, Keith Urban, Kacey Musgraves, Jimmy Buffett,
New Orleans Jazz Fest has a reputation as one of the most diverse music festivals on the calendar, and its living up to it with this year’s lineup! Just check out this group of headliners for the seven-day party: Elton John, the Who, Keith Urban, No Doubt, Widespread Panic, and Jimmy Buffett. Across more than Read More