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Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan Address CMA Board about History of Country Music Documentary
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan Address CMA Board about History of Country Music Documentary
As they continue work on their documentary series on the history of country music, filmmakers Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delivered the keynote address at the quarterly CMA Board of Directors meeting Wednesday in Nashville. The new series is slated for release on PBS in 2018. Read More
Kix Brooks Named First Recipient of the CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award
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The Country Music Association has developed a new award, the CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award, to honor the efforts of a person who has served the community. The first recipient will be Kix Brooks, who will receive the award early in the new year. Check out Brooks’ accomplishments, which make him a deserved first honoree, in Read More
Third Quarter Country Music Sales Low, Improvement Expected in Q4
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Third Quarter Country Music Sales Low, Improvement Expected in Q4
In the third quarter of 2014, the sales numbers for country music were depressingly low. It tends to be a quieter quarter, since the summer months include fewer big releases, but these numbers will have inspired some discussion in record label board rooms. The biggest selling album remains Luke Bryan‘s Crash My Party, which adds Read More
Metallica, Katy Perry, One Direction, Miley Cyrus Added to the New Guinness Book of World Records
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Metallica, Katy Perry, One Direction, Miley Cyrus Added to the New Guinness Book of World Records
When the new edition of the Guinness Book of World Records is released next week, some of the world’s biggest music acts will be among the new entries. Metallica made history as the first band to perform on all seven continents in one year, including Antarctica. The bands historic Freeze ‘Em All show was performed Read More
The Civil Wars Reach Appomattox, Duo Officially Calls It Quits, Offers Free Download
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Civil Wars Reach Appomattox, Duo Officially Calls It Quits, Offers Free Download
The Civil Wars have reached Appomattox. The duo is officially parting ways and announced the unsurprising news this morning via their website and social media. The split follows a hiatus started in 2012, at which time they cited “internal discord and irreconcilable differences in ambition” as the reason. It may not be much of a Read More
Keith Urban Joins Call to Preserve Nashville’s Music Row
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Urban Joins Call to Preserve Nashville’s Music Row
The past few months, several artists have spoken up about the rapid development happening on Nashville’s 16th and 17th Avenue South, known as Music Row. Keith Urban has joined the call to preserve the historic part of the city in a short editorial he penned for The Tennessean. In the article, he explained: Evolution is Read More
Tom Hiddleston to Portray Hank Williams in New Movie
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Tom Hiddleston to Portray Hank Williams in New Movie
Director Marc Abraham is preparing a new movie about the life, career, and untimely death of early country star Hank Williams. The film will be based on Colin Escott’s biography of the iconic singer and the production has secured the music catalogue via Sony ATV. British actor Tom Hiddleston has signed on to the project Read More
Song Covers and Copyright: Is Don Henley Right or Uptight?
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Song Covers and Copyright: Is Don Henley Right or Uptight?
This is an interesting one. Alt-hip hop artist Frank Ocean apparently took it upon himself to write new lyrics to the track of ‘Hotel California,’ Eagles‘ legendary and multi-million selling rock anthem. Ocean didn’t release the song commercially but did make it available for free and performed it live. Don Henley was not impressed and Read More