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Zac Brown Band, Taylor Swift and Little Big Town Are Country’s Big Sellers in Third Quarter of 2012

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Zac Brown Band, Taylor Swift and Little Big Town Are Country’s Big Sellers in Third Quarter of 2012
Though it also experienced a downturn in sales, just like every other genre, country music fans still loyally buy records. Billboard compiled the third quarter country sales figures for this year, and Zac Brown Band is the big winner when it comes to album sales. Their recent release, Uncaged, shifted 536,000 copies, more than double Read More

Kellie Pickler Finds New Musical Home with Black River Entertainment

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Kellie Pickler Finds New Musical Home with Black River Entertainment
In what could be the best move of her career so far, Kellie Pickler has signed with independent label Black River Entertainment. The company, also home to Craig Morgan, Due West, Sarah Darling and Glen Templeton, is staffed by an energetic bunch of genuine music-lovers whom I expect to be able to help Kellie find Read More

Curb Records Strikes Gold and Platinum with Top Country Recordings

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Curb Records Strikes Gold and Platinum with Top Country Recordings
There may be much talk about dwindling music sales, but there was no sign of this at Curb Records this week as the label hauled in multiple gold and platinum certifications for some of its most successful country singles of the last few years. The following records for Rodney Atkins, Tim McGraw, Lee Brice, Steve Read More

Gibson Guitars to Pay $350k Fine for Using Illegally Obtained Wood

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Gibson Guitars to Pay $350k Fine for Using Illegally Obtained Wood
World famous, Nashville-based Gibson Guitar Corp. has reached a settlement following an investigation into the company’s alleged illegal purchase of wood from Madagascar and India. The corporation will pay a $300,000 fine and a $50,000 community-service payment to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The payment will go towards conservation efforts of protected tree species Read More

Americana Music Association Board Announces Changes for Progress

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Americana Music Association Board Announces Changes for Progress
Changes to the business operation of the Americana Music Association are setting up a new structure which will make the organization an example to all others. The new, more progressive setup ensure the AMA will be able to respond quickly to any industry changes and stay in step with the artists at the vanguard of Read More

Badlands FM Introduces Singer-songwriter Show ‘The Shiner Sessions with Katie Lee’

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Badlands FM Introduces Singer-songwriter Show ‘The Shiner Sessions with Katie Lee’
The Texas music scene has produced some of my very favorite songwriters so this announcement is met with great enthusiasm here. Badlands FM/KBSO 94.7 will be broadcasting a new weekly show featuring Texas and Americana singer-songwriters, The Shiner Sessions with Katie Lee. Confirmed so far are Grady Skelton (July 26), Rob Baird (August 2), Owen Read More

Singer-songwriter Michael Tyler Joins peermusic Nashville Roster

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Singer-songwriter Michael Tyler Joins peermusic Nashville Roster
Singer-songwriter Michael Tyler has joined peermusic Nashville. The 18-year-old’s talent was discovered online by the company’s Senior Creative Director and award-winning producer, Michael Knox. Performing music since the age of 13, Tyler, a Thayer, MO native, now joins a roster of distinguished writers including Neil Thrasher, Vicky McGehee and Rachel Farley. “I’m very excited to Read More

Nashville Court Rules in Favor of Curb Records in Tim McGraw Case

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Nashville Court Rules in Favor of Curb Records in Tim McGraw Case
Another twist to the story… The Court in Nashville has ruled against Tim McGraw in his on-going battle with his previous (or should that now be current?) record label Curb Records. The publicity statement released by the label’s publicist today, states that the Court ruled that McGraw breached his contract with Curb, is effectively still Read More

24th Annual Music Row Awards Winners

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 24th Annual Music Row Awards Winners
This evening, June 20, the 24th Annual Music Row Awards were handed out at the BMI headquarters in Nashville, TN. The editorial team of MusicRow, Nashville’s foremost industry publication, had chosen the nominees in four main categories and eight honors for the Top 10 Albums All-star Musician Awards. The magazine’s readers decided today’s winners. Huge Read More