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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

Industry News: Reviver Records adds radio promotion team

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Industry News: Reviver Records adds radio promotion team
Reviver Records has added to their team with a new radio promotion team. Check out the press release for more details: REVIVER RECORDS announces the addition of industry veterans Gator Michaels (Senior Vice President), David Shaw (National Director of Promotion), Kim Stephens (Regional Southwest / Midwest Promotion) and Amara Hall (Regional Southeast Promotion) to its Read More

Dress Up for St Jude Fundraiser Set for September 10, 2015

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Dress Up for St Jude Fundraiser Set for September 10, 2015
If you’ve been meaning to de-clutter your closet, or are looking for a bargain on great clothes, while also helping one of the most amazing organizations in the country, keep reading the press release below to find out out you can help St Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital! Crazy Pitches, a group of Nashville music publishers Read More

Oh dear Lorde, not you too…

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Oh dear Lorde, not you too…
A few weeks ago, Lorde split from her manager, Scott Maclachlan, and his company, Saiko Management. It happens all the time, but for new artists, it often has disastrous consequences for their career. I would hope this won’t be the case for Lorde, but given what she next put out on social media, I have Read More

LRM Interview – Rainey Qualley talks about her Turn Down the Lights EP

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on LRM Interview – Rainey Qualley talks about her Turn Down the Lights EP
It’s such a cliche phrase, but Rainey Qualley truly is a breathe of fresh air. She is not jumping in the bed of a truck in “cut-offs” but is writing real and meaningful songs. Sure, there is consideration for what type of music is popular, but there is no pandering to it. In our interview, Read More

Kip Moore to Unleash New Album ‘Wild Ones’ on August 21, 2015

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Kip Moore to Unleash New Album ‘Wild Ones’ on August 21, 2015
Finally! And this is going to be so worth the wait! Kip Moore will be sharing the next chapter of his musical road diary with the world on August 21, 2015. There are few who can match Moore for honesty, and this new record promises to be everything his fans have been expecting, and then Read More

Kelsea Ballerini Takes her First Top 10 Hit to the NBC’s TODAY

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Kelsea Ballerini Takes her First Top 10 Hit to the NBC’s TODAY
It has been really great to see the path Kelsea Ballerini is on open up wider for her day by day. She is approaching her career with such a refreshing realism! Check out her interview from earlier this year, and see why I am rooting hard for her to achieve everything she’s hoping for. Kelsea’s Read More

Keith Urban Sends Thank-you to Fans for ‘Fuse’ Success

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Keith Urban Sends Thank-you to Fans for ‘Fuse’ Success
Over the past year, Keith Urban has had plenty to be thankful for, and he is not forgetting the people who are responsible for a lot of that – his loyal fans. Keith created a special video for the song ‘Come Back to Me,’ a track from his latest album, Fuse. If you are a Read More

MusicRow Announces 2015 Awards Nominees

9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on MusicRow Announces 2015 Awards Nominees
MusicRow magazine has announced the nominees for the 2015 awards. Voted for by the discerning readers of the magazine, this awards show focuses on the creation of songs, rather than merely the performance aspect. The awards will be handed out in Nashville, TN on June 23, 2015. Check out the nominees below and get more Read More