Recent CMA research shows that Country Music fans are embracing the holidays with plans to engage in several se buying generic cialis asonal traditions, including the use of modern technology.Holiday entertaining expenditures are expected to be strong with nearly half of Country Music fans planning to host a holiday party in their home; just as [...]
Once upon a time, record companies were run by music people and radio stations were owned by local business-people who knew and loved their communities. In 2012, the major labels are owned by giant multinational corporations such as Sony and Universal who view music as just a part of their overall portfolio, which are far [...]
The other day we were talking to an independent country artist from Florida whose new video is getting from 2,000-3,000 hits per day on YouTube, and it’s changed his life. “For the artists and managers these days,” he said, “it’s all about that number.” Any artist – whether on a major label or on no [...]
Is there any better time for country music than these hot summer days and nights? For many of us, the feeling of driving in a pickup with the windows down, rocking out to Alan Jackson or Brooks & Dunn, or the feeling of fishing in a bass boat as Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard blast [...]
According to a recent documentary, three songs are played more than any others in the United States. First is “Happy Birthday,” second is “The Star-Spangled Banner.” And the third? “Take Me Out To The Ball Game.” Think how many Major and Minor League Baseball and college baseball teams there are nationwide. And think of how [...]
Christmas and New Year’s are a joyful time of year for everyone, and for singers and songwriters, the holidays can also be a very busy and profitable time. New Year’s Eve may well be the busiest night of the entire year for working musicians and bands. Musicians know this, and so do [...]
It’s billed as Country Music’s Biggest Night, and the Nov. 9 CMA Awards Show at the Bridgestone Arena is just that. The fight for the awards is intensely competitive, since the prestige of a CMA nearly always translates into increased spins, increased sales, and increased tour revenues. Most of the attention is focused on what [...]
One morning in late August, we read in Country Aircheck that Sony Nashville – one of the biggest country label groups in the world and home to superstars such as Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, and Brad Paisley – laid off seven full-time members of its radio promotion staff. As we always remind you, the brutally [...]
Jim Reed Chevrolet, located just a block away from Music Row near the intersection of West End and Broadway in Nashville, stopped selling Chevys this year. The famous dealership is now Jim Reed Hyundai and Jim Reed Subaru. Jim Reed opened as a Chevy dealer way back in 1917, which was during World War I [...]
By Phil Sweetland The summer is always an ideal time for country artists to perform patriotic songs, with Memorial Day and July 4 getting the season off to a red, white, and blue start. And with the thrilling, successful Navy SEALS mission to take out Osama Bin Laden on May 1, chants of “U-S-A,” “U-S-A,” [...]
