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Carrie Underwood holds her RIAA Platinum plaque for her Greatest Hits: Decade #1. Photo credit: Alan Poizner
Superstar Carrie Underwood adds more precious metal to her tally of RIAA certifications with news that her Greatest Hits: Decade #1 has been certified Platinum. The accomplishment makes Underwood the only country artist – and one of only six all-genre artists – to release an album to Platinum success since the release of Greatest Hits: Decade #1 in December of 2014. Continue Reading →
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has announced that up-and-coming Alternative singer/songwriter Halsey will receive one of the Association’s prestigious Breakthrough Artist Awards at the annual Music Biz 2016 convention. She joins rising Country hitmaker Sam Hunt as this year’s Breakthrough honorees, with both presentations set to take place during the Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville.
Public relations and media veteran Lisa Chader joins colleague Jules Wortman in the role of Principal at Wortman Works Media & Marketing, it was announced today by Wortman, president of Wortman Works. Effective immediately, Chader is charged with client branding, communications and business development for new and existing Wortman Works clients, including country music/lifestyle brand, Rare Country. Continue Reading →
Lauren Alaina releases the official music video for her playful new single, “Next Boyfriend.” Currently playing on country radio, “Next Boyfriend” is the first track off Lauren’s recently released self-titled EP on Mercury Nashville / 19 / Interscope Records. The video, directed by TK McKamy, provides a fun, high-energy visual perfectly matching the clever tune. View HERE.
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Multiple Platinum-selling recording artist Scotty McCreery will perform the National Anthem at the American Football Conference (AFC) Divisional Playoff Game held at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. on Saturday, January 16. The game, which will air live on CBS at 4:35 PM ET (3:35 PM CT), will pit the home team and reigning Super Bowl champions, the New England Patriots, against the Kansas City Chiefs. Continue Reading →
RCA Nashville hitmaker Chris Young follows the three-week #1 success of his RIAA Gold-certified smash, “I’m Comin’ Over,” with the release of “Think of You,” a duet with award-winning Republic Nashville rising star and The Voice winner, Cassadee Pope. Featured on his chart-topping I’m Comin’ Over album, “Think of You” was co-written by Young, Corey Crowder, and Josh Hoge and is available at Country radio today for an official airplay impact date of January 25.
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EMI Records Nashville’s Brothers Osborne releases their highly anticipated debut album, Pawn Shop, Friday January 15. In support of the album release, John and TJ Osborne will make their national TV debut with NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers” Monday, January 18 followed by “TODAY” on Tuesday, January 19 during the 9AM hour.
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RCA Nashville Old Dominion’s, the group that Billboard says is “helping to usher in a new wave of country,” new single “Snapback” hit the country radio airwaves yesterday with a thunderous pop. 126 first week chart reporting Country radio stations across the country are now spinning the new single that is the follow-up to the band’s debut, GOLD-certified, two week No. 1 hit song, “Break Up With Him,” the first single off the band’s debut album Meat and Candy an album that NPR Fresh Air describes as “an enjoyable and a calculated album, very clever and very self-conscious.”
The 24th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Presented by Regions Bank is thrilled to partner for the ninth consecutive year with Watkins College of Art, Design & Film for its festival artwork. Select Watkins students competed to create a concept that captured the essence of the event, and this year, Chris Robertson’s design has been chosen to represent all Tin Pan South marketing, passes, posters and banners.
GRAMMY®-nominated, Sweet Honey in the Rock gears up for their upcoming album #LoveinEvolution (out January 22nd) via SHE-ROCKS 5, Inc./Appleseed Recordings (distributed by E1 Entertainment). A Capella ensemble releases their second single and music video, “Second Line Blues,” available now on iTunes and Amazon.
