Since it's release a year ago, Radiohead's online experiment with "pay-what-you-like" marketing has been blogged about, critiqued, and otherwise widely referenced as a viable model of marketing music in the Internet era. Earlier this month, Radiohead's publishing company, Warner/Chappell, released a report that sheds light on the sales figures for In Rainbows. The report was [...]
When one thinks of Music Row, it is impossible not to conjure up thoughts of Music City's Royal Family, the Bradleys. Last night, Leadership Music awarded the prestigious Dale Franklin Award to Owen, Harold, Patsy, Connie & Jerry Bradley. The annual award recognizes music professionals who exemplify leadership qualities. The Bradley family is most certainly [...]
When one thinks of Music Row, it is impossible not to conjure up thoughts of Music City's Royal Family, the Bradleys. Last night, Leadership Music awarded the prestigious Dale Franklin Award to Owen, Harold, Patsy, Connie & Jerry Bradley. The annual award recognizes music professionals who exemplify leadership qualities. The Bradley family is most certainly [...]
I want to take this opportunity and use this forum to wish Will Hoge and his beautiful family best wishes in this difficult and painful time, and offer my family's prayers for a speedy recovery. Will was one of my first clients when I started practicing entertainment law in Nashville -- I negotiated one of [...]
On August 7th, a lawsuit was filed by Kristen Alison Hall, former member of the country band, Sugarland, against the remaining original members of the band, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush. A copy of the complaint can be viewed here. Essentially, the lawsuit alleges that Nettles and Bush breached a partnership agreement between the three [...]
Effective immediately, the Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.® has announced the addition of three new executives to its Board of Directors: Clay Hunnicutt, Senior Vice-President of Programming, Clear Channel, Atlanta. Clear Channel is the largest operator of radio stations in the country. As the person in charge of programming for Clear Channel's 200 plus country radio [...]
A major debate is being spawned by a recent article entitled "Should You Invest in the Long Tail," written by Anita Elberse, an Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. The debate concerns the accuracy of Chris Anderson's long tail theory, set out in great detail in his 2006 book, The Long Tail: [...]
According to news reports that broke first on Fox yesterday, then appeared on CMT and Billboard, Kristi Lee Cook, who took seventh place in this year's seventh season of American Idol, signed a recording agreement with 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville, a Sony BMG label. This is Kristi's second attempt at success on the Arista Nashville brand, [...]
Music Row magazine has been "Nashville's Music Industry Publication" for 26 years. Yesterday, Music Row announced that it was being acquired by SouthComm Communications, Inc. SouthComm is a Nashville-based media company founded in 2007 by Chris Ferrell and Nashville investment firm Solidus Co., led by Townes Duncan. Duncan is chairman of SouthComm and Ferrell is [...]
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean issued a proclamation declaring the week of March 3, 2008 "Country Radio Week." The mayor will present the official proclamation to Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.'s Executive Director Ed Salamon and President Becky Brenner when he officially welcomes attendees to the 39th Country Radio Seminar (CRS-39) on March 5th. The mayoral proclamation [...]