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musicFIRST defends rights of artists
By Jennifer Bendall, Executive Director of musicFIRST Did you know that every time you hear your favorite artist’s hit songs over the airwaves he or she doesn’t receive a single penny from the radio stations [...]
ASCAP songwriters to perform at CRS-40’s KCRS Live! showcase
Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. today announced the lineup for this year's KCRS Live! event during the radio industry event, CRS-40, scheduled for March 4 - 6, 2009 at the Nashville Convention Center. The ASCAP-sponsored KCRS [...]
My Avvo rating
My Avvo.com rating is a perfect 10! Please take the time to check out my information there and, if you're a past client or a colleague, give me a recommendation. It would be greatly appreciated. [...]
My interview appearing on Metacafe.com
The interview that I gave to DigimusicTV.com is becoming viral. Metacafe has it in three parts: Barry Shrum Entertainment Attorney Part 1 Barry Shrum Entertainment Attorney Part 2 Barry Shrum Entertainment Attorney Part 3 Technorati [...]
Barbara Mandrell and Kix Brooks slated for CRS-40 Panel
Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.® has announced the CRS-40 "Life Of A Legend" panel will feature an interview session of country music legend Barbara Mandrell by host Kix Brooks. The "Life Of A Legend" panel, sponsored [...]
Happy 2009!
I’d like to take this time to wish all the readers of my blog, Law on the Row a very happy and prosperous new year. I hope and trust that everyone had a safe and [...]
Local 257 elects Pomeroy to replace Bradley
OUT WITH THE OLD After over 18 years of service to the organization, Harold Bradley is no longer president of Nashville’s Local 257 chapter of the American Federation of Musicians. Dave Pomeroy was elected president [...]
PassAlong Networks gets cash infusion
Word is spreading on the Internet about PassAlong Networks, Inc.'s recent infusion of investment capital. PassAlong is a digital music distribution and sharing service aptly headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. According to VentureWire, the company plans [...]
Peterson Receives ‘Spirit of Hope’ Award
Country artist Michael Peterson is the recipient of this year's Bob Hope 'Spirit of Hope' Award, thereby recognized for his dedication and continued contributions to the troops of the United States Armed Forces. The Spirit [...]
Reba and Borchetta team up again
Valory Music Co., the independent label formed last year as a subsidiary to Scott Borchetta and Toby Keith's Big Machine Records, has added another huge feather to their proverbial cap: Reba McIntire. The announcement appears [...]
Law on the Row goes mobile!
For those readers sporting new iPhones, Blackberrys, Windows Mobile smartphones or even for those diehard Palm fans who own Treos, Law on the Row is extremely pleased to announce that it is going mobile! The [...]
Bobby Don releases “Some Sunday”
My client, Ric Landers and Your Place or Mine Digital, LLC were instrumentally involved in the release of the new single, Some Sunday, written by Emmy nominated songwriter Bobby Don Bloodworth and recorded with his [...]
The Radiohead Model
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, [...]
Thomas verdict vacated; new trial ordered
The trial in Capital v. Thomas was one of the first stories I began tracking over a year ago. See Jury Awards RIAA $222,000 against Thomas: My Thoughts on the Verdict and Jammie Thomas to [...]
Leadership Music honors Bradley Family with prestigious Dale Franklin Award
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, [...]
Jay Leopardi to produce new television series, Common Denominator
My client and long term friend, Jay Leopardi continues to build [...]
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