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July 31, 2023
Jimmie Allen To Embark On Fall Comedy Tour
As he continues to defend himself against two sexual assault lawsuits (NET NEWS 7/13), the now label-less Country singer JIMMIE ALLEN revealed last week that he plans to embark on a brief comedy tour, titled "I Said What I Said." He shared the … more »
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July 31, 2023
Jelly Roll Is #1 At Country Radio With 'NEED A FAVOR'
Congratulations to JELLY ROLL and his promotion team at BMG/STONEY CREEK RECORDS for landing his second #1 single of 2023 at Country radio with "NEED A FAVOR." The song rises from #2 to crown the MEDIABASE chart in its 27th week. The NASHVILLE … more »
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July 28, 2023
George Drakoulias Joins Premier Music Group As Partner/Creative Director
Music supervisor GEORGE DRAKOULIAS joins music strategy and supervision company PREMIER MUSIC GROUP as Partner/Creative Director. DRAKOULIAS will open PREMIER’s new LOS ANGELES offices this summer. DRAKOULIAS is music supervisor on the movie, … more »
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July 28, 2023
Monument Records' Walker Hayes Adds New Affiliation With RCA Records
MONUMENT RECORDS artist WALKER HAYES has extended his recording deal to also encompass RCA RECORDS. The singer/songwriter marked the new collaboration with the release TODAY (7/28) of a two-song bundle, titled "Strait Two Stepping," made up of … more »
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July 25, 2023
Chris Stapleton Is Most Added At Country Radio With 'White Horse,' Debuts #31 On Mediabase
Congratulations to MERCURY NASHVILLE's promotion team, and artist CHRIS STAPLETON, who scored 135 first-week adds for new single "White Horse," making it the week's most added single. That boosted the song onto the MEDIABASE Country … more »
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July 25, 2023
AWAL Names Norva Denton SVP/Head Of Urban Music
AWAL has appointed NORVA DENTON SVP/Head of Urban Music and will be based in LOS ANGELES. He’ll join the company’s A&R team and report to Pres. PETE GIBERGA. Most recently DENTON was WARNER RECORDS SVP/A&R. GIBERGA said, “We … more »
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July 24, 2023
Big Machine Label Group Names Liz Meade Sr. Manager/Communications
BIG MACHINE LABEL GROUP has promoted LIZ MEADE to Sr. Manager/Communications for the label’s PR team. MEADE has led press efforts for the label group’s BIG MACHINE/JOHN VARVATOS RECORDS and THE HARD WORKING RECORD COMPANY imprints. She's … more »
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July 24, 2023
Veteran Nashville Label Executive Walt Wilson Has Died At 68
NASHVILLE music industry veteran WALT WILSON died on JULY 3rd in GALLATIN, TN at the age of 68. An obituary in THE TENNESSEAN, published on JULY 19th, noted that in the music industry, WILSON worked his way up from the retail position of "rack … more »
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July 21, 2023
Tony Bennett Dies At 96
ANTHONY DOMINICK BENEDETTO, known professionally as TONY BENNETT, the last of the old-time torch singers equally adept at jazz, pop and R&B, died FRIDAY (7/21) in NEW YORK at 96. Born AUGUST 3rd, 1926, in ASTORIA, QUEENS, NY, BENNETT performed with … more »
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July 20, 2023
Chele Fassig Departs RECORDS Nashville
Promotion Mgr. CHELE FASSIG has departed RECORDS NASHVILLE, where she has worked since SEPTEMBER of 2021. FASSIG moved to the label side with more than 28 years of radio experience, most recently working as a Sr. Media Consultant for BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP. … more »