Tag: Jason Aldean

UPDATE: BMG Acquires Jason Aldean’s Broken Bow Records For A Reported $100 Million Plus

[UPDATE] BMG has acquired Nashville's Broken Bow and associated labels.The deal was for $100 million plus, according to multiple sources, and could signal a round of big acquisitions as streaming. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/31/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Adam Craig, Arkansas, Broken Bow Records, Church Pew Or Bar Stool, Country Jam USA, Dustin Lynch, Extended play, Google Play, Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hope, Jason Aldean

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RIAA Certifies 100 Gold and Platinum Awards For October 2016

The RIAA has released its October 2016 list of 32 albums and 68 digital singles certified gold and platinum awards including Kelsea Ballerina, Eminem and Carrie Underwood.

Bruce Houghton on 11/10/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood, Country Music Association Awards, Dolly Parton, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Nashville, Tennessee

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Country Music Awards – Full List Of Winners

While most of America was watching the dramatic finale of baseball's World Series, The Country Music Awards were celebrating Nashville's 2016 success stories. Beyonce surprised with a Dixie Chicks duet. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/03/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, CMT (U.S. TV channel), Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw

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TIDAL Co-Owner Jason Aldean Will Keep New Release Off ALL Streaming Services For 1 Month

Country hitmaker Jason Aldean may be one of the 17 founding artist co-owners of TIDAL, but he will still keep his new album off ALL streaming music services for at. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/25/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Brand ambassador, Commentary (magazine), Dick's Sporting Goods, Field & Stream, Hypebot, Jason Aldean, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Live Nation Reports Strong Growth, Stock Climbs

Live music continues to be the music industry's one real bright spot; and last night, stock of concert and ticketing giant Live Nation shot up 2.9% after the company delivered a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/11/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Brad Paisley, Florida Georgia Line, Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan, revenue, Tim McGraw, Zac Brown Band

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Country Music’s 15 Top Paid Performers Of 2015

Garth Brooks' comeback tour has put him on top of Forbes’ annual “Country Cash Kings” ranking by a wide margin. And let's not forget that Brooks earned all this cash. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/30/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Broadcasting Company, Brad Paisley, CMA Music Festival, country music, Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band

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CMT Music Awards 2015 – A Full List Of Winners

It was Carrie Underwood's night. At Wednesday's CMT Music Awards she took home three awards, including Female Video of the Year for "Something In the Water" and Collaborative Video of the Year with Miranda. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/11/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bob Seger, Carrie Underwood, CMT Music Awards, Country Music Television, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video

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iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pitman: “Taylor Swift is One of the Smartest People I’ve Ever Met” [Interview]

iHeartMedia Chairman & CEO Bob Pittman spoke with Bloomberg's Stephanie Ruhle and Erik Schatzker at Bloomberg's The Year Ahead summit in Washington, DC: "Taylor Swift is probably one of the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/17/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: All Music, Artist, Billboard 200, Billboard charts, country music, Jason Aldean, music industry, Shake It Off, Spotify, Taylor Swift

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CMA Award Nominees 2013 [Full List]

CMA Awards announced their full list of nominees this morning. The show will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 6th at 8 PM ET on ABC. A final. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/10/2013 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABC, Blake Shelton, Bridgestone Arena, Country Music Association Awards, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Juno Award for Artist of the Year, Luke Bryan

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Indie Labels Grab Record 34.4% Market Share

According to Billboard SoundScan mid-year numbers provided by A2IM, report, indie labels hit a record high with 34.4% of the overall market share based on master ownership (not distribution). That's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2013 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: ATO Records, Beggars Group, Glassnote Records, Jason Aldean, Macklemore, Matador Records, Queens of the Stone Age, Taylor Swift

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