RATINGS
Nashville Star network NBC finished fourth in last night’s (6/23) overall ratings. In the 8 PM CT hour, the show drew a 3.6 rating/6 share to come in fourth, reports Zap2It.com. Then at 9 PM the program jumped to second place with 4.2/7.
This is similar to ratings in previous weeks: fourth overall and during [...]
The second episode of Nashville Star’s sixth season aired last night (6/16) on NBC. Viewers were treated to some strong performances, some awkward exchanges with the judges and even a couple pleasant surprises.
The remaining contestants were thrown a slight curveball when they were split into three factions: men, women, and groups. One celebrity judge was [...]
Nashville Star’s promising sixth season got underway last night (6/9) on a new network—NBC—and clearly separated itself from past iterations. Production values are noticeably improved, but in reality, it’s the show’s professional cast that turns straw into gold. The 90-minute weekly episodes are judged by industry icons Jewel, John Rich and Jeffrey Steele. Billy Ray [...]
Nashville is a close knit community and changes are carefully scrutinized. Publicity leading up to this year’s new fan voted ACM Entertainer of the Year was mostly positive. But shortly after Kenny Chesney was awarded the trophy on Sunday’s telecast (5/18), the four-time ACM Entertainer winner was backstage criticizing the new methodology. “It’s complete disrespect [...]
Say you’re Craig Wiseman. You’re already one of Nashville’s top songwriters and independent publishers, written more than 100 charted singles and 14 No. 1 hits, been named writer of the year by NSAI and ASCAP (three times), started a successful administration company, expanded your Nashville publishing interests to a London office, and amassed a fierce [...]
Is it a new model for musicians and record labels, or simply a slick way to get the mobile phone brand out on the road? Verizon has created studio on wheels to tour the country, record tracks for artists and add the new music to its digital store offerings. Each month the wireless phone provider [...]
A perennial trend in the country format has been a stream of pop stars trying to cross over to country, with current examples including Jewel and Hootie and the Blowfish front man Darius Rucker. But a more interesting trend is developing on the country charts right now—a sudden influx of pop songs being covered by [...]
John Rich’s Get Rich Talent Search hosted its second competition at 12th & Porter last night (4/29). Nine acts competed for fame and glory, plus cash prizes in front of eight industry judges including ASCAP’s Connie Bradley, Warner Bros. A&R VP Tracy Gershon, CMA leader Tammy Genovese, Manager Marc Oswald, Billboard writer Ken Tucker, Producer/Warner [...]
The Big Idea behind music subscription plans is that they may be an idea whose time has come. The debate over the benefits of music subscriptions vs. music purchases has heated up lately. A number of subscription services have been in the market for a time, including Rhapsody, Napster among others. iTunes, the world’s second [...]
The Washington Post profiles the music industry’s most opinionated blogger.
