Category: Publicity

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 [...]

If Award shows were really about awards, don’t you think they would spend more time on acceptance speeches? Duh! Of course. These extravaganzas are about entertainment, ratings, glamour and hopefully getting a few extra records sold in the process. So yes, there’s a winners list below for the record, but let’s talk about the entertainment [...]

The Washington Post profiles the music industry’s most opinionated blogger.

Some musicians don’t want their music defined by album reviews or first week sales. The Los Angeles Times takes a look.

Part of the fun of working in the music industry is getting to work with artists and other celebrities, but should the rules of conduct for industry professionals be different than for fans when it comes to dealing with artists? Music Row publicists are divided on this issue.
After bringing her star client to a recent, [...]

Organizers of Florida’s Langerado Music Festival are letting the fans do the work when it comes to promotion. When fans get the gydget (http://www.myspace.com/langerado), and post it on their Facebook, MySpace, or personal web page, they are automatically entered for their chance to win VIP tickets and airfare to the festival, and other prizes. R.E.M., [...]