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 of Hope award is presented annually to distinguish ed Americans whose patriotism and service to the troops reflects that of […]
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 today on Valory Music’s website. A multimedia entertainer, Reba sold more than 55 million albums, won two Grammy awards and […]
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 new mobile version loads faster on smaller devices with more limited web browsers. Just type in the following URL on […]
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 band the Gopher Broke Band. The CD can be purchased here, or you can download and MP3 version. Here is […]
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, Radiohead’s publishing company, Warner/Chappell, released a report that sheds light on the sales figures for In Rainbows. The report was […]
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 appeal verdict in RIAA Litigation. Now, in a decision issued on September 24, 2008 – only eight days shy of […]
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, Connie & Jerry Bradley. The annual award recognizes music professionals who exemplify leadership qualities. The Bradley family is most certainly […]
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, Connie & Jerry Bradley. The annual award recognizes music professionals who exemplify leadership qualities. The Bradley family is most certainly […]
I want to take this opportunity and use this forum to wish Will Hoge and his beautiful family best wishes in this difficult and painful time, and offer my family’s prayers for a speedy recovery. Will was one of my first clients when I started practicing entertainment law in Nashville — I negotiated one of […]
On August 7th, a lawsuit was filed by Kristen Alison Hall, former member of the country band, Sugarland, against the remaining original members of the band, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush. A copy of the complaint can be viewed here. Essentially, the lawsuit alleges that Nettles and Bush breached a partnership agreement between the three […]