Morgan Wallen, Shania Twain, Dolly Parton and Miranda Lambert are some of the artists whose music is in a new game called Country Star.
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Round Hill Music’s latest deals expand its country portfolio
Round Hill Music has announced its latest acquisitions, taking full ownership of the publishing catalogue of Big Loud Shirt Industries.
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The Sandbox Guide to… Country Music Marketing 2023
In 2023, both country music and its fanbase have changed significantly – and it’s still a powerhouse music genre. This Guide explores how modern country music is being marketed to a youthful and diverse audience.
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Garth Brooks is launching his own radio network with TuneIn
Country veteran Garth Brooks has never been afraid to plough his own furrow in digital music, from launching his own downloads store to making his catalogue exclusive to Amazon Music for streaming. Now […]
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DiMA’s latest report explores country music’s streaming audience
The latest report from DiMA explores some of the data and trends around country music and streaming – in the US and globally.
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UMG Nashville to boost indie partnerships and TV/film expansion
Cindy Mabe was recently promoted to become chair and CEO of Universal Music Group Nashville. Her first day in the job was 1 April.
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Kadeem Phillips: ‘If we don’t innovate country, the genre’s going to start to fall off’
The diversity within the country music industry has been a hot topic in recent times, as last year’s criticism of the sector showed.
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Country music meets EDM in Apple Music’s new radio show
Shame on you if you think Rednex’s ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ is the be-all and end-all of the country/dance crossover!
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Morgan Wallen axed from streaming playlists after racial slur
Country star Morgan Wallen had been all over radio and streaming playlists alike in the early weeks of 2021, with his ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ topping the US charts. However, […]
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Spotify ‘Hot Country’ playlist has generated 5bn streams
Happy birthday to Spotify’s flagship country music playlist ‘Hot Country’, which is five years old this month. “Since its 2015 launch, it has amassed 6 million followers and seen more […]
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Apple Music Radio adds live country and hits stations
Spotify’s ‘audio first’ strategy involves an aggressive move into spoken-word content with podcasts (and soon audiobooks?) to compete with live radio. Apple Music has followed a different path, with the […]
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Chase Rice and Chris Janson concerts spark controversy
We’ve been writing and thinking a lot about what the ‘new normal’ will be for music concerts as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions ease. There are already gigs taking place at drive-in […]