VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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A CHORUS OF PRAISE: IVORS 2024 NOMSCOUNTRY ARTIST OF 21ST CENTURY
Prior to taking a ride on the Zamboni at Madison Square Garden are, from left, Kevin Kelleher, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Sony Music Entertainment; Randy Goodman, Chairman and CEO, Sony Music Nashville; Carrie Underwood; Sony Music Entertainment CEO Doug Morris, and Julie Swidler, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel.
The RIAA has made math Carrie Underwood’s favorite subject. A rash of new RIAA album certifications of Underwood’s 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville catalogue have made her the most-certified country album artist to debut this century.
Underwood’s 2005 debut Some Hearts now stands at 8 million the highest album certification of any country artist to emerge since 2000. Underwood’s 2015 Storyteller has been certified Platinum; Blown Away is now 2x Platinum; Play On is 3x Platinum; and Carnival Ride is 4x Platinum).
Underwood is also the current Top Country Artist on the RIAA’s Digital Single Ranking with 28m download sales, putting her in the Top 5 females across all genres. Sony Music executives broke the news to her on the occasion of her sold-out show at Madison Square Garden.
Currently on tour, Underwood will co-host the 50th Annual CMA Awards from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena with Brad Paisley on 11/2.
