Feud over songwriter’s estate ends in Ohio court
July 28th, 2010
A long-running legal battle between the four children of a late country music songwriter and their evangelist aunt ended Monday when a judge approved placing the family’s share of his catalog into a trust fund for them.
The closing of the estate by a probate judge in Hamilton, north of Cincinnati, ended five years of wrangling between the heirs of late country songwriter Darrell “Wayne” Perry and his sister, Darlene Bishop, who became executor of his estate after he died of throat cancer in 2005 at the age of 55.
Tim McGraw: ‘After 13 Albums, It’s Time For a Change’
June 9th, 2010
During a keynote interview at the Billboard Country Music Summit on Tuesday, country star Tim McGraw talked with Billboard’s Ray Waddell about the early days of his career and what he may do after his next album completes his deal with Curb Records.
The two had an hour-long, often funny conversation that was a highlight of the two-day conference.
Kenny Chesney Rules, Taylor Swift Moves Up On Forbes’ Biggest Country Moneymakers List | AHN
May 23rd, 2010
For those behind the curve who think Country Music is some small, inconsequential cousin of Pop Music, soak this in: not only is Taylor Swift selling more records than anybody, but the Forbes list of top money earners turns up some very serious bucks among Country stars. As AHN reports…
Kenny Chesney continues to top Forbes’ list of Country Music’s 10 Top Earning Artists in 2010. Also ranking #1 last year, he pulled in an estimate earnings of $50 million from 2009-2010. His 2009 tour reportedly grossed $71 million, earning an average of $1.6 million a night. Read the rest of this entry »
McCartney: I’m no good at demos | The Sun |Showbiz|Bizarre
April 27th, 2010
SONGWRITING genius SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY wants to pen more PROTEST anthems – but admits he is not much cop at them.The ex-BEATLE, 67, revealed: “I don’t think I have the knack for it that other people do.”He confessed his stabs in the past – such as Give Ireland Back To The Irish – were “not necessarily my better songs.”
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Paramount Nashville Name To Transition
February 5th, 2010
Are we Paramount Group or ParamountSong? We’ve had both names for many years, and sometimes it’s been confusing to people who contact us. Some refer to us as Paramount Group, as the logo at the top of the website says; others refer to us as ParamountSong, or Paramountsong.com, because that’s the our web name, or URL, as it’s known. However, for some time now, far more people have been using the name ParamountSong when they want to find us on the web. Read the rest of this entry »