IRVING, Texas – Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) (the “Company”) announced August 29 a new partnership with Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI®) and Belmont University’s Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business to air a new singer/songwriter series featuring a daily broadcast of the U.S. National Anthem performed by a variety of emerging artists.
The Star-Spangled Banner was once a staple on local television stations, signifying the beginning or end of the broadcast day, and with this new collaboration, Nexstar is restoring this long-held tradition across 171 stations in 100 markets starting this Labor Day, September 2, 2019.
The new singer/songwriter series will showcase multiple renditions of the National Anthem by BMI’s emerging talented songwriters who will record their own unique versions of the Star-Spangled Banner at Belmont University’s Ocean Way Studios. Nexstar will leverage its leading distribution capabilities to deliver professionally produced music video recordings of the national anthem to more than 43 million television households across the United States.
The new singer/songwriter series will showcase multiple renditions of the National Anthem by BMI’s emerging talented songwriters who will record their own unique versions of the Star-Spangled Banner at Belmont University’s Ocean Way Studios. Nexstar will leverage its leading distribution capabilities to deliver professionally produced music video recordings of the national anthem to more than 43 million television households across the United States.
“Nexstar’s core mission is to provide exceptional service to the local communities where we operate across America through our organization-wide commitment to localism, unbiased local broadcast journalism and telling the local stories that matter to our viewers and their families,” stated Tim Busch, President of Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
“Nexstar’s local teams take great pride in their ability to bring the local communities they serve together and that is why we are excited to partner with BMI and Belmont University to broadcast this new daily series featuring the Star-Spangled Banner that will air 365 days of each year. This unique collaboration supports higher education in business for the music and entertainment industry, while providing aspiring professional artists and songwriters a national distribution platform to showcase their respective talents. We look forward to returning the time-honored tradition of including the National Anthem in our stations’ broadcasts with this new partnership.”
“This unique partnership gives BMI’s songwriters a wonderful platform to showcase their vocal talent to viewers across the country,” said Dan Spears, Vice President, Industry Relations, BMI. “We’re thrilled that Belmont University’s Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business has generously provided its state-of-the-art recording studio as well. I’m looking forward to hearing how our songwriters perform their own special rendition of one of the nation’s most beloved patriotic songs.”
The first group of songwriters to be featured include Nashville-based Brian Sutherland, Texas native Kristen Kelly, and 2018 American Idol contestant Julia Cole. All musical genres will be highlighted during the series.
“This unique partnership gives BMI’s songwriters a wonderful platform to showcase their vocal talent to viewers across the country,” said Dan Spears, Vice President, Industry Relations, BMI. “We’re thrilled that Belmont University’s Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business has generously provided its state-of-the-art recording studio as well. I’m looking forward to hearing how our songwriters perform their own special rendition of one of the nation’s most beloved patriotic songs.”
The first group of songwriters to be featured include Nashville-based Brian Sutherland, Texas native Kristen Kelly, and 2018 American Idol contestant Julia Cole. All musical genres will be highlighted during the series.
(Nexstar Media owns KSNF in Joplin and operates KODE.)
Why did Nexstar feel the need to tell us it will play the National Anthem every day, and why, Randy, did you feel the need to be their mouthpiece? If I were a cynic, I'd say Nexstar wanted some free, feelgood publicity without a sacrifice on their part. It's easy to support the troops when nothing comes out of your pocket. Man up, Nexstar, like I did, and support the USO with real, actual money.
ReplyDeleteSteve, as usual, your viewpoint is nauseating. Being cynical for the sake of cynicism only shows your bitterness towards life.
DeleteGo outside and enjoy some sunshine.
Wave that flag!
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I think Nexstar decided to wave the flag because so many of the deplorables just eat this kind of crap up.
ReplyDeleteIf Nexstar gets some free publicity and makes more profits as a result of the deplorables flocking to their stations like a flies on fresh cow pies...Hell Yeah!
If Nexstar gets some more advertisers who want to reach out and touch the deplorables then that's there's another HELL YEAH!
7:37, you seem like a fun person. Honestly. I agree that anyone who enjoys or even doesn't mind the American flag being shown and the National Anthem being played are just plain ridiculous. I mean, why would anyone take pride in their country? So stupid.
DeleteThen you have Nexstar, a for profit company, that as you point out are just looking to make a buck by doing this. Who the hell runs a for profit company and tries to make money? Again, so stupid. Or maybe it's even worse than trying to make a profit, maybe Nexstar actually has pride in the country. It is nauseating to think people think this way.
All that a side 7:37, we should hang out some time. Us like thinking leftist should bond over being so damn all inclusive and accepting of others beliefs.
I believe that this is a warranted story. In today's political climate and the disrespect we are seeing from so many people in our country, I think that Nexstar deciding to put back on tv what was taken off many years ago is a great idea. Let us remember where we are and that we all have a stake in this country. Waving the flag is not a left or right, conservative or liberal; it is a reminder of the freedom that we enjoy every day.
ReplyDeleteBring back segregation too? Is that what you are asking for? Just because we used to do something doesn't mean we should do it again. Flag waving is facist. Pure and simple.
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