Rewind: MusicRow’s Top Stories Of 2019
The stories below were some of the most-read stories on MusicRow during 2019. Loads of No. 1 parties and events, plenty of big signings and lots of musical chairs in the Nashville music business made for an eventful year to end the 2010s.
Can’t Stop The Train: Luke Combs Celebrates Fourth No. 1
Trains thundered by when Luke Combs and co-writers Channing Wilson and Rob Snyder gathered to celebrate Combs’ fourth No. 1 as an artist, “She Got the Best Of Me” on a cold and rainy afternoon at the Corsair Distillery on Tuesday (Feb. 19). In a party sponsored by BMI, friends and family surrounded the grateful and humbled trio…
BMLG’s Scott Borchetta Speaks Out Against Taylor Swift Claims
Scott Borchetta has responded to claims made earlier today by superstar and former Big Machine Records artist Taylor Swift, following the announcement that Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings has acquired Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group…
Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Former MLB Player Adam LaRoche To Open New Nashville Steakhouse
Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan are involved in another restaurant concept soon to open in Nashville. Both singers are partnering with former MLB player Adam LaRoche for the new Nashville E3 Chophouse, which is set to open later this year at the corner of Wedgewood Avenue and 21st Avenue (1628 21st Ave. S.)…
BREAKING: MusicRow Announces 2019 Rising Women On The Row Honorees
MusicRow is proud to reveal the honorees ahead of its eighth annual Rising Women on the Row celebration…
Read the recap of the 2019 Rising Women on the Row event, honoring Sandi Spika Borchetta, Janine Ebach, Kelly Janson, Meredith Jones, Lenore Kinder and Jennifer Turnbow here.
‘MusicRow’ Highlights Rising Execs With Inaugural N.B.T. Industry Directory
66 rising Nashville music industry leaders have been selected as part of MusicRow Magazine’s inaugural N.B.T. Industry Directory…
Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’ Documentary Reached 34.5 Million Unique Viewers
Ken Burns‘ eight-part Country Music documentary, which premiered Sept. 15 on PBS stations nationwide, reached 34.5 million unique viewers, according to Nielsen’s Live +7 data. During the documentary’s eight-night premiere run, the film delivered an average audience of 6.8 million cross-platform viewers (with an average household rating of 4.4), making the documentary Burns’ most-watched film since 2014’s The Roosevelts…
Kenny Chesney Celebrates New Coffee Table Book With CMHoF Panel
Kenny Chesney was the center of an intimate time of discussion at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum last Friday (July 26) with members of his fan club No Shoes Nation and members of the museum…
Kris Kristofferson To Be Honored With Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award
Kris Kristofferson will be the latest recipient of the 2019 Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming CMA Awards Nov. 13…
Musicians Hall Of Fame Reveals Inductees For 2019
The 2019 inductees into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum were announced today (July 16) in Nashville. They will be honored with a concert slated for Oct. 22 at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center…
Carrie Underwood Brings Hits, Inspiration, And An Entertainer’s Soul To Nashville Show
“It’s good to be home,” Carrie Underwood told the crowd at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Friday evening (Sept. 27). “It felt so weird waking up in my own bed and now I’m playing at the Bridgestone. This is kind of my second home.”…
Sheryl Crow, Johnny Cash Create Landmark Duet
One of the standout vocal collaborations in Nashville music history was introduced Wednesday (April 17) at the Cash Cabin Studio. The invitation-only event was staged to unveil superstar Sheryl Crow’s duet with the late Johnny Cash on her song “Redemption Day.”…
Luke Combs, Jonathan Singleton, Tali Canterbury Launch Publishing, A&R Venture
Luke Combs and Jonathan Singleton are launching a new publishing and artist development venture alongside A&R executive and publisher Tali Canterbury, who will serve as the company’s President…
Producer Tay Keith Signs Nashville High School Student To Production Deal
Recent Middle Tennessee State University graduate Tay Keith has already notched top production credits, and a Grammy nomination, for his work with artists including Drake (“Nonstop”), Eminem (“Not Alike”) and Travis Scott (“Sicko Mode”). While making his own mark on the music scene, he’s also making it a point to help others who aspire to be part of the music industry.
James Spencer IV, an 11th grade student at Nashville Big Picture High School, inked a production agreement with Keith’s production company, Dramatized, on Jan. 23.
Kacey Musgraves Set To Break Attendance Record At Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena
Kacey Musgraves is set to make history with her Oh, What a World: Tour II headlining tour during the tour’s final stop at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena tomorrow night. She is set to break the female attendance record of any genre at Bridgestone with 18,373 projected attendees…
Exclusive: Make Wake’s Chris Kappy Ushers In A Hurricane With Rising Star Luke Combs
River House/Columbia Nashville artist Luke Combs celebrated with a No. 1 party for his third consecutive chart-topping single earlier this week in Music City. That milestone is the latest in a steadily-growing number of accolades, including a platinum album (This One’s For You), three platinum singles including “Hurricane,” “One Number Away,” and “When It Rains It Pours,” as well as the album track “Beautiful Crazy,” which has earned Gold certification.
For Combs’ manager, Chris Kappy at Make Wake Artists, the sales numbers and sold-out shows at venues including the historic Ryman Auditorium are a sweet payoff…
BREAKING: Artist Manager Scooter Braun Reaches Deal To Acquire Big Machine Label Group
Ithaca Holdings LLC., a media holding company led by SB Projects founder Scooter Braun, and Big Machine Label Group, a leading independent record label founded by Scott Borchetta, announced today a finalized contract under which Ithaca Holdings will acquire Big Machine Label Group…
BREAKING: Nominees Revealed For 31st Annual MusicRow Awards
MusicRow is pleased to announce the nominees for the 31st Annual MusicRow Awards, Nashville’s longest-running and now newly expanded industry trade publication honors… Read the recap of the 31st Annual MusicRow Awards here.
BREAKING: Shannan Hatch Named President For New Publishing Venture Fourward Music
Shannan Hatch has been tapped to serve as President for Fourward’s new publishing venture, Fourward Music. Hatch will serve as President with offices in both Nashville and Los Angeles…
Loretta Lynn To Be Honored With ‘An All-Star Birthday Celebration Concert’
The Grand Ole Opry announced today (Jan. 14) via Facebook live-stream that Loretta Lynn will be honored by a tribute show billed as An All-Star Birthday Celebration Concert at Bridgestone Arena on April 1, 2019, in the month of her 87th birthday.
Produced by AEG Presents, the tribute will include music from Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Brandy Clark, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Jack White, Martina McBride, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Margo Price, Darius Rucker, Pistol Annies, and more… Read the recap from the event here.
Bobby Karl Works The Room: Country Music Hall Of Fame Inducts Jerry Bradley, Brooks & Dunn, Ray Stevens
Kudos to whoever booked the talent for this year’s Medallion Ceremony at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Staged at the Hall on Sunday evening (Oct. 20), the event marked the official inductions of Ray Stevens, Jerry Bradley and Brooks & Dunn. The performers celebrating them were uniformly awesome…
Trisha Yearwood Scores Highest Debut Of Career With New Single
Trisha Yearwood made a triumphant return to country radio last week with her brand new single “Every Girl In This Town,” which was released on June 6. With 84 total adds, “Every Girl In This Town” marks Yearwood’s highest debut and biggest add day of her career, and the song is Billboard’s highest female debut of 2019 on the Country Airplay Chart, coming in at No. 21, and the No. 4 highest Billboard country radio debut of 2019…
ACM’s Pete Fisher Steps Down, RAC Clark Named Interim Executive Director
The Academy of Country Music has announced that Pete Fisher is stepping down after almost two and a half years as the head of the organization, which includes his duties with the Academy of Country Music Awards™ show and ACM Lifting Lives®, the charitable arm of the Academy. Fisher plans to pursue new opportunities. R.A. (RAC) Clark, Executive Producer of the Academy of Country Music Awards, has been appointed the interim Executive Director of the Academy, effective immediately…
In Pictures: John Berry’s Nashville Benefit Show Raises Over $300K, Gets Garth Surprise
Tuesday evening (April 23) at Nashville’s City Winery, numerous artists gathered to support cancer survivor John Berry and the nonprofit Music Health Alliance. The sold-out event raised more than $300,000 to aid the organization and to take care of a portion of Berry’s medical bills, stemming from a throat cancer diagnosis in February…
Big Machine’s Scott Borchetta Buys Music Row Properties
Ray Stevens has sold the last of his properties in the Music Row area to Big Machine Label Group leader Scott Borchetta. According to public records, Borchetta’s Super 98 Holdings LLC paid $6 million for .9 acres of land, including five properties of 1208-1216 17th Ave. S…
‘MusicRow’ Reveals 2020 Next Big Thing Artists List
MusicRow is proud to reveal its list of artists, who in 2020, are predicted to become the Next Big Thing (NBT)…
BREAKING: Troy Tomlinson Named Chairman/CEO Of UMPG Nashville
Troy Tomlinson, who served as Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville’s President/CEO since 2005, has joined UMPG as Chairman/CEO of its Nashville division. With this appointment, Tomlinson becomes UMPG Nashville’s first-ever Chairman and CEO…
BREAKING: ASCAP’s Mike Sistad And Kele Currier Promoted, Michael Martin Exits
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced that longtime ASCAP executive and songwriter advocate Mike Sistad has been promoted to Vice President and will lead its Nashville Membership team, reporting directly to Executive Vice President of Membership John Titta. Sistad has been an integral member of ASCAP’s Membership group for more than eighteen years and has nurtured and signed some of the organization’s top talent, including Chris Stapleton, Kelsea Ballerini, Old Dominion, Brothers Osborne, Carly Pearce and more.
Concurrently, ASCAP’s Kele Currier has been upped to the position of Assistant Vice President, Strategic Services, Membership, reporting to Sistad…
Eric Church’s Fan Loyalty Breaks Nashville’s Nissan Stadium Attendance Record
If there’s one thing to know about Eric Church fans, it’s that they’ll show up.
In Nashville, on Saturday (May 25), their loyalty gave Church the footing to set a new attendance record for a concert crowd at Nissan Stadium, to the tune of 56,521 (breaking the 2018 record of 56,112). This nearly tripled his attendance record from two years prior, across town at the Bridgestone Arena…
Leadership Music Announces Class Of 2020
Forty-nine industry leaders from throughout the country have been tapped for Nashville’s Leadership Music Class of 2020, which begins in September…
Taylor Swift Makes Surprise Appearance At Nashville Mural
Hours before her teased date for new music, Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance at the Gulch in Nashville today (April 25).
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