MusicRow’s 2020 Print Issues And Important 2021 Dates

COUNTRY RADIO ISSUE (February/March 2020)

The 2020 Country Radio Issue highlights the winners of MusicRow‘s 18th Annual CountryBreakout Awards, for songs that topped the CountryBreakout Radio Chart the prior year. This issue also spotlights YouTube’s Copeland Isaacson and Margaret Hart, takes an inside look at country radio tours with Trea Landon, highlights playlist creation with WCFT’s Shelly Marx and explores artist-led podcasts such as those launched by Midland, Kelleigh Bannen, Reba McEntire and more.

INCHARGE ISSUE (April/May 2020)

MusicRow‘s 2020 InCharge Issue highlights key music industry executives in Nashville’s entertainment community. Each of the 396 profiles includes updated contact information, career biography, and detailed board and organizational membership affiliations. The guide also includes a company appendix, record label staff appendix, and a professional categories appendix which lists executives by their areas of expertise, including music publishing, legal, finance, performing rights organizations and more.

ARTIST ROSTER ISSUE (June/July 2020)

The 2020 Artist Roster Issue includes an updated company directory featuring Nashville record labels, managers, talent agencies, publicists and additional artist services. The Artist Grid lists today’s top artists, with their corresponding label, management, agent and PR companies. The issue also includes interviews with Dierks Bentley, TikTok executives Danny Gillick and Mary Rahmani, Warner Music Nashville’s Wes Vause, and MusiCares’ Debbie Carroll.

MUSICROW AWARDS (August/September 2020)

MusicRow‘s yearly reader-voted awards issue honors the 32nd Annual MusicRow Awards winners, as well as the Top 10 All Star Musicians. The issue also includes features on the future of live shows, a look at diversity within country music, a tribute to the late studio musician and longtime Grand Ole Opry guitarist Jimmy Capps, a deep dive into how music studios are facing the ongoing pandemic, and a roundup of music industry awards.

PUBLISHER ISSUE (October/November 2020)

The 2020 Publisher Issue includes the 2020 Publisher Directory, listing Nashville’s top publishing companies, as well as organizations and services available for songwriters. This issue includes interviews with top executives including Sony/ATV Music Nashville’s Rusty Gaston, ASCAP’s Mike Sistad, BMI’s Clay Bradley, SESAC’s ET Brown and Lydia Schultz, NMPA’s David Israelite, Jody Williams, Wide Open Music and RECORDS Nashville’s Ash Bowers, and BMG’s Chris Oglesby. The issue also highlights songwriters and artists Ashley Gorley, Luke Laird, Sam Ellis, Jonathan Singleton, Alysa Vanderheym, Kelly Archer, BRELAND, and Jessie Jo Dillon.

TOURING/N.B.T. ISSUE (January 2021)

The 2021 Touring/N.B.T. Issue features MusicRow‘s 7th annual Next Big Thing class of artists as well as the N.B.T. Industry Directory. This issue also celebrates MusicRow Magazine Owner/Publisher Sherod Robertson‘s 10-year anniversary of leading the publication, and features interviews with WME Nashville Co-Heads Becky Gardenhire and Jay Williams, UTA Nashville’s Curt Motley, and CAA Music Nashville Co-Head Marc Dennis. Lighting and design expert Chris Lisle looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted touring professionals, and touring specialists Trent and Joey Hemphill offer one example of how their touring company has pivoted during the pandemic. Additionally, the 2021 Touring Directory is included in this issue, featuring contact information for touring transportation, production and insurance companies.

Copies of each print issue can be purchased here.

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IMPORTANT PRINT DATES FOR 2021:

COUNTRY RADIO & STREAMING ISSUE (February/March 2021)
1/22 – Space Deadline
2/2 – Camera Ready Art Deadline
2/16 – Street Date

INCHARGE ISSUE (April/May 2021)
3/26 – Space Deadline
4/6 – Camera Ready Art Deadline
4/20 – Street Date

ARTIST ROSTER ISSUE (June/July 2021)
5/21 – Space Deadline
6/1 – Camera Ready Art Deadline
6/15 – Street Date

MUSICROW AWARDS (August/September 2021)
7/9 – Space Deadline
7/20 – Camera Ready Art Deadline
8/10 – Street Date

PUBLISHER ISSUE (October/November 2021)
9/10 – Space Deadline
9/21 – Camera Ready Art Deadline
10/5 – Street Date

TOURING/N.B.T. ISSUE (December 2021/January 2022)
10/29 – Space Deadline
11/9 – Camera Ready Art Deadline
11/30 – Street Date

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