MusicRow Magazine Releases 2026 Publisher Print Issue

MusicRow Magazine, Nashville’s leading music industry publication, has released its 2026 Publisher Issue print edition, with MCA’s Luke Bryan gracing its cover. 

During his career, Bryan has amassed 27.2 billion global streams, 12 million global album sales, and more than 48 million track sales worldwide. He has 132 million in total RIAA certification units, including 19.5 million in album certifications and 112.5 million in single certifications. Bryan was honored with the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award in recognition of his standing as one of the most-streamed artists in the organization’s 20-year history. He has garnered 32 No. 1 singles, 17 of which he co-wrote, and he’s accumulated 58 total weeks at No. 1 during his career. He has sold 20 million concert tickets throughout his career. 

Bryan has co-hosted the ACM Awards five times and the CMA Awards four times, and has won more than 50 major music awards, including five Entertainer of the Year awards. Additional honors include six CMT Artist of the Year recognitions, NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year, the first-ever recipient of the ACM Album of the Decade Award for Crash My Party, seven CMT Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, and four American Music Awards—as well as being named Billboard’s Top Country Artist of the 2010s, the Most Heard Artist of the Decade by Country Aircheck, and Artist Humanitarian Recipient by the Country Radio Broadcasters, and receiving the ACM Lifting Lives Award for his devotion to improving lives through the power of music.

The 2026 Publisher Issue is a highly-anticipated annual resource that includes the updated Publisher Directory, a listing of Nashville’s top publishing companies, as well as organizations available for songwriters. It also contains exclusive features that spotlight the songwriting and publishing segment of the Nashville music industry.  

“As I reflect on this year’s Publisher Print Issue and our music publishing community, Dolly’s catalog is a reminder of what a songwriter creates,” says Sherod Robertson, Owner/Publisher of MusicRow Magazine. “Like her, songwriters write songs sturdy enough to outlast trends, outlast lifetimes and keep finding new audiences generations later. That’s the same work happening every day in our business, with songwriters, publishers and executives whose creativity and dedication form the foundation of this industry.”

Back again in the 2026 Publisher Issue is the State of the Union roundtable, this time featuring Little Louder Music’s Arturo Buenahora, Warner Chappell Music Nashville’s Austen Adams, UMPG Nashville’s Chandler Thurston, Back Blocks Music’s Kirby Mathews and Sony Music Publishing Nashville’s Tom Luteran.

Also, in this issue is a tribute to the late Dolly Parton, who died on Aug. 25 in Nashville. 

Elsewhere, leaders at Big Machine Music, Hybe, Me Gusta Music and Round Hill Music share insights into the world of sync licensing. Nate Lowery talks about carrying the legacy of Brett James through the future of Cornman Music. Additionally, multi-platinum producer, songwriter, publisher and music executive Frank Rogers shares his My Music Row Story. 

MusicRow’s 2026 Publisher Issue also highlights the work and careers of some of the most in-demand songwriters, including Warner Chappell’s Amy Allen, Concord’s Chris LaCorte, UMPG Nashville’s Jacob Davis, Sony Music Publishing’s Trannie Anderson and Boom Music Group’s (admin. Warner Chappell) Zach John King. 

Single copies of MusicRow’s 2026 Publisher Issue are available for purchase at musicrow.com for $50, and are included with yearly MusicRow subscriptions.