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Make It 10 For Chesney

Kenny Chesney has reached another significant milestone with his latest album, Hemingway’s Whiskey (BNA), which has […]

Industry Toasts Moore’s No. 1 “If Heaven…”

BMI and ASCAP teamed up at CMA headquarters to honor the songwriting team behind Justin Moore’s No. 1 “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away.”

Bluegrass Blooms In Downtown Nashville

The IBMA World of Bluegrass is this week and MusicRow critic Robert K. Oermann picks the best showcases and events.

Armiger Launches Deluxe Package With Opry Performance

Katie Armiger finally got to stand in country music’s inner circle […]

Promoting #Hashtag Happiness

Twitter is becoming a favored source for entertainment industry news and promotion, however the volume of tweets is reaching tsunami proportions. One way to fine tune the tweet-flow, is by using hashtags, a word preceded by the poundsign, i.e. #mynews. Hypebot.com recently wrote about some of the favorite tags its readers are using to parse […]

Honky Tonk TV Acquired

Weekly country music news and entertainment television show Honky Tonk TV has been acquired by Phoenix-based Morgans Media Group…

Johnnie Wright Passes

[Updated with arrangements] Country singer Johnnie Wright died this morning (9/27) at age 97 following a lengthy illness. He is known as a solo artist, as husband of female pioneer Kitty Wells, and as part of the duo Johnnie & Jack.

peermusic Adds Creative Manager

The music publisher has added a key new member to its team.

NBN SoundLand: Day 4

After late nights with Next Big Nashville’s SoundLand on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, I spent the rest of the weekend dragging. I guess there’s always a price for pursuing good times.

Industry Ink: Republic Nashville Hiring

Plus Capitol Street Party attendance, news from IEBA/Paradigm, CRS, and more. 

Luke Bryan Launches CMT Tour With Sold-Out Show

Luke Bryan kicked-off his headlining tour earlier this month. CMT ON TOUR: Luke Bryan Tailgates & Tanlines launched with a sold-out show at Terminal 5 in New York City, and setting an attendance record in Utica, New York. The tour features special guests Lee Brice, Josh Thompson and CMT’s Next Superstar winner Matt Mason. Dates […]

Photo Spread: Octagon Ent., Bill Anderson, Edens Edge

Octagon Entertainment and Ramblin Music hosted an open house and block party earlier this month to mark Octagon’s official Music City launch.

CMA Celebrates Country Music Month, Honors Mayor Dean

The Country Music Association is celebrating Country Music Month with 45 days of promotions, events, and activities leading up to the annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 9.

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