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Chesney Ends Tour With Hurricane of Activity

Kenny Chesney’s 2011 Goin’ Coastal Tour celebrated its last weekend, in Boston, with a two-show hurricane of activity. To be exact, the Sunday 8/28 performance was rescheduled for Friday 8/26 because of approaching hurricane Irene and Saturday went on as scheduled. Together, the two shows sold over 106,000 tickets at the Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, […]

Country Hall Hosts Jerry Foster • Newcomers Play Puckett’s

Acclaimed songwriter Jerry Foster will take a seat at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum on Sat., Sept. 10 as the latest subject of the Poets and Prophets: Legendary Country Songwriters series.

Industry Ink: Dierks, Lifenotes, HealthTrust Dinner

Dierks Bentley working with Red Light • Lifenotes • HealthTrust Dinner at Opryland Hotel

Gershon Joins Red Light Management

As first tipped by MusicRow last week, Red Light Management has officially announced the hiring of longtime music business pro Tracy Gershon. She joins the Nashville office where she will continue to co-manage Big Machine recording artist Ella Mae Bowen, and Erin Enderlin, as well as manage the writing interests of Grammy-winning artist and songwriter Rodney Crowell. She will […]

Charlie Cook On Air

You can go to another page on this site and see that Taylor Swift has over 7 million twitter followers. I have answered a few of her tweets but alas, have not heard directly back from her. That is the downside of Twitter—it is most often a one way communication.

Celeb Real Estate

Taylor Swift, Sheryl Crow and John Rich are busy buying and selling these high-priced properties.

The Band Perry at The Ryman Is a Virtual Sell-Out

The Band Perry’s first headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium sells out.

Curb College Announces Chairman, Promotions

Belmont’s music business college has a new chairman, and has also revealed other hirings and promotions.

Weekly Chart Report (8/26/11)

Toby Keith earns a second week at No. 1, and CountryBreakout Reporters discuss the hot topic of rural/redneck themes in country music.

Breaking News: Sony Exits Hit Nashville

MusicRow has confirmed a long list of exiting staffers.

Jake Owen Reveals “Barefoot” Album Release

Information about Jake Owen’s upcoming album release, Barefoot Blue Jean Night.

Bobby Karl Works the SOURCE Awards

Every year, the SOURCE organization honors the women of Nashville’s music business. This year’s awards banquet, held at the Noah Liff Opera Center (8/25) put the spotlight on […]

Gibson Statement: “No Charges Filed”

Today Gibson released an official statement about yesterday’s federal raids that closed its manufacturing facilities in Nashville and Memphis.

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