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MusicRow Staff2026-09-02 08:30:112026-09-02 16:31:08BREAKING: 2026 MusicRow Awards Winners [Full List]
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LB Cantrell2026-09-01 11:33:302026-09-01 11:35:50BREAKING: Leadership Music Executive Director Debbie Linn To Retire
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LB Cantrell2026-09-01 09:23:242026-09-01 09:23:24BREAKING: BMG & Concord Finalize Partnership, Name Leadership
More About The Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees
/by contributorA 2011 inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York, John Bettis is the only songwriter of his generation who has repeatedly topped the Pop, Country, R&B and Adult Contemporary charts. His biggest Country hits include “Heartland” (George Strait), “Only One Love In My Life” (Ronnie Milsap) and “One Of A Kind Pair […]
Weekend Notes, Artist Updates
/by FreemanLaura Bell Bundy on Southern Fried Flicks with Hazel Smith • Women Rock For The Cure’s Pink Trash Ball • Jason Aldean to donate proceeds from Roanoke concert to Susan G. Komen • Paisley sells out O2 Arena in London, jams with Ronnie Wood
Montgomery Gentry Album Arrives After Difficult Year
/by adminEddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry—award-winning duo Montgomery Gentry—will soon release the duo’s seventh studio album, Rebels on the Run. The new 11 song collection will be available from their new label home Average Joe’s Entertainment, on Oct. 4, 2011. “In a lot of ways the past year has been has been nothing but hell,” said Eddie […]
Buddy Killen Circle To Gain Apartment Complex
/by adminAccording to the Nashville Business Journal, the long vacant site at 1515 Demonbreun St. across from the Tin Roof and the one-time location of the Barbara Mandrell Museum, is now slated to become home to a $40 milllion apartment project. Lionstone Group, based in Houston, is said to be selling the land now a parking […]
An Evening With Martina McBride
/by Sherod RobertsonAn industry-packed crowd attended “An Evening With Martina McBride” this week at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Ford Theater. Presented by Republic Nashville, the listening party offered attendees a live performance of McBride’s upcoming CD Eleven slated for an Oct 11 release.
Spotify Limits Boost Paid Users
/by adminThe U.S. music industry was anxiously awaiting the arrival of Spotify. And now that it is here, numbers and stats are flying in all directions as execs try to decipher consumer reactions. MusicAlly.com has published some new information which shows the music platform successfully added paying subscribers as a result of implementing more restrictions on […]
Will Hoge Previews New Album
/by FreemanNashville singer/songwriter Will Hoge treated industry friends and guests to a selection of new songs at The Standard on Wednesday (8/17). Hoge’s seventh studio album, Number Seven (Ryko), is due out September 27.
Taylor Swift's "Haunted" Featured In True Blood
/by Sherod RobertsonRolling Stone is reporting that True Blood’s music supervisor, Gary Calamar, has confirmed this Sunday’s episode […]
Taylor Swift’s “Haunted” Featured In True Blood
/by Sherod RobertsonRolling Stone is reporting that True Blood’s music supervisor, Gary Calamar, has confirmed this Sunday’s episode […]
Quarterback Promotes Gholson to East Coast Region
/by FreemanQuarterback Records has announced the promotion of Traci Gholson to East Coast Manager of Promotion. Gholson moves up from the Promotion Coordinator position, which she started in March 2011.
Kentucky Headhunters Return; Deborah Allen Releases New Album
/by adminThe boys who made “Dumas Walker” famous in 1989 are back with their first studio album since 2003. The Kentucky Headhunters have just released a new single, “Great Acoustics,” from their upcoming album Dixie Lullabies on Red Dirt Records scheduled for release Oct. 18. Holly Gleason recently wrote for No Depression, “Twenty years after being […]
Musicians Team For Benefits At Ryman
/by Sarah SkatesOn the schedule are Craig Wiseman’s Stars For Second Harvest, and the star-studded Let Us In: Women and Cancer Fund Benefit
Charlie Cook On Air
/by contributorI was listening to an AC station in the West Virginia radio chain that I work for and heard “If I Die Young” by The Band Perry. Of course, they also play “Need You Now,” selected Taylor Swift songs, Keith Urban, Shania Twain, Tim McGraw and even a recent Kenny Chesney. I was thinking how lucky they are to be able to play only the cream of the format.