This week’s edition of The MusicRow Weekly spotlights pivotal moments and significant updates in the Nashville music industry, underscoring a landscape in constant evolution. Click here to see the full edition.
MusicRow proudly announces the 2025 release of its flagship print directory, InCharge. As the most comprehensive guide to Nashville’s music business leaders, this year’s edition showcases 370 influential executives. Alongside detailed career biographies, readers will find valuable contact information and organizational affiliations, offering a vital resource for professionals navigating Music City’s dynamic industry.
Capitol Music Group is consolidating its country and Christian music operations under the new Capitol Music Group Nashville banner. This move brings Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) and Capitol Records Nashville together in a strategic effort to strengthen the label’s commitment to Nashville as a creative and commercial powerhouse. Industry veteran Candice Watkins has been appointed President of Capitol Records Nashville, in addition to serving as Executive Vice President of CCMG.
Meanwhile, following the successful 60th anniversary of the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, the ACM and Dick Clark Productions announced a new multi-year agreement with Prime Video. The awards show will remain on the streaming platform through its 63rd ceremony in 2028.
Outback Presents, a Nashville-based independent concert promoter, named Andrew Farwell as its new President.
Rising singer-songwriter McCoy Moore joined the Sony Music Nashville roster in partnership with Cervidae Records.
Sony Music Publishing Nashville has renewed its joint venture with Verse 2 Music, helmed by country star Kane Brown and veteran executive Kent Earls, reaffirming their collaborative approach to publishing. ACM and CMA Award-winner Jon Nite inked a global publishing deal with Concord Music Publishing, while multifaceted writer and producer Dave Cohen signed a global publishing agreement with Position Music.
G Major Management is entering a new era of artist support with a series of strategic hires and promotions. Under the leadership of Virginia Bunetta, the company launched a market insights division and bolstered its marketing and operations arms. New hires include Emilie Gilbert as Manager of Insights & Fan Engagement Strategy and Madeline “Sledge” Lary as Digital Manager. Promotions include Samantha Thornton to Sr. Director of Marketing and Harry Lyons to Sr. Director of Business Operations.
Harris, Huelsman, Barnes & Company also announced personnel updates, promoting Amanda Goff to Client Manager. Joining her in the role is Amanda Remo.
Milestone Publicity has rebranded as Milestone Collective. Along with the rebrand comes a new digital marketing division, led by Caylie Landerville.
This week also saw industry recognition at the fourth annual Bizzy Awards during the Music Biz 2025 conference in Atlanta. Among the honorees were Emily Stephenson of Downtown Music Publishing, awarded the #NEXTGEN_NOW One to Watch Award, and Elysha Miracle of Concord, who received the Maestro of Metadata Award. Local favorite Grimey’s took home the Bizzy Frontline Innovator Award, while the Equal Access initiative was honored with the Agent of Change Award.
Finally, the industry mourns the loss of country music legend Johnny Rodriguez, who passed away on May 9 at the age of 73. A prominent figure in the 1970s, Rodriguez broke barriers as one of the first Latin American artists to achieve major success in country music, leaving behind a lasting legacy.
This week’s MusicRow Weekly also features a conversation with Riley Green on legacy, momentum and staying true.
In addition, the latest MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart is included. Riley Green maintains his No. 1 spot for the third consecutive week with “Worst Way.” Explore more chart data here.
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“Sounds Like Nashville Live,” presented by Music Corporation of America (MCA), returns to downtown Nashville’s Skydeck on Broadway June 5-8, 2025. The four-day event is free to the public and features some of country music’s biggest artists and rising stars for live performances, fan club parties and signings, special merchandise offers and more.
This year’s lineup includes Bryce Leatherwood, Carter Faith, Caylee Hammack, Colt Graves, Crowe Boys, Evan Bartels, Josh Ross, Landon Smith, Louie TheSinger, Mark Wills, Timothy Wayne, Tucker Wetmore, Vincent Mason, 49 Winchester and more to be announced. More information is available here.
Mornings will also offer high-energy workout classes, including dance cardio, HIIT cardio and Barre classes led by top Peloton Instructors Callie Gullickson, Hannah Corbin and Logan Aldridge. Tickets for the workout classes are available here.
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After years of honing his craft and building a loyal fan base through relentless touring and a string of powerful EPs, country-rock artist Tyler Braden is finally ready to share his full story. With the release of his long-awaited debut album Devil and a Prayer, Braden is reflective, energized and proud of the journey that’s brought him to this point.
Braden, a former firefighter turned full-time musician, has made a name for himself with his powerhouse vocals, emotionally resonant lyrics and gritty authenticity. With Devil and a Prayer, a 19-track record years in the making, he’s pulling back the curtain and inviting listeners into his world, complete with vulnerability, fire and faith.
The idea behind the album didn’t come together all at once. “The inspiration was spread out over years,” Braden tells MusicRow. “But the concept came when I started putting the track list together and realized it felt like I was building a live show set.”
That realization sparked a bigger vision. “I called management, I called the label and said, ‘Listen, I want to lean into this and build it out just like a live set,’” he explains. That vision manifests clearly on the record, especially in the middle section, marked as the “B Stage” on physical copies, where four stripped-back, acoustic songs give listeners an intimate, unplugged experience.
The physical album even includes a handwritten “setlist” on the back cover, with designations like “Opening Song” and “Encore,” adding a layer of thoughtful detail. “That won’t come across online, but it’s a little Easter egg for the fans.”
The album title, Devil and a Prayer, was born from the pairing of two standout singles; “Devil You Know” and “More Than a Prayer.” Originally intended as separate releases leading into EPs, plans shifted after “Devil You Know” found traction on social media. Instead of breaking things up, Braden and his team decided to bring it all together. “We had these two juxtaposing cover arts, and we just put them together and called it Devil and a Prayer.”
Over the course of making the project, Braden says he’s grown significantly, especially as a songwriter. “It’s probably just the growth as a writer,” he says, reflecting on the journey. “From ‘Dear Old Flame’ to working alongside Sam Martinez as a producer, it’s been cool to get in there and create together.”
“Dear Old Flame,” one of the album’s acoustic “B Stage” moments, was a turning point creatively. “It was the first time I wrote something kind of out of left field,” he recalls. “It felt like something that was me, who I wanted to be.”
While many of the tracks were co-written, Braden’s artistic fingerprints are all over the album. “Even the outside songs had to feel authentic. I didn’t want to feel like an imposter,” he says. His collaborators include names like Martinez, Jon Decious, Austin Nivarel, Lydia Vaughan and Sasha Sloan, among many others.
While Devil and a Prayer covers a broad emotional and sonic range, a few tracks stand out as particularly meaningful for Braden. “’Right On Track’ is probably the most personal,” he says. Inspired by the ups and downs of chasing a dream, the song captures the self-doubt and comparison that can plague anyone pursuing their goals.
“The main thing I’ve learned over the last eight years is: do not compare yourself to people around you,” he says. “That’s what the song’s about, and I think it resonates far beyond music.”
Another standout is “Might Be Dangerous,” a duet with rising star Kaitlin Butts. Though Braden had been performing the song solo for some time, the original demo featured a duet, and he knew that’s what the final version needed. “Kaitlin was someone my team had brought up years ago, and I always kept an eye on what she was doing,” he says. “When her name came up again, it just felt right.”
Despite having never met before, the collaboration came together organically. “We sent her the song and let it speak for itself. She said yes immediately.” Braden was initially unsure how their contrasting voices would blend, “mine’s pretty rough, and hers is so smooth, almost bluegrass,” but the result was magic. The pair debuted the track live at the ACM Kickoff Party to a warm reception.
Longtime fans will notice growth on this album, not just lyrically, but in Braden’s sound. “No doubt about it,” he says when asked if his music has evolved. “I think that comes across on this album. I hope it does.”
That evolution also includes being more open to imperfections. On “Right On Track,” Braden ended up keeping the original scratch vocal, the one recorded live in-studio while the band tracked the song. “It had this raw emotion we couldn’t recreate,” he says. “It’s almost one take all the way through.”
For Braden, releasing Devil and a Prayer is both a personal and professional milestone. “It’s the top of a mountain, for sure,” he says. “We’ve done EPs before, but this is the first time I get to show who I am, top to bottom, on one project.”
And what’s he most excited for now that it’s out? “Seeing what songs people gravitate toward, especially online. Watching what happens naturally, seeing what people tag you in, what they post, what they make videos to. That’s the coolest part.”
Still, he hopes listeners take the time to hear the full story. “I know it’s longer, but I hope people get a chance to listen top to bottom,” he says. “It’s got that live show feeling, from the high-energy open to the acoustic center, then we bring it back hard with a song called ‘Breaking In These Boots.’ I want it to feel like you’re there, in the crowd, feeling every moment.”
With Devil and a Prayer, Braden isn’t just releasing an album, he’s inviting fans into his world. And it’s one worth stepping into.
Devil and a Prayer Track List:
1. “Me Or The Dawn” (Tyler Braden, Jake Rose, Autumn Buysse)
2. “More Than A Prayer” (Heath Warren, Devin Dawson, Sam Martinez)
3. “Think About Me” (Tyler Braden, Melissa Pierce, Adam Wood)
4. “Above The Water” (Tyler Braden, Daniel Agee, Ian Harrison, Sarah Turner)
5. “You Don’t Get To Cry” (Tyler Braden, Will Bundy, Rhett Akins)
6. “Loved Once” (Tyler Braden, Dan Pellarin, Lydia Vaughan, Sasha Sloan)
7. “How It Starts” (Tyler Braden, Lydia Vaughan, Luke Niccoli)
8. “So Long” (Tyler Braden, Lydia Vaughan, Jordan Dozzi)
9. “To Tell You The Truth (b stage)” (Tyler Braden, Rivers Rutherford, Seth Mosley)
10. “Bullet In M y Boots (b stage)” (Matt Rogers, Jaren Johnston, Ben Stennis)
11. “Nothing Looks Good On You (b stage)” (Tyler Braden, Jon Decious, Mikey Reaves)
12. “Dear Old Flame (b stage)” (Tyler Braden, Thomas Archer)
13. “Breaking In These Boots” (Tyler Braden, Joey Hyde, Nick Donley)
14. “Evergreen (demo)” (Tyler Braden, Austin Nivarel, Rob Grimaldi)
15. “God & Guns N’ Roses” (Tyler Braden, Jon Decious, Rian Ball)
16. “Call Me First” (Tyler Braden, Sam Martinez, Cole Miracle, Zack Dyer, Jon Robert Hall)
17. “Right On Track” (Tyler Braden, Jon Decious, Austin Nivarel)
18. “Might Be Dangerous (feat. Kaitlin Butts)” (Heath Warren, Zach Kale, Micah Carpenter, Kyle Sturrock)
19. “Devil You Know” (Graham Barham, Zack Dyer, Jon Hall, Sam Martinez)
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The band will visit Allentown, Atlantic City, Bakersfield, Fresno and more on the added dates to the extensive tour, which features special guests Ernest and Redferrin. The ODIES fan community presale begins on May 19. Fans can sign up for the presale at tour.weareolddominion.com/ and general on-sale begins May 22.
“There’s a special kind of joy at shows that are built for the ODIES” frontman Matt Ramsey says. “They want the deep cuts. They want to sing with us and each other. They’re in deep, and we love it. When we were looking at this year’s tour, we love being outdoors. But there’s something about what happens when all that energy gets held inside a building.”
Old Dominion’s current radio single “Coming Home,” is rising up the charts and is currently at No. 12. Their “Coming Home” video featured a day playing for the service men and women and their families on the U.S.S. Gerald Ford on the coast of their home state of Virginia, and in celebration of May’s National Military Appreciation month, participating shows on the “How Good Is That – World Tour” are offering select tickets at special prices now while supplies last. Old Dominion is also donating a handful of tickets across the U.S. tour dates to our nation’s heroes via VetTix.
New “How Good Is That – World Tour” Dates:
September 4- Allentown, PA – PPL Center
September 5- Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
September 6- Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
September 18- Ontario, CA – Toyota Arena
September 19- Bakersfield, CA – Dignity Health Arena
September 20- Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center at Fresno State
September 25- Kennewick, WA – Toyota Center – Kennewick
September 26- Everett, WA – Angel of the Winds Arena
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Jessica Willis Fisher has released her sophomore album, Blooming, today (May 16). The record, entirely self-written by Fisher and produced by Ben Fowler, is rooted in themes of growth and continued healing.
“There are some flowers that bloom one time and that’s it, but how about we go with the flowers that come back every year?” says Fisher. “I aspire to be a perennial, if you will. Beautiful things take time to grow, to let things evolve. That’s where I feel all these songs have come from. This is the next chapter of both my story and my artistry. For me, those are linked in every way.”
Blending elements of folk, Irish, bluegrass and Americana music, the acoustic nature of Blooming allows Fisher’s voice to shine alongside her thoughtful songwriting and distinctive fiddle playing.
“Overall, this is a pretty positive record. I’m living a life I didn’t think I was going to have, in many ways,” says Fisher. “I have a lot to be grateful for, a lot to celebrate just seeing how far I’ve come in the last few years.”
Blooming follows the 2022 release of Brand New Day, Fisher’s debut solo album.
Blooming Track List:
1. “Healing”
2. “Dogwood”
3. “Build A House”
4. “Find A Lover”
5. “Seeds”
6. “Honest”
7. “June”
8. “One Of A Kind”
9. “The Fox”
Barry Poss, the founder of the esteemed roots-music label Sugar Hill Records, died this week in North Carolina at age 79 following a battle with cancer.
Sugar Hill is best known as the home of a who’s-who of bluegrass music. It was also a launchpad for the careers of Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs, Nickel Creek and The Whites. At various times, Rodney Crowell, Dolly Parton, Kathy Mattea, Willie Nelson, Connie Smith, Johnny Paycheck, Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Sara Evans, Don Williams, Lee Ann Womack, Wanda Jackson and Uncle Kracker recorded for Sugar Hill, as did such troubadours as Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Pat Alger, Jewel, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen and Jesse Winchester.
Recordings on the imprint have won 13 Grammy Awards in the bluegrass, country and folk categories, including two for Parton’s efforts and two for collections by The Nashville Bluegrass Band.
Barry Lyle Poss was born in rural Ontario, but moved to Toronto as a boy. After college at the city’s York University, he moved to North Carolina in 1968 to pursue a degree in sociology from Duke University. While he was a graduate student, he attended the Union Grove Fiddlers Gathering and fell in love with traditional sounds.
Poss went to work for the Virginia bluegrass labels County Records and Rebel Records. He learned the roots-music business from County’s Dave Freeman. He and Freeman co-founded Sugar Hill in 1978. The label’s first record was by Boone Creek, which featured Skaggs and Jerry Douglas, both of whom would go on to issue solo LPs for the label. Douglas also went on to produce a number of Sugar Hill’s other artists. Poss took full control of Sugar Hill Records in 1980 and moved the company to Durham, North Carolina.
The firm quickly became the home to such stellar bluegrass bands as The Osborne Brothers, The Bluegrass Cardinals, The Country Gentlemen, Hot Rize, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Seldom Scene, New Grass Revival and The Del McCoury Band. Noted for its classy graphics, excellent distribution and musical integrity, Sugar Hill also attracted Tim O’Brien, Peter Rowan, Sam Bush, Chris Hillman, Carl Jackson and other influential stylists.
Barry Poss was known as a good-humored, warm-hearted record executive who had a hands-off attitude about his artists’ creativity. In the studio, he produced with a light touch, embracing the musicians’ judgement about their own music. He relinquished more power than most label chiefs. In short, he offered what recording artists all yearn for, artistic control.
He said that he wanted people to see the Sugar Hill name and trust that any record on the label would be worthwhile. John Prine said he was inspired by Poss to form his own company, Oh Boy Records.
As Sugar Hill grew, Barry Poss embraced a wider vision of what later became known as Americana music. Artists as diverse as The Austin Lounge Lizards, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Jonathan Edwards, Pat Green, Jeff Bridges, The Red Clay Ramblers, James McMurtry, Joey + Rory, Tom Paxton, Doc Watson and Maura O’Connell recorded for the label.
In 1998, Poss sold Sugar Hill to The Welk Music Group. He remained with the label as its president and in 2002 was named its chairman. He moved Sugar Hill to Nashville in 2007, but did not move with it. Sugar Hill continues to operate as an imprint today.
In 2015, the label was acquired by the Concord Music Group, the world’s leading independent music company. This umbrella firm has also absorbed such imprints as Vanguard, Stax, Rounder, Fantasy, Milestone, Prestige, Specialty, Vee Jay, Razor & Tie, Riverside, Fania, Easy Eye Sound and several other notable firms.
Barry Poss was in the 1985 group that forged the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and was a founding board member of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, located in Owensboro, Kentucky. He also served on the boards of the Carolina Theater, the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, Merle Fest and the North Carolina Folklife Institute, among others.
He was given a Distinguished Achievement Award by IBMA in 1998. The Americana Music Association presented him with its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. Charmed by his label’s name, Parton wrote a song called “Sugar Hill” and included on her 2002 Halos & Horns album for the company.
“Barry gave me a sense of direction and opened doors for me when all others were shut,” recalled Hillman. Even more succinctly, Keen said, “Barry Poss is one of a kind. There is no other.”
The executive was modest about his legacy. “I used to joke that I had the perfect qualifications for being in the music business,” Poss said. “I had no business training…no formal music background, either. But I teach Sociology of Deviant Behavior.” His business plan was simple: “Keep it real. Know and love what you record. And put it out into the world.”
Barry Poss died on Tuesday, May 13, in Durham. He is survived by wife Michele Pas, sons Aaron and Jonathan, four grandchildren and many cousins, friends, relations and colleagues. Funeral services were held yesterday, May 15, at Beth El Synagogue, followed by burial at Durham Hebrew Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in his name to Beth El Synagogue, to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina or to a charity of your choice.
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Pictured (L-R): Stephanie Cos (Kobalt), Jordyn Shellhart and Kevin Lane (Kobalt).
Singer-songwriter Jordyn Shellhart has signed a global publishing deal with Kobalt.
With over a decade in Music City, Shellhart has had her tunes cuts by Little Big Town, Cody Johnson, Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton and more. Her own debut album Primrose has amassed widespread acclaim. She also recently released her new song “Strange Thought,” which serves as a look into her new project coming soon.
“Jordyn is the type of artist you hope you have the chance to work with when you think about a career in music,” says Kobalt’s Kevin Lane. “She is a lyricist of the highest order and an artist in the truest sense. She creates a world that engulfs the listener, and it is an honor to work with her.”
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Old Crow Medicine Show frontman Ketch Secor will release his first solo album Story The Crow Told Me on July 11 on Equal Housing Records via Firebird Music.
Recorded at his own Hartland Studios and co-written/produced with Jody Stevens, Story The Crow Told Me is a coming-of-age saga about a dreamer who carved his path to the top, one song at a time. The album features cameos from Molly Tuttle, Marty Stuart and Old Crow alums Critter Fuqua and Willie Watson, as well as poignant samples from Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash.
Secor reflects on a quarter century spent in Music City and beyond with the new album that is equal parts coming-of-age story, road-warrior autobiography and love letter to the city that watched him grow into a man. Story The Crow Told Me details a wild and woolly journey through the misfit wilderness of life, love, longing and leaving home, filled with spoken-word performances, punky tempos, bluegrass harmonies and harmonica and fiddle. With the 12 tracks, Secor also showcases the full range of his musical talents, playing nearly a dozen instruments across the album and co-writing every song. Skilled in reinterpreting the sounds of the past for today’s audience, Secor sets the past 25 years of his music-making life to a new soundtrack.
“There are a lot of things happening at this point in my life that are causing me to be more retrospective,” Secor explains. “I’ve been in the game a long time. I do enjoy looking forward, but old-timey music is about simultaneously looking forward and backward at the same time. That’s why it’s a regressive art. You go back with it, but that’s where the strength is. The challenge is to carry the substance of the past into the present.”
In conjunction with the announcement, Secor has also released the debut single from the new project “Dickerson Road,” a tribute to East Nashville’s boulevard of broken dreams featuring guitar from TheCadillac Three’s Jaren Johnston.
About the new single, Secor explains, “The Grand Ole Opry has stars and the Hall of Fame has plaques, and in the year 2000 there was one premier destination for Nashville’s castoffs, rejects, n’er-do-wells, petty thieves, lowlifes, losers and users; so like a barfly to a bottle I went to where I felt I belonged, straight up Dickerson Road. Nowadays you can only catch a fleeting glimpse of the misfit glory that once teemed down this boulevard of broken dreams, but once in awhile I’ll see some stray dog licking at some grease trap and know they’re still clawing their way to the top of trash pile down on The Dick.”
In between Old Crow Medicine Show tour dates, Ketch Secor will hit the road for his solo “Story The Crow Told Me Tour” this July, before jumping on the “Railroad Revival Tour” with Mumford & Sons and Friends in August as a member of the “house band” along with Celisse, Chris Thile, Leif Vollebekk, Lucius, Madison Cunningham, Nathaniel Rateliff and Trombone Shorty.
Story The Crow Told Me Track List:
1. “Busker’s Spell”
2. “Talkin’ Doc Blues”
3. “Ghost Train”
4. “Dickerson Road”
5. “Old Man River”
6. “Catch Me If You Can”
7. “Highland Rim” (feat. Marty Stuart)
8. “Junkin'”
9. “On The Wall”
10. “Thanks Again”
11. “Holes In The Wall”
12. “What Nashville Was”
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Riley Green notches his third week atop the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart this week with his solo-written “Worst Way.”
The tune appears on Green’s recent album, Don’t Mind If I Do, and is already certified Platinum.
Green recently spoke with MusicRow about this new elevation in his career, sharing the importance of prioritizing songwriting, his live show and maintaining his residence in Alabama.
“Worst Way” currently sits at No. 8 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and No. 4 on the Mediabase chart.
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Pictured (L-R): Mike Rittberg, COO, Big Machine Label Group; Allison Jones, EVP/A&R, Big Machine Label Group; Carly Pearce; Scott Borchetta, Chairman & CEO, Big Machine Label Group; Kris Lamb, EVP/GM, Big Machine Records; Erik Powell, VP/Promotion & Marketing, Big Machine Records and Mike Blong, Starstruck Entertainment. Photo: Nick Rau
During her appearance at the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday night (May 13), Carly Pearce was presented with two brand new RIAA certifications from Big Machine executives. Her collaboration with Chris Stapleton “We Don’t Fight Anymore” is now certified Platinum, while her hit single “What He Didn’t Do” earned double-Platinum certification.
Pearce will wrap up her more than 40 date “Hummingbird World Tour” tonight (May 16) with a sold-out Ryman Auditorium show in Nashville.
Pearce also recently revealed that she will bring back her annual “Carly’s Closet” pop-up event during CMA Fest on June 7 from 3-5 p.m., taking place inside Music City Center. The event gives attendees the chance to purchase clothing, shoes and accessories Pearce has worn, and all proceeds will go to the CMA Foundation. She will also be performing an acoustic set during the event, before she heads over to Nissan Stadium that night to join Rascal Flatts on the main stage.
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MusicRow Weekly (2025 InCharge Issue, News, Charts, More…)
/by Madison HahnenThis week’s edition of The MusicRow Weekly spotlights pivotal moments and significant updates in the Nashville music industry, underscoring a landscape in constant evolution. Click here to see the full edition.
MusicRow proudly announces the 2025 release of its flagship print directory, InCharge. As the most comprehensive guide to Nashville’s music business leaders, this year’s edition showcases 370 influential executives. Alongside detailed career biographies, readers will find valuable contact information and organizational affiliations, offering a vital resource for professionals navigating Music City’s dynamic industry.
Capitol Music Group is consolidating its country and Christian music operations under the new Capitol Music Group Nashville banner. This move brings Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) and Capitol Records Nashville together in a strategic effort to strengthen the label’s commitment to Nashville as a creative and commercial powerhouse. Industry veteran Candice Watkins has been appointed President of Capitol Records Nashville, in addition to serving as Executive Vice President of CCMG.
Meanwhile, following the successful 60th anniversary of the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, the ACM and Dick Clark Productions announced a new multi-year agreement with Prime Video. The awards show will remain on the streaming platform through its 63rd ceremony in 2028.
Outback Presents, a Nashville-based independent concert promoter, named Andrew Farwell as its new President.
Rising singer-songwriter McCoy Moore joined the Sony Music Nashville roster in partnership with Cervidae Records.
Sony Music Publishing Nashville has renewed its joint venture with Verse 2 Music, helmed by country star Kane Brown and veteran executive Kent Earls, reaffirming their collaborative approach to publishing. ACM and CMA Award-winner Jon Nite inked a global publishing deal with Concord Music Publishing, while multifaceted writer and producer Dave Cohen signed a global publishing agreement with Position Music.
G Major Management is entering a new era of artist support with a series of strategic hires and promotions. Under the leadership of Virginia Bunetta, the company launched a market insights division and bolstered its marketing and operations arms. New hires include Emilie Gilbert as Manager of Insights & Fan Engagement Strategy and Madeline “Sledge” Lary as Digital Manager. Promotions include Samantha Thornton to Sr. Director of Marketing and Harry Lyons to Sr. Director of Business Operations.
Harris, Huelsman, Barnes & Company also announced personnel updates, promoting Amanda Goff to Client Manager. Joining her in the role is Amanda Remo.
Milestone Publicity has rebranded as Milestone Collective. Along with the rebrand comes a new digital marketing division, led by Caylie Landerville.
This week also saw industry recognition at the fourth annual Bizzy Awards during the Music Biz 2025 conference in Atlanta. Among the honorees were Emily Stephenson of Downtown Music Publishing, awarded the #NEXTGEN_NOW One to Watch Award, and Elysha Miracle of Concord, who received the Maestro of Metadata Award. Local favorite Grimey’s took home the Bizzy Frontline Innovator Award, while the Equal Access initiative was honored with the Agent of Change Award.
Finally, the industry mourns the loss of country music legend Johnny Rodriguez, who passed away on May 9 at the age of 73. A prominent figure in the 1970s, Rodriguez broke barriers as one of the first Latin American artists to achieve major success in country music, leaving behind a lasting legacy.
This week’s MusicRow Weekly also features a conversation with Riley Green on legacy, momentum and staying true.
In addition, the latest MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart is included. Riley Green maintains his No. 1 spot for the third consecutive week with “Worst Way.” Explore more chart data here.
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MCA Announces Lineup For 2025 ‘Sounds Like Nashville Live’ At Skydeck On Broadway
/by Lauryn Sink“Sounds Like Nashville Live,” presented by Music Corporation of America (MCA), returns to downtown Nashville’s Skydeck on Broadway June 5-8, 2025. The four-day event is free to the public and features some of country music’s biggest artists and rising stars for live performances, fan club parties and signings, special merchandise offers and more.
This year’s lineup includes Bryce Leatherwood, Carter Faith, Caylee Hammack, Colt Graves, Crowe Boys, Evan Bartels, Josh Ross, Landon Smith, Louie TheSinger, Mark Wills, Timothy Wayne, Tucker Wetmore, Vincent Mason, 49 Winchester and more to be announced. More information is available here.
Mornings will also offer high-energy workout classes, including dance cardio, HIIT cardio and Barre classes led by top Peloton Instructors Callie Gullickson, Hannah Corbin and Logan Aldridge. Tickets for the workout classes are available here.
Tyler Braden Brings The Live Experience Into The Studio On Debut Album [Interview]
/by Madison HahnenTyler Braden. Photo: Marisa Taylor
After years of honing his craft and building a loyal fan base through relentless touring and a string of powerful EPs, country-rock artist Tyler Braden is finally ready to share his full story. With the release of his long-awaited debut album Devil and a Prayer, Braden is reflective, energized and proud of the journey that’s brought him to this point.
Braden, a former firefighter turned full-time musician, has made a name for himself with his powerhouse vocals, emotionally resonant lyrics and gritty authenticity. With Devil and a Prayer, a 19-track record years in the making, he’s pulling back the curtain and inviting listeners into his world, complete with vulnerability, fire and faith.
The idea behind the album didn’t come together all at once. “The inspiration was spread out over years,” Braden tells MusicRow. “But the concept came when I started putting the track list together and realized it felt like I was building a live show set.”
The physical album even includes a handwritten “setlist” on the back cover, with designations like “Opening Song” and “Encore,” adding a layer of thoughtful detail. “That won’t come across online, but it’s a little Easter egg for the fans.”
The album title, Devil and a Prayer, was born from the pairing of two standout singles; “Devil You Know” and “More Than a Prayer.” Originally intended as separate releases leading into EPs, plans shifted after “Devil You Know” found traction on social media. Instead of breaking things up, Braden and his team decided to bring it all together. “We had these two juxtaposing cover arts, and we just put them together and called it Devil and a Prayer.”
Over the course of making the project, Braden says he’s grown significantly, especially as a songwriter. “It’s probably just the growth as a writer,” he says, reflecting on the journey. “From ‘Dear Old Flame’ to working alongside Sam Martinez as a producer, it’s been cool to get in there and create together.”
“Dear Old Flame,” one of the album’s acoustic “B Stage” moments, was a turning point creatively. “It was the first time I wrote something kind of out of left field,” he recalls. “It felt like something that was me, who I wanted to be.”
While many of the tracks were co-written, Braden’s artistic fingerprints are all over the album. “Even the outside songs had to feel authentic. I didn’t want to feel like an imposter,” he says. His collaborators include names like Martinez, Jon Decious, Austin Nivarel, Lydia Vaughan and Sasha Sloan, among many others.
While Devil and a Prayer covers a broad emotional and sonic range, a few tracks stand out as particularly meaningful for Braden. “’Right On Track’ is probably the most personal,” he says. Inspired by the ups and downs of chasing a dream, the song captures the self-doubt and comparison that can plague anyone pursuing their goals.
“The main thing I’ve learned over the last eight years is: do not compare yourself to people around you,” he says. “That’s what the song’s about, and I think it resonates far beyond music.”
Another standout is “Might Be Dangerous,” a duet with rising star Kaitlin Butts. Though Braden had been performing the song solo for some time, the original demo featured a duet, and he knew that’s what the final version needed. “Kaitlin was someone my team had brought up years ago, and I always kept an eye on what she was doing,” he says. “When her name came up again, it just felt right.”
Despite having never met before, the collaboration came together organically. “We sent her the song and let it speak for itself. She said yes immediately.” Braden was initially unsure how their contrasting voices would blend, “mine’s pretty rough, and hers is so smooth, almost bluegrass,” but the result was magic. The pair debuted the track live at the ACM Kickoff Party to a warm reception.
Longtime fans will notice growth on this album, not just lyrically, but in Braden’s sound. “No doubt about it,” he says when asked if his music has evolved. “I think that comes across on this album. I hope it does.”
That evolution also includes being more open to imperfections. On “Right On Track,” Braden ended up keeping the original scratch vocal, the one recorded live in-studio while the band tracked the song. “It had this raw emotion we couldn’t recreate,” he says. “It’s almost one take all the way through.”
For Braden, releasing Devil and a Prayer is both a personal and professional milestone. “It’s the top of a mountain, for sure,” he says. “We’ve done EPs before, but this is the first time I get to show who I am, top to bottom, on one project.”
And what’s he most excited for now that it’s out? “Seeing what songs people gravitate toward, especially online. Watching what happens naturally, seeing what people tag you in, what they post, what they make videos to. That’s the coolest part.”
Still, he hopes listeners take the time to hear the full story. “I know it’s longer, but I hope people get a chance to listen top to bottom,” he says. “It’s got that live show feeling, from the high-energy open to the acoustic center, then we bring it back hard with a song called ‘Breaking In These Boots.’ I want it to feel like you’re there, in the crowd, feeling every moment.”
With Devil and a Prayer, Braden isn’t just releasing an album, he’s inviting fans into his world. And it’s one worth stepping into.
Devil and a Prayer Track List:
1. “Me Or The Dawn” (Tyler Braden, Jake Rose, Autumn Buysse)
2. “More Than A Prayer” (Heath Warren, Devin Dawson, Sam Martinez)
3. “Think About Me” (Tyler Braden, Melissa Pierce, Adam Wood)
4. “Above The Water” (Tyler Braden, Daniel Agee, Ian Harrison, Sarah Turner)
5. “You Don’t Get To Cry” (Tyler Braden, Will Bundy, Rhett Akins)
6. “Loved Once” (Tyler Braden, Dan Pellarin, Lydia Vaughan, Sasha Sloan)
7. “How It Starts” (Tyler Braden, Lydia Vaughan, Luke Niccoli)
8. “So Long” (Tyler Braden, Lydia Vaughan, Jordan Dozzi)
9. “To Tell You The Truth (b stage)” (Tyler Braden, Rivers Rutherford, Seth Mosley)
10. “Bullet In M y Boots (b stage)” (Matt Rogers, Jaren Johnston, Ben Stennis)
11. “Nothing Looks Good On You (b stage)” (Tyler Braden, Jon Decious, Mikey Reaves)
12. “Dear Old Flame (b stage)” (Tyler Braden, Thomas Archer)
13. “Breaking In These Boots” (Tyler Braden, Joey Hyde, Nick Donley)
14. “Evergreen (demo)” (Tyler Braden, Austin Nivarel, Rob Grimaldi)
15. “God & Guns N’ Roses” (Tyler Braden, Jon Decious, Rian Ball)
16. “Call Me First” (Tyler Braden, Sam Martinez, Cole Miracle, Zack Dyer, Jon Robert Hall)
17. “Right On Track” (Tyler Braden, Jon Decious, Austin Nivarel)
18. “Might Be Dangerous (feat. Kaitlin Butts)” (Heath Warren, Zach Kale, Micah Carpenter, Kyle Sturrock)
19. “Devil You Know” (Graham Barham, Zack Dyer, Jon Hall, Sam Martinez)
Old Dominion’s ‘How Good Is That – World Tour’ Adds Arena Dates
/by Lorie HollabaughOld Dominion is adding eight arena dates to their “How Good Is That – World Tour” in September.
The band will visit Allentown, Atlantic City, Bakersfield, Fresno and more on the added dates to the extensive tour, which features special guests Ernest and Redferrin. The ODIES fan community presale begins on May 19. Fans can sign up for the presale at tour.weareolddominion.
“There’s a special kind of joy at shows that are built for the ODIES” frontman Matt Ramsey says. “They want the deep cuts. They want to sing with us and each other. They’re in deep, and we love it. When we were looking at this year’s tour, we love being outdoors. But there’s something about what happens when all that energy gets held inside a building.”
Old Dominion’s current radio single “Coming Home,” is rising up the charts and is currently at No. 12. Their “Coming Home” video featured a day playing for the service men and women and their families on the U.S.S. Gerald Ford on the coast of their home state of Virginia, and in celebration of May’s National Military Appreciation month, participating shows on the “How Good Is That – World Tour” are offering select tickets at special prices now while supplies last. Old Dominion is also donating a handful of tickets across the U.S. tour dates to our nation’s heroes via VetTix.
New “How Good Is That – World Tour” Dates:
September 4- Allentown, PA – PPL Center
September 5- Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
September 6- Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
September 18- Ontario, CA – Toyota Arena
September 19- Bakersfield, CA – Dignity Health Arena
September 20- Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center at Fresno State
September 25- Kennewick, WA – Toyota Center – Kennewick
September 26- Everett, WA – Angel of the Winds Arena
Jessica Willis Fisher Releases Sophomore Album ‘Blooming’
/by Lauryn SinkJessica Willis Fisher
Jessica Willis Fisher has released her sophomore album, Blooming, today (May 16). The record, entirely self-written by Fisher and produced by Ben Fowler, is rooted in themes of growth and continued healing.
“There are some flowers that bloom one time and that’s it, but how about we go with the flowers that come back every year?” says Fisher. “I aspire to be a perennial, if you will. Beautiful things take time to grow, to let things evolve. That’s where I feel all these songs have come from. This is the next chapter of both my story and my artistry. For me, those are linked in every way.”
Blending elements of folk, Irish, bluegrass and Americana music, the acoustic nature of Blooming allows Fisher’s voice to shine alongside her thoughtful songwriting and distinctive fiddle playing.
“Overall, this is a pretty positive record. I’m living a life I didn’t think I was going to have, in many ways,” says Fisher. “I have a lot to be grateful for, a lot to celebrate just seeing how far I’ve come in the last few years.”
Blooming follows the 2022 release of Brand New Day, Fisher’s debut solo album.
Blooming Track List:
1. “Healing”
2. “Dogwood”
3. “Build A House”
4. “Find A Lover”
5. “Seeds”
6. “Honest”
7. “June”
8. “One Of A Kind”
9. “The Fox”
Sugar Hill’s Barry Poss Passes
/by Robert K OermannBarry Poss
Barry Poss, the founder of the esteemed roots-music label Sugar Hill Records, died this week in North Carolina at age 79 following a battle with cancer.
Sugar Hill is best known as the home of a who’s-who of bluegrass music. It was also a launchpad for the careers of Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs, Nickel Creek and The Whites. At various times, Rodney Crowell, Dolly Parton, Kathy Mattea, Willie Nelson, Connie Smith, Johnny Paycheck, Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Sara Evans, Don Williams, Lee Ann Womack, Wanda Jackson and Uncle Kracker recorded for Sugar Hill, as did such troubadours as Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Pat Alger, Jewel, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen and Jesse Winchester.
Recordings on the imprint have won 13 Grammy Awards in the bluegrass, country and folk categories, including two for Parton’s efforts and two for collections by The Nashville Bluegrass Band.
Barry Lyle Poss was born in rural Ontario, but moved to Toronto as a boy. After college at the city’s York University, he moved to North Carolina in 1968 to pursue a degree in sociology from Duke University. While he was a graduate student, he attended the Union Grove Fiddlers Gathering and fell in love with traditional sounds.
Poss went to work for the Virginia bluegrass labels County Records and Rebel Records. He learned the roots-music business from County’s Dave Freeman. He and Freeman co-founded Sugar Hill in 1978. The label’s first record was by Boone Creek, which featured Skaggs and Jerry Douglas, both of whom would go on to issue solo LPs for the label. Douglas also went on to produce a number of Sugar Hill’s other artists. Poss took full control of Sugar Hill Records in 1980 and moved the company to Durham, North Carolina.
The firm quickly became the home to such stellar bluegrass bands as The Osborne Brothers, The Bluegrass Cardinals, The Country Gentlemen, Hot Rize, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Seldom Scene, New Grass Revival and The Del McCoury Band. Noted for its classy graphics, excellent distribution and musical integrity, Sugar Hill also attracted Tim O’Brien, Peter Rowan, Sam Bush, Chris Hillman, Carl Jackson and other influential stylists.
Barry Poss was known as a good-humored, warm-hearted record executive who had a hands-off attitude about his artists’ creativity. In the studio, he produced with a light touch, embracing the musicians’ judgement about their own music. He relinquished more power than most label chiefs. In short, he offered what recording artists all yearn for, artistic control.
He said that he wanted people to see the Sugar Hill name and trust that any record on the label would be worthwhile. John Prine said he was inspired by Poss to form his own company, Oh Boy Records.
As Sugar Hill grew, Barry Poss embraced a wider vision of what later became known as Americana music. Artists as diverse as The Austin Lounge Lizards, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Jonathan Edwards, Pat Green, Jeff Bridges, The Red Clay Ramblers, James McMurtry, Joey + Rory, Tom Paxton, Doc Watson and Maura O’Connell recorded for the label.
In 1998, Poss sold Sugar Hill to The Welk Music Group. He remained with the label as its president and in 2002 was named its chairman. He moved Sugar Hill to Nashville in 2007, but did not move with it. Sugar Hill continues to operate as an imprint today.
In 2015, the label was acquired by the Concord Music Group, the world’s leading independent music company. This umbrella firm has also absorbed such imprints as Vanguard, Stax, Rounder, Fantasy, Milestone, Prestige, Specialty, Vee Jay, Razor & Tie, Riverside, Fania, Easy Eye Sound and several other notable firms.
Barry Poss was in the 1985 group that forged the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) and was a founding board member of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, located in Owensboro, Kentucky. He also served on the boards of the Carolina Theater, the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, Merle Fest and the North Carolina Folklife Institute, among others.
He was given a Distinguished Achievement Award by IBMA in 1998. The Americana Music Association presented him with its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. Charmed by his label’s name, Parton wrote a song called “Sugar Hill” and included on her 2002 Halos & Horns album for the company.
“Barry gave me a sense of direction and opened doors for me when all others were shut,” recalled Hillman. Even more succinctly, Keen said, “Barry Poss is one of a kind. There is no other.”
The executive was modest about his legacy. “I used to joke that I had the perfect qualifications for being in the music business,” Poss said. “I had no business training…no formal music background, either. But I teach Sociology of Deviant Behavior.” His business plan was simple: “Keep it real. Know and love what you record. And put it out into the world.”
Barry Poss died on Tuesday, May 13, in Durham. He is survived by wife Michele Pas, sons Aaron and Jonathan, four grandchildren and many cousins, friends, relations and colleagues. Funeral services were held yesterday, May 15, at Beth El Synagogue, followed by burial at Durham Hebrew Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in his name to Beth El Synagogue, to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina or to a charity of your choice.
Jordyn Shellhart Inks With Kobalt
/by Madison HahnenPictured (L-R): Stephanie Cos (Kobalt), Jordyn Shellhart and Kevin Lane (Kobalt).
Singer-songwriter Jordyn Shellhart has signed a global publishing deal with Kobalt.
With over a decade in Music City, Shellhart has had her tunes cuts by Little Big Town, Cody Johnson, Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton and more. Her own debut album Primrose has amassed widespread acclaim. She also recently released her new song “Strange Thought,” which serves as a look into her new project coming soon.
“Jordyn is the type of artist you hope you have the chance to work with when you think about a career in music,” says Kobalt’s Kevin Lane. “She is a lyricist of the highest order and an artist in the truest sense. She creates a world that engulfs the listener, and it is an honor to work with her.”
Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor To Release Solo Project In July
/by Lorie HollabaughOld Crow Medicine Show frontman Ketch Secor will release his first solo album Story The Crow Told Me on July 11 on Equal Housing Records via Firebird Music.
Recorded at his own Hartland Studios and co-written/produced with Jody Stevens, Story The Crow Told Me is a coming-of-age saga about a dreamer who carved his path to the top, one song at a time. The album features cameos from Molly Tuttle, Marty Stuart and Old Crow alums Critter Fuqua and Willie Watson, as well as poignant samples from Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash.
Secor reflects on a quarter century spent in Music City and beyond with the new album that is equal parts coming-of-age story, road-warrior autobiography and love letter to the city that watched him grow into a man. Story The Crow Told Me details a wild and woolly journey through the misfit wilderness of life, love, longing and leaving home, filled with spoken-word performances, punky tempos, bluegrass harmonies and harmonica and fiddle. With the 12 tracks, Secor also showcases the full range of his musical talents, playing nearly a dozen instruments across the album and co-writing every song. Skilled in reinterpreting the sounds of the past for today’s audience, Secor sets the past 25 years of his music-making life to a new soundtrack.
“There are a lot of things happening at this point in my life that are causing me to be more retrospective,” Secor explains. “I’ve been in the game a long time. I do enjoy looking forward, but old-timey music is about simultaneously looking forward and backward at the same time. That’s why it’s a regressive art. You go back with it, but that’s where the strength is. The challenge is to carry the substance of the past into the present.”
In conjunction with the announcement, Secor has also released the debut single from the new project “Dickerson Road,” a tribute to East Nashville’s boulevard of broken dreams featuring guitar from The Cadillac Three’s Jaren Johnston.
About the new single, Secor explains, “The Grand Ole Opry has stars and the Hall of Fame has plaques, and in the year 2000 there was one premier destination for Nashville’s castoffs, rejects, n’er-do-wells, petty thieves, lowlifes, losers and users; so like a barfly to a bottle I went to where I felt I belonged, straight up Dickerson Road. Nowadays you can only catch a fleeting glimpse of the misfit glory that once teemed down this boulevard of broken dreams, but once in awhile I’ll see some stray dog licking at some grease trap and know they’re still clawing their way to the top of trash pile down on The Dick.”
In between Old Crow Medicine Show tour dates, Ketch Secor will hit the road for his solo “Story The Crow Told Me Tour” this July, before jumping on the “Railroad Revival Tour” with Mumford & Sons and Friends in August as a member of the “house band” along with Celisse, Chris Thile, Leif Vollebekk, Lucius, Madison Cunningham, Nathaniel Rateliff and Trombone Shorty.
Story The Crow Told Me Track List:
1. “Busker’s Spell”
2. “Talkin’ Doc Blues”
3. “Ghost Train”
4. “Dickerson Road”
5. “Old Man River”
6. “Catch Me If You Can”
7. “Highland Rim” (feat. Marty Stuart)
8. “Junkin'”
9. “On The Wall”
10. “Thanks Again”
11. “Holes In The Wall”
12. “What Nashville Was”
Riley Green Tops MusicRow Radio Chart For Third Week
/by LB CantrellRiley Green
Riley Green notches his third week atop the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart this week with his solo-written “Worst Way.”
The tune appears on Green’s recent album, Don’t Mind If I Do, and is already certified Platinum.
Green recently spoke with MusicRow about this new elevation in his career, sharing the importance of prioritizing songwriting, his live show and maintaining his residence in Alabama.
“Worst Way” currently sits at No. 8 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and No. 4 on the Mediabase chart.
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Carly Pearce Presented With New RIAA Certifications [Exclusive]
/by Madison HahnenPictured (L-R): Mike Rittberg, COO, Big Machine Label Group; Allison Jones, EVP/A&R, Big Machine Label Group; Carly Pearce; Scott Borchetta, Chairman & CEO, Big Machine Label Group; Kris Lamb, EVP/GM, Big Machine Records; Erik Powell, VP/Promotion & Marketing, Big Machine Records and Mike Blong, Starstruck Entertainment. Photo: Nick Rau
During her appearance at the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday night (May 13), Carly Pearce was presented with two brand new RIAA certifications from Big Machine executives. Her collaboration with Chris Stapleton “We Don’t Fight Anymore” is now certified Platinum, while her hit single “What He Didn’t Do” earned double-Platinum certification.
Pearce will wrap up her more than 40 date “Hummingbird World Tour” tonight (May 16) with a sold-out Ryman Auditorium show in Nashville.
Pearce also recently revealed that she will bring back her annual “Carly’s Closet” pop-up event during CMA Fest on June 7 from 3-5 p.m., taking place inside Music City Center. The event gives attendees the chance to purchase clothing, shoes and accessories Pearce has worn, and all proceeds will go to the CMA Foundation. She will also be performing an acoustic set during the event, before she heads over to Nissan Stadium that night to join Rascal Flatts on the main stage.