CMA Fest Night 2 Features Tender Moments From Kelsea Ballerini, A Surprise From Wynonna

Night two at Nissan Stadium for CMA Fest was full of stellar country music moments. After night […]

In Pictures: CMA Fest 2022 Begins

CMA Fest 2022 kicked off in full swing on Thursday (June 9) with a packed day of performances and […]

Industry Ink: Luke Combs, Jameson Rodgers, Chris Young, Crowder

At the recent BMI Party for Luke Combs, Ben Vaughn and the WCM team presented Combs and his fellow […]

On The Row: Ben Gallaher Talks Nashville’s Ten-Year-Town, Prison Tours & More

Rising country rocker Ben Gallaher has made his way around Music City and beyond over the last ten […]

Music Row A&R Veteran Al Cooley Passes

Longtime Nashville music executive Al Cooley died on Thursday (June 9) at age 76. He is perhaps […]

Chart Action: Thomas Rhett’s New Single Hits Radio

Coming off the heels of his 19th career No. 1 with “Slow Down Summer,” Thomas Rhett’s newest single […]

Darius Rucker, Jason Aldean, Zac Brown Band Show Out For CMA Fest Night 1

The heat gave Nashville a break Thursday evening (June 9), making for the perfect breezy summer evening […]

Carrie Underwood Brings The Bling To CMA Fest With New Pop-Up Exhibit

Carrie Underwood is offering fans a unique experience this week with the opening of “The Denim & […]

‘Lucille’ Songwriter Hal Bynum Passes

Award-winning Nashville songwriter Hal Bynum died June 2 at age 87. He is best-known as the co-writer […]

Callista Clark Announces Full-Length Debut ‘Real To Me: The Way I Feel’ For October

Callista Clark is giving fans a sneak preview of her upcoming debut full-length album Real To Me […]

Parmalee Hits No. 1 On MusicRow Radio Chart

“Take My Name” by Parmalee earns a No. 1 Challenge Coin this week on the MusicRow CountryBreakout […]

Industry Ink: Whiskey Myers, AIMP, BMI, ORiGiN Music Publishing

Whiskey Myers made their Red Rocks debut earlier this week (June 6) with a sold-out crowd of of 9,525 […]

BMI Throws Massive Parking Lot Party To Celebrate Nine Luke Combs Hits

BMI hosted its biggest No. 1 party ever Wednesday night (June 8) to celebrate nine hits by country […]

Luke Combs, Maren Morris, Morgan Wallen Among 2022 iHeartRadio Music Fest Lineup

iHeartMedia has unveiled the lineup for the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival set for Sept. 23-24 at […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews: Eric Church Demonstrates ‘Country Music Brilliance’ On New Single

Today’s DISClaimer is a ringing reminder of how meaningful country music can be when it is at its best […]

13th Annual ‘Darius & Friends’ Benefit Raises All-Time High Of $516,000 For St. Jude

Darius Rucker held his 13th annual “Darius & Friends” Benefit on Monday night (June 6) at the Ryman […]

Jillian Jacqueline Talks ‘Honestly,’ Her Debut Album Years In The Making [Interview]

Jillian Jacqueline first rolled into Nashville 14 years ago with the dream of putting out her own album […]

CRS360 Webinar Series For June Dives Deep Into Music Preference

The latest installment of CRS360’s webinar series, “If The Song Fits, Play it!,” is set for Wednesday […]

Kylie Morgan Slates New ‘P.S.’ EP For July

Kylie Morgan is gearing up for the release of her upcoming EP, P.S., on July 1. The new collection […]

Recording Academy Unveils New Award Categories, Special Merit Award & Voting Procedural Updates

As part of the Recording Academy’s commitment to evolve with the ever-changing musical landscape […]

18th Annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic Raises $1.38 Million

This year’s 18th annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic on May 20-21 in Oklahoma City and Norman, Oklahoma […]

Dane Schmidt Launches New Creative Management Company, Daschent

Former Senior Creative Director at Sony Music Publishing (SMP), Dane Schmidt, has launched his own […]

Seals & Crofts Pop Hitmaker Jim Seals Passes

Nashville pop star Jim Seals died on Monday (June 6) at age 80. He was famed as half of the 1970s pop […]

BMI Presents Joe D’Angelo With Ambassador Award

BMI presented its Ambassador Award to Joe D’Angelo at the BMI Licensing Customers and Partners VIP […]

Meg Kehoe Named Head Of Media At Sony Music Nashville

Sony Music Nashville (SMN) has appointed Meg Kehoe as Head of Media. She will report to Jennifer […]

The Warren Brothers Sign With Warner Chappell Music

The Warren Brothers–Brad Warren and Brett Warren–have signed a global publishing deal with Warner […]

Colton Venner Inks First-Ever Publishing Deal With Concord

Concord Music Publishing has signed Nashville-based singer-songwriter Colton Venner to his first ever […]

My Music Row Story: Spotify’s Brittany Schaffer

As Head of Artist and Label Partnerships in Spotify’s Nashville office, Brittany Schaffer co-leads the […]

Spotify House Unveils Fresh Finds Rooftop Lineup For CMA Fest Weekend

In addition to the recently announced return of Spotify House for CMA Fest, this year’s event will […]

CAA Hosts 28th Annual Nashville Barbecue At GEODIS Park

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) hosted its 28th annual CAA Nashville BBQ at GEODIS Park, the city’s new […]

Wes Vause Launches Press On Publicity, Partners With Essential Broadcast Media

Following the news of his exit from the Sr. VP Publicity role at Warner Music Nashville, industry […]

Will Hoge, The McCrary Sisters, More Added To AmericanaFest 2022 Lineup

Americana Music Association has added 58 acts to its annual AmericanaFest, which runs from Sept. 13-17 […]

Starwood Rehearsals Space Opens In Middle Tennessee

Production Resource Group (PRG), the largest entertainment and live event production solutions provider […]

Trisha Yearwood To Receive 2022 CRB Artist Achievement Award

Trisha Yearwood will be honored with this year’s CRB Artist Career Achievement Award. She’ll receive […]

Lanco To Launch Headlining ‘Low Class Lovers Tour’ This Month

Lanco is set to kick off their headlining “Low Class Lovers Tour” on June 16 in Ohio. The 20-date run […]

Warner Music Nashville Adds Fount Lynch As Sr. VP, Publicity; Wes Vause To Exit

Warner Music Nashville has tapped Fount Lynch as Senior Vice President of its publicity department […]

Jake Rose Inks Exclusive Publishing Deal With Endurance Music Group

Jake Rose has signed an exclusive global publishing agreement with Endurance Music Group. Rose is the […]

Johnny McGuire Signs Publishing Deal With MV2 Entertainment

MV2 Entertainment has signed songwriter Johnny McGuire to an exclusive publishing deal. McGuire, a […]

Wade Bowen Slates New Album ‘Somewhere Between The Secret And The Truth’ For August

Wade Bowen turned the lemons from the pandemic into some musical lemonade on his upcoming full-length […]

Alexa Morris Upped To VP, Legal & Business Affairs At Warner Chappell

Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has promoted Alexa Morris to Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs […]

The War And Treaty’s Story Comes To Life In Upcoming Feature Film

The War And Treaty and their real-life love story will be the subject of a new feature film, The War […]

Carly Pearce Gives Fans A Peek Inside Her Closet With Special Pop-Up Shop

Carly Pearce will add an extra boost to this year’s CMA Fest schedule as she gives fans ultimate access […]

Industry Ink: Eli Young Band, ICMC, Maggie Baugh, Adam Warner

Eli Young Band celebrated the release of their new album, Love Talking, with a sold-out weekend on […]

Zach Bryan Shoots To The Top Of MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

With the success of his debut album American Heartbreak, Zach Bryan finds himself at the top of the […]

Nicolle Galyon Looks Back With Long-Awaited Debut Record ‘Firstborn’

Two decades into her career, Nicolle Galyon is releasing her autobiographical debut album, Firstborn […]

Peytan Porter Debuts New Track From Upcoming Project ‘In My Head’

Peytan Porter is gearing up for the release of her latest project, In My Head, on June 24. Following […]

Industry Celebrates Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris’ ‘Chasing After You,’ A Hit Many Years In The Making

Nearly seven years after it was written by Jerry Flowers and Brinley Addington, the Nashville music […]

Priscilla Block, Shy Carter, Manny Blu, Kyle Daniel To Perform At Nashville Meets London Festival

Nashville Meets London has announced the first round of performers set to appear during this year’s […]

Weekly Register: Wallen Reclaims Top Album, Continues To Sweep Country Songs Chart

Morgan Wallen reclaims the top country album this week as his record-breaking Dangerous: The Double […]

Madeline Edwards Slates Self-Titled Debut For June 24

Madeline Edwards is slated to release her debut, self-titled EP on June 24. Fans can sample a taste […]