John Rich Sells Cotton Eyed Joe Building On Nashville’s Lower Broadway

John Rich and his partners have closed the sale of the Cotton Eyed Joe building at 200 Broadway in […]

Elvie Shane Signs With Warner Chappell Music & Rome Phrey Publishing

Wheelhouse Records/BMG’s Elvie Shane has signed a publishing deal with Rome Phrey Publishing and Warner […]

Apple Unveils New Apple Music Voice Plan, Optimized For Siri

Apple has announced the Apple Music Voice Plan–a subscription tier for Apple Music designed around […]

Spotify Partners With Shopify To Give Artists Access To In-App Merch Sales

Spotify and its Spotify for Artists’ newest integration, in partnership with Shopify, will give artists […]

Chris Young Celebrates Multi-Week No. 1 Single With His “Famous Friends”

Country star and BMI writer Chris Young joined co-writers Cary Barlowe (SESAC) and Corey Crowder (ASCAP) […]

Garth Brooks To Honor Charley Pride With RIAA Lifetime Achievement Award At NMAAM

Late country music icon Charley Pride will be honored at the National Museum of African American Music […]

[Updated] Beloved Engineer Joe Palmaccio Dies

Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer, Joe Palmaccio, died while recovering from a motorcycle accident […]

CMA Extends Contract With Executive Producer Robert Deaton Through 2026

The Country Music Association has extended its partnership with Executive Producer Robert Deaton. The […]

CDX Nashville Launches CDX Records, Adds Paulette Carlson As Flagship Artist

Music distributor CDX Nashville has announced the launch of CDX Records, a new boutique imprint for […]

Double Down Music Partners With Pump House Music To Sign Lewis Brice

Lewis Brice has signed with Double Down Music in partnership with Pump House Music. Brice’s debut […]

Robert Carlton Talks Walker Hayes’ Red-Hot Hit, “Fancy Like” [Interview]

Robert Carlton is Sr. VP of Development at SMACK, the Nashville entertainment company that now involves […]

Industry Ink: Zac Brown Band, Cindy Watts, Paul Ebersold

CMA Awards Vocal Group of the Year 2021 nominee Zac Brown Band closed out “The Comeback Tour” at […]

Elvie Shane Scores First No. 1 With Debut Single “My Boy”

Wheelhouse Records artist Elvie Shane is celebrating his first No. 1 with his debut single “My Boy” […]

Curb | Word Music Publishing, Pump House Anthem Publishing Sign David Tolliver

Curb | Word Music Publishing and Lee Brice’s Pump House Anthem Publishing have signed a joint publishing […]

Garth Brooks Announces Two Ryman Shows For November

Garth Brooks has announced that he will play two intimate back-to-back shows at Nashville’s historic […]

Locash Renews Publishing Deal With BMG

Chart-topping country duo Locash has extended their publishing deal with BMG. Comprised of singer-songwriters […]

Travis Tritt Cancels Concerts That Require COVID Vaccinations, Negative Tests, Or Masks

Travis Tritt announced that he has canceled his upcoming concerts at venues that require proof of COVID […]

Hardy Jumps Into Top 3 On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

Hit songwriter Michael Hardy leaps from No. 11 to No. 3 this week on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart […]

Wade Bowen Slates New EP, ‘Where Phones Don’t Work,’ For November

Wade Bowen is offering a first glimpse of his upcoming EP, Where Phones Don’t Work, with a brand new […]

Music Health Alliance Offering Free Virtual Health Insurance Assistance To Music Community

Music Health Alliance is offering free, virtual appointments for individuals, groups and seniors to ensure […]

Weekly Register: Cody Johnson Makes Top Three Country Album Debut

Cody Johnson’s Human: The Double Album is the top country album debut this week, coming in at No. 3 on […]

Lee Greenwood Honored At All-Star Salute In Huntsville

Lee Greenwood was honored on Oct. 12 in a special tribute concert at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville […]

Blanco Brown, Diane Warren Team Up For ‘The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses’ Collab

Multi-Platinum artist Blanco Brown has released “Never Gonna Tame You (Original Song from The Mustangs […]

Scott Stevens Shares “Come Home To Me” From Upcoming New Album

Scott Stevens has offered fans a preview of his upcoming new album with the release of the project’s […]

Ronnie Tutt, Drummer For Elvis Presley, Dies At 83

Ronnie Tutt, Elvis’ drummer and an original member of his TCB Band, passed away on Oct. 16, 2021. He […]

Luke Bryan To Host ‘The 55th Annual CMA Awards’

Country music superstar and American Idol judge Luke Bryan will host The 55th Annual CMA Awards live […]

Jay Demarcus, Donato’s Pizza Partner To Help Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital

Bassist, vocalist, pianist, producer and songwriter Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts is joining forces […]

Chart Action: Bryan, Shelton Continue To Gain Traction

Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton continue to gain support at country radio this week. Bryan claims […]

CMA Reveals Winners For 2021 CMA Broadcast Awards

The Country Music Association has announced the recipients of the 2021 CMA Broadcast Awards. Country […]

Music Health Alliance To Hold Second Annual Handwritten Lyrics Auction

Julien’s Auctions announced the launch of Music Health Alliance Second Annual Handwritten Lyrics Auction […]

Ryan Hurd Plots “Tour De Pelago” For 2022 On Heels Of Album Release

Ryan Hurd is set to launch his headlining “Tour de Pelago” in January, with dates including Chicago’s […]

Industry Ink: Big D & Bubba, Recording Academy, Jackson+Sellers, Joe Denim

Nashville country music station 103.3 Country/WKDF-FM has added the Big D & Bubba radio show to its […]

Chris Tomlin & United Announce Co-Headlining Tour For 2022

Multi-Platinum selling Christian artists Chris Tomlin and United are teaming up for their co-headlining […]

Walker Hayes Lands First-Ever MusicRow CountryBreakout No. 1

The viral hit by Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like,” is crowned this week’s No. 1 single on the MusicRow […]

Bluegrass Musician Phil Leadbetter Dies At 59

Bluegrass musician and businessman Phil Leadbetter has died after contracting COVID-19. He was 59. Born […]

Miranda Lambert Releases New Single “If I Was A Cowboy” & New Fragrance

Miranda Lambert has unveiled her new single, “If I Was a Cowboy,” along with her first-ever fragrance […]

Nashville-Based Startup Yat Adds Investors G-Eazy, Lil Wayne, More

Nashville-based technology startup Yat is transforming online identities through personalized emojis […]

Texas Hill’s ‘Heaven Down Here’ Slated For January

Texas Hill have announced the release of their debut album, Heaven Down Here, on Jan. 21. The trio […]

‘Living & Learning With Reba McEntire’ Returns For Second Season

Living & Learning with Reba McEntire is returning to Spotify for its second season with episodes […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews: Keb’ Mo’ & Darius Rucker, Abbey Cone, Rod + Rose

Country newcomers shine brightly today in DisClaimer. Vying for our attention are Rod & Rose, Dalton […]

Blessing Offor Releases Music On Chris Tomlin’s Bowyer & Bow Label Imprint

Multi-talented singer songwriter Blessing Offor has partnered with Chris Tomlin’s Bowyer & Bow imprint […]

CRB Inducts Class Of 2021 Into Country Radio Hall Of Fame, Honors Keith Urban & Beverlee Brannigan

The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. held its 2021 Country Radio Hall of Fame dinner and awards ceremony […]

Tim Kelly Shares Lifelong Musical Passion On Debut, Ruston Kelly-Produced Album

Tim Kelly is fulfilling a lifelong ambition with his debut album, Ride Through the Rain, which was […]

Keb’ Mo’ Bridges Nashville & Compton On New Album, ‘Good To Be’

Keb’ Mo’ is reaching back to his roots on his new album, Good To Be, set for release on Jan. 21 via […]

CMT Celebrates Top Country Entertainers At ‘Artists Of The Year’ Ceremony Live In Nashville

Last night (Oct. 13), CMT recognized some of this year’s biggest acts live from Nashville’s Schermerhorn […]

2021 Charlie Daniels Patriot Award Recipients Announced, Ceremony Set For Oct. 27

The third annual Charlie Daniels Patriot Awards Dinner is set to be held on Oct. 27 at Nashville’s […]

Grammy Museum, National Museum Of African American Music To Host 1st Annual Rosedale Summit

The Grammy Museum and the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) are partnering with Rosedale […]

Kelly Lang Releases Autobiography In Honor Of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Country singer-songwriter Kelly Lang is sharing her story through her new autobiography, I’m Not Going […]

Industry Ink: BMI, Grayscale Marketing, Gilda’s Club

BMI made its return to the Austin City Limits Music Festival for back-to-back weekends of live music […]

Country Music Hall Of Fame Highlights Free Online Exhibit On Country Music Fashion

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, in partnership with Nashville Fashion Week, hosted a program […]