Congressional Support Increases For Save Our Stages Act

Bipartisan Congressional support has continued to grow for the Save Our Stages Act (S. 4258, H.R. 7481) […]

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville Signs Jay Brunswick

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville has added songwriter/producer Jay Brunswick to its […]

Southerland Signs With Reservoir

Matt Chase and Chris Rogers of the country duo Southerland have signed a worldwide publishing […]

Scotty McCreery Celebrates Return Of Live Audiences To Ryman Auditorium With Heartwarming Set

On Friday evening (Sept. 4) Scotty McCreery picked up where he left off nearly six months ago […]

Jerry Lee Lewis Inducted Into Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Hall Of Fame

Thursday evening (Sept. 3), Jerry Lee Lewis was one of five legends inducted into […]

Q&A: HARDY Discusses His Songwriting Evolution, And Crafting His Debut Album ‘A ROCK’

Through writing No. 1 hits for Blake Shelton (“God’s Country”), Morgan Wallen (“Up Down”), Florida Georgia […]

Adam Hambrick Goes ‘Top Down, Southbound’ On New Release Out Today

Adam Hambrick has released the first of three “flip sides,” his new series of two-track releases each […]

Creature Comfort Release Newest Track From Upcoming Album, ‘Home Team’

Creature Comfort have released a new track, “Single Soul,” from their upcoming LP Home Team, due out […]

Sheryl Crow Announces ‘Songs From The Big Green Barn’ Virtual Shows

Sheryl Crow will perform two new virtual concerts from her home property on Sept. 18-19. […]

Alabama Adds Martina McBride To “50th Anniversary Tour” Concerts In 2021

ALABAMA has recruited Martina McBride to join them as their very special guest at the […]

Wade Bowen Releases ‘The Waiting’ EP

Wade Bowen released a surprise EP today (Sept. 4), featuring studio recordings of some of his […]

Weekly Radio Report (9/4/20)

HARDY lands his first No. 1 as an artist this week with “One Beer.” This is his sixth No.1 as a […]

Spotify Enhances Indigo Playlist With Video Feature

In March, Spotify gave a visibility boost to artists across the spectrum of country and Americana music […]

Ricky Skaggs, Loretta Lynn, Michael W. Smith Set For "Pure River At The Ryman" Livestream

Several country and CCM artists, including Loretta Lynn, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, Michael W. Smith […]

DISClaimer Singles Reviews: Miranda Lambert, Brett Eldredge, Eric Church, And More

There are so many bogus “artists” in the country format, but they are absent today. It gives me […]

Meet Music Row Virtual Auction Offers Time Slots With Industry Execs

Meet Music Row, a virtual silent auction offering valuable time with some of the music industry’s top […]

Alicia Jones Joins River House Artists

River House Artists Nashville has expanded its staff, with Alicia Jones joining the company as […]

Metro Approves $2 Million Aid For Nashville’s Independent Music Venues

On Tuesday evening (Sept. 1), Nashville’s Metro Council approved a recommendation to give $2 million […]

Nashville Buildings Go Red To Support Live Events Industry

Venues and companies across Nashville turned red on Tuesday evening (Sept. 1), as part of the […]

‘Hidden History Of Music Row’ Revealed In New Book

Hidden History of Music Row, a new book from Arcadia Publishing and The History Press, features the […]

Brantley Gilbert, Miranda Lambert, Chris Young To Headline Citadel Country Spirit Fest

Philadelphia country music festival Citadel Country Spirit USA has revealed the Aug. 27-29, 2021 GMC […]

BREAKING: "The Git Up" Hitmaker Blanco Brown Hospitalized Following Head-On Collision

“The Git Up” hitmaker Blanco Brown was involved in a head-on collision on Monday evening […]

54th Annual CMA Awards Will Not Have An In-House Audience

This year’s Country Music Association Awards, set for Nov. 11, won’t have a live in-house audience […]

Kelsea Ballerini To Release New Project ‘ballerini’ On Sept. 11

Kelsea Ballerini is set to debut her new album ballerini on Sept. 11 via Black River Entertainment. The project […]

Chase McGill Extends Publishing Agreement With UMPG Nashville

Chase McGill has extended his global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group […]

Laci Kaye Booth Signs With BMLG Records And 19 Recordings

Laci Kaye Booth has signed with BMLG Records and 19 Recordings. The Texas native placed in the Top 5 during […]

Juli Newton Griffith Joins TriScore Music

Nashville-based music publisher TriScore Music, which entered the publishing rights acquisition […]

Scott And Sandi Borchetta Award $150,000 In Music Education Grants To Celebrate Big Machine’s 15th Anniversary

Since its inception 15 years ago by founder Scott Borchetta, Big Machine Records has carved out a […]

Riley Green To Premiere "The Golden Saw Series" To Help ACM Lifting Lives COVID-19 Response Fund

ACM Awards New Male Artist of the Year Riley Green will take fans on a virtual journey through […]

Kobalt, SMACKSongs Renew Partnership

Kobalt and SMACKSongs have renewed their global partnership, including a continuation of publishing […]

Kane Brown, Mickey Guyton, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, More Set For ACM Awards Performances

Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Florida Georgia Line, Mickey Guyton […]

Porter’s Call To Host Virtual Evening Of Stories

Porter’s Call is hosting a “Virtual Evening Of Stories” on Wednesday, Sept. 2, featuring authors and […]

Filmore’s ‘State I’m In’ Slated For September

Filmore’s debut album, State I’m In, is set for release Sept. 25. The 18-song album, produced by […]

BMG Revenues Rise 4.8% In First Half of 2020

Even as the COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous negative impact on the live music business and […]

Mark Your Calendar—September 2020

Single Add Dates • Album Release Dates • Industry Events […]

Hot Country Knights Mockumentary Coming To Quibi

The Hot Country Knights are starring in a new 10-episode Quibi series. Dierks Bentley […]

Chris Janson Celebrates Triple Platinum Certification

Chris Janson was presented with a special plaque during his performance Friday night (Aug. 28) as […]

Willie Nelson, Margo Price, Chris Stapleton Set For Farm Aid 2020

On Sept. 26, Farm Aid will celebrate its 35th anniversary via a virtual festival, “Farm Aid On […]

BREAKING: 2020 CMA Awards Nominees Revealed

The nominees for the 2020 CMA Awards were announced Tuesday (Sept. 1) morning. Select categories […]

Morgan Wallen Adds Republic To His Team

Big Loud Records artist Morgan Wallen has scored a huge streaming hit with his latest, “7 Summers.” […]

Ernest Keith Smith Enters Top 10 On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

Big Loud writer Ernest Keith Smith moves up six spots to No. 7 on MusicRow‘s Songwriter Chart this […]

Chris Young To Headline Boys And Girls Clubs Great Futures Gala

Chris Young will headline a virtual benefit for Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee, the […]

Liv Charette Signs With The AMG

Liv Charette has signed with The Artist Management Group for exclusive management representation. The […]

Operation Song Announces New Board Members

Operation Song, the Nashville-based non-profit dedicated to empowering military veterans through […]

Universal Music Group Sets Record With Nine Of Top 10 Albums On ‘Billboard’ 200

Universal Music Group established a new record this week, with nine of the Top 10 albums in […]

Charlie Daniels Jr. Continues Father’s Legacy With Launch Of Charlie Daniels Brand, Inc.

Charlie Daniels Jr., son of the late Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member […]