On The Cover: Reba McEntire Graces ‘MusicRow Awards’ Print Issue

Reba McEntire graces the cover of MusicRow Magazine’s 2020 MusicRow Awards issue, which

Sony/ATV and TwentySeven Music Publishing Extend Partnership, Sign Jimmie Allen

Sony/ATV Music Publishing and TwentySeven Music Publishing, led by industry executive Barry Weiss and […]

Heather Luke Elevated To General Manager Of Big Machine/John Varvatos Records

Heather Luke has been promoted to General Manager of Big Machine/John Varvatos Records, effective immediately […]

‘CMT After Midnite With Cody Alan’ Launches On American Forces Network

CMT After MidNite with Cody Alan is joining the American Forces Network, effective today […]

Weekly Register: The Chicks, Taylor Swift Top Country Albums, Country On-Demand Streaming Charts

The Chicks hold the No. 1 spot on the country albums chart for a second week, with Gaslighter moving 22.5K […]

Ashley Gorley Makes History With 50th No. 1 Song Milestone

Ashley Gorley has set a new record, as he earns his 50th No. 1 song at country radio with LOCASH’s “One Big […]

Submissions Now Open For MusicRow’s 2020 Publisher Issue Directory

New submissions for inclusion in the company directory for the upcoming MusicRow Publisher Issue […]

Phillip White Inks Co-Pub Deal With FAME Publishing, Attaboy Music Publishing

Phillip White has signed a co-publishing deal with FAME Publishing Co. and White’s Attaboy Music Publishing […]

Microsoft Explores Acquisition Of TikTok

On Sunday (Aug. 2), Microsoft announced it will continue its intent to acquire popular video platform […]

Lindsay Ell, Maddie & Tae To Lead Women’s Suffrage Centennial Celebration Concerts

Song Suffragettes has teamed up with the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission to celebrate the 100th […]

Jeff Hoag Signs On To 650 AM WSM As Host Of ‘WSM At Night With Jeff Hoag’

Jeff Hoag, who has been a regular fill-in and friend of legendary radio personality Eddie Stubbs, will […]

Lifelong Friends Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris Reunite For Opry Show

Rodney Crowell, Vince Gill, and Emmylou Harris made some Opry magic Saturday night (Aug. 1) when the three […]

BBR Music Group/Music Knox Records Sign Tim Montana

BBR Music Group has added Tim Montana to its roster. The singer-songwriter joins Music Knox Records, […]

Mark Your Calendar—August 2020

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

Sony/ATV Renews Deal With Jon Pardi

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville has extended its worldwide publishing agreement with the […]

DISClaimer Singles Reviews: Dan + Shay, Taylor Swift, Randy Travis, Reyna Roberts, And More

We have no shortage of superstars this week in DISClaimer. Everybody from Hall of Famers Alan Jackson and […]

Mechanical Licensing Collective Adds Three To Leadership Team

The Mechanical Licensing Collective has hired several new staffers who will help lead the company’s […]

Taylor Swift Returns To Country Radio With “Betty”

Taylor Swift is returning to country radio with the harmonica-laced ballad “Betty,” from the superstar’s […]

Charlie Daniels Volunteer Jam To Continue In 2021 As Tribute Concert

Charlie Daniels’ annual Volunteer Jam will continue in 2021, as a tribute to the late Country […]

Country Radio Legend Bill Mack Dies At 91

The voice of the long-haul trucking industry and a Grammy-winning songwriter, Bill Mack was one of the greats […]

Nominees For IBMA Industry Awards, Momentum Awards Announced

The International Bluegrass Music Association announced the nominees for this year’s IBMA Industry […]

Avenue Beat’s Viral TikTok Hit "F2020" Earns Pop Radio Attention

Avenue Beat (Sam Backoff, Savana Santos and Sami Bearden) have skewered the pandemic, social isolation […]

Industry Ink: CMA, PLA, Alecia Nugent

The Country Music Association hosted its seventh annual CMA EDU Leadership Summit July 27-28, to engage […]

Weekly Radio Report (7/31/20)

Lee Brice jumps to No. 1 this week on the CountryBreakout Radio Chart. His single, “One Of Them Girls,” […]

Chris Tomlin, Florida Georgia Line Share Stories Behind Collaborative Album [Interview]

Grammy winner and multi-Platinum singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin has been one of Contemporary Christian […]

One Vision Music Group Adds Cody Belew To Roster

One Vision Music Group has signed singer/songwriter Cody Belew to its roster. The Arkansas native […]

ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews Advocates For Consent Decree Reform

ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews spoke on behalf of the performance-rights organization at the U.S. […]

Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum Extends Closure To The Public Through Aug. 31

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has announced it will remain closed to the public through […]

Ashley McBryde, HARDY, Hailey Whitters Among AIMP Nashville Awards Winners

The winners for the 5th annual AIMP Nashville Awards were announced Thursday (July 30). This year’s […]

Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker To Play Opry Aug. 15

Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker are set to step into the circle together for the Grand Ole Opry’s 4,937th […]

GoFundMe Set Up For Music Industry Veteran Duane Hobson, Son Gary Following Tragic Loss

Duane Hobson, a longtime Sony Music employee (1998-2016) and industry veteran, tragically lost […]

Lauren Alaina Details Upcoming EP, ‘Getting Over Him’

Lauren Alaina is releasing a new song “Run,” from her upcoming new EP, Getting Over Him, on […]

The Foxies Members Julia Bullock, Jake Ohlbaum Sign With Round Hill Music Nashville

Julia Bullock and Jake Ohlbaum of the Nashville-based alternative pop band The Foxies have signed […]

Dennis Quaid Signs With UTA

Dennis Quaid has signed with UTA for representation in all areas, including music and touring. Quaid recently co-founded the […]

BMI President/CEO Mike O’Neill Champions Consent Decree Reform

BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill participated in an industry workshop this week organized by Makan Delrahim […]

Kenny Chesney To Release Vinyl Version Of ‘Here And Now’

Kenny Chesney will release a vinyl project on Aug. 21, with the release of his Here and Now vinyl […]

Terri Clark’s Upcoming Holiday Album To Feature Vince Gill, Dierks Bentley, And More

Terri Clark will release a new holiday album It’s Christmas…Cheers! on Sept. 25. The album marks […]

Sony Music Nashville Promotes Lauren Thomas

Sony Music Nashville radio promotion exec Lauren Thomas has been promoted to the role of […]

Randy Travis Returns With New Single "Fool’s Love Affair"

Today, the vocalist and songwriter that helped bring country music back to its traditionalist roots in […]

Shannon Sanders, Alanna Royale Set For MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Benefit Concert

Several local, independent Nashville artists will perform on Thursday, July 30, as part of the inaugural […]

Garth Brooks Pulling Out Of CMA Entertainer of the Year Nominations: “It’s Time For Someone Else To Hold That Award”

Garth Brooks has opted to remove himself from the pool of nominees for the […]

Nellen Dryden Signs With AHP Records

Nellen Dryden has signed with AHP Records. Helmed by industry veteran Steve Emley, the label will release […]

The AMG Grows Team With New Additions Diana Garcia, David Colón

Diana Garcia and David Colón have joined management firm The AMG. Marketing strategy specialist Garcia […]

Q2 Results: Spotify Grows Subscribers But Incurs Higher Than Expected Operating Loss

In the second quarter of 2020, Spotify grew to 299 million monthly active users (MAUs), marking a 29% […]

Brandi Carlile, Emmylou Harris, Yola Lead First Programming Lineup for Thriving Roots Virtual Conference

The Americana Music Association Foundation has revealed the first programming lineup for Thriving Roots […]

Runaway June Opens Up About New Member Natalie Stovall, Crafting New Music [Interview]

Last year, Runaway June was celebrating several hard-earned career milestones, opening shows for […]

Visionary Media Group Promotes Staffer, Adds New Digital Strategy Director

Visionary Media Group has welcomed a new addition to the team and also promoted one of their […]

Penny Gattis Joins Eclipse Music Group

Penny Gattis, who previously served as Sr. Director, A&R for Round Hill Music since 2016, has joined […]

Jordan Walker Signs With Sony/ATV

Jordan Walker has signed a worldwide co-publishing agreement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville […]

Last Week Of Early Voting And Absentee Ballot Request Period for Tennessee August Election

Tennesseans planning to vote early in the State and Federal Primary and County General election only […]