2020 MusicRow Awards Category Profile: Song Of The Year

Following the announcement of this year’s nominees for the 32nd annual MusicRow Awards, we take a […]

Ryan Griffin Sets Major Label Debut EP Release For August

Altadena/Warner Records/Warner Music Nashville recording artist Ryan Griffin will release his […]

Blair Garner To Open New Entertainment Venue The Mulehouse

Broadcaster Blair Garner is opening a 55,500-square-foot music venue in Columbia, Tennessee, next year called […]

National Museum Of African American Music Board Appoints Music Industry Relations Committee

The National Museum of African American Music has appointed members to the museum’s first Music Industry […]

‘Billboard’ Changes Chart Methods Regarding Merch And Ticket Bundles

Billboard has changed the rules regarding its Billboard 200, Hot 100 and other album and song charts […]

Rebecca St. James Returns With First Studio Project In Nine Years

Rebecca St. James will return with her first studio recording in nine years, and her first for Heritage […]

2020 MusicRow Awards Category Profile: Female Songwriter Of The Year

Following the announcement of this year’s nominees for the 32nd annual MusicRow Awards, we take a […]

Ongoing Conversation Series “Dear Music City…” To Examine Racial Issues In The Nashville Music Industry

Nashville Music Equality is launching “Dear Music City…,” a series of continued conversations about […]

HARDY Claims No. 1 Spot On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

Michael Hardy—or HARDY—earns the No. 1 spot on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart this […]

Industry Pics: Live From The Drive-In, Travis Denning, Grand Ole Opry, Charlie Daniels

Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker and Jon Pardi treated fans to a long-awaited Summer concert at Live […]

Weekly Register: Maren Morris Tops Country Streaming Chart

Maren Morris tops the On-Demand Country Streaming Songs chart this week, with 8.3 million streams […]

2020 MusicRow Awards Category Profile: Male Songwriter of the Year

Following the announcement of this year’s nominees for the 32nd annual MusicRow Awards, we take a […]

Chris Fabiani Joins Warner Music Nashville

Chris Fabiani has joined Warner Music Nashville as Regional Manager of the Radio & Streaming Department […]

Reba McEntire, Vince Gill To Perform On Grand Ole Opry

Two Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame members will take the stage at the Grand Ole […]

Bill Anderson Breathes New Life Into Hits On Latest Album

Bill Anderson is set to release his 73rd album, The Hits Re-Imagined, on July 24. The new project includes […]

‘CMA Best of Fest’ Airs Tonight On ABC

Country music fans can take a look back at 16 years of performances from CMA Fest tonight (July 13), as […]

SiriusXM To Acquire Stitcher

SiriusXM has entered into an agreement with The E.W. Scripps Company to acquire podcast leader Stitcher […]

Jimmie Allen Follows His Childhood Dreams On All-Star Collaborative EP [Interview]

In 2018, Jimmie Allen made history with his warm, polished debut single “Best Shot,” as the […]

Nick Di Fruscia To Join RMusic

Nick Di Fruscia will soon exit his role as VP/Awards & Membership of the Academy of Country Music […]

Mechanical Licensing Collective Launches Tools For Self-Administered Songwriters, Publishers

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) has announced two initiatives developed […]

Tanya Tucker, Kristian Bush, Cam Among International Songwriting Competition Judges

The International Songwriting Competition has announced its 2020 panel of judges, which includes […]

Chris Tomlin Releases Track List For New Collaboration Album

Chris Tomlin is teaming up with Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Russell Dickerson, Chris […]

Great Escape Record Retailer Gary Walker Dies

Multi-faceted country-music figure Gary Walker passed away on Wednesday (July 8) at age 87. […]

Weekly Radio Report (7/10/20)

“I Called Mama” by Tim McGraw peaks at No. 1 on the CountryBreakout Radio Chart this week. […]

Tim McGraw’s New Album Coming In August

Tim McGraw will release his first album of new music in five years on Aug. 21. The album, Here On […]

2020 MusicRow Awards Category Profile: Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year

Following Tuesday’s (July 7) announcement of this year’s nominees for the 32nd annual MusicRow Awards […]

Charlie Daniels Funeral Service To Be Livestreamed

Charlie Daniels’ public funeral service this morning at 11:00 a.m. CT at World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro […]

DISClaimer Singles Reviews: Luke Bryan, Lindsay Ell, Avenue Beat, And More

We have gender parity this week, which in country music is a shameful rarity. Both our male and female entries […]

Recording Academy Extends Over 2,300 New Membership Invites

The Recording Academy has invited more than 2,300 music professionals from wide-ranging backgrounds […]

Darius Rucker’s ‘Darius & Friends’ St. Jude Benefit Concert Goes Virtual For 2020

Darius Rucker is holding his annual “Darius & Friends” benefit for St. Jude this year as a virtual event […]

Carson Jeffrey Inks With Red 11 Music

Carson Jeffrey has signed with Red 11 Music for booking. A Texas native, Jeffrey spent much of his childhood […]

RaeLynn Sets ‘Baytown’ EP Release For August

RaeLynn is releasing a new song, “Me About Me,” from her forthcoming EP, Baytown, set for release […]

ACM Awards Set 2021 Ceremony Date

CBS, the Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions announced Thursday (July 9) that […]

Eric Wong Named President & CMO At Warner Recorded Music

Eric Wong has been named President & Chief Marketing Officer at Warner Recorded Music, effective Aug. […]

2020 MusicRow Awards Category Profile: Producer of the Year

Following Tuesday’s (July 7) announcement of this year’s nominees for the 32nd annual MusicRow Awards […]

Musicnotes Expands Into Music City With New Office

Musicnotes, Inc., which offers digital sheet music and is headquartered in Wisconsin, […]

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville Signs Karen Kosowski

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville has signed songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist […]

Nashville Metro Council Approves Bill To Loosen Restrictions On Home-Based Businesses

Metro Council voted Tuesday evening (July 7) to approve the Home Occupation Modernization […]

MusicRow Awards Voting Begins Today, July 8

Voting for the 32nd annual MusicRow Awards begins today, Wednesday, July 8 and ends on Friday, July […]

Nielsen To Cut 3,500 Jobs Globally

Ratings company Nielsen reported yesterday (July 7) it will exit several markets and businesses, eliminating […]

Funeral Services Set For Charlie Daniels

Funeral services have been set for the late country music legend and Country Music Hall of […]

The Recording Academy, Color Of Change Join Forces To Influence Change Within Music Industry

The Recording Academy and the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, Color of […]