Americana’s Thriving Roots Conference Announces Panels With Bonnie Raitt, Alice Randall, Chris Shiflett, And More

The Americana Music Association’s Thriving Roots Conference, set for Sept. 16-18, has […]

MusicRow Owner/Publisher Sherod Robertson Featured On ‘The Zak Kuhn Show’

MusicRow Magazine Owner/Publisher Sherod Robertson recently shared stories and insights from his […]

Chattanooga’s Songbirds Guitar Museum To Close Aug. 15

Songbirds Guitar Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, […]

WAKG Music Director Alan Rowe Dies At 66

WAKG music director and MusicRow radio reporter Alan Rowe died Thursday, July 23, at age 66, […]

Camo Brian Joins Average Joes Roster

Camo Brian has signed with Average Joes Entertainment. Brian’s self-penned debut single, “Already Famous,” […]

Mojo Music & Media Acquires 50% Stake In Rick Nielsen Catalog

Mojo Music & Media, the global independent publishing and marketing company, has acquired a 50% interest […]

EXCLUSIVE: BMI Moves Annual Country Awards Celebration Online

BMI announced today (Aug. 5) that it will not hold its 68th annual Country Awards as an in-person event this […]

WMG Posts Fiscal Third Quarter Results: Total Revenues Down As Digital Revenues Grow

Like most major music companies, Warner Music Group has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Warner Music Group […]

Pandora, SiriusXM Debut New Weekly Chart, Playlist

Pandora and SiriusXM have launched a new weekly chart and playlist, The Top Thumb Hundred, that […]

Megan Alexander Joins ‘Coffee, Country & Cody’

Megan Alexander is joining the radio and TV show Coffee, Country & Cody alongside Bill Cody and […]

Industry Ink: Eddie Stubbs, Darius Rucker, Joe Nichols

Eddie Stubbs said farewell to over two decades on the air in his final show on WSM 650 AM last Wednesday […]

WMG Posts Fiscal Third Quarter Results: Total Revenues Down As Digital Revenues Grow

Like most major music companies, Warner Music Group has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Warner Music Group […]

The Songwriter Agency Returns

The Songwriter Agency has relaunched with music industry veterans Paul Compton and Randy […]

Aubrie Sellers Sets ‘World On Fire’ EP Release Date

Aubrie Sellers is releasing her latest EP World On Fire, this Friday, Aug. 7 via Soundly […]

Triumph Bank’s Music Row-Area Location Transitions To Full-Service Office

Tennessee-based Triumph Bank’s Music Row Loan Production office, which opened in 2019 and is […]

Ashley Gorley Maintains Position On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

Ashley Gorley has had an extraordinary week, becoming the only songwriter in any genre to earn 50 […]

Pandora, SiriusXM Debut New Weekly Chart, Playlist

Pandora and SiriusXM have launched a new weekly chart and playlist, The Top Thumb Hundred, that […]

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 […]