TikTok, NMPA Ink Multi-Year Agreement

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and TikTok have signed a multi-year agreement […]

Taylor Swift To Release Eighth Studio Album ‘Folklore’ At Midnight

Less than a year after the release of her project Lover, Taylor Swift will return with her eighth […]

Eric Paslay Reveals Track Listing For New Project 'Nice Guy'

Eric Paslay is set to release his upcoming full studio album, Nice Guy, on Aug. 14. The followup to […]

Brothers Osborne Unlock Some ‘Skeletons’ On Upcoming Album

Brothers Osborne has announced their third studio album, Skeletons, will be available Oct. 9. The duo […]

Tori Kelly Finds Inspiration And ‘Solitude’ During Quarantine

Tori Kelly has been busy working on new music during the COVID-19 pandemic, and will release […]

Nicolle Galyon On Raising Songs & Daughters: “We Made The Home, Now We’re Building The Family"

One year ago today (July 22), hit song crafter Nicolle Galyon, known for her work on six No. 1 hits such as […]

Academy Of Country Music Launches ACM: The Hub

The Academy of Country Music has announced the launch of ACM: The Hub, now live at TheHub.ACMcountry.com, […]

RIAA Designates SoundExchange As Authoritative Source Of U.S. ISRC Data

The Recording Industry Association of America has designated SoundExchange as the authoritative source […]

MV2 Celebrates Fifth Anniversary With Two No. 1 Hits, Eight Charted Singles

MV2 Entertainment celebrated its five-year anniversary back in May with a pretty major achievement: eight […]

Eddie Stubbs Announces Retirement

Longtime WSM Radio on-air personality, Grand Ole Opry announcer and music scholar Eddie Stubbs […]

Spotify, UMG Ink Multi-Year Global License Agreement

Streaming service Spotify and Universal Music Group have entered into a new, multi-year global […]

Industry Ink: Chris Young, Blind Tiger Record Club, Musically Fed

Chris Young’s new podcast, The Quad With Chris Young, a weekly series launched by the multi-platinum […]

Steep Canyon Rangers Plan New Album For October

The Steep Canyon Rangers are set to release a new album, Arm In Arm, Oct. 16 on Yep Roc […]

BMI Announces Its Support Of Multiple Organizations Dedicated To The Fight For Racial Justice

BMI has announced the organizations that will receive support from its increased pledge of $275,000 to foundations […]

HARDY Announces Debut Album, ‘A ROCK’

Rising Big Loud Records artist HARDY has announced his debut album, A ROCK, releasing Sept. 4. The […]

Tim McGraw To Celebrate New Album With Livestream Event

Tim McGraw is hosting a one-of-a-kind live stream event celebrating his album release on Aug. 21. The […]

UMPG Signs Brandi Carlile, Tim And Phil Hanseroth To Global Admin Deal

Universal Music Publishing Group has signed Brandi Carlile, and Tim and Phil Hanseroth to an […]

Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund Announces External Members Of Board Of Directors

The Warner Music Group / Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund has announced the […]

Arts and Entertainment Organizations Call On Congress To Fix Mixed Earner Unemployment Benefits

A coalition of arts and entertainment unions and organizations came out today in support of the Mixed […]

Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett Among iHeartRadio Music Festival Performers

The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary this fall, with a […]

Black River Entertainment Expands Marketing Department

Black River Entertainment has expanded its Marketing department with the hiring of […]

Jaren Johnston Extends Deal With Sony/ATV (Exclusive)

Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville has extended its global co-publishing agreement with songwriter/producer […]

Weekly Register: Gabby Barrett, Maren Morris Lead Country On-Demand Streaming Chart

Luke Combs continues to rule the country albums chart this week, beating out a string of new […]

Laura Veltz Extends Publishing Deal With Big Machine Music

Laura Veltz has signed a long-term extension of her publishing deal with Big Machine Music. Veltz has […]

Carrie Underwood To Release Christmas Album ‘My Gift’ This Fall

Carrie Underwood will be celebrating the upcoming holidays this year with a special gift for her fans […]

HARDY, Thompson, McAnally Take Top 3 On MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

HARDY maintains the No. 1 position on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart this week, after surpassing […]

2020 Country Radio Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards Ceremony Postponed

The 2020 Country Radio Hall of Fame Induction and Dinner ceremony has been postponed to an […]

Sony Music Nashville Signs Joey Hendricks

Sony Music Nashville has signed singer-songwriter Joey Hendricks. The Washington state native […]

Citizen Vinyl Record Pressing Plant To Open In Asheville

Citizen Vinyl, a new boutique vinyl pressing plant and record store that also features a bar/cafe, is being […]

BMG Production Music Acquires Dynamic Music

BMG Production Music has acquired Los Angeles and London-based production music library, Dynamic Music, […]

Radio Programming Veteran Kenny Jay Joins Big Loud

Big Loud has filled a newly-created role of National Director of Radio Marketing, as Kenny Jay […]

Tractors Member Jamie Oldaker Dies At 68

Drummer Jamie Oldaker, best known to country fans as a member of The Tractors, passed away on […]

Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam Postponed Until March 2021

The 8th Annual Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam was set for Sept. 4-6, 2020 at Frank Brown Park in Panama City […]

Elizabeth Brahan Joins Sprockets Music Publishing

Elizabeth Brahan has been hired as Director of Publishing for Sprockets Music Publishing, which […]

Recording Academy Announces Reorganization, Creates Two New Senior Leadership Positions

The Recording Academy has announced a major reorganization, including the creation of two key senior […]

Teddy Swims Dedicates Cover Of Shania Twain’s “You’re Still The One” To His Mom

Teddy Swims is releasing a cover of Shania Twain’s classic “You’re Still The One.” He teamed up with […]

Dale Ann Bradley Signs Multi-Year Deal With Pinecastle Records

Dale Ann Bradley has signed a new, multi-album deal with Pinecastle Records. The five-time IBMA […]

Tucker Beathard To Release ‘KING’ In August

Warner Music Nashville artist Tucker Beathard will release the second installment of his debut […]

LAST CALL: Voting For The 2020 MusicRow Awards Ends Today

Voting for the 32nd annual MusicRow Awards closes TODAY Friday, July 17 at 5 p.m. CT. To receive […]

T. Graham Brown’s Livestream Concert Earns Telly Award

In March, shortly after quarantines began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, T. Graham Brown […]

Weekly Radio Report (7/17/20)

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

Following Triple Tigers/RCA Records Deal, Cam Announces Upcoming Sophomore Album

It has been five years since singer-songwriter Cam released her sterling debut major label album, […]

2020 MusicRow Awards Category Profile: Artist of the Year

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

Nashville Songwriter Awards Set Virtual Celebration

The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) will honor this year’s Nashville Songwriter […]

DISClaimer Singles Reviews: Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert, Tyler Childers, And More

This was a week of left-field surprises. In our “comeback” department, we have a strong return […]

Luke Combs, Maren Morris, Sam Hunt To Headline SiriusXM’s Virtual Highway Finds Fest

SiriusXM is broadcasting its first-ever Highway Finds Fest, a three-day virtual country festival starting […]

ASCAP’s Master Class Songwriter Development Series Goes Virtual

ASCAP reinstated its long-running songwriter development series, ASCAP Master Class, virtually in July […]

Circle Remembers Charlie Daniels With Special Programming Salute

On July 19, Circle will honor the life and career of Charlie Daniels, who passed away July 6 […]

Benny Brown, Paul Brown, Jason Sellers Form Quartz Hill Records

Former BBR Music Group leaders Benny Brown and Paul Brown, along with hit songwriter Jason Sellers, have teamed […]

BMI, Taylor Guitars, Shure Join Forces For New “My #1 Moment” Video Series

BMI, Taylor Guitars and Shure are collaborating on a new social media video series, “My #1 Moment,” which […]