Dierks Bentley’s Hot Country Knights Ink Deal With UMG Nashville

Dierks Bentley’s incognito band, the ’90s-inspired Hot Country Knights, have inked a deal with […]

Celebrity Trainer Erin Oprea To Launch New Health & Fitness App

Celebrity trainer Erin Oprea will soon launch a new app, Pretty Muscles By Erin Oprea, which will […]

Nashville-Related Music Obituaries 2019

It’s hard to say goodbye, but each year we have to offer “hail and farewell” to some of our most […]

Derek Van Mol, Marcie Allen Van Mol Launch Coffee Bar And CBD Shop In Nashville

Marcie Allen Van Mol, president of MAC Presents, and her husband Derek Van Mol, president of Van Mol […]

Glen Barros To Exit Concord, Launch Exceleration Music

Concord’s Glen Barros will leave his role as Chief Operating Officer on Dec. 31, 2019 in order […]

Rewind: 2019 ‘MusicRow’ CountryBreakout Chart No. 1s

Since 2002, the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart has crowned No. 1 songs in the secondary country […]

Steven Curtis Chapman Performs At the CMA Theater

Steven Curtis Chapman performed an acoustic Christmas show at the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall […]

Rewind: MusicRow Magazine Events 2019

MusicRow Magazine honored some of country radio’s most-played artists this year, as well as a few […]

Rewind: MusicRow’s Top Stories Of 2019

The stories below were some of the most-read stories on MusicRow during 2019. Loads of […]

DISClaimer: Christmas Greetings From Keith Urban, Chris Janson, Tenille Townes, Maddie & Tae

Country music wears its heart on its sleeve all year long, so the sentimentality of […]

Industry Pics: Milk & Honey Management, Jim Halsey, Dustin Lynch

Milk & Honey Management spearheaded a sold-out show at the Bluebird Cafe to benefit Musicians On […]

Delta Rae Plans New Album Release ‘The Light’ For 2020

Delta Rae will release their new album, The Light, on March 20. The project will be their […]

Weekly Radio Report (12/20/19)

Sam Hunt takes No. 1 on the last CountryBreakout Chart of 2019 with “Kinfolks.” Hunt co-wrote […]

Recording Academy To Honor John Prine

The accolades keep coming for John Prine. Prine will soon be honored with the Recording Academy’s […]

DISClaimer: For King & Country Offers A “Stop-You-In-Your-Tracks Masterpiece”

You just can’t beat Music City when it comes to Christmas records. This community has given […]

Michael W. Smith Extends ’35 Years Of Friends Tour’

Michael W. Smith and Awakening Events are adding a spring extension to the Michael W. Smith 35 Years […]

Rival Sons Celebrate Grammy Nominations In Nashville

California rock band, Rival Sons entertained guests to a performance at RCA Studio A Wednesday […]

IBMA Announces 2020 Leadership Bluegrass Class

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the 2020 class of Leadership Bluegrass, an […]

CMA Adds Two In Finance, Operations

The Country Music Association has hired Sarah Abell as Operations Manager and Leslie London as […]

Second Annual Hometown Rising Country And Bourbon Festival Set For September

The second annual Hometown Rising Country Music & Bourbon Festival is set to take place […]

Maria Strong Named Acting Register of Copyrights

Maria Strong has been appointed Acting Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office […]

Fitz Named New Host For Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40

Hubbard radio personality Fitz has been appointed as the permanent host for Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40, […]

Tom Giles Joins Project Admission As Co-Founder/Chief Strategy Officer

Tom Giles has joined Nashville-based ticketing tech company Project Admission as co-founder […]

Lynn, Linthicum Launch Entertainment Marketing Company Artistry Alliances

Laura Lynn and Jessica Linthicum have launched Nashville-based entertainment marketing company […]

Bertelsmann To Become Sole Owner Of Penguin Random House

Bertelsmann is acquiring full ownership of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publishing group […]

Caroline Baker Inks With Prescription Songs

Caroline Baker, who goes by the artist name Caro, has signed a publishing deal with Prescription Songs […]

Brent Cobb Confirms Spring Tour Dates Including Nashville Stop

Brent Cobb will play a series of intimate acoustic dates in 2020 as well as a handful of newly-confirmed […]

Ben Burgess Joins Warner Chappell Music Nashville

Warner Chappell Music Nashville has signed a global publishing contract with “Whiskey Glasses” writer […]

Ian Munsick Signs With UTA

Country artist Ian Munsick has signed with United Talent Agency (UTA), and will release “Solo” and […]

Outback Presents Adds Taylor Freeman As Show Coordinator

Outback Presents has hired Taylor Freeman as its new Show Coordinator. Nashville native Freeman […]

Amy Grant Celebrates 1 Billion Global Streams

Over the past four decades, Amy Grant has earned three multi-platinum albums, six platinum albums and four gold albums, […]

Dylan Scott Joins KP Entertainment

Dylan Scott has joined KP Entertainment for management, led by Kerri Edwards. KP Entertainment is […]

‘Songland’ Writer IRO Signs With SMACKSongs

Songwriter and Songland winner IRO has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with SMACKSongs. Discovered […]

Brooklyn Bowl Nashville To Open March 2020

Live music venue, bowling alley, restaurant, and nightlife space Brooklyn Bowl has announced the opening […]

Charlie Daniels Announces 2020 Volunteer Jam

Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Daniels has announced the return of his legendary Volunteer Jam […]

Blake Shelton Surprised With Plaque For “God’s Country” On ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’

Warner Music Nashville’s Blake Shelton was surprised by fellow The Voice coach Kelly Clarkson today […]

Industry Ink: Texas Songwriter U, Carolina Blue, Koryn Hawthorne

Nashville songwriter Mignon has been named the Texas Songwriter U’s 2019 songwriting program winner […]

Sugarland Signs With Big Machine Records

Award-winning country duo Sugarland officially announced today (Dec. 17) that they have signed with […]

James McNair Tees It Back Up With Sony/ATV

James McNair has re-upped with Sony/ATV in an extension of his exclusive worldwide publishing deal. Since […]

Music Row Businessman And Songwriter Robert “Bob” James Mather Passes

Music Row songwriter and businessman Robert “Bob” James Mather, passed away at his home in Franklin […]

Industry Pics: Lauren Daigle, Steve Wariner, Tucker Beathard

This past weekend Lauren Daigle spread some holiday cheer by giving more than $270,000 through her charity […]

Kenny Chesney Adds Amphitheater Shows To 2020 Tour

Kenny Chesney is mixing it up on his upcoming Chillaxification Tour this summer, playing 22 previously […]

Industry Ink: All Access, NSAI, Grayscale Marketing

Leslie Armstrong has exited All Access to pursue new career opportunities; she joined All […]

Shawn Parr To Exit ‘NASH Nights Live,’ Elaina Smith To Continue Hosting Duties

Beginning next year, Elaina Smith will take on solo hosting duties for the Westwood One-syndicated radio show […]

ReviverFest 2019 Delivers Music And Fun In San Diego

In its second year, ReviverFest 2019 brings radio industry members and invited guests to San Diego, […]

Ashley Gorley Finishes 2019 On Top Of MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart, Remains In Top 3 All Year

For the last MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart of 2019, Ashley Gorley maintains his reign. Gorley has […]

Big Machine Label Group CRS Luncheon Lineup Announced

The Big Machine Label Group luncheon lineup for Country Radio Seminar 2020 has been revealed and will […]

Bobby Rymer Acquires Writer’s Den Music Group

Bobby Rymer has acquired the entire Writer’s Den Music Group catalog. Rymer, who was previously the […]

Yola Among 2020 MusiCares Person of the Year Performers

Country-soul singer and Grammy nominee Yola is slated to perform as part of the 2020 MusiCares Person […]