Mark Your Calendar—January 2018

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CMA Streaming Study Panel Added To CRS 2018 Agenda

Just added to the Country Radio Seminar 2018 agenda is an exclusive release of CMA’s 2017 […]

Justin Timberlake Announces New Album

Justin Timberlake is set to release a new album next month, and judging from a video clip […]

Michael W. Smith To Release Two New Album Projects in February

Michael W. Smith is releasing two new albums next month, a brand new studio album A Million […]

Cash, Dolly, Garth Among Hit-And-Miss Music Books

Recent months have seen a flurry of books addressing Nashville music, from Nashville music writers and […]

Ron Perry Officially Named Chairman, CEO At Columbia Records

Ron Perry has officially been named as the new Chairman & CEO for Columbia Records, […]

Services Set For Recording Session Great Mike Leech

A memorial service for Mike Leech will be held on Jan. 20: The Musicians Hall of Fame member […]

Bluegrass Great Curly Seckler Passes

On New Year’s Day, funeral services were held for Curly Seckler and he was buried in Goodlettsville – […]

Nashville-Related Music Obituaries – 2017

As the year draws to a close, we reflect on the staggering number of folks in our music […]

Rewind: MusicRow 2017 Events

MusicRow looks back on its 2017 events including the MusicRow CountryBreakout Awards, […]

Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert And More Set for Elton John Tribute Concert

Country stars Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and Maren Morris are set to perform […]

DISClaimer: Indie Acts Bring Holiday Offerings

As we bid adieu to 2017, the indie country acts are bringing up the rear with […]

BREAKING NEWS: Music Modernization Act Of 2017 Introduced

Congressmen Doug Collins (R-GA) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) will today introduce “The Music […]

Canaan Smith, Lewis Brice To Join Team USA WinterFest

Mercury recording artist Canaan Smith will join Team USA athletes Allison Schmitt […]

Penske Media Acquires Controlling Interest In Wenner Media

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) and Wenner Media have struck a deal, announcing Penske […]

Rewind: 2017 CountryBreakout Chart No. 1s

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

Blake Shelton Re-Ups “For Many Years” With Warner Bros./WMN

Country music superstar and multimedia entertainer Blake Shelton has inked […]

In Pictures: Lee Roy Parnell, Heidi Raye, Bailey James

Lee Roy Parnell recently visited the MusicRow offices to perform songs from his latest album […]

Blue Sky Group Promotes Chris King To Partner

Entertainment business and financial management firm Blue Sky Group (BSG) has promoted […]

Lee Thomas Miller Ends Congressional Campaign

Conservative Republican congressional candidate Lee Thomas Miller has ended his campaign […]

Nashville’s Chloe Kohanski Named ‘The Voice’ Winner

Nashvillian Chloe Kohanski was named the winner for the 13th season of The Voice on Tuesday […]

Ashlee McDonald To Oversee CMT Radio, Programming Partnerships

CMT has tapped Ashlee McDonald to oversee CMT Radio and Programming Partnerships, where she will […]

Artists Send Statement To Congress Urging CLASSICS Act Passage

Several artists sent a statement to Congress Tuesday (Dec. 19) urging passage of the […]

Gov. Haslam, Tennessee Tourism, Vince Gill, Amy Grant Celebrate 125 Years of Ryman Auditorium

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam proclaimed Dec. 23, 2017 as a day to remember Captain Tom Ryman, […]

BMI Wins Consent Decree Battle

Today the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled against the U.S. Department of Justice […]

IBMA Announces 2018 Leadership Bluegrass Class

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the 2018 class of Leadership […]

Lucky Bird Media Firm Launches

Daniel Zephyr Cooper and Susan Hubbard have launched a new company, Lucky Bird Media, providing publicity […]

CMT Announces New Listen Up Class Of 2018

CMT has announced its new group of emerging artists for 2018 that will be part of the network’s annual […]

NSAI Names New Director Of Development

Kasey Cleckler has joined the NSAI team as Director of Development. She brings with her […]

Sara Evans And CMT Next Women Of Country Hit The Road In February

Sara Evans has partnered with CMT for its 4th annual Next Women of Country Tour in 2018. “CMT Next Women […]

Weekly Register: Luke Bryan Tops The Charts

Luke Bryan’s What Make You Country debuts at No. 1 on both Nielsen Soundscan’s country albums […]

Scotty McCreery Chronicles Life Changes On New Project, Due Out In March

Scotty McCreery is set to release his third studio album, Seasons Change, on March 16 on Triple Tigers […]

Centricity Music Signs Caitie Hurst To Recording, Publishing Deals

Franklin, Tennessee-based label and publisher Centricity Music has inked recording and publishing […]

Steven Curtis Chapman Reveals SCC Solo Dates For 2018

Steven Curtis Chapman has announced he will continue his successful tour, SCC SOLO: A Night […]

10th Annual T.J. Martell Foundation Honors Gala To Salute Five Community Leaders

The T.J. Martell Foundation will honor five community leaders at the 10th Annual T.J. Martell Foundation […]

International Troubadour Richard Dobson Passes

Veteran singer-songwriter Richard Dobson has died at age 75 in Switzerland. Dobson was among the Texas […]

Industry Ink: Kelsea Ballerini, Joe Don Rooney, Craig Morgan, Reba

Black River Entertainment recording artist Kelsea Ballerini will be featured in an exclusive one-hour television […]

AXS Reveals Ticket Sales Integration With Facebook

Music lovers are now able to purchase and redeem tickets to AXS events directly on Facebook […]

St. Jude $5.6 Million Radiothon Breaks Record For iHeartMedia

Country Cares for St. Jude Kids’ annual fundraising event broke a record this year, topping $5.6 million pledged […]

In Pictures: Josh Turner, Big & Rich, Rare Country Awards, Szlachetka, Kip Moore

Josh Turner joined CMT’s Cody Alan and Katie Cook on Tuesday to spend time with patients of Monroe Carell […]

Luke Bryan Helps Launch Music Pharmacy Program In NYC With Pandora And Bose

Luke Bryan made a surprise visit to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City with Musicians On Call (MOC) to launch the […]

Garth And Trisha Urge Nashville Concert-Goers To Bring Toys For Tots

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood return to the stage in Nashville this weekend for three consecutive […]

Nathan Chapman Joins Diamond Producer Club With Taylor Swift’s ‘Fearless’

Nathan Chapman has become one of a handful of Nashville producers who have received a Diamond certification […]

Delta Rae’s Eric Hölljes Talks New ‘The Blackbird Sessions’ EP, Encouragement From Don Henley

Earlier this year, North Carolina natives Delta Rae released their debut The Valory Music Co. EP, […]