MercyMe Celebrates Release Of 15th Album, ‘Lifer’

Lifer, the title of CCM band MercyMe’s 15th album, is an apt label for a band that has been in the industry for […]

Tin Pan South Thursday Photos: Halfway To 26

The 25th annual Tin Pan South songwriter festival is more than halfway over. Thursday (March 30) […]

Industry Ink: Spin Doctors, Plowboy Records, URP Music Distributors

Angela Marpoe has been named Northeast regional for the Spin Doctors Music Group. Formerly the Promotions […]

Aaron Watson’s Big Label Records Adds Staff Members

Aaron Watson’s Big Label Records has announced the appointment of several promotion executives. Tony Morreale is […]

Alternative Returns To Nashville

iHeartMedia Nashville announced today the debut of the new ALT 97.5, Nashville’s […]

Secret Sisters Sign With New West, New Album Set For June 9

The Secret Sisters (Laura And Lydia Rogers) have signed to New West Records and are set to release their […]

Brooke Meris Joins Curb Promotion Department

Radio promoter Brooke Meris has been named Director of Southwest Promotion at Curb Records […]

ACM, Westwood One’s Radio Row Hits High Note With New Artist Performances

This year’s Academy of Country Music radio remotes, dubbed Westwood One Backstage at the ACMs, […]

Darius Rucker’s Backstage Southern Whiskey Debuts

Darius Rucker is launching his own whiskey and bourbon brands, Backstage Southern Whiskey and Forbidden […]

Weekly Chart Report (3/31/17)

Dierks Bentley takes his place in the No. 1 position this week with “Black.” It is the title track from his latest album […]

In Pictures: Tin Pan South Wednesday Shows With Kellie Pickler, Natalie Stovall, Ben Glover

Tin Pan South continued through night two of the 25th annual songwriter festival at various Nashville venues. […]

Leslie Fram, Mike McVay Named First Innovation In Music Awards Recipients

The Innovation in Music Awards has announced Mike McVay, Senior Vice-President/Content & Programming […]

Lady Antebellum Reveals Songwriters, Track Listing For ‘Heart Break’

Lady Antebellum decamped to residences in Florida and southern California to create their […]

Fort Knox Studios Plans Nashville Facility, Names Ray Amico As GM

Fort Knox Studios—including rehearsal space, production stages, co-working and […]

RIAA Report: U.S. Music Industry Reports First Double Digit Gains In Nearly Two Decades

The RIAA has released Facts & Research on 2016 in a recent report from Sr. VP, Strategic […]

Industry Ink: Dream Label Group, Women Who Rock, Concert Of Voices

Dream Label Group is partnering with Pure Flix Entertainment to exclusively release the “Songs Inspired” […]

Fair Play, Fair Pay Act Reintroduced By Congress Members

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual […]

DISClaimer: Top-Shelf Melodies, Real-Life Lyrics Return To Country Music

Glory, hallelujah. In this week’s “DisClaimer,” melodies you can sing along with, harmonies that tickle your […]

Amy Grant, Martha R. Ingram To Receive Stars On Music City Walk Of Fame

Amy Grant and Nashville philanthropist Martha R. Ingram will receive stars on the Music City Walk of […]

Kelly Ford Honored With Alliance For Women In Media’s Gracie Award

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation is honoring several Cumulus personalities with four 2017 […]

Story House Collective Adds Seven To Staff

Matthew West’s Story House Collective has added seven new members to its rapidly growing team. The multi-faceted […]

Billy Block Day Concert Set For April 15

Billy Block’s memory and legacy will be honored with a special concert on April 15. Jim Lauderdale, Danny Myrick […]

Trace Adkins Gets Personal On ‘Something’s Going On’

Certain songs on Trace Adkins’ new album, Something’s Going On, set to release Friday (March 31), might sound as […]

In Pictures: Thomas Rhett, Kirk Franklin, Chris Young

Thomas Rhett’s 2017 Home Team Tour recently made a very special stop St. Jude Children’s Research […]

Music Biz 2017 To Host Fifth Annual Metadata Summit

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will host the Fifth Annual Metadata Summit on […]

Gospel Favorite “I’ll Fly Away” Chosen For Inclusion In National Recording Registry

The gospel standard, “I’ll Fly Away,” recorded by the Chuck Wagon Gang in 1948, has been added […]

Tin Pan South Kicks Off 25 Years With Dynamic Hitmakers

Where wasn’t there talent performing last night? The 25th Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival […]

Industry Ink: Jessi Colter, Songs And Stories For St. Jude, Maranda McGeary, Nashville Rising Star

Jessi Colter will appear at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Ford Theater on April 8 at 2 p.m. […]

Exclusive: Songwriter Tommy Lee James Celebrates 25 Years, Preps ‘The Wontons’ Release

In the past 25 years, Still Working Music songwriter Tommy Lee James’ songs have found success when paired […]

ACM Awards Promise Plenty Of Interesting Pairings

This year’s ACM Awards set for Sunday night (April 2) will be duo-heavy as tons of stars team up for performances […]

Rascal Flatts Reveals Tracks, Songwriters On New CD ‘Back To Us’

Rascal Flatts has revealed the track list for their tenth studio album Back To Us. The trio will release […]

Lee Brice Joins SESAC

Singer-songwriter Lee Brice has signed with SESAC for representation. As an artist, Brice’s chart-topping […]

MTSU’S WMOT Roots Radio Affiliates With VuHaus For Video Outlet

MTSU’s WMOT Roots Radio 89.5 FM has affiliated with VuHaus, a web platform that showcases music videos […]

Deana Carter Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of ‘Did I Shave My Legs For This?’ With Vinyl Release

Deana Carter is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her multi-platinum selling 1996 debut album […]

Webster Public Relations Signs The Judds

Webster Public Relations has signed The Judds for publicity services. “When you think back about the songs that defined the […]

In Pictures: Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Drake White, Chase Rice, Walker McGuire, Liz Rose, Lee Miller

Miranda Lambert recently sat down for an interview with Blair Garner, host of the syndicated late night […]

Katy Epley Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary With Musicians On Call

Katy Epley, Executive Vice President of Musicians On Call, is celebrating 10 years with the organization that she helped bring to […]

Industry Ink: Jon Pardi, HoriPro, Patsy Cline Museum, David Nathan

Capitol Records Nashville’s Jon Pardi celebrates “Dirt On My Boots” earning RIAA Gold certification, recognizing […]

Kate Bowen Inks With Neon Cross, Warner/Chappell

Kate Bowen has signed a publishing deal with Neon Cross Music and Warner Chappell. Neon Cross, the publishing […]

Bobby Karl Works The 25th Anniversary Tin Pan South Kickoff Party

This is a year of significant anniversaries for a number of Nashville’s musical institutions, and a party marking one of them on […]

Carrie Underwood Signs With Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group (UMG) has inked a new worldwide recording agreement with seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner […]

Braden Carney Named Head of Digital At UpgradeMedia

Former Big Machine Label Group Director of Marketing and Social Media Braden Carney is exiting the label […]

Chicago’s Lakeshake Festival Announces Next From Nashville Stage Lineup

The Country LakeShake Festival in Chicago has revealed the lineup for its “Next From Nashville” stage […]

Weekly Register: Alison Krauss Tops Country Album Chart, Tim and Faith Offer Top Debut Single

Alison Krauss’ Windy City sits atop the country albums chart this week, with 7.4K sold. She rises to […]

Industry Ink: Borman Entertainment, Lady Antebellum, Leadership Bluegrass

Bethany Seifert has been named Director, Radio and Tour Marketing for Borman Entertainment. Seifert has […]

Luke Combs’ Debut Album To Release June 2

Luke Combs is set to release his debut album This One’s For You on June 2 on River House Artists/Columbia […]

Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum To Celebrate 50th Anniversary with $1.50 Admission Price April 1

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will celebrate its 50th anniversary on April 1, and is inviting everyone to […]

Promotions, Hirings At Marbaloo

Marbaloo has announced a round of promotions and new hirings. New York native Anthony Langone […]

Charity Notes: Music Makes Us, Evening With The Hitmakers, Dancing For Safe Haven

In celebration of Music in Our Schools Month, Music Makes Us is showcasing the benefits of music education with banners across […]

Dennis Reese Named Sr. VP, Promotion For RCA Nashville

Dennis Reese has been appointed to Senior Vice President, Promotion, RCA Nashville. Reese will […]