Big Machine Records Restructures Promotion

Jim Weatherson has been named the interim general manager for BMLG’s Big Machine Records imprint, […]

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit Announce New Album, Ryman Dates

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will release their new album The Nashville Sound on June 16 on Southeastern […]

Artist Updates: Clint Black, Kiefer Sutherland, Sarah Dunn Band

Clint Black was interviewed last week at his Nashville home by legendary newsman Dan Rather for his […]

Deluxe Version of Maren Morris’ ‘Hero’ Out This Friday

Maren Morris is releasing a deluxe edition of her debut album Hero this Friday (March 17) to all […]

Industry Ink: NSAI, AIMP, Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum, Banner Music

The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) spent time last week meeting with […]

Dailey & Vincent Become Opry Members, Sign With Dreamlined Entertainment

Dailey & Vincent became the newest members of the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday evening (March 11) at an induction […]

Pandora Launching New Premium Service This Week

Pandora is rolling out its Pandora Premium on-demand streaming tier this week. Invites for a free trial […]

CMA Songwriters Series Returns To London For 2017 C2C Festival

The CMA Songwriters Series returned overseas Thursday (March 9) to kick-off the fifth annual Country 2 Country (C2C) Festival […]

Artist Updates: Tara Thompson, Brothers Osborne, Runaway June, Hudson Moore

Country star Tara Thompson promoted her music with Nashville’s New Boots Line Dancing this […]

Acquisition Of Dick Clark Productions Officially Terminated

A $1 billion deal announced last year for the sale of Dick Clark Productions to Chinese […]

Swon Brothers, Alyssa Micaela, Ryan Griffin Celebrate March Album Releases

The Swon Brothers are releasing a brand new EP, Pretty Cool Scars, March 17. The new six-song project […]

MusicRowPics: Rick Monroe Previews New Music

Singer-songwriter Rick Monroe recently previewed tracks from his upcoming EP during a visit to the […]

Industry Ink: Rory Feek, Briana Galluccio, Lexi Larsen

Joey+Rory’s album, Hymns That Are Important to Us, reached gold status on March 7, selling more than […]

LifeNotes: Nashville Edition Singer Hurshel Wiginton Passes

Prominent Nashville session vocalist Hurshel Wiginton has died at age 79. As a member of […]

Opry To Get A Little Sand In Its Circle With Throwdown Series

The Grand Ole Opry is going on Spring Break as it takes its “Circle Throwdown” series to Fort Lauderdale […]

Brad Paisley Teams With Jagger, Fogerty, Timbaland On ‘Love And War’

Brad Paisley has announced the track listing for his 11th Arista Nashville project, LOVE AND WAR, which […]

Weekly Chart Report (3/10/17)

Jason Aldean is back at the top with “Any Ol’ Barstool” reaching No. 1 this week on the MusicRow CountryBreakout […]

T.J. Martell Foundation Names John Esposito As 2017 Ambassador Of The Year

Warner Music Nashville Chairman & CEO John Esposito has been named the […]

‘Front And Center’ Debuts Jennifer Nettles’ CMA Songwriters Series Performance

Public television’s live music series, Front and Center, has again joined forces with the […]

BMI Execs Bradley Collins, David Levin To Speak At 2017 SXSW

BMI executives Bradley Collins and David Levin are set to speak during […]

Joey Feek’s Solo Debut, ‘If Not For You,’ To Be Released

Just over a year after the death of Joey Feek, one half of country duo Joey+Rory, Joey’s solo album […]

Industry Ink: ACM, PLA Media, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

The Academy of Country Music welcomed Mercury Nashville recording artist […]

SXSW 2017 Releases Full Artist Showcase List

South By Southwest has released the full list of artists participating in this year’s festival […]

DISClaimer: Big & Rich, Simba Jordan Make The Cut

The big news in today’s column is that we have two young African-American country […]

In Pictures: Cole Swindell, Michael Ray, Jake Owen, Billy Dean, Steve Moakler

Cole Swindell celebrated his sixth No. 1 single “Middle of a Memory,” and his RIAA gold-certified album […]

Melissa Etheridge To Perform On Skyville Live March 20

Melissa Etheridge will perform as part of the latest installment of Skyville Live on March 20, during a special […]

Jack Purcell Joins EM.co

Jack Purcell has joined management company EM.co as Sr. VP, Radio Promotion & Marketing […]

Kris Lamb Named VP, Promotion For Big Machine Records

Kris Lamb has been named Vice President of Promotion for the Big Machine Records imprint, […]

Little Big Town, CMA Foundation To Honor Music Teachers

Little Big Town will help the CMA Foundation honor 31 teachers as 2017 CMA Music […]

Ed Sheeran Sets Bridgestone Arena Date On New Tour

Ed Sheeran is heading to Music City’s Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 6, as part of his newly-announced […]

Margo Price Named Winner Of 2nd American Music Prize

Artist and BMG Publishing songwriter Margo Price was surprised as the winner of the […]

ASCAP’s “I Create Music Expo” To Highlight Nashville Songwriters

ASCAP’s 12th annual “I Create Music” EXPO will feature several Nashville-based songwriters […]

Niko Moon Signs Publishing Deal With Warner/Chappell Nashville

Niko Moon has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Warner/Chappell Nashville. Moon […]

Artist Updates: Russell Dickerson, Little Big Town, Kellie Pickler, Larry Gatlin

Nashville-bred singer/songwriter Russell Dickerson recorded “Blue Tacoma” in 2016 before […]

Nashville Film Festival Announces Music Films/Music City Festival Titles

The Nashville Film Festival has revealed the first nine titles selected for this year’s festival on April […]

Americana Music Association Announces 2017 Board Of Directors

The Americana Music Association has announced its 2017 Board of Directors, […]

MusicRow Launches New Merchandise Line

MusicRow launched its new merchandise line this week. Under the brand MusicRow Original, the […]

25th Annual Tin Pan South Announces Performers, Schedule

Organizers of The 25th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Presented by Regions Bank have […]

Reba Reveals Red Dress Figure For Madame Tussauds Nashville

Madame Tussauds Nashville is set to feature a wax figure of Reba McEntire when it opens […]

WME Signs Austin Burke

WME has signed West Coast-influenced country artist Austin Burke. Burke is set to release […]

Industry Ink: Songs & Stories For St. Jude, SOURCE Tin Pan South Show, Casey Kelly, NSAI Song Contest

The fifth annual Songs & Stories for St. Jude, a concert and auction to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s […]

Trent Harmon Signs With Rick Barker For Management

Trent Harmon has signed with Rick Barker for management. The winner of Season 15 of FOX’s American Idol […]

SESAC Signs R.E.M.

Performing rights organization SESAC has signed for performing rights representation in the […]

CAM’s TEDx Talk Reminds Music Can Help Heal

Cam delivered a TEDx Talk entitled ‘Life Can Be Tough. Music Can Help’ and a performance on Jan. 21 […]

First Round Of ACM Awards Performers Announced

The first round of performers for the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards has been announced […]

Clive Davis To Speak At Exclusive Leadership Music Event

Clive Davis will be the featured speaker for Leadership Music’s Record Company program day at […]

Rodeo Man: Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo’s Jason Kane Talks Growth, Musical Diversity

Since 1932, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has welcomed a multi-faceted array of iconic […]

Florida Georgia Line Announces Stadium Dates With Backstreet Boys

Florida Georgia Line and the Backstreet Boys are teaming up for three big stadium shows this summer at […]

Songwriter Mike Reid Reflects On A Near-40 Year Nashville Career

Nashville Songwriter Hall of Famer Mike Reid was the focus of the Country Music Hall of Fame’s […]

Luke Bryan Checks Out Cumulus Media’s New Performance Space

Luke Bryan helped Cumulus Media christen its brand new live performance space in its radio studios at […]