Lance Carpenter Joins BMI

Newly-signed BMI songwriter Lance Carpenter stopped by the company’s Nashville office to celebrate on […]

Still Working Music, Big Deal Music Sign Dylan Altman

Still Working Music and Big Deal Music have signed hit songwriter Dylan Altman. Dylan has […]

Donovan Woods to Release New EP March 3

Donovan Woods is releasing his new four-song digital EP They Are Going Away, on March 3. The Warner/Chappell […]

DisClaimer: Blake Shelton, Lari White Offer Top New Tracks

The guys and gals competed head to head this week. The ladies were paced by the superbly […]

ACM Reveals ‘The Week Vegas Goes Country’ Performer Lineups

The Academy of Country Music has revealed details including the musical lineup, additional […]

Artists Pay Tribute To Randy Travis With Emotional Evening In Song

Since his major label debut album, Storms of Life , released in 1986 on Warner Music Nashville, Randy […]

Nashville Labels Well Represented on Billboard’s Power 100 List

Billboard has released its annual Power 100 List, and several Music City execs made the cut. Out of the […]

Miranda Lambert Has Some Beauty Parlor Fun in New Video

Miranda Lambert is releasing a new video for her latest single “We Should Be Friends” featuring some […]

Big Yellow Dog Songwriter Claire Guerreso To Release Debut EP

Nashville-based artist Claire Guerreso is releasing her debut EP, Heavy, on Ultra Records this Friday (Feb. 10). […]

In Pictures: Jake Owen, The Band Perry, Winter Jam

Golf Digest hosted their annual “Golfers Who Give Back” event on Tuesday (Feb. 7), during the […]

Sarah Darling’s New CD ‘Dream Country’ Out This Friday

Sarah Darling is releasing her forthcoming new album, Dream Country, this Friday (Feb. 10). The project […]

Lady Antebellum To Announce ACM Awards Nominees On Feb. 16

Lady Antebellum will appear live on CBS This Morning on Thursday, Feb. 16 to announce the nominees […]

BMLG Names Mike Rittberg As Chief Marketing Officer

Big Machine Label Group has named Mike Rittberg as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Rittberg will be […]

LifeNotes: Industry Leader Kitty Moon Emery Passes

Kitty Moon Emery, one of the most influential figures in Nashville entertainment, has died at age 70. […]

Grammys Plan Special Tribute to Prince, George Michael

The upcoming 59th Annual Grammy awards will pay tribute to George Michael and Prince in two special segments […]

Country Music Hall of Fame to Spotlight ‘Nashville Cat’ Jim Horn

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is highlighting the career of saxophone/woodwinds […]

Industry Ink: MV2 Entertainment, Cuts For Guts, St. Jude Hero

MV2 Entertainment artist/songwriter Terry McBride celebrated the upcoming release of his […]

Nashville Industry Veterans Team For New Video Streaming Platform

HitsMeUp, a new online platform and app that will give fans access to exclusive content from their favorite […]

Natalie Hemby Shines Spotlight On Small Towns, Family On ‘Puxico’

“For 10 years I had tried to write to be my own artist. I would always hit a wall, or the […]

Warner/Chappell Nashville Signs Austin Taylor Smith

Warner/Chappell Nashville has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Nashville-based songwriter […]

T.J. Martell Gala Adds Kenny Chesney, Tommy Shaw and Clare Bowen

The T.J. Martell Foundation has added Kenny Chesney, Tommy Shaw of Styx and Nashville actress […]

Black River Entertainment Signs Abby Anderson As Artist And Writer

Black River Entertainment has added singer-songwriter Abby Anderson to its artist and publishing […]

Warner/Chappell Production Music Promotes Aaron Gant To Sr. VP, Production

Warner/Chappell Production Music has promoted Aaron Gant to Senior Vice President, Production […]

Industry Ink: Old Dominion, Ron Wilcox, Aaron Crisler, New Boots

Old Dominion played the official Patriots’ after-party on Sunday (Feb. 5) in Houston. The New England Patriots […]

NMPA’s S.O.N.G.S. Foundation Gives Endowments To Belmont, MTSU

The National Music Publishers’ Association S.O.N.G.S. (Supporting Our Next Generation of […]

Kelsea Ballerini, John Legend Join List of Performers for Upcoming Grammys

Kelsea Ballerini, Lukas Graham, Demi Lovato, Andra Day, Tori Kelly, Cynthia Erivo, and John Legend are […]

LifeNotes: Sandi Spika Borchetta’s Father Passes

Condolences go out to Big Machine Label Group’s SVP Creative Sandi Spika Borchetta on the […]

Five Grammy Nods An “Encouragement” For Natalie Grant, Bernie Herms

Heading into the 2017 Grammy Awards, CCM artist Natalie Grant and her husband, songwriter/producer […]

Garth Brooks, Dierks Bentley, Chris Stapleton To Honor Don Williams On New Tribute Album

A Don Williams tribute project, Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams, has been assembled and produced […]

Nashville-Based Artist Kirsten Arian Celebrates Song On ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Soundtrack

Nashville-based pop artist Kirsten Arian’s song “Invincible” will be featured on The LEGO Batman […]

Industry Ink: Rumblefish, Music Biz, CRS, Silverado Records, Rocketown

Rumblefish has again collaborated with The Recording Academy to license on-demand listening services for its […]

RIAA Gold And Platinum January Certifications Announced

Jason Aldean is among the artists receiving Gold and Platinum RIAA certifications for January 2017. Aldean […]

Ken Ehrlich To Continue With The Annual Grammy Awards Through 2020

Grammy Awards executive producer Ken Ehrlich has extended his long-term commitment to The Recording Academy […]

Josh Turner Previews New Album ‘Deep South’

Josh Turner’s trademark deep vocals are in fine form on Deep South, his new album set for […]

Weekly Register: Brantley Gilbert’s ‘Devil’ Top Seller of The Week

Brantley Gilbert claims the top spot on the Top Country Albums chart this week with his latest project […]

In Case You Missed It: Luke Bryan Represents Nashville With Classy Super Bowl Performance

Luke Bryan represented Nashville well during Super Bowl 51 on Sunday evening (Feb. 5), with an understated, steady rendition […]

Big Machine Label Group, Bell Media Forge New Media Alliance

Big Machine Label Group head Scott Borchetta is expanding his reach for the company globally with a […]

Exclusive: Chris Young Talks Grammy Nomination And Mentoring Music’s Next Generation

Chris Young’s career is in high gear right now, with an opening slot on Jason Aldean’s They Don’t Know Tour beginning […]

Big Machine Label Group’s Kelly Rich To Exit Later This Month

Big Machine Label Group’s Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Interactive Kelly Rich will exit […]

Eric Church Offers Fans Access To Virtual Concert Experience

Fans can now experience Eric Church’s sold-out, full-length 2016 Stagecoach Country Music […]

Industry Ink: Lee Brice, Pennington Entertainment, Backstage Nashville Live, Triple 7 Public Relations

Lee Brice was surprised with his first double-Platinum award from the Recording Industry […]

Shust, Story, Zschech to Release New CCM Projects This Spring

Aaron Shust is releasing a new record for Centricity Music, Love Made A Way. The new 11-song project […]

Little Big Town Adds Ryman Auditorium Residency Dates

Due to high demand, Little Big Town has expanded its highly-anticipated Ryman Residency, […]

Valory Music Co. Signs Delta Rae

The Valory Music Co. has signed North Carolina band Delta Rae to its roster. Liz Hopkins and […]

Borman Entertainment Elevates Two on Digital Team

Borman Entertainment has promoted Lucia Kaminsky and Sarah D’Hilly on the company’s digital team. Kaminsky […]

The Band Perry To Release First Pop Album

The Band Perry is set to release the trio’s first pop album, My Bad Imagination, on Interscope Records […]

Weekly Chart Report (2/3/17)

Jon Pardi and his boots have now secured back-to-back No. 1 songs on the MusicRow […]

CMT Public Voting Opens For NSAI Song Contest

The 17th Annual Song Contest presented by CMT has presented its 11 finalists, each vying for […]

Industry Signings: Absolute Publicity, C2 Media Relations, Spin Doctors Music Group

Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Lari White has signed with Absolute […]

Craig Shelburne Joins Richlyn Marketing In VP Role

Richlyn Marketing has hired Craig Shelburne in the newly-created role of Vice President. Shelburne has […]