The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Acquires SpinMedia Assets

The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group has acquired SpinMedia’s music assets including Spin, […]

Ronnie Dunn Purchases Frist Property

Ronnie Dunn and his wife Janine have purchased six acres of land in southwest Nashville for […]

Sturgill Simpson To Perform On ‘Saturday Night Live’

Sturgill Simpson will take the stage as Saturday Night Live‘s first musical performer for […]

Shenandoah Announces 30th Anniversary Tour

Country group Shenandoah will tour in 2017 to commemorate 30 years since the release of their […]

DISClaimer: Brothers Osborne Close Out 2016 With A Righteous Stomper

Some of country’s top stars are closing out the year in style. Kenny Chesney, Little Big Town […]

‘Holiday Homecoming With Jewel’ To Air On Christmas Day

Jewel and her Alaskan Kilcher family will be center of a Christmas day (Dec. 25) holiday […]

Willie Nelson Concert To Be Featured On SiriusXM’s NYE Live Concert Series

SiriusXM will broadcast exclusive concerts, DJ sets and special performances live on New […]

ASCAP Renews Agreement With Estate Of Songwriter Johnny Marks

ASCAP has renewed its agreement with the estate of songwriter Johnny Marks, the writer of classic […]

Old Dominion Teams With Stagecoach Festival For Sold-Out Tour

Old Dominion’s amazing 2016 included a successful partnership with major music festival Stagecoach […]

Randy Rogers Band Wraps Sold-Out Run, Preps New Music in 2017

The Randy Rogers Band just wrapped a sold-out run on the West Coast, and isn’t slowing down in 2017 […]

160-Capacity Venue Opens In Nashville’s Germantown Neighborhood

Chattanooga-based restauranteur Daniel Lindley has opened a 160-person capacity concert lounge in […]

Nielsen To Purchase Gracenote Metadata Company

Nielsen announced it will purchase Gracenote, provider of media and entertainment metadata […]

Tony Brown, John Mason Launch Velvet Stone Management

Legendary country music producer, executive, and musician Tony Brown has teamed with […]

‘Hee Haw’s’ Gordie Tapp Dead At Age 94

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Gordie Tapp has passed away at the age of 94 […]

Headliners Announced For 7th Annual Americana Spring Celebration

The Americana Music Association will welcome Loretta Lynn, Margo Price and The Milk Carton Kids […]

Word Records Invests In Christian Hip-Hop With New Imprint

Word Records has launched the hip-hop imprint IVAV (4 Against 5), led by producer […]

UMPG On Andrew Dorff: ‘A Heart of Gold and Unparalleled Talent’

Universal Music Publishing Group today issued a statement about the unexpected passing of their songwriter and friend […]

Peach Pickers Open Tickets For 4th Annual Georgia Benefit At The Ryman

Tickets for the Peach Pickers’ May 16, 2017, Georgia On My Mind concert went on sale Tues. […]

Artist Updates: Big & Rich, Lee Brice, Jeremy McComb

Big & Rich will be the headlining entertainment at the RIAA’s second-ever inauguration charity […]

Tony Martin: Four Decades In Song

Not many country songwriters can say their very first cut was also their first No. 1 hit […]

Industry Ink: Musicians Hall of Fame, PLA Media, Cheyenne Frontier Days, The Beatitudes Project

Musicians Hall of Fame Director of Public Relations Amy Holm will be leaving her post […]

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Names 2017 Class

The 2017 inductees to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have been announced. Set to be inducted in […]

LifeNotes: Songwriter Andrew Dorff Passes

UMPG songwriter Andrew Dorff has died, MusicRow has learned. […]

In Pictures: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Dustin Lynch, Cassadee Pope, Drake White

Broken Bow Records’ Dustin Lynch will make his debut on Spike TV’s popular musical gameshow […]

Brad Paisley To Release 11th Studio Album In 2017

Brad Paisley will release his upcoming 11th studio album, Love and War, on March 3 via Arista Nashville […]

ASCAP And Nielsen Partner For Strategic Data Agreement

Today (Dec. 19), ASCAP and Nielsen announced a strategic multi-pronged, long-term data […]

Brad Paisley Helps Madame Tussauds Unveil Little Jimmy Dickens Wax Figure

Wax attraction Madame Tussauds will open its newest location in Nashville this spring, but […]

Weekly Register: Garth Brooks, Sundance Head Reign On Country Charts

Garth Brooks continues his reign on this week’s country albums chart, taking the top two spots. […]

The Recording Academy To Honor Charley Pride, Jimmie Rodgers

Charley Pride and Jimmie Rodgers are among this year’s recipients of The Recording Academy’s […]

Willie Nelson & Family To Perform Nashville WAR Memorial Show

Willie Nelson & Family has been scheduled at Nashville’s intimate War Memorial Auditorium on […]

Kobalt Music Publishing To Administer Elvis’ Catalog

Kobalt Music Publishing has inked an administrative agreement with Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and Elvis Presley Enterprises […]

Spin Doctors Music Group Adds Two

The Spin Doctors Music Group has hired Jessilynn Kidd as Director Of National Promotion […]

Library Of Congress Seeks Public Input On Register Of Copyright Role

The public will have the opportunity to provide input to the Library of Congress on expertise […]

DisClaimer: John Oates & The Time Jumpers Are Swingin’ The Season

Last week, we explored the raft of new Nashville holiday albums, so this week we’re listening […]

Nashville Tourism Ends Record-Setting Streak

Nashville experienced 70 straight months of tourism growth, the longest in U.S. history […]

BMG Promotes Sara Knabe To VP Creative

Sara Knabe has been promoted to VP of Creative, BMG Nashville. Since joining the company in 2011 […]

Industry Ink: Suit Music, Casting Crowns, William Michael Morgan Visits CMA

Suit Music, which manages Jackie Lee, Jason Nix and producer Aaron Eshuis, has relocated […]

Cole Swindell Celebrates A Year Filled With Musical Milestones

As Cole Swindell prepares to wrap his third annual sold-out headlining Down Home Tour this […]

BOTS Act Becomes Law

President Obama has signed into law the BOTS (Better Online Ticket Sales) Act of 2016 […]

Weekly Chart Report (12/16/16)

Chris Young takes the last No. 1 spot of 2016 on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart […]

Reba To Release 2-Disc Gospel Album Before First Complete Ryman Concert

Reba McEntire announced via Facebook Live that the multi-talented entertainer will […]

Jenny Gill To Release ‘The House Sessions’ On Feb. 17

Singer-songwriter Jenny Gill is set to release her debut EP, The House Sessions, on Feb. 17, and she will welcome several top-notch […]

ASCAP, RMLC Ink Five-Year Agreement

The Radio Music License Committee and ASCAP have announced a new five-year agreement through 2021 […]

Rev. Becca Stevens Receives CNN Hero Award At New York Ceremony

Rev. Becca Stevens was honored as a CNN Hero at New York’s American Museum of Natural History […]

WME Nashville Heading Into 2017 With New Offices, New Agents

WME Nashville Co-Heads Rob Beckham and Greg Oswald gave employees a surprise preview […]

Still Working Music, Kobalt Sign Gordie Sampson

Nashville publishers Still Working Music and Kobalt have signed songwriter Gordie Sampson […]

Industry Ink: Music City Media, Americana Music Association, Dan Hodges Music

Seven entertainment companies have formed an alliance to offer an extensive menu of professional […]

Brad Paisley To Release CD/DVD, PBS Special From West Virginia University

Brad Paisley will release Life Amplified World Tour: Live at WVU, a live concert DVD and CD on […]

The Listening Room To Expand In New Location

The Listening Room Café, owned by Chris Blair, is moving to a new home next fall […]

Brantley Gilbert To Release ‘The Devil Don’t Sleep’ Jan. 27

Brantley Gilbert will release his third project for BMLG’s The Valory Music Co., The Devil Don’t […]