Lindsay Ell Carries Opry Tradition To New York, Southwest Flight

BBR Music Group artist Lindsay Ell represented the Grand Ole Opry three times this week, with […]

Weekly Chart Report (8/5/16)

Sam Hunt locks in another No. 1 song on the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart this […]

Ronnie Dunn Releases New Single With Kix Brooks

Ronnie Dunn has issued the single “Damn Drunk” with special guest Kix Brooks. Produced by Jay […]

Female Producers, Engineers Join Change The Conversation Event

While Nashville coalition Change The Conversation has brought widespread attention over […]

Brent Cobb Continues Publishing Deal With Carnival Music

Singer-songwriter Brent Cobb has renewed his deal with Carnival Music. Cobb signed the first deal […]

Justin Moore Teams With Waffle House For New Album Promotion

Justin Moore will make appearances at Waffle House restaurants in select markets to promote […]

Presidents Of NSAI, ASCAP Decry DOJ Consent Decree Decision

NSAI President Lee Thomas Miller and ASCAP President Paul Williams have formally expressed […]

Richard Bennett Earns Recognition As CMHoF Nashville Cat

Famed guitarist Richard Bennett was honored as a Nashville Cat by the Country Music Hall of Fame […]

Josh Miller Jointly Signs To Warner/Chappell, Cornman Music

Warner/Chappell Music and Cornman Music have signed a worldwide co-publishing agreement with […]

ASCAP, BMI Align To Fight DOJ Consent Decree Interpretation

ASCAP and BMI have united in a joint campaign against the Department of Justice’s […]

Sony/ATV, NMPA Criticize DOJ Ruling On Consent Decree, 100 Percent Licensing

Martin Bandier, Chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and David Israelite, President of […]

CMA Music Festival Special Pulls In 5.54 Million Viewers

The Wednesday (Aug. 3) airing of CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock on ABC garnered […]

Exclusive: Cody Johnson Brings Rodeo Lessons To Music Career

After leaving behind a career in pro rodeo (with the shiny buckles to prove it), Cody Johnson […]

DISClaimer: Reckless Kelly Bashes And Blazes

Here we are in the blazing heat of a Southern summer, but the sounds from the country world […]

Artist Updates: Kelsea Ballerini, Toby Keith, Olivia Lane

Black River Entertainment’s Kelsea Ballerini took to Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s outdoor stage […]

RCA Nashville’s Kane Brown Earns First Gold Certification

RCA Nashville artist Kane Brown has notched his first gold-certified single, with “Used To Love You Sober,” […]

Muddy Magnolias Plan Oct. 14 Album Release

Muddy Magnolias, the Nashville duo of Kallie North and Jessy Wilson, will release their debut […]

Eric Church Creates Highway To Home Furniture Collection

Eric Church has launched his Highway To Home furniture collection, available in RoomsToGo stores […]

Exclusive: Andrew Leahey Forges Ahead With New Album

Nashville musician Andrew Leahey is back on track following brain surgery in 2013, when a tumor […]

William Michael Morgan’s Debut Album Due Sept. 30

William Michael Morgan will release his debut album, Vinyl, on Sept. 30 on Warner Bros./Warner […]

Sony/ATV Staffers Offer Nearly 300 Volunteer Hours In Nashville

Sony/ATV Music Publishing employees are working just as hard to benefit their […]

Florida Georgia Line Previews Album, Samples Whiskey At Pandora Presents

Florida Georgia Line was the center of an album preview, whiskey tasting and Pandora Presents show […]

SESAC Holdings, SUISA Create Transatlantic Licensing Venture

U.S. music rights organization SESAC Holdings and Swiss collecting society SUISA are forming Mint […]

Creative Nation Adds Belmont Student Kassi Ashton To Roster

Creative Nation has signed songwriter Kassi Ashton to its roster. Ashton is a senior at Belmont […]

Big Yellow Dog Music Inks Deal With Keelan Donovan

Big Yellow Dog Music has signed singer/songwriter Keelan Donovan to its roster, with plans to […]

CTM Writer’s INK Signs Paige Blue

CTM Writer’s INK has signed writer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Paige Blue to an exclusive […]

Live Nation, Municipal Auditorium Enter Three-Year Deal

Live Nation and Municipal Auditorium have partnered to bring more concerts to the downtown Nashville […]

Dwight Yoakam Plans Bluegrass Album With Sugar Hill Records

Dwight Yoakam will release a bluegrass album titled Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars… on Sept. 23 […]

In Pictures: BMI Showcases New Artists At Lollapalooza

BMI continued its presence at Lollapalooza showcasing new artists throughout the four-day […]

RCA Inspiration Relocates To Nashville Under Provident Music Group

RCA Inspiration has shifted operations from New York City to Nashville under the umbrella of Provident […]

Industry Ink: SOURCE, BBR Music Group, Springer Mountain Farms

SOURCE held its monthly membership luncheon at ASCAP on July 28, 2016. Pat Shea, President […]

Artist Updates: Brad Paisley, Kix Brooks, Southern Halo

Brad Paisley joined members of his team backstage during a tour stop at Indianapolis […]

Shane McAnally To Share Stories And Songs In CMHoF Series

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will host producer and songwriter Shane McAnally […]

John Rich To Open Redneck Riviera Bar On Lower Broadway

Downtown Nashville will soon offer another venue named for a country star. John Rich of […]

Australian Musician Ruby Boots Receives Grant For Nashville Songwriter Residency

The Australian Government’s Council for the Arts has named Ruby Boots (Bex Chilcott) as the […]

In Pictures: William Michael Morgan, BMI, M-PACT Music Group

WME artist William Michael Morgan, who is currently celebrating his Top 20 debut single […]

‘Alabama: Song Of The South’ Exhibit Opens Aug. 25 At CMHoF

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (CMHoF) will open its Alabama: Song of the South […]

Exclusive: SMACKSongs, The Silverton Foundation Assist Families In Need

As Miranda Lambert’s “Vice” and Dierks Bentley (ft. Elle King)’s “Different For Girls” […]

The Band Perry Emerges As “Comeback Kid” With New Label, New Music

“Despite what you’ve heard, The Band Perry is not going anywhere,” The Band Perry’s Kimberly Perry told […]

Dwight Yoakam, Mary Gauthier Slated For AmericanaFest NYC

The Americana Music Association and Lincoln Center have unveiled the 2016 lineup for their third annual […]

Big Machine Label Group Unveils BMLG Records

Big Machine Label Group has rebranded Republic Nashville with a new label imprint identity, BMLG Records. […]

Behind ‘Black’: Dierks Bentley Turns Spotlight On Team

Dierks Bentley’s name may appear alone on his chart-topping album Black but he is quick to point […]

Mark Your Calendar — August 2016

Radio Single Add Dates • Album Release Dates • Industry Events for Nashville and beyond […]

Industry Ink: CAA, RIAA, Hillsong United, Capitol Nashville

Frankie Ballard has signed with CAA for representation. Ballard’s 2014 album, Sunshine & Whiskey, […]

LifeNotes: Music Industry Security Director Rusty Martin Passes

ASCAP security director and former Mississippi highway patrolman Rusty Martin passed away […]

Kelsea Ballerini To Embark On First Headlining Tour This Fall

Kelsea Ballerini has revealed dates for her first headlining tour, the appropriately-titled […]

Spirit Music Nashville/Fluid Music Revolution Names AJ Burton To VP Role

AJ Burton has been appointed Vice President of Fluid Music Revolution. The announcement was […]

Florida Georgia Line Sets Attendance Record In Wyoming

Florida Georgia Line bested the Cheyenne Frontier Days concert attendance record on Saturday […]

Mark Lowry Will Receive ASCAP’s Golden Note Award

ASCAP will present songwriter-artist and comedian Mark Lowry with its Golden Note Award […]

Change The Conversation Panel To Highlight Female Producers, Engineers

Change The Conversation, a coalition aimed at helping to level the playing field for […]