Industry Pics: ASCAP, Black River Publishing, Warner Music Nashville, AIMP

The second installment of ASCAP Happy Hour: Top Shelf Songs, the new quarterly ASCAP series […]

CRB Honors Randy Travis, Country Radio Hall Of Fame Inductees

Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. honored the 2016 class of inductees into the Country Radio of Fame […]

Sony Music Nashville Promotes Tracy Baskette Fleaner; Two Staffers To Exit

Tracy Baskette Fleaner has been promoted to Vice President, Creative Services, Sony Music […]

Freddy Powers’ Memoir Will Be Published In 2017

The memoir of the late singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Freddy Powers will be published […]

DISClaimer: Elizabeth Cook, Paul Burch, Derik Hultquist Among Americana’s Top Offerings

There is a whole lot to like in today overview of current Americana recordings. So much so, […]

Entertainment Attorney John Beiter Joins Leaven Strand & Glover

John Beiter, one of Nashville’s prominent music and intellectual property attorneys, has joined […]

Randy Himes Joins The TEAM Companies

Randy Himes has joined The TEAM Companies, a payroll provider for the concert tour and sound […]

LifeNotes: Memphis Horns Star Wayne Jackson Passes

Trumpeter Wayne Jackson, who won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 as one-half of the […]

LifeNotes: Bill Ham, Founder Of Hamstein Music, Passes

Bill Ham, a veteran manager, producer, songwriter and publisher, passed away in his sleep […]

Joel Crouse Signs Management, Publishing Deals With Iconic Entertainment Group

Iconic Entertainment Group (IEG) has signed Joel Crouse to an artist management and publishing deal […]

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Reveals 12 Nominees

Nominees for two Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame categories have been announced on the […]

LifeNotes: “A Place To Fall Apart” Songwriter Freddy Powers Passes

Songwriter, producer and ace musician Freddy Powers has died at age 84. Powers was a […]

Industry Ink: CAA, Who Knew, Belcourt Theatre

Creative Artists Agency has promoted Nashville-based trainees Sabrina Butera and Sam […]

CMHoF Will Host Gretsch Guitar Pull In July

Tommy Emmanuel, Eddie Pennington, Joe Robinson and Nashville duo Striking Matches will take part […]

BMI Extends President/CEO Mike O’Neill’s Contract Through 2021

The Board of Directors of BMI has extended Mike O’Neill’s contract as President and CEO for […]

Darius Rucker Joins Maverick Management Roster

Darius Rucker has signed with Maverick Management, MusicRow has confirmed. The Nashville office […]

Universal Music Group Nashville Adds Director of Strategic Marketing

Universal Music Group Nashville has added Gary Keffer as Director of Strategic Marketing […]

Artist Updates: CMT’s Next Women Of Country, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Meghan Trainor

CMT’s Next Women of Country showed fans what girl power is all about when Brooke Eden, […]

Spirit Music Group Adds Worldwide COO To Jon Singer’s Title

Spirit Music Group has promoted Jon Singer to Worldwide Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial […]

Industry Ink: Brett Eldredge, Provident Music Group, Full Circle Academy

Brett Eldredge premiered the music video for his new single “Wanna Be That Song” last night […]

Nashville’s July 4 Fireworks to be Livestreamed, Broadcast Live on Local TV

The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp has announced that the city’s annual July 4 concert and fireworks […]

Chris Tomlin, Matt Maher Earn Top Honors At BMI Christian Awards

Matt Maher, Chris Tomlin, and For King and Country’s Luke Smallbone were among the big winners […]

Nashville Meets London Music Festival Confirms 10 Artists

Four Nashville artists and six artists from the United Kingdom will perform at the first […]

Exclusive: Mark Chesnutt Introduces A New ‘Tradition’

Mark Chesnutt has never lived in Nashville but he’s catching up with friends in the country music […]

Toby Keith Event Raises $1.175 Million For OK Kids Korral

The 13th Annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic raised $1.175 million for OK Kids Korral, a housing […]

Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin Embark On Song/Video Series

Nashville songwriters Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin have begun a four-song and four-music video […]

Reviver Entertainment Group Launches With Key Executives

David Ross, President and CEO of Reviver Records, has announced the launch of Reviver Entertainment Group […]

Luke Bryan’s First-Ever Farm Tour EP Arrives Sept. 23

Luke Bryan will release an EP of all new music titled Farm Tour…Here’s to the Farmer on Sept. 23 […]

CMA Foundation, Country Artists Will Advocate For Music Education

The CMA Foundation, Kristian Bush, Charlie Worsham, and the National Association for Music Education […]

Industry Ink: BMI, Americana Honors & Awards, Diamond Eye Music

BMI presented a special performance by Capitol Recording artist and BMI singer-songwriter […]

In Pictures: Post Monroe, Kenny Chesney, Ryan Follese, Blake Shelton

Trio Post Monroe recently made their Grand Ole Opry debut on June 18. The group performed […]

Farm Aid Reveals Lineup For Concert In Bristow, Virginia

Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Alabama Shakes and Sturgill Simpson […]

Meghan Linsey Signs Management Deal With Pennington Entertainment

Meghan Linsey, formerly of the duo Steel Magnolia and a contestant on The Voice, has signed with artist […]

Musicians Corner Announces Summer 2016 Lineup

Blind Boys of Alabama, Lera Lynn, Holly Williams, Robbie Fulks, Jon McLaughlin and more […]

Kip Moore Brings Jon Pardi For Me And My Kind Tour

Kip Moore will headline the Me and My Kind Tour with special guest Jon Pardi this fall. The tour […]

Nashville Songwriters And Artists Add Signatures To DMCA Petition

A number of Nashville’s top songwriters and recording artists have banded with musicians from all […]

Big Machine Label Group Adds Becca Walls For Big Machine Radio

Becca Walls has been hired by Big Machine Label Group as Manager, Content and Host for Big […]

Carrie Underwood, Co-Writers Tackle New ‘Sunday Night Football’ Theme For NBC

Carrie Underwood and three co-writers have rewritten the hit “Somethin’ Bad” into “Oh, Sunday Night” […]

The Cadillac Three’s ‘Bury Me In My Boots’ Track List Revealed

The Cadillac Three enlisted a bevy of Nashville’s top songwriters for their Aug. 5 release […]

Weekly Register: Brandy Clark, Frankie Ballard Make Top 10 Debuts

Superb singer-songwriter Brandy Clark and soulful rocker Frankie Ballard make solid debuts […]

Hillary Scott Reveals Track Listing, Release Date For ‘Love Remains’

Hillary Scott & The Scott Family will release the album Love Remains on EMI Nashville on July 29. […]

Kellie Pickler Exits Black River Entertainment

Kellie Pickler has exited Black River Entertainment, MusicRow has confirmed. “She will always […]

Country Artists Team For OneOrlando Concert

In the wake of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, country stars are coming together for a […]

In Pictures: Alyssa Micaela, Maren Morris, Kenny Chesney, Kane Brown

The Academy of Country Music welcomed Warner/Chappell and Liz Rose Music recording artist Alyssa […]

Industry Ink: ole, Music City Tennis Invitational, SMG Records

ole songwriter/producer Adam Hambrick, along with songwriter Andrew DeRoberts, caught up with […]

Of Songwriters And Books: Six Reading Recommendations

It should come as no surprise that members of our songwriting community are also proficient in prose. […]

Aaron Lewis Plans Dot Records Release For Sept. 16

Aaron Lewis will release a country album titled Sinner on Dot Records on Sept. 16. It’s his first […]

Belmont University Donates $250,000 To National Museum Of African American Music

The National Museum of African American Music has announced a $250,000 donation from Belmont […]

Drew Baldridge Gets Grand Ole Opry Surprise From Josh Turner

Cold River Records artist Drew Baldridge was surprised by musical hero Josh Turner at the Grand […]

Exclusive: Entertainment Lawyer Derek Crownover Surveys The Record Label Landscape

Derek Crownover, a partner and Entertainment Law Practice Group leader at Dickinson Wright PLLC […]