Industry Ink: CMHoF, Bill Anderson, Triple 7 PR, Preshias Harris

The Country Music Hall of Fame celebrated the 60th anniversary of Carl Perkins’ classic “Blue […]

Shane Owens Highlights New Music During Industry Showcase

Amerimonte Records artist Shane Owens showcased his new music for an audience of music […]

Dylan Fest Coming To Ryman Auditorium On May 23-24

The Nashville music community will celebrate Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday at the Ryman Auditorium […]

Downtown Music Publishing, YouTube Ink Direct Deal For Performance Rights

Downtown Music Publishing has expanded its licensing agreement with YouTube to include performance […]

Exclusive: Carnival Music Finds Hits, Success As “Land Of Misfit Toys”

Self-proclaimed “music company” Carnival Music, led by powerhouse publisher and producer Frank […]

CMA Music Festival Reveals Riverfront Stage Concert Lineup

Jake Owen will launch the 2016 CMA Music Festival’s concerts at the Riverfront Park stage on June 9 […]

Artist Updates: Dierks Bentley, Reba, Brooks & Dunn, Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott

Dierks Bentley surprised fans in Knoxville, Tennessee yesterday with a “CMT Instant Jam” pop-up […]

SOURCE Awards Set For August 23

The 2016 SOURCE Awards will honor and induct a select group of women into the SOURCE Awards Hall […]

Ticketmaster To Sell Tickets Directly On Facebook

BuzzFeed Newsis reporting Facebook will begin offering ticket purchases on the social media […]

Musicians Corner Announces Permanent Location, Spring Lineup

Free concert series Musicians Corner will launch its seventh year with a two-day […]

SESAC Signs Steve Bogard

SESAC has signed hit songwriter Steve Bogard for representation. Bogard has written nine […]

Webster PR Adds Two Staffers

Webster Public Relations has added Shannon Gursky as Events & Branding Manager, and Spencer Turney […]

Artist Updates: Jason Aldean, Lionel Richie, William Michael Morgan

Jason Aldean has formed an exclusive partnership with Outlaw Energy Drink. The promotion will […]

SOLID Bowling Event Raises $29,000 For Big Brothers Big Sisters

SOLID, Nashville’s diverse group of music industry professionals, raised more than $29,000 for […]

Jill Napier Joins Legacy Law Group

Legacy Law Group, P.C. has announced the hiring of Jill Napier as Operations Case Manager […]

Vanderbilt Professor Creates Online Course About Music Industry

A new online open course will give music fans the opportunity to learn from Jen Gunderman, a […]

Little Big Town Surprised With Double-Platinum Plaque For “Girl Crush”

Little Big Town received a surprise visit from the Recording Industry Association of America […]

Weekly Register: Chris Stapleton Jumps To No. 2 On Overall Albums Chart

After winning numerous honors during last week’s ACM Awards, Chris Stapleton lands at No. 2 on […]

‘Nashville Scene’ Editor Jim Ridley Dies At 50

Nashville Scene editor Jim Ridley, who began his career at the alternative weekly in 1989, […]

Tin Pan South 2016: Night 4

Some of Nashville’s top songwriters serenaded sold-out crowds at Tin Pan South shows at 10 […]

Carrie Underwood To Join Keith Urban On Tour In Australia

While most artists will be winding down their tours in December, Carrie Underwood will ramp up […]

Sam Hunt Leads Country Finalists For Billboard Music Awards

Several Nashville artists are nominated for honors at the upcoming 2016 Billboard Music Awards, […]

Capitol CMG Signs Hip Hop Duo Social Club Misfits

Nashville-based label Capitol CMG has signed hip hop duo Social Club Misfits to its roster. The […]

LifeNotes: Country Producer Brien Fisher Dies At 82

Country record producer Brien Fisher has died at age 82. Among his best-known […]

MusicRowPics: Rising Women On The Row 2016

MusicRow honored five music industry superstars today (April 8) during its fifth annual Rising Women […]

APA Nashville Office Adds Three

APA has added three new agents to its Nashville office, including Jeff Hill, Jim Butler and Miles Hayes […]

Tin Pan South 2016: Night 3

Tin Pan South welcomed dozens of songwriters and hundreds of listeners to venues across Nashville […]

Industry Ink: Ten Ten Music Group, Almon & McPike, CMA

Ten Ten Music Group has signed Trent Summar to an exclusive worldwide songwriting agreement. […]

Patsy Cline Museum Coming To Downtown Nashville

Bill Miller, founder of The Johnny Cash Museum, has revealed plans for The Patsy Cline Museum in […]

Bobby Karl Works MusicRow’s Rising Women On The Row

Rising Women on the Row has risen higher than ever. The fifth annual breakfast celebrating female […]

Big Machine Signs ‘American Idol’ Winner, Runner-Up

During last night’s (April 7) star-studded series finale of American Idol, 25-year-old Amory, […]

Sea Gayle Music, Station West Sign Baylor Wilson

Sea Gayle Records has released Baylor Wilson’s debut EP Living Right. The project […]

Keith Urban’s ‘Ripcord’ Features Carrie Underwood, Pitbull

Keith Urban collaborates with both rapper Pitbull and country star Carrie Underwood on his […]

Martina McBride, JD Souther Slated For Grammy Salute To Music Legends

Martina McBride and JD Souther are among the first round of performers announced for the […]

Weekly Chart Report (4/8/16)

Columbia Nashville’s Maren Morris has her first No. 1 song as an artist with “My Church” […]

Tin Pan South 2016: Night 2

The talk at most of the shows around town during Tin Pan South last night (Wednesday, April 6) […]

Artist Updates: Lera Lynn, Tegan Marie, Brandy Clark

BMI hosted a party for Nashville singer-songwriter Lera Lynn, who will be self-releasing […]

Industry Ink: Edison Research, IBMA, Belmont University, MTSU

The average American user of AM/FM radio switches the station 22 times during a commute, while […]

Kree Harrison Plans Debut Album On Nashville’s Plaid Flag Music

Kree Harrison will release her debut album on Nashville-based Plaid Flag Music in mid-2016. […]

Trevor Donovan Cast As Eddy Arnold In CMT Series

Trevor Donovan has been cast as Eddy Arnold in the upcoming CMT series, Million Dollar Quartet […]

AIMP Nashville Awards Announce Nominees, Acoustic Performers

The inaugural AIMP Nashville Awards, hosted by the Association of Independent Music Publishers, will […]

Project Music Accelerator Hosts Open House, Teams With CMA And Music Biz

This year’s Project Music Accelerator participants received early feedback from Nashville’s entrepreneur and […]

Curb Records Restructures Radio Department

Ryan Dokke, VP of country promotion for Curb Records, has announced his plans for the restructuring […]

Legendary Merle Haggard Passes At 79

America has lost one of its greatest song poets. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, fiddler, […]

DISClaimer: Alan Jackson’s Ballad, Carrie Underwood’s Anthem, Restless Heart’s Homage

Let’s be like an awards show today and give out accolades in multiple categories. In a […]

Phil Barton Wins Inaugural Overseas Recognition

Liz Rose Music/Warner-Chappell writer and Australian native Phil Barton won the inaugural […]

Tin Pan South 2016: Night 1

Opening night of the 24th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Presented by Regions Bank […]

Merle Haggard’s Passing Draws Condolences From Country Music Community

The passing of Merle Haggard on Wed., April 6, drew kind words and memories across social media. […]

Chuck Dauphin, CeCe Dawson, Debbye Scroggins Join Hedley Entertainment

Hedley Entertainment has added three to its staff. Based in Nashville and New York City, Hedley […]

Industry Ink: Deluge Music, Silverado Records, AXS TV

Deluge Music has signed writer/artist Christine Connolly. Connolly has written “Bad Girlfriend” […]