Granger Smith Accepts His First MusicRow No. 1 Challenge Coin

After earning his first chart-topping single on this week’s MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart […]

Grammy Winners: Little Big Town, Chris Stapleton, Taylor Swift, Jason Isbell, Meghan Trainor

The first Grammy award for the 58th annual Grammy Awards went to Taylor Swift for 1989. […]

Ronnie Milsap Celebrates 40 Years Of Opry Membership

Ronnie Milsap took center stage at the Grand Ole Opry on Friday night (Feb. 12) as he celebrated […]

Bluebird In The Boro Concerts Announce Songwriter Lineups

The third annual Bluebird In The Boro concert series benefiting Alive Hospice will take place […]

Retired Pitcher Barry Zito Plays ASCAP Show At Bluebird Café

Barry Zito, a former pitcher for the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants, performed […]

Artist Updates: Sam Hunt, Maddie & Tae, Carrie Underwood, Lee Brice

Sam Hunt participated in the Grammy Foundation’s annual Grammy in the Schools Live! – A Celebration […]

Skyville Live Confirms Patti Austin, Andra Day, Miesa For Feb. 25

The next edition of the Emmy-nominated webcast Skyville Live will feature vocal stylist Patti […]

UMG Chairman Lucian Grainge Tops Billboard’s Power 100 List

UMG Chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge was ranked No. 1 on Billboard’s annual Power 100 list […]

Weekly Register: Grammy Nominees Lead Country Albums Chart

Chris Stapleton, Charles Kelley and Sam Hunt are in charge of the country album sales chart […]

Luke Laird Honored By MTSU Prior To Grammy Awards

Middle Tennessee State University honored one of its own, Grammy winner and current nominee Luke Laird […]

Darius Rucker, McGhee Entertainment Part Ways

Darius Rucker and McGhee Entertainment have amicably parted ways after their management contract […]

CRS Photo Round-Up III: Kelsea Ballerini, LANco, Chris Lane, Smith & Wesley, Women In The Industry

Wrapping up Country Radio Seminar (CRS) week with country stars and radio executives mingling […]

Songwriter Ryan Beaver Plans ‘Rx’ Album Release For May 6

Nashville songwriter Ryan Beaver will release a new album, Rx, on May 6. Beaver co-produced the […]

‘The Voice’ Winner Jordan Smith Announces Debut Album

Jordan Smith, who won NBC’s The Voice in December, will release his full-length debut album […]

Reviver Records Signs peermusic Songwriter Michael Tyler

Michael Tyler, a 22-year-old singer/songwriter from Thayer, Missouri, has signed a recording […]

Industry Ink: BMI, Friends Of Al Bunetta, RED Nashville, Heartland Records Nashville

BMI and Memphis, Tennessee, radio station 94.1 The Wolf will present the first-ever Songwriter Fest […]

Exclusive: The Recording Academy’s Shannon Sanders and Alicia Warwick

Inside the two-story building that houses the office of the Recording Academy’s Nashville […]

LifeNotes: Songwriter Kim Williams Passes

Kim Williams, a 2012 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, died […]

Artist Updates: Toby Keith, Craig Morgan, Jennifer Nettles, Brett Young

Toby Keith will perform during the PGA Tour’s Military Appreciation Day on May 10 in Ponte Vedra […]

CRS Photo Round-Up II: Sam Hunt, Kane Brown, CMHoF, Dustin Lynch, Granger Smith

Before Sam Hunt’s Tuesday Country Radio Seminar (CRS) evening show at the Ryman Auditorium […]

Weekly Chart Report (2/12/16)

Granger Smith has his first No. 1 single with “Backroad Song” reaching the top of the MusicRow […]

At CRS, Tim McGraw Discusses Acting, Twitter, and “The Most Important Night In My Career”

In 1994, Tim McGraw was an enthusiastic newcomer with a slot on Country Radio Seminar’s […]

CRS Photo Round-Up: Frankie Ballard, Macy Martin, Justin Flom, Shane Owens, Leslie Cours Mather

CRS 2016 attendees schmoozed and mingled during the annual event, which wrapped last night […]

Australia’s CMC Rocks QLD Country Festival Sells Out

The 2016 CMC Rocks QLD Country Music Festival has become the first Australian country music […]

Ticketing Platform Eventbrite Acquires Queue

Eventbrite, the world’s largest self-service ticketing and registration platform, has acquired […]

Exclusive: Carrie Underwood, Arista Promo Team Tell Their Story

Country superstar Carrie Underwood, along with the Arista Nashville team, pulled out all the […]

Artist Updates: Lauren Alaina, Cam, Maggie Rose, Southern Halo

Lauren Alaina will serve as a mentor to a pair of contestants on American Idol on Thursday […]

DISClaimer: Vince Gill, Dan+Shay, Tara Thompson Offer Noteworthy New Tracks

This is a week when new sounds are presented. One of the biggest agenda items during […]

Bobby Karl Works CRS New Faces Show

If this year’s New Faces Show at Country Radio Seminar is any gauge, the future of country […]

Industry Events: ASCAP, Ordinary Hero, Who Knew, YEP

ASCAP will host a writers showcase as part of its We Create Music series at The Basement on […]

Jennifer Nettles, Justin Moore Make An Impression At BMLG’s CRS Showcase

On the final day of Country Radio Seminar (CRS), Jennifer Nettles and Justin Moore anchored the […]

Exclusive: Kelsea Ballerini Talks Touring, Country Radio and Making Honest Music

Kelsea Ballerini is a double winner in this year’s MusicRow CountryBreakout awards, claiming […]

CRS Showcases Songwriters At CRS Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley, BMLG Happy Hour

Legendary radio personality Bob Kingsley welcomed a dozen of Nashville’s top songwriters, […]

Artist Updates: Wade Hayes, High Valley, John Michael Montgomery, Dolly Parton

Wade Hayes will be joined by Miranda Lambert, Steve Wariner and Kix Brooks for “COUNTRY […]

Vince Gill Set For Free Concert In Nashville On Feb. 12

Vince Gill, recipient of 20 Grammy awards, is set to perform a free concert on Friday, Feb. 12 […]

CRS In Pictures: Mo Pitney, Denny Strickland, Kane Brown, Richey Promotions, Makenna & Brock, SaraBeth

Curb artist Mo Pitney visited with MusicRow Chart Director Troy Stephenson at the “Indiepalooza” […]

Toby Keith, Martina McBride And More Added To Kris Kristofferson Tribute Concert In Nashville

A new round of country artists has been added to the all-star lineup for The Life & Songs of […]

Exclusive: Wheeler Walker Jr. Swears (A Lot) That He’s Country

Wheeler Walker Jr. is the latest country artist to put out a record produced by Dave Cobb. Wait, […]

Bobby Karl Works Team UMG At The Ryman

The best annual concert in Nashville doesn’t sell tickets to the general public. For the past […]

Exclusive: MusicRow’s Reporter Of The Year: Melissa Frost

Melissa Frost is this year’s recipient of the MusicRow CountryBreakout Award for Reporter […]

In Photos: ‘MusicRow’ CountryBreakout Awards

MusicRow held its 14th Annual Meet & Greet and CountryBreakout Awards at Margaritaville […]

In Pictures: CMHoF, Sierra Black, The Shotgun Seat, Mike Smith

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum celebrated songwriter Al Anderson on Saturday, Feb. 6 […]

Keith Urban Accepts CRS Artist Humanitarian Award

Keith Urban appeared at Country Radio Seminar (CRS) on Monday afternoon (Feb. 8) to receive the […]

NSAI Announces New, Re-Elected Members To Board Of Directors

Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) just concluded its 2016 Board of Directors […]

Nominees Announced For iHeartRadio Music Awards

Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Sam Hunt, Zac Brown Band and Thomas Rhett are […]

Acme Radio Will Launch Feb. 10 From Downtown Studio

Downtown Nashville restaurant/venue Acme Feed & Seed, in partnership with TuneIn, will launch […]

Bobby Karl Works The 14th Annual MusicRow CountryBreakout Awards

Let’s drop a few names right at the beginning, shall we? MusicRow’s Sherod Robertson […]

In Photos: Big Machine Label Group, Steven Tyler at CRS

Big Machine Label Group hosted country radio and industry executives at a late-night, private […]

“Grand Ole Omni” Opry Event Brings New Music To CRS

The Grand Ole Opry moved to the “Grand Ole Omni,” remarked host Bill Cody from the Country Radio […]

Label Heads, Radio Execs Discuss Artist Development At CRS

Artist development and teamwork emerged as recurring themes during a presentation titled “New […]