LifeNotes: Gospel Great, Former BMI Exec Joe Moscheo Dies

Gospel Music Hall of Fame member Joe Moscheo was known to thousands of music industry folks […]

Sony/ATV Chairman and CEO Signs Contract Extension

Martin Bandier has signed a contract extension to remain as Chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV […]

MusicRowLife: Joel Borski/Amanda Craig, Hillary Lindsey/Cary Barlowe, LOCASH, Gloriana, Colton Dixon

Joel Borski, Sr. Director of Product Management at Warner Music Nashville, and Amanda Craig, […]

Lisa Chader Joins Wortman Works Media & Marketing As Principal

Public relations and media veteran Lisa Chader has been named Principal at Wortman Works Media […]

Industry Ink: Garth Brooks, Silverado Records, LEGACY Events, Maxximum Artist Group

Garth Brooks and Cinch Jeans & Shirts will launch “Garth Brooks Sevens by CINCH,” featuring […]

Tin Pan South, Watkins College Unveil Winning Design

Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival has partnered for the ninth consecutive year with Watkins College […]

LifeNotes: Trucker Song Specialist Red Simpson Passes

Bakersfield Sound pioneer Red Simpson passed away on Jan. 8 following a heart attack.

Sixth Season Of ‘Front And Center’ Spotlights CMA Songwriter Series

The sixth season of public television series Front and Center kicks off this month with five […]

Songwriters Lineup Revealed For “Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley” At CRS

Numerous top-shelf songwriters will take the stage next month as part of the fifth consecutive […]

Keith Urban’s RipCORD World Tour 2016 To Hit Nashville in November

Keith Urban will embark on his first arena/amphitheater tour in two years with the RipCORD […]

Musicians On Call Promotes Katy Epley to EVP

Katy Epley has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Musicians On Call after nearly 10 years […]

Oh Boy Records Announces New Leadership

John Prine has taken over sole ownership of his independent record label, Oh Boy Records. He assumes […]

Randy Houser Plans 17-Track Album Featuring Top Songwriters

Randy Houser has planned his sophomore Stoney Creek Records album, Fired Up, to be released […]

Don Williams Announces Tour Dates For 2016

Country Music Hall of Famer and CMA/ACM award winner Don Williams has announced a tour of 21 […]

Weekly Register: Chris Stapleton Remains No. 1 On Country Albums Chart

Two months after winning big at the CMA Awards, Chris Stapleton is still going strong. He remains […]

Round Hill Music, Baby Needs New Shoes Ink Co-Pub Deal with Jimmy Robbins

Round Hill Music and Baby Needs New Shoes have entered into a co-publishing agreement with songwriter […]

LifeNotes: Hit Writer And Singer Troy Shondell Passes

Pop-country performer and former Music Row song publisher Troy Shondell has died […]

Dierks Bentley Prepping Eighth Studio Album, ‘Black’

Dierks Bentley aims to dig even deeper on his upcoming eighth album, Black, set for release in […]

RodeoHouston Reveals 2016 Lineup

Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Kenny Chesney are among the confirmed headliners for the Houston […]

Nashville Student Tristan McIntosh Impresses Judges At ‘American Idol’ Auditions

One of the highlights from Thursday night’s (Jan. 7) American Idol auditions came courtesy of a talented Nashville […]

Memorial Service Set For Backroad Anthem Singer Craig Strickland

A memorial service has been set for 29-year-old Craig Strickland, a singer for country group […]

Warner Music Nashville Signs The Last Bandoleros

During a show at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley on Thursday night (Jan. 7), Warner Music Nashville […]

Industry Ink: New West Records, JB Squared Enterprises, Pro Music Academy, APA

Tom Osborn has been appointed VP of Marketing for New West Records. Osborn joins New West from […]

Charles Kelley’s Solo Album Set For Feb. 5

Charles Kelley will release The Driver, his first-ever solo album, on Capitol Records Nashville on […]

‘American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry’ Gets National Release Date

The Grand Ole Opry’s first feature-length concert movie, American Saturday Night: Live From The […]

Artist Updates: Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett, Cam, Brandy Clark

Chris Stapleton will kick off 2016 as the Jan. 16 musical guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live […]

New Year, New Look! Weekly Chart Report (1/8/16)

A Thousand Horses have the first No. 1 Song of 2016 on the MusicRow CountryBreakout […]

Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row Coming To Nashville

Nashville will soon be home to Dierks Bentley’s latest Whiskey Row establishment, when the country bar […]

Nielsen Unveils 2015 Total Music Consumption Report

In a nearly 30-page report, Nielsen has released its 2015 U.S. Music Report for the 12-month […]

Sony Music Nashville Promotes Sarah Westbrook

Sony Music Nashville Senior Vice President, Marketing Paul Barnabee has announced the promotion […]

BMI Promotes Five, Adds to Writer-Publisher Relations Team

Five members of BMI’s Writer-Publisher Relations team in Nashville have been promoted, with […]

Industry Ink: Johnny Cash Trust, IBMA, Deluge Music and Gravity Gone Music, Marbaloo

Veteran concert promoter and artist manager Lou Robin, who has worked with the Cash family for […]

SESAC Signs Songwriter/Producer Dave Pittenger

Songwriter/producer Dave Pittenger has signed with SESAC for representation. Pittenger, […]

DISClaimer: Jennifer Nettles, Eric Chesser Shine

The fallout from Dolly’s triumphant Coat of Many Colors holiday TV movie continues into this […]

Creative Nation Names Sarah Lai To Senior Role, Adds Tyler Johnson To Roster

Creative Nation has moved Sarah Lai into the role of Senior Director of Marketing + Publicity. […]

Big Deal Music Signs Ross Lipsey To Publishing Deal

Ross Lipsey has signed an exclusive publishing deal with Big Deal Music. “Ross is a tremendous artist, singer […]

Lady Antebellum, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood Win People’s Choice Awards

Lady Antebellum, Blake Shelton and Carrie Underwood were announced as winners of the 2016 People’s […]

Carrie Underwood Visits ‘MusicRow’ To Accept Four Chart Honors

Carrie Underwood visited the MusicRow offices today (Jan. 6) to accept four No. 1 Challenge […]

Crowd Surf’s Cassie Petrey Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List

Crowd Surf co-founder Cassie Petrey is included on the music portion of the 2016 Forbes 30 Under 30 […]

UMG Enters Virtual Reality Partnership With iHeartMedia

Universal Music Group (UMG) has partnered with iHeartMedia, in a deal focused around virtual […]

Girlilla Marketing Hires Emily Cohen As Account Director

Emily Cohen has joined Girlilla Marketing as an account director, building creative campaigns for the […]

Writers Spotlight: ASCAP at Sundance, Writer’s Den Music Group

ASCAP has announced its event lineup for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. […]

iHeartMedia Expands To Mobile, Auto Dashes Across Canada

Today (Jan. 6), iHeartMedia announced an exclusive partnership with Bell Media—Canada’s […]

Songwriter Matt Warren Joins BMI

BMI has signed songwriter Matt Warren, who stopped by the Nashville office to sign as part of […]

Southern Ground CEO Rob Parker Exits

Rob Parker has stepped down from his role as Southern Ground president and CEO. As the CEO of […]

Kobalt Appoints Ron Cerrito To Lead Label Services Division

Ron Cerrito has joined Kobalt as General Manager, Kobalt Label Services, U.S. Cerrito will be […]

Taylor Lindsey Promoted at Sony Music Nashville

Taylor Lindsey has been promoted to Senior Director, A&R, at Sony Music Nashville. Most recently […]

BMLG’s Erik Powell Promoted to National Director of Radio Promotion

Big Machine Label Group has promoted Erik Powell to National Director of Radio Promotion for the […]

Exclusive: Songwriter Marc Beeson Reflects on 25 Years in Nashville

Marc Beeson remembers a different kind of traffic jam when he moved from Los Angeles to Nashville in 1990. […]

The Peach Pickers Announce Annual ‘Georgia On My Mind’ Benefit Concert

The song-writing trio known as The Peach Pickers (Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip, Rhett Akins) will once again […]