Brian Mansfield To Join Shore Fire Media

Veteran music journalist Brian Mansfield is exiting his 18-year role at USA Today, to join public […]

Industry Ink: Essential Broadcast Media, Cole Swindell, Kip Moore, Fontanel

Essential Broadcast Media has moved to […]

Bobby Karl Works “Blake Shelton Week”

Thousands thronged the streets of Music Row last night (Sept. 23) for his free concert. Even more heard […]

Future of Music In Cars: Ford, Apple

Ford has opened up its in-dash touch screen technology for app developers to help enhance the […]

Songwriter Paul Overstreet Plans Theater Musical

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Paul Overstreet begins staging his first musical […]

Country Music Execs Rank Among Billboard’s ’40 Under 40′

Their clients include the ACM Awards, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Hunter Hayes, Blake Shelton, […]

Colt Ford Preps Greatest Hits Package

Answer To No One: The Colt Ford Classics, will chronicle the entertainer’s music from 2008 […]

Artist Updates: Carrie Underwood, Hunter Hayes, Reba, Old Dominion

Carrie Underwood will headline three performances at Country to Country 2016. Having performed […]

Newcomer Signs with ole and Jeremy Stover’s Publishing Company

ole and Jeremy Stover’s Red Creative Group have signed a worldwide publishing deal with […]

Grand Ole Opry To Release Commemorative ‘Family Album’

The Grand Ole Opry will release a special hard cover commemorative edition, Grand Ole Opry 90th […]

Wide Open Music Adds Amy Hendon Scott As Creative Dir.

Wide Open Music Group has announced the addition of Amy Hendon Scott as Creative Director for the publishing company […]

Industry Ink: Blake Shelton, Grand Ole Opry, CMA, Rare Country, Thunder 102

As the Grand Ole Opry continues to celebrate its 90th anniversary, last night (Sept. 22) the show […]

‘Happy Birthday’ Could Be Headed To Public Domain

The copyright to “Happy Birthday to You” was ruled invalid by a judge yesterday (Sept. 22) […]

Nashville To Judiciary Committee: “We’re going out of business on the backs of the digital services”

Members of the House Judiciary Committee were in Nashville this week (Sept. 21-22) as […]

BMI, SESAC Celebrate Michael Ray’s No. 1 Hit “Kiss You In The Morning”

Family, friends and music industry executives gathered at Nashville’s South venue Monday […]

CAA Signs Columbia Nashville’s Maren Morris

CAA has signed Columbia Nashville singer/songwriter Maren Morris. The Texas native signed a […]

Songwriter Rounds: Boots & BBQ, ASCAP, The Well

ASCAP’s We Create Music Series will showcase at Nashville venue The Basement (1604 8th Ave. S.) on […]

BMI Launches Bonus System For Top Streamed Songs

BMI has implemented a new value system for the most-played songs on some digital services. […]

Parallel Music Publishing Signs Jesse Lee

Parallel Music Publishing has signed songwriter Jesse Lee, who has garnered album cuts with Kelsea Ballerini […]

Aaron Scherz Joins Liv Write Play

Aaron Scherz, the co-writer/co-producer behind Maddie & Tae’s hit “Girl In A Country Song,” has […]

Nashville Gets ‘Tangled Up’ In Thomas Rhett’s New Groove

Downtown Nashville was the place to party last night (Sept. 21) as the music […]

Songwriter Neil Thrasher Extends Deal With peermusic

Songwriter Neil Thrasher has extended his deal with peermusic Nashville. He has been a peermusic […]

George Strait To Play Four Vegas Shows in 2016, Plans New Album

George Strait is headed to Las Vegas in 2016, he announced today (Sept. 22) during […]

Music Biz Adds Garbarini, Rich, Healy To Board of Directors

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has added three representatives from one major label and […]

LifeNotes: MMA Creative’s Veronica Greene Passes

MMA Creative Nashville’s National Accounts Manager, Veronica Greene, died Thursday, Sept. 17. She was […]

Mac Davis To Be Honored As BMI Icon

BMI will celebrate the songwriting career of Mac Davis by naming him a BMI Icon at the […]

Kickstarter Restructures As Public Benefit Corporation

Kickstarter has restructured as Kickstarter PBC, a public benefit corporation. In a statement on the […]

RIAA Report: Streaming Revenue Surpasses $1 Billion

RIAA has issued its semi-annual report on U.S. music business sales, shipments and revenues through the first half of the year […]

Artist Updates: Dierks Bentley, Steven Tyler, The Cadillac Three, Darius Rucker

Dierks Bentley commissioned a limited edition “Riser” necklace available now on Dierks.com and at […]

Ashley Monroe To Hit Nashville on ‘The Blade Tour’

Ashley Monroe has announced a multi-city U.S. outing, titled The Blade Tour. Set to begin Oct. 1 in […]

Major Bob Music Inks Deal With Vanderheym

Major Bob Music has signed multi-genre songwriter/producer Alysa Vanderheym to an […]

War Memorial Auditorium Turns 90 Today

The War Memorial Auditorium is celebrating its 90th birthday today. The building was dedicated […]

Eli Young Band Preps For Winter Tour

Valory Music Co Artist Eli Young Band will headline a winter tour presented by Live Nation […]

IEBA Announces 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees and Honorees

IEBA (International Entertainment Buyers Association) has announced its 2015 Hall of Fame […]

Music City Food + Wine Super Sizes Third Year

In its third year, the Music City Food + Wine Festival has grown to sizable proportions […]

[Updated]: Blake Shelton To Perform Free Nashville Concert at WMN’s “Pickin’ On The Patio”

Additional logistics information has been announced for Blake Shelton’s upcoming Pickin’ On The […]

House Judiciary Committee To Host Copyright Roundtable Discussion in Nashville

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) […]

Carrie Underwood, Cam Performances To Be Streamed Live From Apple Music Festival

Carrie Underwood and Cam are set for performances today (Sept. 21) in London as part of the […]

Weekly Register: Brett Eldredge Debuts at No. 1

Brett Eldredge sings his way to the No. 1 country album spot this week […]

Womack Woos Americana Crowd in Nashville

Lee Ann Womack whisked to the stage of Nashville’s 3rd and Lindsley on Friday night (Sept. 18) […]

Vince Gill And Lyle Lovett To Reunite For 2016 Tour

After a series of successful concerts earlier this year, Vince Gill and Lyle Lovett will reunite […]

LifeNotes: Local Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer Richard Williams Passes

Pianist-singer Richard Williams, who co-founded Nashville’s first rock ‘n’ roll band, has died […]

Alabama Releases First Album In 14 Years Today

Alabama released their first studio album in fourteen years today (Sept. 18). The band is in […]

BMI Photos: Loufest Music Festival

Eight BMI bands from areas as far as South Carolina, Texas, New York and Tennessee brought high energy […]

Natalie Maines Inducted Into Hometown Walk of Fame

Natalie Maines was inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame last night (Sept. 17) in a ceremony […]

Industry Ink: WMBA, Spin Doctors Music Group, Katherine Lepore, ACM

The Nashville Women’s Music Business Association (WMBA) held its September meeting at the American […]

Lauren Alaina Set To Release Self-Titled EP

Mercury Nashville/19/Interscope Records’ Lauren Alaina is set to release her self-titled EP […]

Tucker Beathard Lands Dot Records, Big Machine Music Deals

Dot Records has signed singer-songwriter Tucker Beathard to its artist roster. He has also […]

Diamond Rio Releases Album Today, Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Diamond Rio is releasing their tenth studio album today (Sept. 18). The title track was co-written […]

Bobby Karl Works ‘Eric Church: Inside The Outsider Exhibit’

A man I consider to be a Hall of Fame caliber artist has a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall […]