DisClaimer: ‘Riser’ Has Inspiration And Uplift In Every Note

All it takes is one record to turn that frown upside down […]

Little Big Town Tour Halted Due To Jimi Westbrook’s Vocal Cord Surgery

This afternoon, Little Big Town shared news of member Jimi Westbrook’s upcoming surgery on its Facebook page […]

BMI Tailgate Party Hosts Rising Stars, Hit Songwriters

Every night of CMA Music Festival, prior to the concerts at LP Field, BMI warmed up the massive crowd by hosting a Tailgate […]

[Updated] Weekly Register: CMT Awards Track Boost, A Thousand Horses Debut

The CMT Music Awards gave a track sales boost to many of the artists who performed on the show […]

CMT Awards Ratings Hold Steady

The 2015 CMT Music Awards telecast was watched by a cumulative 17 million viewers, who tuned […]

Robby Johnson Preps Album With ‘Shady’ New Single

Robby Johnson will release his newest single, “Shady”, on June 30. It is set to be included […]

The Cains’ Self-Titled EP Set For July Release

Family trio The Cains will release their self-titled EP on July 21. The five-track EP features songs […]

Industry Pics: WME Women Host ‘Wined Up,’ Nashville Cats on CBS, Regions Bank Welcomes Teachers

The women of WME hosted a classy soiree at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Monday, June 8 […]

Franklin’s Pilgrimage Festival Reveals Full Lineup, From Chris Stapleton To Cage The Elephant

The Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival in Franklin on September 26-27 has added Chris Stapleton, […]

NaSHOF Hosts ‘Hits From The Hall’ At City Winery

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (NaSHOF) will host its second “Hits From The Hall” show on Tuesday, June 23, at […]

Nashville’s African American Music Museum To Honor Little Richard, CeCe Winans

The National Museum of African American Music is holding its premiere fundraising event, My Music matters […]

Cam And Kelsea Ballerini Perform ‘Burning House’ On ‘The Bobby Bones Show’

iHeartMedia’s nationally syndicated The Bobby Bones Show invited Arista’s Cam to the show […]

CMA Music Fest: Chris Young, Randy Houser, Swon Brothers, Tanya Tucker, Kayla Adams

After celebrating his 30th birthday Friday (June 12), Chris Young spent Saturday as the CMA Artist of the Day […]

No. 1 Party: ‘Say You Do’ Writers Find Hit By Getting Lost

CMA Music Fest may be over, but the industry keeps on partying. Yesterday (June 15) ASCAP hosted a No. 1 party for […]

Industry Ink: Dan Hodges Music, Show Dog, Renee Bell, Emporium Presents, Pitch Please Pluggers

Michelle Attardi has been promoted to Creative Director at Dan Hodges Music. Attardi graduated from […]

Signing Pics: New West Inks All Them Witches, SESAC Signs David Adam Byrnes

New West Records has signed Nashville psych-rock band All Them Witches. The band’s forthcoming third studio […]

Cold River Records’ Katie Armiger Takes A Career Break

Cold River Records’ President Pete O’Heeron announced that artist Katie Armiger […]

Heather McBee Upped At Project Music Vertical

Heather McBee has been named Program Director for the Project Music Vertical. McBee rises to the position […]

Bobby Karl Works The Kacey Musgraves Listening Party

Grammy and CMA winning Kacey Musgraves has another feather in her cap—she just tossed the most […]

2015 CMA Music Fest Facts: Did You Know?

The 2015 CMA Music Festival sold out seven months in advance, prompting large, enthusiastic crowds at the […]

Jennifer Shaffer Rises At Streamsound

Jennifer Shaffer has been upped to National Director of Promotion at Streamsound Records. Shaffer joined […]

MusicRow Pics: Jordyn Stoddard Visits MusicRow

Rising indie artist Jordyn Stoddard visited the MusicRow offices last week to perform for the staff […]

MusicRow Job Opening: General Manager Position

MusicRow, Nashville’s music industry publication, has an exciting opportunity for a General Manager […]

Chase Rice Tapped For Vevo’s Exclusive ‘Lift’ Program

Vevo’s all-genre emerging artist program, LIFT, has named Chase Rice as the next featured artist. […]

Emily West Album Gets August Release Date

Emily West is releasing a new album on Portrait/Sony Masterworks, All For You on Aug. 14 […]

ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp Returns To Nashville This Week

ACM Lifting Lives® and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities will partner […]

CMA Fest Pics: Carrie Underwood, Brett Eldredge, Trisha Yearwood, Eli Young Band

Carrie Underwood’s Saturday Night LP Field Performance at CMA Music Fest […]

Sturgill Simpson Announces Fall Tour Dates

Sturgill Simpson announced fall dates to follow his extensive summer tour. The dates include […]

CMA Honors Brad Paisley, Donates To Music Education

Backstage during CMA Music Festival’s closing night (June 14), Keith Urban and CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern […]

Kenny Chesney Celebrates Latest Chart Topper

Kenny Chesney’s love song to free-spirited females everywhere, “Wild Child,” has become his latest chart […]

Eric Church Breaks Fifth Attendance Record on ‘The Outsiders Tour’

Eric Church is vowing that no two shows on his Outsiders Tour this year will ever be the same, and he’s […]

Bobby Karl Closes Out CMA Music Fest 2015

For me, the last day of the annual CMA Music Festival is always touched with a tinge of tristesse […]

Schermerhorn Pays Homage To Hank Sr. And Cash

The Schermerhorn Symphony Center has announced a new series of concerts for the summer season that […]

Easton Corbin ‘Gets Real’ With New Album Release

Mercury Nashville’s Easton Corbin will release his new album, About To Get Real, on June 30 […]

Bobby Karl Works The Celebrity Softball Game And Saturday Night at LP Field

Saturday’s CMA Music Fest had it all: sports antics, extreme eating, a two-ton trophy, a Gold Record […]

Bobby Karl Works Music Fest: Concert For Love And Acceptance, Friday Night at LP Field

Friday at the CMA Music Festival (June 12) was a rainbow of activities. In the morning, superstar Luke […]

CMA Fest Pics: Chris Janson, Chris Young, Cam, Blake Shelton

Chris Janson thrilled the crowd at the Bud Light Stage at Bridgestone Arena with a blistering set that […]

Combustion Signs Multi-Skilled Mickey Jack Cones

Mickey Jack Cones has joined Combustion Music, along with partner Atlas Music Publishing, under a […]

Bobby Karl Works The Don Henley Listening Party

The hottest ticket of the day was an invitation to the Don Henley listening party at the Ruby event space […]

Memorial For Former Sound Stage Owner Ron Kerr Set For Saturday

Ron Kerr, who previously owned Sound Stage recording studio in Nashville, has died […]

CMHoF Hosts ‘CMT’s Next Women Of Country’ During CMA Fest

CMT and The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum hosted the CMT’s Next Women of Country event […]

Grand Ole Opry Star Jim Ed Brown Passes

Jim Ed Brown, a star of the Grand Ole Opry for more than fifty years and a newly elected member of […]

Wireless Ear Buds Offer Personalized Concert Experience

Live Nation, Universal Music Group, and WME Entertainment have all become investors in Doppler Labs’ […]

My Country Nation Returns With New Original Series Episodes

My Country Nation recently announced new original episodes that will premiere this month on […]

Craig Wiseman And Friends’ ‘Stars For Second Harvest’ Raises $140K

The 11th annual Stars For Second Harvest was held Tuesday night (June 9) at the Ryman Auditorium […]

Artist Photos: Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Montgomery Gentry, Jeremy Camp

Brad Paisley performed at the Hollywood Bowl last Friday night during a stop on his Crushin’ It World […]

August Airdate For “Country’s Night To Rock” On ABC; Plus Bloopers Reel

Reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town are set to host the ABC-TV special centered around […]

Country Singer Randy Howard Killed

Country-music performer Randy Howard was shot and killed by a bounty hunter in Lynchburg, Tenn. on […]

CMA Fest Pics: The Henningsens, Scotty McCreery, Gwen Sebastian

The Henningsens performed at the Belk Park Stage during Thursday’s (June 11) round of CMA Music Fest shows […]

CMA Music Education Initiative Taps Keith Urban As Ambassador

CMA and the CMA Foundation unveiled its new “Music Education Matters” campaign today (June 11) during […]