LifeNotes: Country Songwriting Great Wayne Kemp Passes

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Wayne Kemp, who wrote hits for such superstars as […]

Ten Out Of Tenn to Compile 10 Years on Two Discs

The Ten Out Of Tenn artist collective–comprised of 10 independent musicians–will compile […]

Performers Revealed For 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards

Jason Aldean, Meghan Trainor, Kelly Clarkson, and Florida Georgia Line are among the performers […]

Tanya Tucker Signs New Booking Agency Deal, Preps Tour

Tanya Tucker has signed a new booking agreement with APA Nashville. The songstress is prepping […]

Attorney McDonald Joins Butler Snow

Butler Snow has added attorney Brenner Lackey McDonald to the firm. McDonald will practice […]

Industry Ink: ASCAP, Music Row Administrators Group, Country Music Hall of Fame

ASCAP will host a songwriters evening to benefit Notes for Education on Wednesday, March 11 at […]

Will Hoge To Embark on Small Town Dreams Tour 2015

Nashville singer-songwriter Will Hoge is gearing up to launch his Small Town Dreams Tour 2015. […]

Lee Thomas Miller, Beth Matthews To Speak on Behalf of Songwriters

Nashville Songwriters Association (NSAI) President Lee Thomas Miller will testify […]

Dierks Bentley, ‘Nashville’ Stars To Celebrate African Children’s Choir

Nashville stars Connie Britton, Lennon and Maisy Stella, and Charles Esten will join Dierks […]

Country Music Execs Join Grammy Alliance’s Managers Think Tank

Clarence Spalding, Ansel Davis, Betsy McHugh, Marion Kraft, Daniel Miller, Gaines Sturdivant […]

CMA Announces International Award Winners

The Country Music Association recently revealed its recipients for an array of international […]

Chris Young Takes Tour Overseas

Chris Young is taking his 2015 World Tour to Asia and Australia in March. Young leaves this […]

Lee Ann Womack Has ‘Trouble In Mind’ For Record Store Day

Lee Ann Womack will offer a limited edition 12″ vinyl release, titled Trouble In Mind, for […]

[Updated]: LifeNotes: ‘Billboard’s’ Wade Jessen Passes

With the publication since 1994, Jessen managed the Music City operations, and oversaw all radio and […]

Weekly Chart Report (3/6/15)

Jason Aldean got his song “Just Gettin’ Started” started 16 weeks ago and has finally made […]

Gorley, Brown, Child Slated For ASCAP’s “I Create Music” Expo

ASCAP will welcome several top-shelf songwriters during its 2015 ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo, […]

Nashville Film Festival’s Music Line-Up Revealed

The Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) has announced the selections for the Gibson Music Documentaries […]

Striking Matches Light Fuse On Album Launch

Striking Matches, the guitar-slinging duo comprised of Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis […]

DISClaimer: Dreamers & Singers

This is a week for beginners. Fully eight of these 10 artists are making their debuts in the […]

Webster Public Relations Adds Three To Artist Roster

Webster Public Relations has signed three veteran performers to its roster for public […]

ACM’s Party For A Cause Festival Coming to CBS Television

The Academy of Country Music’s third annual Party For a Cause Festival, a two-day event slated […]

Belmont University, Sea Gayle Music, AIMP Celebrate Pipeline Project 4.0 Success

Sea Gayle Music Executive Vice President/General Manager and Executive Director of the Nashville Chapter […]

Zac Brown Band Reveals New Album, Tour Launch Set For Nashville

Zac Brown Band will preview music from the band’s forthcoming album Jekyll + Hyde this weekend, […]

Songwriter/Producer Luke Laird Renews with UMPG

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) Nashville has renewed its deal with Grammy-winning […]

Kris Kristofferson, Lady Antebellum, Jason Isbell Set For Skyville Live

In January 2015, Skyville Live brought together Martina McBride, Gladys Knight, and Estelle for […]

Artist Updates: Tim McGraw, Lee Ann Womack, John King

Tim McGraw recently announced he will make his solo return to Nashville after six years with the […]

BMI Honors KC And The Sunshine Band

KC and The Sunshine Band were honored on Tuesday, March 3 by Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), recognizing […]

Industry Ink: Sandbox Entertainment, The Mastercasters, BBR Music Group

Management company Sandbox Entertainment has moved to a new location at 3810 Bedford Ave. […]

SESAC Names Seth Mosley as 2015 Christian Songwriter of the Year

Songwriter Seth Mosley was among those honored last night (March 3) as performing rights […]

‘InCharge’ Applications Now Being Accepted

MusicRow has started production of its annual “InCharge” issue […]

Songwriter Equity Act To Get Second Introduction in Washington, D.C.

The Songwriter Equity Act (SEA), legislation that aims to change the process that sets royalty […]

Weekly Register: Beachin’ With Luke Bryan

Luke Bryan is bringing spring fever to the country tracks chart. His latest songs “Games” (30K) […]

ASCAP Appoints Brian Roberts As New EVP & COO

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, has appointed music industry veteran Brian […]

Shania Twain Announces “Last Tour,” Includes Nashville Date

Shania Twain surely both excited and saddened fans with this morning’s announcement on […]

CMA Music Festival’s 2015 LP Field Lineup Announced

The 2015 CMA Music Festival’s main stage lineup for LP Field was announced this morning (March 4) […]

Brandy Clark, Vince Gill, Brandon Heath Slated for Tin Pan South

The Nashville Songwriters Association International’s 23rd Annual Tin Pan South […]

Kix Brooks Honored with Inaugural CMA Foundation Humanitarian Award

Kix Brooks is esteemed by country fans for his years of energetic live shows […]

Artist Pics: Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Dallas Smith

ACM “Vocal Group Of The Year” nominees Rascal Flatts kicked off the opening […]

Grammy Camp For High Schoolers Returns To Nashville

Also, applications for the third annual Music Educator Award are currently online […]

Amy Grant To Release New Tracks Produced by Vince Gill

Amy Grant will release Be Still And Know…Hymns & Faith on April 14, featuring two […]

Lee Ann Womack, Amos Lee On ‘Rock My Soul’ Concert Special

“Rock My Soul,” a star-studded celebration of gospel music, will air this month on PBS […]

Management Company Rock Ridge Music Adds To Artist Roster

Nashville-based country duo McKenzies Mill (composed of brothers Justin and Ryan Harris) has […]

Artist Updates: Carrie Underwood Welcomes Child, YouTube Music Awards, James Carothers

Plus news from Martin Guitar, Muscle Shoals’ Rick Hall, and RIP Kent Finlay […]

ASCAP Reports More Than $1 Billion in Revenues in 2014

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) reports revenues of more […]

Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s Bandier Appoints Krim to Co-President Role

Sony/ATV Music Publishing’s Chairman and CEO Martin Bandier has appointed Rick Krim as Co-President […]

CRS Continues Six-Year Growth Streak

Country Radio Seminar 2015 came to an end on Friday, Feb. 27 with a four percent […]

Florida Georgia Line Sells Out Madison Square Garden

Republic Nashville’s Florida Georgia Line took their Anything Goes Tour stop to Madison Square […]

Exclusive: Keeping Pace with Allison Jones, SVP A&R at BMLG

Senior Vice President of A&R for Big Machine Label Group Allison Jones opened up to MusicRow […]

Tim McGraw Signs New Publicity Deal

Tim McGraw has signed with PMK*BNC for publicity. The singer and actor will be repped by […]

Industry Ink: CMHoF’s Clary Exits, Creative Nation Adds Office Manager, NATAS Scholarship

The Country Music Hall of Fame’s Kay Clary has exited her post as Interim Director of […]