Weekly Register: Luke Bryan Checks In At No. 1

Luke Bryan’s Spring Break…Checkin’ Out, the final project in the series […]

Artist Updates: ACM Motorcycle Ride & Concert, Boots on the Beach, Biscuits Before Bed

Dierks Bentley will host the ACM Charity Motorcycle Ride & Concert, slated for Saturday, April 18, one […]

Carly Pearce To Make Grand Ole Opry Debut

The Sirius XM “On The Horizon” artist, Carly Pearce, whose hit “Blame The Whiskey” […]

Industry Ink: Rivers Rutherford, paNASH, “When Screens Collide”

Hit songwriter Rivers Rutherford has been added to the lineup for the First and the Worst […]

NAMM Names Best Communities For Music Education

This week, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation recognized 388 school […]

Celebration of Life Set For Nashville Singer-Songwriter Larry Henley

Friends, family, songwriters and musicians will gather at BMI’s Nashville office to celebrate the inspiring […]

Industry Pics: Lady Antebellum, Dick Vitale, The Recording Academy

Lady Antebellum surprised CAA agent John Huie for his birthday before their final overseas […]

Broadcasters Want Sponsored Song Notices Stripped From Airwaves

Radio broadcasters are seeking changes to the way listeners are notified that they are […]

Artist Updates: The Band Perry, March Madness Festival, The LACS, Allison Moorer

The Band Perry will be making a special appearance at the ACM Lifting Lives “One Night, […]

Big Deal Music Renews with Tursi, Signs Parish

Big Deal Music has renewed its agreement with songwriter and Old Dominion member Brad Tursi. […]

Overton To Exit Sony Music Nashville

Sony Music Entertainment Inc. today announced that Gary Overton will step down from his […]

The Apple Network? June Announcement Targets TV Unbundling

Apple is rumored to be in the process of developing around a 25-channel network by this fall […]

Centricity Music Adds To Artist Roster

Centricity Music has signed Contemporary Christian Music/rock singer-songwriter Jordan Feliz to […]

SoundExchange, NPR, Corporation for Public Broadcasting Reach Settlement

SoundExchange has reached a settlement agreement with NPR and the Corporation for Public […]

23rd Annual Tin Pan South Festival To Support Musicians On Call

Each year, NSAI’s Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Presented by Regions Bank gives back by donating […]

Aerosmith Rocker Steven Tyler Working with BMLG

There seems to be a new rocker-turned-country performer in Music City. […]

Musical Prodigy Emi Sunshine To Perform At ‘Rising Women’ Soiree

Sunshine is in the forecast! Ten-year-old Red Light Managed Emi Sunshine will bring her […]

CMT’s Leslie Fram Tapped As ‘Rising Women’ Featured Speaker

MusicRow is proud to reveal CMT Senior Vice President of Music Strategy and creator of […]

Meghan Trainor Rides Her ‘MTRAIN Tour’ To The Ryman

Meghan Trainor announced her summer MTRAIN Tour today (March 16), including an […]

Live Nation Inks Deal For New Official Soft Drink, Bottled Water Partner

Live Nation Entertainment has announced PepsiCo as the exclusive carbonated soft drink and bottled […]

Former UMG Recording Artist Joins Law Firm Adams and Reese

Former Universal Music Group/Mercury Records recording artist Meredith Edwards Collins has […]

Grand Ole Opry Preps Nine-Month Bash For 90th Anniversary

The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate its nine decade history by kicking off a nine-month run […]

Industry Signings: Diamond Eye Music, Lamon Records, Battle Artist Agency

SESAC-affiliated singer/songwriter Nicolette Hayford has signed with Diamond Eye Music for […]

Additional Seats Released For 50th Annual ACM Awards

The Academy of Country Music announced today (Monday March 16) that additional seats have been[…]

Artist Updates: Brad Paisley, Streamsound Records, Dualtone Music

Brad Paisley will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday (March 16), broadcasting from Austin […]

Dallas Davidson, Austin Marshall Launch Music Publishing Venture

The new venture launches with the addition of four songwriters to the roster, including Maggie […]

Luke Bryan Plays Final Spring Break Concerts To Record Crowds

Luke Bryan wrapped his seventh and final year of two-day Spring Break concerts at the Spinnaker […]

Billy Block Funeral To Be Held at Ryman Auditorium March 23

Funeral arrangements have been set for Nashville’s beloved Americana music […]

Nashville Clothing Store Katy K Designs To Close in May

Katy K Designs Western Wear and Ranch Dressing, a boutique clothing shop and […]

Sam Hunt Releases Dramatic Video For “Take Your Time”

MCA Nashville’s Sam Hunt released the music video today (Friday, March 13) for his current single “Take […]

Artists, Songwriters React to ‘Blurred’ Verdict

Artists and songwriters have reacted online to the “Blurred Lines” verdict. Keith Urban […]

Nashville Songwriters Team To Benefit NOTES For Education

Music, wine, and advocacy for music education blended beautifully during a songwriters round […]

Industry Ink: BMI, 650 AM WSM, Dreamcatcher Management, Chris Keaton Presents

BMI Nashville held a special screening for family and friends recently […]

CMA Music Festival Preps For Added Growth in 2015

During a press conference held Friday morning (March 13) at Nashville’s Hard Rock Cafe, The […]

Weekly Chart Report (3/13/15)

It was a 30-week walk to the top, but Tyler Farr now has the No. 1 Song on the MusicRow […]

Reba Unveils “Going Out Like That” Video on NBC’s ‘Today’

Reba narrates a story of romantic breakups and new possibilities in her latest video for [..]

‘Idol’ Takes Spotlight To Middle Tennessee

American Idol season 14 is in full swing with plenty of Middle Tennessee residents onboard […]

Signings: Buddy Lee Attractions, APA Nashville Add To Rosters

Buddy Lee Attractions, Inc. (BLA) has signed Darryl Worley to its roster. Worley joins a list of […]

Artist Updates: Darius Rucker, Big & Rich, Asleep At The Wheel

For a sixth year, Darius Rucker will host his “Darius Rucker and Friends” benefit concert in […]

No Shoes Radio Teases Kenny Chesney’s The Big Revival Tour

As Kenny Chesney prepares for his 2015 Big Revival Tour, his No Shoes Radio internet station […]

[Exclusive] Marvin Gaye Attorney: No ‘Blurred Lines’ In Verdict

Nashville-based lawyer Richard Busch, a partner at firm King & Ballow, led the team that […]

Ken Kragen Tapped For Personal Managers Interchange

Author, film & television producer, music manager and motivational speaker Ken Kragen has been […]

New Radio Single April 6 From Nine North Signee

Nine North Records Label Group has signed an exclusive promotion, marketing and social media […]

Aretha Franklin With The Symphony; ‘Motherhood’ At TPAC

Aretha Franklin will perform with members of the Nashville Symphony on June 30 […]

Eric Church Fights Counterfeit Merch

Eric Church has been granted a temporary restraining order to allow the seizure […]

Who Won NSAI’s 15th Annual Song Contest?

The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and Country Music Television […]

DISClaimer: A Return of Female Voices

Well, whaddaya know: There are seven female voices in this week’s column. That’s big news for the […]

LifeNotes: Americana’s Impresario Billy Block Passes

Billy Block, one of the founding figures of the Americana music movement, has died at age 59 […]

Signings: Little Extra Music, Red River Entertainment

Little Extra Music president Lisa Ramsey Perkins has signed songwriter Tia Sillers to a worldwide […]

Chris Tomlin Announces ‘Worship Night In America’ Dates

GRAMMY® Award winner Chris Tomlin will launch Worship Night In America to bring people across […]