Little Extra Music Signs Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Little Extra Music continues to expand its roster with the signing of singer/songwriter/producer […]

LifeNotes: Nashville Songwriter AJ Masters Passes

Nashville songwriter and artist AJ Masters died Monday (Jan. 12) after complications from […]

Darius Rucker Announces Headlining Tour

Three-time Grammy winner Darius Rucker announced his Southern Style Tour set to begin on […]

YoungArts Honors Chris Young

RCA Records singer and songwriter Chris Young was honored this past weekend in Miami, Fla., with […]

Black River VP Celia Froehlig Renews Contract

Black River Entertainment’s CEO Gordon Kerr has announced the contract renewal of Vice President […]

Dierks Bentley Announces Tour, Recruits Tourmates For Polar Plunge

Dierks Bentley announced his 2015 Sounds of Summer Tour yesterday (Jan. 12) […]

Songwriter Signings: Combustion Atlas, ASCAP

Luke Foley has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Nashville independent publishing venture […]

ASCAP Names Elizabeth Matthews CEO

Today, the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced that […]

Tim McGraw To Launch Summer Tour with Billy Currington, Chase Bryant

Tim McGraw will launch his North American summer tour, The Shotgun Rider Tour ’15, with special […]

Dot Records Takes Craig Wayne Boyd To Radio

BMLG’s Dot Records has signed Craig Wayne Boyd and is working his major label debut […]

Warner/Chappell Production Music Acquires Frank Gari Productions, Gari Communications Assets

Warner/Chappell Production Music announced today (Jan. 12, 2015) that it has acquired […]

UMG Nashville Adds Ailie Birchfield as Director, Media Marketing

Universal Music Group Nashville has added Ailie Birchfield as Director of Media Marketing. Ailie […]

Industry Ink: BBR Music Group, G&N Entertainment, Columbia Nashville’s Meris Welcomes Son

BBR Music Group has promoted Caitlyn Gordon to Southeast Director of Regional Promotion for […]

Date Set For George Jones Museum Opening in Nashville

The opening date has been set for the forthcoming George Jones Museum, to be located at 128 […]

Songwriter Lineup Revealed for ‘Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley’ at CRS

For the fourth consecutive year, “Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley” will return to Country Radio Seminar […]

ZBB’s Southern Ground Artists Teams with BMLG, Republic Records and John Varvatos Records

John Varvatos Records, Big Machine Label Group, and Republic Records proudly announce a new […]

Erin Enderlin, Alex Kline Launch Cotton Gin Productions

Singers, songwriters and entrepreneurs Erin Enderlin and Alex Kline have formed Cotton Gin […]

Eric Church Brings Country Rock Glory To Bridgestone Arena

Eric Church told me to put a drink in my hand, so I did—along with the rest […]

‘MusicRow’ Announces 2015 Country Radio Meet & Greet and Airplay Awards

MusicRow Magazine will hold its 13th Annual Country Radio Meet & Greet and CountryBreakout Awards at Nashville’s […]

LifeNotes: Nashville Nightclub Owner Rick Martin Passes

Rick Martin, one of the great personalities of the Nashville nightclub scene, passed away on […]

Striking Matches Preview Debut Album at Nashville’s House of Blues Studio

President of I.R.S. Nashville, John Grady, hosted an album listening event today at House of Blues Studio […]

Ronnie Dunn Officially Signs with NASH Icon Records

NASH Icon Records has confirmed that Ronnie Dunn has been added to its stable of artists. The singer […]

NASH Icon Begins Syndication Through Westwood One

Westwood One has announced the syndication of the NASH Icon brand of country stations nationwide. […]

Music Row Named ‘National Treasure’ by National Trust for Historic Preservation

Today (Jan. 12) the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced Nashville’s Music Row as […]

ACM Partners with CMT, Announces New Artist of the Year Award Semi-Finalists

The Academy of Country Music and CMT announced a new partnership that will bring the fan voting […]

A 30-Second Commercial On ‘Nashville’ Costs How Much?

While media has been in a frenzy over the reported $4.5 million per 30-second commercial spot during […]

Swift’s Online Video Earnings Pegged at $4.1m

Taylor Swift’s VEVO channel earned $4.1m in 2014, according to proprietary data from […]

NSAI Honors Marsha Blackburn

Nashville Songwriters Association International, hosted a recent coffee reception honoring […]

LifeNotes: Former Industry Executive Claudia Mize Dies

Longtime industry executive Claudia Mize, 61, died Jan. 3 in Nashville. Mize was a former […]

Warner/Chappell Music Extends Agreement with Songwriter Michael Dulaney

Warner/Chappell Music extended a long term co-publishing agreement with hit songwriter […]

Weekly Chart Report (1/9/15)

Luke Bryan, jumping from No. 6 to No. 1 only took a year. Well, not really. It’s now 2015 […]

Streamsound Inks Deal with RED Distribution

Streamsound Records’ President/CEO Steve Richardson has signed a multi-year distribution deal […]

Bonnaroo To Let Fans Unlock Performer Lineup for 2015

Bonnaroo’s promoters are letting fans in on the process of announcing the festival’s 2015 […]

BMG Chrysalis, Amylase Entertainment Add Songwriter Joel Shewmake

BMG Chrysalis and Amylase Entertainment have entered into a publishing agreement with […]

Andraé Crouch Dead at 72

American gospel singer Andraé Crouch has died. The Grammy and Dove Award winner passed away on […]

In Pictures: Honoring “Little” Jimmy Dickens

Fans, friends, family and industry members gathered earlier today (Jan. 8) at the Grand Ole Opry […]

The A Team: RCA Studio A Saviors Named ‘Nashvillians of the Year’

The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Music Industry Coalition will share […]

ACM Lifting Lives Announces Additional 2015 Club Shows

ACM Lifting Lives has announced additional dates for the ACM Lifting Lives Club Shows […]

Ray Scott Adds Crews, Brainard To Team

Country recording artist Ray Scott (deciBel Nashville) has added new alliances in management, […]

Martina McBride To Join Gladys Knight, Estelle on ‘Skyville Live’

Gladys Knight, Martina McBride and Estelle will join forces to perform on new music […]

Deezer Acquires Muve Music

Deezer has acquired Cricket’s music service Muve Music, allowing the French on-demand audio […]

Industry Ink: Sunset Grill’s Swan Song, Average Joes Staff Change, CRS, Blue Barrel Records

As previously reported, after 24 years of service to the Nashville community and a favorite hang […]

‘MusicRow’ Reveals Marketplace Listing Service

MusicRow is proud to announce the creation of the MusicRow Marketplace, a listing service for […]

Kobalt Music Publishing Inks New Deal with Shane McAnally

Kobalt Music Publishing has welcomed ACM Songwriter of the Year 2014 Shane McAnally back to […]

Big Machine Records Signs Waterloo Revival

Big Machine Records is set to release new music from duo Waterloo Revival. The duo’s debut single […]

Weekly Register: 2015 Starts With Sales Slump

Album sales took a deep dive between the last week of 2014 and the first week of 2015 […]

Underwood, Hayes, Lady Antebellum Win at People’s Choice Awards

Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, and Taylor Swift were among the top winners at […]

Artist Pics: Tyler Farr, Josh Abbott Band, WME

Tyler Farr performed this past Saturday (Jan. 3) during halftime of the NFL Wild Card Game […]

McGraw, Hill Offload Leiper’s Fork Farmland For $3 Million

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have sold 131 acres of farmland in Nashville’s Leiper’s Fork area to […]

Gigabit Technology Coming To Nashville?

More news rolls out of Las Vegas’ CES convention, this time concerning Comcast’s Internet […]