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 […]

John Oates Taps Brett Eldredge, Ashley Monroe For TJ Martell Benefit

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member John Oates will lead a benefit for the T.J. Martell Foundation […]

Gretchen Peters To Be Honored at CMHoF ‘Poets and Prophets’ Series

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Gretchen Peters will offer stories and songs during […]

Atlanta’s Shaky Boots Festival To Debut With Star-Packed Lineup

The inaugural Shaky Boots Festival in Atlanta has announced the line up for […]

Industry Ink: Bonnaroo, ASCAP, Debbie Z Entertainment, paNASH Style

The Bonnaroo Works Fund (BWF), the charitable arm of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, is […]

Music Business Association To Honor Scott Borchetta

Big Machine Label Group president and CEO Scott Borchetta will be honored with the Music Business […]

McCormack To Exit BMLG

Big Machine Label Group Director/Promotion Strategy Mandy McCormack will be leaving the […]

CRS Registration Rate To Increase On January 13

The deadline to purchase the $499 regular rate for the 2015 Country Radio Seminar (CRS) is […]

DISClaimer: Female Voices Make A Strong Showing in 2015

This past one was terrible for women in country music, so I am pleased to report that in the […]

Nashvillians On ‘Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List

Three artists with strong Nashville ties earned spots on Forbes’ new 30 Under 30 in Music […]

Blake Shelton To Host, Perform on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Blake Shelton already knows how to charm a television audience through his work as a coach on […]

Artist Updates: Reba, Toby Keith, Chris Young

Reba McEntire, who recently signed to the NASH Icon label, has released her latest single, “Going Out […]

Lady Antebellum Reveals ‘Wheels Up 2015 Tour’

Lady Antebellum surprised fans with a big touring announcement during their appearance on […]

Chase Bryant Renews Publishing Deal

BMG Chrysalis and Still Working Music have renewed their publishing agreement with Red Bow artist […]

Nashville Entrepreneur Center Names Eight Finalists For ‘Project Music’

Nashville’s Entrepreneur Center has revealed the eight companies accepted as finalists into […]