Nashville-Related Music Obituaries – 2014

As the year draws to a close, we pause to remember the folks we lost in 2014. The senior citizen […]

Rewind: 2014 MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart No. 1s

For over a decade, the MusicRow CountryBreakout Chart has crowned No. 1 songs in the Country […]

Nashville Chapter Grammy Nominee Party Coming in January

The Nashville Chapter Grammy Nominee party is slated for Monday, Jan. 26 at Loews Vanderbilt […]

AIMP Names ole Indie Publisher of the Year

The Los Angeles chapter of the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) recently […]

Thirty Tigers Wraps Successful 2014

Nashville music marketing, distribution and artist management company Thirty Tigers […]

CMT To Host Concert at College Football Championship

CMT will launch the New Year with special programming, including a 10-hour Cops Reloaded marathon, […]

Doug Howard Appointed To Dean Of Belmont's Mike Curb College

Doug Howard, founder of Vandermont Music Group and former Sr. VP of A&R for Lyric Street Records […]

Mae Boren Axton Documentary To Air in January

Music documentary “Mama Mae: The Life and Music of Mae Boren Axton” will premiere on […]

Tracy Lawrence To Launch Radio Show

Beginning in January, Tracy Lawrence will add a new role to his resume, as DJ/host of a syndicated […]

BMG Chrysalis Extends Term with Jeff Stevens

BMG Chrysalis recently announced it has extended its publishing agreement with multi-hit […]

Industry Pics: Kelly Clarkson, BMI, Swon Brothers, Love And Theft

Kelly Clarkson posed with representatives from the four nonprofits that will benefit […]

Lady A to Perform Anthem at National College Football Championship

The College Football Playoff (CFP) today (December 19) announced Lady Antebellum will perform […]

Shania Twain in Las Vegas: By The Numbers

Shania: Still The One, the singer-songwriter’s two-year Las Vegas run at The Colosseum at […]

ACM Launches Campaign to 'Be Like Blake'

The Academy of Country Music is launching a “Be Like Blake” social media campaign to […]

CMHoF Hosts Bakersfield Sound Tribute Concert

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum marked the final month of its major, three-year exhibition […]

Weekly Chart Report (12/19/14)

Darius Rucker squeezes in on the last No. 1 spot for 2014 on our CountryBreakout Chart with […]

MusicRowPics: Mitchell Tenpenny

Multi-talented newcomer Mitchell Tenpenny is no stranger to Nashville’s music scene. He learned […]

TuneCore Acquires DropKloud

TuneCore has acquired digital street team promotional enhancement company DropKloud, and added its […]

Vanderbilt's The Melodores Win 'The Sing-Off'

The Melodores, a Vanderbilt student a cappella group, won NBC’s The Sing-Off last night (Dec. 17) […]

Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter Larry Henley Passes

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Larry Henley has died at age 77 […]

The Recording Academy Names Special Merit Award Recipients

The Recording Academy has announced The Louvin Brothers, the Bee Gees, Pierre Boulez, Buddy Guy, […]

Richlyn Marketing Inks Deal with 'X Factor' Contestant

Richlyn Marketing’s PR team has signed on to represent 14-year-old singer and former X Factor […]

Big Barrel Country Music Festival To Debut This Summer

Goldenvoice (creators of Coachella and Stagecoach), Red Frog Events, and Dover Motorsports are teaming […]

DISClaimer: Christmas Tidings

Here’s our “DISClaimer” column rounding up some of the rest of Nashville’s holiday musical […]

Entrepreneur Center CEO Michael Burcham To Exit

Nashville Entrepreneur Center (EC) founding President & CEO Dr. Michael Burcham plans to […]

BMLG Publicity Team Earns 'PRWeek' Award Nomination

Big Machine Label Group’s Publicity and Corporate Communications team has earned a nomination […]

Gibson Brands Launches 'Neat' Microphones

Gibson Brands has announced the launch of Neat microphones. Neat’s first two product lines […]

ACM Gives $169k To 'Improve Lives With Music'

The ACM Lifting Lives has announced its beneficiaries for 2014, bringing total giving this year to […]

Coburn Sells Portion of Ten Ten Music To Nettwerk

Jewel Coburn, co-founder and co-owner of Ten Ten Music, has completed the sale of her half […]

Spotify Phases Out Merch Provider

Spotify’s merchandising relationship with BandPage has fully edged out its previous merchandise […]

Industry Pics: Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Nicolle Galyon, Gwen Sebastian

Kix Brooks, John Dickey of Cumulus Media, Scott Borchetta of Big Machine Label Group, […]

Weekly Register: Underwood's Greatest Hits Debuts At No. 1

Bells are jingling and cashiers are ringing! We are deep into the holiday shopping season […]

Nashville Singer Craig Wayne Boyd Wins 'The Voice'

Nashville singer Craig Wayne Boyd was crowned the winner of the seventh season of NBC’s The Voice […]

Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Bob Wills Recordings Among 2015 Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees

Recordings from Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Bob Wills, and the Fisk Jubilee Singers are among […]

CMA Announces New Board of Directors

With Ed Hardy completing his term as Chairman of the CMA Board, current CMA Board President […]

CRS Adds Executive Coach and Shazam CEO as Speakers

Lori Addicks (leadership and team development coach) and Rich Riley (Shazam CEO) have been […]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2015 Inductees Announced

Green Day, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Lou Reed, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Bill Withers, […]

Old Dominion Set To Open On Chesney's Big Revival Tour

ReeSmack/Thirty Tigers’ Old Dominion has received a slot on Kenny Chesney’s The Big Revival […]

'American Country Countdown Awards' Ratings Bested by 'The Voice'

According to Zap2It.com, the American Country Countdown awards’ inaugural outing last night […]

I.R.S. Nashville Hires Gwen Foster, Will Robinson

Gwen Foster and Will Robinson have joined I.R.S. Nashville Records as Directors of Promotion […]

Industry Ink: Doug Seegers, Tim O'Brien, Norman Productions, TM Studios

A blog called The Bitter Southerner offers an in-depth look at the life of longtime Nashville […]

In Pictures: American Country Countdown Awards

Artists light up the red carpet and backstage at the American Country Countdown Awards. […]

Visitation Today For Late Nashville Vocal Legend Millie Kirkham

The ethereal soprano vocal backing Elvis Presley on the classic “Blue Christmas” […]

Online Music Series "Skyville Live" to launch in January

Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m. ET, Skyville Live will provide a new online music series […]

American Country Countdown Awards Winners [Updated]

Jason Aldean took home the evening’s biggest honor, Artist of the Year, last night (Dec. 15) during […]

Little Big Town Announces Spring Tour Dates, New Radio Single

Along with releasing their new single “Girl Crush” to country radio, Little Big Town […]

Artist Updates: Dan+Shay, Jamie Grace, Nashville Artist Benefit Concert

Dan + Shay played an important role during a memorable moment for fans during the last stop of […]

Almon Law Names McPike To Partner

Noah McPike has been named a partner of the entertainment law firm Almon Law, PLLC. As of [..]

Nashville's NorthStar Studios For Sale

Full-service broadcast and production facility NorthStar Studios is now on the market. The 16-acre […]

Musgraves Extends Tour Through Spring

Kacey Musgraves will continue her fall tour, Same Tour Different Trailer into 2015, with […]