Bobby Karl Works The Country Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

You know you’re in for a grand event when the first person you meet in the lobby is serene goddess […]

Swift Launches '1989,' Announces NYE Performance

Taylor Swift is making the release-day media rounds. Earlier today she sat down with Robin Roberts […]

Stoney LaRue Releases New Album On eOne Records

Stoney LaRue will release his new album called Aviators today (Oct. 27). Produced […]

Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean Team For Summer Stadium Run

Fans can expect twice the star power for the summer of 2015. Jason Aldean and Kenny Chesney have […]

Downtown Nashville Prepares For 2014 CMA Awards

Downtown Nashville will be making a few traffic adjustments in preparation for The 48th Annual CMA Awards […]

Florida Panhandle To Host 6th Annual Songwriters Festival

The 6th Annual 30A Songwriters Festival has been set for Jan. 16-18 in South Walton County […]

Industry Leaders Rally Around Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

Allison and Jay DeMarcus and Clarence Spalding helped the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital […]

'America's Got Talent' Auditions Coming to Nashville in November

Last season, television viewers were captivated by singer/entertainer Emily West’s voice and […]

The Band Perry Gives Master Class at Nashville's Belmont University

Last week, sibling trio The Band Perry visited Belmont University’s School of Music in Nashville to […]

Artist Pics: Alan Jackson, RaeLynn, Frankie Ballard, Chris Janson, Rachel Holder

Alan Jackson stepped on to the stage of the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and […]

LifeNotes: Reba's Father, Clark McEntire, Dies

Reba’s father Clark McEntire died Thursday (Oct. 23) in Coalgate, Okla. He was […]

Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre For Sale

Restaurant and entertainment venue Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre, a mainstay in Nashville […]

[Updated] Taylor Swift's '1989' Set For Huge Debut Week

Taylor Swift’s 1989 will be released Monday (Oct. 27) and industry sources are forecasting […]

Chesney To Launch 2015 Arena, Amphitheater and Stadium Tour

Kenny Chesney is ready to return to the road with a 2015 tour. After taking a break for the […]

Weekly Chart Report (10/24/14)

Ever since Keith Urban released Fuse, his eighth studio album, “Somewhere In My Car” has […]

Track Guys—Kos Weaver Says Time Is On Their Side

“Technology has allowed writers to turn the demo around faster and not get as bogged down […]

Artist News: Trisha Yearwood, Troy Gentry, Danielle Bradbery, Bill Anderson

Trisha Yearwood performed the national anthem during the opening game of the World Series […]

Gwen Sebastian Signs Booking Agreement with Artist Events

Gwen Sebastian has joined Artist Events for booking. Between touring with Blake Shelton and her […]

MusicRowPics: Casey James

Season Nine American Idol finalist Casey James gained significant chart traction with his […]

Songwriters On The Road: Writing Retreat, Virgin Islands

Big Deal Music, Downtown Music Publishing, Patrick Joseph Music, Parallel Entertainment […]

ole Inks Deals With Rory Feek, Joey Martin

ole completed a deal to bring past and future compositions by country singer/songwriter Rory Feek […]

MusicRowLife: MusicRow Chart Director Troy Stephenson

MusicRow Chart Director Troy Stephenson and wife Amy welcomed son Charles Dale Stephenson on […]

Vanderbilt Law To Host Free International Copyright Panel

Five international experts will discuss the current state of copyright law as it pertains to […]

Pandora Launches Artist Marketing Platform

In a blog post yesterday, Pandora announced the Artist Marketing Platform (AMP), designed to help […]

Citi, Live Nation And Yahoo Introduce New Interview Series

Citi® Private Pass, Live Nation Entertainment and Yahoo today (Oct. 23) announced […]

Aristo International Report Highlights Country's Global Impact

The AristoMedia Group has released its Aristo International Report for fall 2014 […]

Nashville-based Video Creator Acquires Cable TV Ad Sales Organization

StudioNow, a Nashville-based video content creator, announced today (October 22) the purchase […]

Industry Investors Support Project Music Accelerator

Applications are being accepted through Nov. 24 for Project Music, the first-ever, music business […]

Thomas Rhett, Luke Laird Perform for Preston Taylor Ministries Benefit

Thomas Rhett, Steve Moakler, Luke Laird, Barry Dean, Natalie Hemby, and Maggie Chapman performed to a […]

Bob Seger To Join Jason Aldean For New 'CMT Crossroads'

Jason Aldean will be joined by legendary rocker Bob Seger for a new episode of CMT Crossroads […]

Academy of Country Music Elects Board of Directors for 2014-2015

The Academy of Country Music has revealed a newly elected Board of Directors for the […]

ole Expands Deal With Singer-Songwriter Haley Reinhart

Independent rights management company ole has expanded its deal with singer-songwriter Haley […]

SoundExchange Influencers Series Returns To The Bluebird Cafe

SoundExchange announced today that its Influencers Series will return to Nashville’s famous […]

DISClaimer: Songs That Last

Competence is not greatness. Half of what we have here is competent work by journeymen […]

Phil Everly Benefit Concert To Feature Singer-Songwriter Paul Simon

The COPD Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to curing chronic obstructive pulmonary […]

Weekly Register: FGL's 'Anything Goes' Debuts At No. 1

Florida Georgia Line’s sophomore album Anything Goes entered the overall chart at No. 1 […]

Nashville Artists Up For 'People's Choice' Nominations

Nominations are now open for The People’s Choice Awards selecting up to five choices in each […]

Industry Ink: "Drunk Americans," Alison Brown, Hertzog/ Embry, WRFTC

Sea Gayle, Smack Songs, and Love Monkey raised a glass recently to celebrate Toby Keith’s new single […]

MusicRowPics: Outshyne

South Carolina natives and Outshyne band members Waylon Owings, Josh Coleman, Casey Joe Kelly, […]

Chris Young Announces 2015 A.M. World Tour Dates

Chris Young is prepping his passport for the third consecutive year sharing his shows with an […]

Country Stars To Sing National Anthem During World Series

Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town have been confirmed to sing the national anthem at the […]

New Books By Paul Williams, Glyn Johns and Shelia Shipley Biddy

Books written by music industry figures Paul Williams, Glyn Johns and Shelia Shipley Biddy […]

Keith Urban Named Featured Speaker For CRS 2015

Keith Urban has been announced as a featured speaker for the 2015 Country Radio […]

CMT Reveals Artists To Be Honored at Fifth Annual Awards

CMT will honor five artists for 2014 during a 90-minute CMT Artists Of The Year ceremony […]

CRS 2015 New Faces of Country Music Dinner Sold Out

CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne has announced that dinner tickets for the New Faces of […]

Industry Pics: BMI, CMHoF, Big Machine Label Group, Capitol CMG

Broadcast Music, Inc. recently presented performances during the first weekend of the Austin […]

RIAA Presents Gold and Platinum Honors

Numerous Nashvillians earned honors from the RIAA in September, including […]

Reba Signs With NASH Icon Music

Reba McEntire has become the first artist signed to Nash Icon Music, a joint venture between […]

[Updated]: LifeNotes: Songwriting Great Paul Craft Passes

A memorial service for Paul Craft will be held in Nashville on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at West End […]

The Producer's Chair: Victoria Shaw

Now that Victoria Shaw has done it all, she’s just getting started. Sixty-five million records […]