Weekly Chart Report (08/08/14)

Together with songwriter Rodney Clawson, the members of Lady Antebellum penned this week’s No. 1 […]

[Update]: ASCAP Says District Court Decision Could Threaten Viability

ASCAP President and Chairman Paul Williams issued the following statement regarding ASCAP’s submission […]

MusicRowPics: LiveWire

Way Out West Records band LiveWire recently visited MusicRow’s offices to perform their […]

CTM Writers INK Signs Marcus Hummon

Songwriter Marcus Hummon has signed with CTM Writers INK, the publishing division of Catch […]

Lady Antebellum To Be Inducted Into Georgia Music Hall Of Fame

Lady Antebellum will be honored as one of the newest members of the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame on […]

Takin’ It To The Streets: Doobie Brothers Team With Country Hitmakers

Producer David Huff is bringing one of his all-time favorite bands from the past into the present […]

Leadership Music Reveals Board For 2014-2015

City National Bank’s Diane Pearson has been elected president of Leadership Music’s board for […]

Star Farm Adds Borchetta As West Coast Promotion Director

Star Farm Nashville has added Chris Borchetta as Director, West Coast Promotion. The California […]

Industry Pics (8/7/14)

Horton Hears A Hit Publisher Crawl • BMI at Lollapalooza • CMT at Nashville’s American Idol auditions […]

StubHub Launches Personalized App for Re-sell Tickets

StubHub, a secondary ticket outlet owned by eBay, announced this week (Aug. 6) the national […]

Dates Set For ASCAP's 10th Annual 'I Create Music' Expo

ASCAP’s 10th annual “I Create Music” Expo will be held April 30-May 2, 2015, at the Loews […]

Carrie Underwood To Perform Two Opry Shows Aug. 19

After selling out two shows at the Grand Ole Opry on July 25, Carrie Underwood will return for two […]

Cumulus' Lew Dickey Offers Update on 'NASH' Brand Expansion

Cumulus Media’s CEO and Chairman Lew Dickey offered an update on Cumulus Media’s ‘Nash’ brand […]

SMACKSongs Signs Matthew Ramsey

Shane McAnally’s publishing company, SMACKSongs, has signed ASCAP songwriter and artist […]

Robert Earl Keen, Emily West To Launch Musicians Corner 2014 Season

Musicians Corner, a free Nashville music series in Centennial Park, will launch its […]

Rascal Flatts Cancel Weekend Shows

Due to an unforeseen illness with lead singer Gary LeVox, Rascal Flatts has canceled three […]

Charlie Daniels Named Chairman of The Board for Charity

Charlie Daniels has been named Chairman of the Board for the Journey Home Project, which exists to […]

SkyHouse Luxury High-Rise Apartments Planned For Nashville

Nashville will soon be home to Novare Group and Batson-Cook Development Company’s 12th SkyHouse […]

CMA Music Festival TV Special Slips In Ratings

Last night’s CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock earned a […]

Industry Ink: Horton Hears A Hit, Wells Fargo

ole was one of many publishers that participated in Horton Hears a Hit Publisher […]

SESAC Signs Zac Brown

Zac Brown, songwriter and frontman of the three-time GRAMMY® winning and multi-platinum Zac Brown Band […]

Paisley and Underwood To Host CMA Awards

The 48th Annual CMA Awards will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 5 from The Bridgestone Arena […]

Creative Nation Preps Maggie Chapman LP Debut

On Sept. 16, Creative Nation will release a Luke Laird-produced album from newcomer Maggie […]

Weekly Register: Gilbert's 'Just As I Am' Heading For Gold

There are no new Country releases this week; Brantley Gilbert’s Just As I Am tops the […]

DISClaimer: What's In A Name?

There is no controversy about my choice for the Disc of the Day prize. Chris Young RULES.[…]

[Updated] Lifenotes: Former Sony Music Nashville VP Tom Banks Dies

Visitation for Tom Banks will be held Thursday, Aug. 7 at Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral […]

Industry Ink: ASCAP Promotes Vote, Liddell at CMHoF, Ketchum Joins Ivy Eleven

Featuring performances by its members for CMA Awards voting consideration, ASCAP will host […]

Jon Pardi Reveals 20-City 'Up All Night Tour'

Capitol recording artist Jon Pardi will bring his energetic brand of Country music to cities […]

BMI To Submit Public Comments In Response to U.S. DOJ Request

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) will file a submission tomorrow (Aug. 6) in response to the Antitrust […]

Sunny Sweeney Gets 'Provoked' On New Release

Sunny Sweeney has released her third studio album, Provoked, via Thirty Tigers. The 13-track […]

LifeNotes: Music Business Vet Jimmy Key Passes

Veteran country song publisher and talent agency executive Jimmy Key died on Friday, […]

Pandora Aims Beyond Music For Automobile Appeal

Pandora is eyeing an expansion beyond music programming to sports, news and talk in an effort […]

The Civil Wars' John Paul White and Joy Williams Officially Part Ways

Joy Williams and John Paul White, members of The Civil Wars, have decided to permanently […]

Johnny Cash Museum To Honor Legends Of Sun Records With New Exhibit

The Johnny Cash Museum will unveil a new exhibit to honor the Legends of Sun Records on August 15th […]

Australia Council for the Arts Continues Nashville Residency Grant

Australian singer-songwriter Ben Wright Smith is this year’s recipient of the Nashville Songwriter […]

New York Style Diner Set For Nashville's Demonbreun Street

Steve Smith, owner of Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, Honky Tonk Central, and Rippy’s, is bringing some […]

CMA Preps Digital Promo for 'Country's Night To Rock'

Adding to the Country Music Association’s (CMA) previously announced iTunes and Music Choice […]

The Wild Feathers Announce Tour Dates

Nashville quintet The Wild Feathers have announced additional tour dates this fall in support of their […]

MusicRowPics: Stephanie Quayle

Bozeman, Mont. native Stephanie Quayle is so proud of her homestate that she frequently […]

Industry Signings: Zavitson Music Group, Ramblin' Records

The Marshall Tucker Band’s label Ramblin’ Records has signed a multi-year […]

Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers To Head iTunes Radio

With Apple having closed on its $3 billion acquisition of Beats Music, Ian Rogers, CEO of Beats […]

Beteille Named Music Business Association Board Chairman

Music Business Association has elected Fred Beteille, Product Manager at YouTube to its Board of […]

Aldean Named RIAA's Top Male Country Artist

Broken Bow artist Jason Aldean was recently recognized as the Top Male Country Artist in the […]

Industry Ink: Parton's 'Blue Smoke,' YEP Springboard, Teen Choice Awards

Producer and musician Kent Wells is celebrating another hit record as Dolly Parton’s Blue Smoke […]

NRA Country Names Chase Rice As Featured Artist Of The Month

Chase Rice has been named the NRA Country Featured Artist for the month of August. An exclusive behind […]

Ballard Set To Headline 19-Show Run

Warner Bros. Records’ Frankie Ballard is preparing to headline his first run, the Light ‘Em Up […]

LifeNotes: Velma Smith

Velma Smith, one of Nashville’s first female session musicians, died Thursday (July 31) in Madison, […]

Birth of Country Museum Opens

In the summer of 1927, Victor Records talent scout Ralph Peer discovered two of country music’s […]

Industry Ink: CMA Songwriters Series, CMT's Leslie Fram, MusicMaster

The CMA Songwriters Series visited Chicago this week for a night of stories and songs at […]

RIAA: July 2014 Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum Certs

Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood, […]