Weekly Register: Robertson Family Continues Reign At No. 1

With turkey day right around the corner, both overall and Country album sales are down 2 percent […]

Taylor Swift, Jon Bon Jovi Perform At Kensington Palace

Swift, along with rocker Jon Bon Jovi, performed as part of the Winter Whites Gala, to aid […]

Zac Brown Band And Dave Grohl Team Up For 'The Grohl Sessions'

Album features the studio version of “Day For The Dead,” the tune ZBB performed with Grohl on CMAs […]

American Music Awards Sets Twitter Record

Taylor Swift’s AMA Artist of the Year award at end of show is most-tweeted about event of the night […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Is Radio A Flight Risk?

If you spend more than an average amount of time on airplanes, the news this month about being […]

DISClaimer: Giving Thanks For Good Music

Happy Thanksgiving. Today, I’m giving thanks for the discovery of a new duo, Brennen Leigh & Noel […]

Ryman Auditorium To Launch Webseries

Ryman Auditorium is set to launch a new web series, “Backstage at the Ryman.” The series […]

The Mavericks To Take Part in PBS Pledge Drive

The Valory Music Co. group The Mavericks will bring their signature sounds to the PBS audience […]

Bigger Picture Group Signs Bain

Bigger Picture Group has added new artist Chelsea Bain to its roster with an exclusive […]

Industry Ink (11/26/13)

Jo Walker-Meador Honored with Cecil Scaife Visionary Award • CMA’s Gift for All • Burnett’s Nashville visit […]

Lady A, Jake Owen, Kellie Pickler To Perform on ACAs

Sara Evans, Matthew Morrison, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons also slated to appear on Dec. 10 show […]

No Shave November Beard Bash Tonight

The 3rd Annual Beard Bash will be held tonight (Nov. 26) at the Tin Roof in Nashville. The event […]

Sirius XM Prime Country Celebrates 'Deana Day'

Tuesday, Nov. 26th, Deana Carter takes over on Sirius XM’s Prime Country 58. Aptly called […]

Through The Lens (11/26/13)

David Nail wraps tour in Nashville • Carrie’s busy TV week • Hit Makers and Rum Chasers […]

ACM and CBS Launch "ACM Sessions" with Moore and Eldredge

The Academy of Country Music and CBS have launched two new performances in the “ACM Sessions” […]

Country Christmas Projects For the 2013 Holiday Season

The following recently released projects will bring some merry melodies to your holiday season […]

CMT and Clear Channel Media To Partner; Cody Alan Named "After MidNite" Host

“After MidNite” rebranded as “CMT After Midnite With Cody Alan” through the venture, premiering Jan. 6th [….]

Artist Updates (11/25/13)

Miranda Lambert • Kellie Pickler lines up television appearances • Amy Grant to appear on Katie […]

AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips Exits After Restructuring

Jay Marciano, COO of AEG, has been appointed Chairman of AEG Live. Marciano will supervise an […]

Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox Lists Nashville Home for Nearly $4 Million

Twelve thousand square-foot home boasts five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, described as “Romanesque Villa” […]

Jake Owen Premieres Video Trilogy On CMT Platforms

Artists.CMT introducing video for “Ghost Town” for first time, and premiering video trilogy […]

Americana Music Association Names Board of Directors for 2014

Re-elected or appointed for new terms are John Allen (BMG Chrysalis), Jonathan Levine […]

George Jones' Music and Legacy Celebrated in Nashville

“During the funeral, we mourned George Jones. Tonight, we celebrate him,” said television personality […]

Lipscomb's Lighting Of The Green Adds Artists To Lineup

Lennon & Maisy, David Phelps, and Ben Rector join lineup for holiday concert Dec. 3rd on […]

Spotify Now Valued At Over $4 Billion

Streaming service secures $250 million in new financing to help reach four billion valuation mark […]

McCreery Launches 'See You Tonight' Tour In January

Scotty McCreery will hit Ashland, Ky. Jan. 24 as the first stop on his new See You Tonight Tour. […]

Swift, Florida Georgia Line Lead Nashville AMA Winners

Taylor Swift is the darling of American music, as evidenced by the 23-year-old earning four […]

Hummingbird Productions' 'It's a Wonderful Life' Sequel May Halt

Paramount Pictures plans to fight production of the sequel to It’s a Wonderful Life, according […]

'MusicRow' No. 1 Song

This week, the title track from Jake Owen’s forthcoming RCA Nashville release, Days of Gold, tops our MusicRow […]

Industry Ink (11/22/13)

Kaplan upped at Sony Nashville • Cornerstone Agency • BMG Chrysalis Admin Deal • Erin Oprea […]

Eric Paslay's Debut Album To Release in February

Little Big Town provides vocals on “Country Side of Heaven” and Paslay co-wrote “Less Than Whole” […]

3rd Annual Beard Bash Set For Nov. 26

The 3rd Annual No Shave November benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, has raised […]

International Music Streaming Service Deezer Eyeing America

The international streaming leader has 30 million licensed tracks and is available in 182 countries […]

BMLG Hires Halpern As Sr. Director, Special Projects/Radio Promotion

The Big Machine Label Group has added Marni Halpern for the newly-created role of Sr. Director […]

500 Extra Tickets Released For George Jones Tribute Show Tonight

MusicRow has confirmed that 500 extra tickets have been released for tonight’s […]

Deana Carter's 'Southern Way Of Life' Releasing Next Month

Kacey Musgraves, Kimberly Perry, Tyler Hilton among co-writers for new project due out Dec. 2 […]

Photos: New CMA CEO Trahern Welcomed At CMA Board Meeting

New CMA CEO Sarah Trahern met with members during CMA Board Meetings in Nashville this week […]

FLO{thinkery}, Thirty Tigers Among Nashville NEXT Awards Honorees

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Nashville Entrepreneur Center honored the […]

Weekly Chart Report (11/22/13)

With the upcoming release of his fourth studio album, Days of Gold, on Dec. 3, Jake Owen is […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Eric Church Is Country's Rock Rebel

I’m gonna listen to Frank Sinatra, Bob Seger and Blake Shelton. But I’m not gonna play them […]

Publisher Signings (11/21/13)

Universal Music Publishing Group signs Taylor • Writers Ink signs Cochran • ClearBox Rights […]

'Nashville' Season 2 Soundtrack To Release in December

Buddy Miller produced the new project, which features the voices of actors Connie Britton […]

Through The Lens (11/21/13)

Austin Webb Opry debut • Sara Evans in the studio •Blackbird Academy engineering session […]

CMT Announces First Round of Performers for Artist of the Year Special

Alabama, Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Train’s Pat Monahan, Cassadee Pope among performers/presenters […]

NSAI Hosts No. 1 Party

The Bluebird Cafe’s Erika Wollam Nichols, and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Mark Ford […]

Industry Ink (11/21/13)

Joyce Rizer on Heart of Worship board • Ricky Skaggs’ Artist-in-Residency show • Jonathan Jackson at ASCAP […]

BMI To Salute Coley, Smallwood at Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards

The event will be held Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 at Rocketown in Nashville. Gospel music’s top […]

Primetime 'Nashville': "Hanky Panky Woman"

“Steel is forged in a fire,” quipped Connie Britton’s character Rayna Jaymes during last night’s episode […]

UMG Chairman Lucian Grainge To Be Honored At Clive Davis Grammy Bash

Grainge will receive the President’s Merit Award in recognition of his contributions to the industry […]

NPT To Air Americana Music Night

Network to air three Americana programs including Americana Awards Show footage during weekend […]