Percussionist Tommy Wells Dies at 62

A memorial service will be held Oct. 3 at Jay’s Place Recording Studio, located at 1508 […]

Luke Bryan, Eric Church Join Country Stampede Lineup

The four-day festival is celebrating its 19th year with new radio partners in Kansas and […]

Industry Photos (9-27-13)

Copyright Society of the South • Capitol CMG writers team with JT Hodges • Kenny Rogers benefit […]

IBMA Crowns Best Of Year At Annual Awards in Raleigh

Tony Rice and Paul Warren were inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame during the evening […]

Weekly Chart Report (9/27/13)

Luke Bryan can celebrate all day now that his single “That’s My Kind of Night” has taken the […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Fighting In The Family

On Music Row that is like saying your baby is ugly, because everything mastered and released […]

[Update]: Willie Nelson Will Perform at Southern Ground Music and Food Festival

They have invited friend Warren Haynes to sit-in on a few songs. Additionally, Kenny Rogers […]

English Joins Warner/Chappell Production Music

Tom English, who resigned as GM of 650 AM WSM, has joined Warner/Chappell Production Music […]

Live Nation's Artist Nation Launches G-Major Management

Artist Nation, the artist management division of Live Nation Entertainment, has partnered […]

Leadership Music's Off The Record Series Features Kenny Rogers

A capacity crowd turned out to hear music icon Kenny Rogers recount his Hall of Fame career […]

CMT Chronicles Cassadee Pope's Journey

The evening featured appetizers in the courtyard before a screening and acoustic performance […]

ole Signs Columbia Nashville's Farr

“I have been watching Tyler’s career develop over the last several years and to be able […]

Industry Ink (9-26-13)

Little General Records • Streamsound Records • Creative Artists Agency’s Young Nashville Party […]

'CMA Country Christmas' To Tape in November

Artists include Trace Adkins, Luke Bryan, Sheryl Crow, Lucy Hale, Jake Owen, Michael W. Smith […]

[Updated]: Primetime 'Nashville': "I Fall To Pieces"

As Season One ended of the ABC drama Nashville, the finale brought to light many of the […]

Peter Frampton Guests At Blair School's Conversation Series in December

Peter Frampton will be the special guest at the upcoming Dec. 9 installment of Blair School of Music’s Conversation Series at Ingram Hall. The event will be free and open to the public, but tickets will be required and will be available in the Blair Administrative Office at 10 a.m. beginning Nov 18. There is […]

Artist Updates (9-26-13)

Thompson Square • Joe Nichols • Darius Rucker • Clay Walker • Kenny Rogers • Scotty McCreery […]

Opry Country Classics Series Returns To Ryman In October

Lorrie Morgan, Neal McCoy, Bobby Bare, Charlie Daniels to perform their hits on the historic […]

Rounder Records Moving To Nashville

Key members of Rounder’s creative and marketing team including President John Virant, VP A&R […]

SOURCE Awards Honors Women at 11th Annual Event

Numerous music industry elite turned out Tuesday evening (Sept. 24) to celebrate seven women […]

CMHoF Pays Tribute to Buddy Emmons

The Country Music Hall of Fame ® and Museum presented a special program to honor pedal steel […]

Vector Management Forms Venture With Boardwalk Entertainment Group

Vector Management has formed a strategic venture with Evan “Kidd” Bogart of The Boardwalk […]

MusicRowPics: Chris Weaver Band

Chris Weaver Band visited the MusicRow offices Tuesday afternoon (Sept. 24). He performed […]

Big Machine Music Signs Thompson

As an artist, Thompson has written and released the singles “Beer On The Table” and “Way […]

'Nashville' Back With More Drama For Second Season Tonight

Nashville, the hot ABC-TV drama that helped ramp up Music City’s “it factor” over the past […]

Weekly Register: Justin Moore, Chris Young, Billy Currington

Country album sales are up 695k units this week with debuts released by Justin Moore, Chris […]

DISClaimer: Ladies Have the Best Sound

It’s a girl-power day. Males dominate the releases this week – what else is new? – but the […]

Grammy In The Schools Program Announces Deadline For 2014 Camps

The Grammy Foundation is accepting applications for its 2014 Grammy Camps, including its Jazz […]

Luke Bryan To Launch Fifth “Farm Tour” In October

Luke Bryan will launch his fifth Farm Tour 2013 next week with eight shows from Oct. 2 to […]

Martina And Pandora Bring Joy Of Christmas To Fans This Season

McBride will hit 12 cities through mid-December on her new Joy Of Christmas Tour presented by Pandora […]

Artists, Chef Grace Ryman Stage For 'Sing For Your Supper'

Amy Grant, Brett Eldredge, Craig Morgan, Jana Kramer, Lauren Alaina, Dailey & Vincent […]

No. 1 Celebration: Brett Eldredge’s “Don’t Ya”

Monday afternoon (Sept. 23) BMI and ASCAP celebrated Brett Eldredge’s No. 1 hit “Don’t Ya” in […]

Toby Keith To Embark On First Australian Tour in 2014

Joining Keith on the tour will be Eli Young Band and Kellie Pickler. The current lineup of […]

Opry, Southwest Bringing Pope, Farr, Love and Theft to NYC

In celebration of the Grand Ole Opry’s Birthday and Country Music Month, the Opry and […]

ACM Announces New Board for 2013-2014 Term

The Academy of Country Music has announced its new Board of Directors for the 2013-2014 term. […]

Artist Updates (9-24-13)

Garth Brooks heads back to Vegas • Kellie Pickler delays show • Chris Stapleton • Taylor Made […]

War Memorial Auditorium Gets Sound Upgrade For 88th Birthday

Nashville’s War Memorial Auditorium, which celebrates its 88th birthday this month, has been […]

Kacey Musgraves Added To Katy Perry Charity Concert

Katy Perry will perform a concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday, Oct. 23 benefiting […]

Overton Named Honorary Professor By MTSU

He received the honor Sept. 17 after his talk in the department’s new Chair’s Speakers Series […]

Nissan To Become iTunes Radio Exclusive Automotive Launch Partner

Among the first Nissan vehicles included in the iTunes Radio partnership are the 2014 Nissan […]

BMI 2013 Fiscal Report

Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) has reported record-setting revenues exceeding $944 million and royalty […]

Blackwater Records Launches with Brad Long

Blackwater Records launches with Brad Long as its flagship artist. Brad is presently a […]

Tyler Farr Launches “Redneck Ranch” Web Series

In promotion of his debut album Redneck Crazy, Tyler Farr has launched a limited web series […]

Lifenotes: Country Songwriter Buck Moore Dies

Singer-songwriter Buck Moore died in a tree-cutting accident in Idaho earlier this month […]

Legal Wraps: Nielsen Gets FTC Approval; Labels Allowed To Pursue Vimeo

Nielsen sets FTC approval for acquisition, Lawsuit against Vimeo can continue […]

Memphis Music Hall of Fame Adds Thirteen

Thirteen inductees will be tributed during the November ceremony at Memphis’ Gibson Factory […]

Show Dog-Universal Music Signs New Duo

Show Dog-Universal Music President, Mark Wright, has signed Virginia duo, Native Run, to […]

Artist Action (9/23)

Carrie Underwood Emmy performance, Bluebird showcase, Brad Paisley tour, Warner Nashville Pickin Party […]

MTSU Partners with Americana Music Association

The collaboration between MTSU and the association, based in Franklin, Tenn., will bring special […]

Demonbreun Strip Sells For Nearly $18M

Commercial real estate investment firm Elmington Capital has purchased Nashville’s Demonbreun strip […]