Brett Beavers Signs With BMG and Big Deal Music

Songwriter, producer and instrumentalist Brett Beavers has signed a publishing agreement […]

Bobby Karl Works Reba's Hall of Fame Exhibit Opening

I am officially taking a backseat to Reba McEntire. I mean, the woman still has certificates and report cards from […]

Keith Urban Lights The 'Fuse' This Fall

Urban teams with Miranda Lambert, Eric Church on latest CD […]

Chris Tomlin Celebrates Going Gold

Singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin has received RIAA Gold certifications for his 2010 Grammy award-winning album […]

Justin Moore Takes Nashville 'Off The Beaten Path'

Justin Moore gave the Nashville music industry a first listen to his forthcoming […]

McCreery Adds Dates To Weekend Roadtrip Tour 2013

Scotty McCreery’s Weekend Roadtrip Tour 2013 isn’t coming to a close anytime soon […]

ACM Lifting Lives Accepting Submissions For 2013 Grant Cycle

ACM Lifting Lives is accepting submissions for the 2013 Grant Cycle. ACM Lifting Lives, […]

CMT Launches Four New Series In Wake Of Ratings Growth

Cassadee Pope, Jersey Shore producer to premiere shows on CMT […]

Industry Ink (8-7-13)

Ryman Auditorium • MSO PR • The Neverclaim • RPME

Kenny Rogers Taps Billy Dean For 'The Toy Shoppe'

Kenny Rogers has recruited Billy Dean to play the lead role in this year’s edition of […]

DISClaimer: Dog Days of Summer

They call these the “dog days” of summer, and there are definitely a few dogs in this column […]

Cumulus, Dick Clark Productions Team On Awards Coverage

Cumulus to create original Billboard Awards, AMA awards content […]

peermusic Adds Creative Manager

Heather Cook, founder of Cook’n Up Music Publishing […]

Cassadee Pope Releases Album Cover, Release Date

Pope’s new album will be released on October […]

Artist Updates (8-6-13)

Jake Owen • Carrie Underwood • Jay Jolley and Charlie Daniels • Florida Georgia Line

Odie Blackmon To Teach Music Class at Vanderbilt

The songwriter will teach MUSC 104, Nashville Number System For Songwriters […]

NMPA Files Suit Against Youtube Network Fullscreen, Inc.

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit […]

Amos Lee Hits Ryman On November Tour

Brings a new set of songs from his forthcoming fifth studio album […]

James Robert Webb – Party In The Barn

James Robert Webb is heads and shoulders above other country artists, and that isn’t just figurative either! At 6 foot 5 inches tall, the phrase holds true literally as well. With all that height, one would have expected Webb to be pursuing some sort of athletic career, but music had a greater calling on his […]

Nielsen Finds Correlations Between Tweet And Tune-in Surges

Study says tweets can drive an increase in live TV viewership […]

Industry Ink (8-6-13)

Broken Bow Management • Mercury Nashville • MTS Management Group

Music With Friends Coming To Nashville

Music With Friends, a private music club, is coming to Nashville. Music […]

iHeartRadio Expands To Australia

The Australian Radio Network (ARN) launched digital music service iHeartRadio in beta in […]

Sony Nashville Customizes Radio Experience With QUU Interactive

Sony Nashville brings fans new interactive radio experience […]

Acuff-Rose Building Gets Renovation

The Acuff-Rose building, home of one of Nashville’s illustrious publishing […]

Luke Bryan To "Takeover" CMT

Luke Bryan will dominate CMT programming for the network’s […]

Artist Photos (8-5-13)

Corey Smith • RaeLynn • The Johnny Cash Museum

Americana Rising: Jed Hilly Grows Organization's Roots

Hilly has made leaps and bounds to boost Americana music’s profile since taking the reins of the organization […]

Tim McGraw's ACM Special Popular Second Time Around

McGraw’s ACM special re-air draws big numbers […]

The Turtles File Lawsuit Against Sirius XM

Flo & Eddie of rock band The Turtles have filed a lawsuit […]

Mavericks To Rock Marconi Awards in Orlando

Mavericks to play next month’s NAB Awards […]

Chesney Added To Southern Ground Music & Food Festival

Kenny Chesney is set to join Zac Brown Band’s “Super Set” during […]

Hunter Hayes, Dustin Lynch To Help Pick Unsigned Only Winners

Unsigned Only has announced its list of finalists from among more than 9000 entries […]

Keith Urban, Danielle Bradbery To Perform at NFL Kickoff 2013

The National Football League will launch its 94th season with a celebration […]

Industry Ink (8-2-13)

T.J. Martell Foundation • StageIt • Capitol CMG Publishing

Two Nashville Production Studios Merge

PK Pictures|NuMynd Studios has merged with […]

'MusicRow' No. 1 Song

After only 10 weeks, Florida Georgia Line has taken our MusicRow No. 1 spot with their current single […]

Warner/Chappell Production Music Appoints President, CEO

Warner/Chappell Production Music, Warner Music Group’s production music arm, has appointed […]

Hiring, Promotions at Country Music Association

New roles for Tawni Fite, Ben Bennett, Catherine Blackwell, and Amanda Eckard […]

Artist Updates: Ricky Skaggs, Jack White, Hunter Hayes

Skaggs and Hornsby at the Ryman • Restraining order against White • Hayes takes Tokyo […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Comic Con Comes To Nashville?

I have added Comic-Con to my very shallow bucket list. I am making my plans […]

Weekly Chart Report (8/2/13)

Florida Georgia Line continues to enjoy massive popularity, with “Round Here” topping […]

Kenny Chesney To Break From Touring

Kenny Chesney fans won’t be seeing the country entertainer on the road in […]

2013 NSAI Song Contest Presented by CMT Accepting Submissions

Prizes will be awarded to one Grand Prize winner, one CMT Listeners’ Choice Award winner, […]

[Update] Urban Confirmed To Return To 'Idol'

‘Nashville’ adds new cast member […]

CMT Building Sells For $11.2 Million

Commerce Street Nashville Partnership, has acquired the building that houses […]

Industry Pics (8-1-13)

Regions Bank • Leadership Music • Roman White

NARM Adds to Board of Directors

NARM has welcomed Nokia’s Anthony Montenegro to the Board Of Directors. Montenegro replaces […]

Mark Your Calendar – August 2013

Industry Events • Single Releases • Album Releases

Financials Report: Sony To Reject IPO Proposal, Spotify Revenues Increase

Sony Corp. is set to reject an initial public stock offering proposal for its […]