Amy Grant, Kirk Franklin To Host 44th Annual Dove Awards

Gaither Vocal Band, Michael W. Smith, Tamela Mann and TobyMac are also confirmed as the […]

MusicRowPics: Zane Williams

Singer-songwriter Zane Williams stopped by the MusicRow offices on Monday (Sept. 16) to […]

Corey Smith to Launch Headline Tour

Corey Smith has been tapped to headline House Of Blues’ Movin’ On Up Tour this fall […]

The Band Perry To Play Heifer International Benefit

The Band Perry has busy week as they hit the West Coast for several events […]

Artist Updates (9-17-13)

Steve Wariner • Hunter Hayes • Brantley Gilbert and Danielle Bradbery • Halfway to Hazard • Striking Matches […]

Hosts Revealed For Fourth Annual American Country Awards

The fourth annual American Country Awards will air live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on […]

Rhapsody Restructures, President Jon Irwin Steps Down

Online music service Rhapsody’s president Jon Irwin has stepped down […]

Oak Ridge Boys Launch 24th Holiday Tour This November

Group will cross the country on dozens of dates as they spread some Yuletide cheer […]

Industry Ink (9-17-13)

Easton Corbin scores Gold certification • Still Working Music/BMG signing • YEP Mixer

Nashville Songwriters To Head South For Pensacola Festival

Slated to run from Oct. 1 through Oct. 6, the lineup features numerous songwriters, including Ed Beaver, Sandy Carroll, […]

T Bone Burnett To Receive Maestro Award

Burnett is being honored for his work as a songwriter and producer on projects like […]

MusicRowPics: North 40

Country duo North 40 visited MusicRow‘s offices on Friday (Sept. 13) to preview songs from […]

Industry Ink (9-16-13)

Mallary Hope Signs, Music City Roots Airs, Leadership Music Summit Wraps, SOLID new member party […]

The Recording Academy Extends Portnow's Contract Through 2019

The Board of Trustees of The Recording Academy has extended President/CEO Neil Portnow’s contract through 2019. During […]

Hit Writers Perform To Raise Funds For WaterHope

Brandy Clark, Matt Jenkins, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Matt Ramsey, Jimmy Robbins, and Trevor Rosen performed […]

Universal Music Group Nashville Adds Katie McCartney

McCartney, a Kansas native and MTSU graduate, joins UMG Nashville with expansive record label […]

CRS Announces 2013 “CRS Battle of the Bands” Lineup

For the second year in a row, representatives from labels and other music affiliated companies […]

Skates On The Case: Shelton's Ten Times Crazier Tour

Almost a year since Blake Shelton received CMA Entertainer of the Year honors at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, he returned to the stage […]

Legendary “Tennessee Waltz” Makes News Again

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander donated the priceless original manuscript of “The Tennessee Waltz” to the University of […]

George Strait, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, More Added To George Jones Tribute

Eric Church, Reba McEntire, and Alabama have also signed on to perform at Nov. 22 show […]

CBS Radio, BBR Music Group Bring Fans Seven Shows In Seven Days

Artists slated to take part include Jason Aldean, Thompson Square, Joe Nichols, Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch […]

Cumulus Media Partners With Rdio

Cumulus Media Inc. has announced a partnership with digital music service Rdio. In exchange for a significant […]

Artist Updates (9-16-13)

Tim McGraw working on new project with George Clooney • Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton debut new video • Sarah Darling on The Better Show […]

MusicRowPics: Striking Matches

New duo Striking Matches, formed by Sarah Zimmerman and Justin Davis, visited the MusicRow offices […]

Industry Ink (9-13-13)

Flynnville Train signs with Trisha Walker International • TKO Artist Management ups Gallo • National Association of Music Education […]

Founder and Director Emeritus of Dolby Laboratories Dies at Age 80

Dr. Ray Dolby, American inventor of groundbreaking audio technologies, died Sept. 12 at his home in […]

19th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival Dates Revealed

The 18th annual Key West Songwriters Festival in May of 2013 welcomed more than 15,000 fans total […]

'MusicRow' No. 1 Song

McGraw’s “Southern Girl” claims the No. 1 spot on the MusicRow Chart this week from Big Machine […]

Sheryl Crow Celebrates New Album At Her Farm in Nashville

Sheryl Crow and Southern Living welcomed a group of friends to her farm in Nashville on Sept. 5 […]

NMPA Takes New Pandora Head To Task In Open Letter

Pleads with new exec to reexamine company’s treatment/pay scale for writers and publishers […]

Nashville Songwriters To Host Benefit Show For WaterHope

Tonight (Sept. 13), Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Trevor Rosen, Jimmy Robbins and more will gather […]

Weekly Chart Report (9/13/13)

After spending 12 weeks on the chart, Tim McGraw’s “Southern Girl” heads north, taking the […]

Charlie Cook On Air: I Wanna Talk About Me

Where is your radio station, or your recording career, in all of this? Are you relevant? Are […]

IEBA's 43rd Annual Conference Set For October

50 live performances will take place on stages over four days at the conference […]

Jason Aldean To Release Concert Film

Jason Aldean’s Night Train Tour has garnered plentiful media buzz throughout the past year, playing stadiums […]

Lambert, Musgraves, Clark, McAnally Celebrate No. 1

It was a star-studded event in Nashville yesterday (Sept. 11) as Brandy Clark, Kacey Musgraves and Shane McAnally were feted […]

Artist Updates (9-12-13)

Thompson Square • Joey+Rory and Heidi Feek • Chris Young […]

CRS Appoints Senior Director Post

Executive Director Bill Mayne appointed the Sr. Director of Brand Marketing and Strategic Partnerships […]

Taryn Pray Launches Publicity Company

Publicist Taryn Pray has left her post as Director, Media Marketing at Universal Music Group to […]

Leigh Parr Joins UMG Nashville As Director, Media Marketing

UMG Nashville announces today that Leigh Parr has joined the Media Marketing […]

Candlelight Vigil Commemorates 10-Year Anniversary of Cash's Death

Ten years ago today the world of country music lost an icon when Johnny Cash passed away at age 71 in […]

Dolly Parton Surprised With $50,000 Donation To Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation

Dolly Parton was recently surprised with a check for $50,000 by Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation […]

Major Labels Sue Sirius XM Over Pre-1972 Recordings

The suit is the third major complaint filed against Sirius XM in recent weeks. The band […]

Pandora Names Brian McAndrews CEO, President and Chairman

Pandora’s Board of Directors has appointed Brian McAndrews to succeed […]

Warner Music Group and Clear Channel Form Strategic Partnership

WMG to share in revenue from all platforms through partnership […]

Leadership Music Holds Annual Music Summit

Members of the music industry convened yesterday, September 10, for Leadership Music’s lightly packed annual Music Summit […]

Weekly Register: Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line

The top Country album title in this week’s Top 200 rankings remains Luke […]

ACM Announces Returning Hosts for 2014 Awards Show

The good ol’ boys will be back for next year’s ACM Awards. Shelton co-hosted the awards beginning in 2011 and in 2012 […]

Warner Music Nashville Promotes Holley To Sr. VP Post

In this position, Holley will continue to manage all aspects of the company’s digital marketing, direct-to-fan, […]

Industry Ink (9-11-13)

Sea Gayle Music signs Ryan • Nashville songwriters honor the late John Jarrard • “Mama Jan” Smith on music reality competition • 650 AM WSM teams with Larry Gatlin for radio show […]