Brad Paisley's 'Wheelhouse' Debuts At No. 1

The project features 14 tracks and three instrumentals; each of the album’s full songs were […]

'Road To The Ram Jam' Raises over $180,000 For Charities

The Ram Truck brand is celebrating the end of its successful “Road to the Ram® Jam” all-star country music series […]

'Now Thats What I Call A Country Party' To Be Released

NOW That’s What I Call A Country Party features 18 major chart hits from artists including Alan Jackson, Billy Currington,[…]

Bobby Karl Works 'We're All For The Hall'

The 13,000-strong, completely sold-out audience at Bridgestone Arena was in high spirits throughout the all-star […]

DISClaimer: A Changing Of The Guard

I think we’re in the midst of a changing of the guard. On the recent ACM telecast, only Strait and Reba remained from the […]

Vince Gill Joins Keith Urban, Albert Lee at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

On Friday, April 12, Gill accompanied guitarist Andy Fairweather-Low and host Clapton on two of Clapton’s […]

Hunter Hayes Featured in 'Esquire'

The spread also features Wiz Khalifa, Ne-Yo and Cold War Kids […]

Industry Signings (4-16-13)

ole • Imagem Music USA

Words & Music Night Coming To Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum April 30

Young songwriters will fill the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s Ford Theater on April 30 during the museum’s annual […]

Second Soundtrack for ABC's 'Nashville' To Release May 7

‘The Music of Nashville (Season 1, Volume 2)’ will be released May 7 on Big Machine Records. […]

Compass Records Signing

Compass Records Group is home to more than 500 releases across the Compass Records, Green Linnet and Mulligan […]

Artist Snapshots (4-16-13)

Florida Georgia Line • Scotty McCreery • Brad Paisley

Country Stars To Decorate Best Cellars Dinner

The exclusive wine and food celebration pairs “Best Sellers” (popular chart-topping artists) with […]

Artist Updates (4-16-13)

Sarah Darling • Tate Stevens • Luke Bryan

Industry Ink (4-16-13)

The Recording Academy • SESAC signing • Joanna Smith visits WDKN

CD Baby Partners with Songtrust To Offer CD Baby Pro

The new service interfaces with performance rights organizations to collect royalties on behalf […]

Artist Updates (4-15-13)

Faith Hill • Kristian Bush • Chris Janson • Miss Willie Brown

Film-Com This Week In Nashville

Marketplace connects filmmakers with packaging, financing and distribution opportunities […]

RCA Nashville Promotes Two

Both Galvin and Sledge will continue to be responsible for the development, implementation and supervision of radio promotional plans for the RCA Nashville roster […]

Madson, Harden Launch F3 Entertainment

F3 Entertainment’s management roster includes artists Dee Jay Silver, JJ Lawhorn, Moonshine Bandits, Ty Stone, Ira Dean […]

Aldean Lights Up UGA Stadium With Historic Show

Aldean will go down in history as the only music concert to play on the lawn of the Georgia Bulldog’s home turf in its 84-year history […]

Industry Ink (4-15-13)

Grammy Block Party Announced • Strassberg exits GAC-TV • Arizona Country Thunder • Renee Grant-Williams holds Master Class • Warner Chappell Supports 60 For 60

Artists Sign On For 'Alabama & Friends' Tribute Album

Luke Bryan, Toby Keith, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts […]

Launching An Idea And Making It Populr

Nashville, with its traditional roots and Bible belt values seems an unlikely place to birth a technology/entrepreneurial hotbed […]

Twitter Music Coming Soon

Celebrities including Blake Shelton and Ryan Seacrest already have the Twitter music app […]

MusicRow No. 1 Song

Florida Georgia Line shines on the MusicRow Chart this week with its second […]

Hunter Hayes To Take Part in MTV's Artist To Watch Live Series

A concert from Hayes will be livestreamed on MTV.com on June 18 from New York’s iconic Webster Hall […]

Kree Harrison Enters 'Idol' Top 5

Texan turned Nashvillian makes it to the all-female Top 5 […]

Ashley Monroe, Mat Kearney To Perform At Google For Creators Nashville Workshop

Representatives from Google/YouTube will host a series of hands-on workshops for attendees to showcase new tools, […]

Paramore Releases New Album

The pop-punk outfit comprised of Nashville natives is back […]

Artist Updates (4-12-13)

Brad Paisley • RIAA certifications • Jack Ingram and Friends Concert • Chuck Wicks • Emmylou Harris • Brett Eldredge

Songwriters, Country Radio Honored in Las Vegas (Photos)

National Association of Broadcasters Dinner • ACM Radio Awards Reception

Charlie Cook On Air: Raising The Bar

I am not an album reviewer. I read reviewers and I find their three-word song reviews fascinating. […]

Weekly Chart Report (4/12/13)

Florida Georgia Line’s “Get Your Shine On” takes over the top spot on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart this week, followed closely by […]

Industry Pics: Artists.CMT Event, Songwriters Support MCTI

CMT, MTV, VH1, Topspin host event at Ruby • James Slater and LoCash Cowboys visit Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital […]

Artist Snapshots (4-11-13)

Clay Walker • Keith Urban and John Fogerty • Kenny Rogers and Rachele Lynae • Gordon Mote

Industry Signings (4-11-13)

BMI • Compass Records • ASCAP

Stephens Joins HitShop Records

Stephens began his career in the New Orleans-area radio market before making the move […]

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Receives $280,000 Grant

The grant will fund the digitization of rare and fragile components of the museum’s collection […]

Primetime 'Nashville': My Heart Would Know

Rayna cancelled her part of the New York City concert—though Juliette went on with the show—and flew to Nashville after her father Lamar’s heart attack […]

'Billboard' Introduces Genre-Specific Streaming Charts

Seven genre-specific charts blend data from various streaming services […]

Industry Ink (4-11-13)

Florida Georgia Line • APA • CMA Artist Luncheon

Artist Snapshots: Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

As previously reported, Bobby Bare, “Cowboy” Jack Clement and Kenny Rogers will be inducted[…]

Greg Maffei Named Chairman Sirius XM, Live Nation

Liberty Media Corp chief executive Greg Maffei […]

Culotta Appointed President of Streamsound Records

Streamsound Records added radio executive Mike Culotta as President. Culotta will oversee operations for the Nashville-based label, […]

Brad Paisley featured on LL Cool J Single

Brad Paisley will be featured on a new single with his recent controversial collaborator, LL Cool J, titled “Live For You” […]

Nashville Guitarist Performs at the White House

Current Nashville resident and guitarist Steve Cropper recently performed for

Industry Snapshots (4-10-13)

AIMP Nashville • SOLID • SESAC

SIRIUSXM To Broadcast Yoakam's Ryman Auditorium Concert

SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country channel will broadcast Dwight Yoakam’s sold-out show at Nashville’s historic […]

Red Bow Records Adds Promotion Coordinator

Gordon joins Red Bow Records from Los Angeles, where she earned a degree in Merchandise Marketing[…]