Lady Antebellum Announces New Charitable Effort LadyAID

Lady Antebellum announced a new charitable effort, LadyAID, on Monday (Dec. 3) to bring awareness […]

Disney Music Publishing Inks Melissa Peirce

Signing is via a partnership deal with Pat Higdon’s Patrick Joseph Music […]

Shania Embarks on Two-Year Vegas Residency

Shania: Still The One opened over the weekend […]

Mark Your Calendar–December 2012

Album Releases • Single Releases • Industry Events

Jimmy Ritchey Signs With BMG Chrysalis

Hit singer-songwriter and producer inks new deal […]

Apple Releases iTunes 11 with Artist Pages

The latest version of the store lacks the rumored Pandora-like streaming radio service […]

MusicRow No. 1 Song

Dierks Bentley’s latest single, “Tip It On Back,” gives him another reason to do so, as it ratcheted up to the No. 1 position of our MusicRow Chart […]

Nashville Executives Make Billboard’s ‘Women In Music 2012’ List

Issue features Ellen Bligh Truley, Carla Wallace, Mary Ann McCready, and Kelly Rich […]

Carrie Underwood To Star In NBC’s ‘The Sound of Music’

Underwood will take on her next acting role, portraying Maria Von Trapp in the live broadcast […]

ACM Announces Changes To New Artist Category

The Academy’s New Artist awards can change year-to-year […]

Johnny Cash Museum Preps Opening

Nashville will soon be home to The Johnny Cash Museum, which could house the world’s largest collection of memorabilia from the late country entertainer […]

New Music Venue Coming to Gulch

Anthem is scheduled for a soft opening on New Year’s Eve […]

Weekly Chart Report (11/29/2012)

Dierks Bentley’s “Tip It On Back” jumps to the No. 1 spot this week on the MusicRow Chart. The Capital Nashville artist’s […]

Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum Could Open By Year End

The museum will move to the Municipal Auditorium which boasts nearly 200,000 square feet […]

Book Releases: Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson

Parton offers “Dream More” • Jackson’s photobook of former estate benefits the Colon Cancer Alliance […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Black Friday Sales

Trying to find a radio in Radio Shack is like trying to find Victoria in Victoria’s Secret […]

Primetime ‘Nashville’: Lovesick Blues

Dueling divas triumph, creating one of the season’s best moments thus far […]

Exclusive: Songwriters Make A Stand in Washington

NSAI President Lee Thomas Miller and NSAI Exec. Director Bart Herbison represented songwriters and music publishers at a hearing on Capitol Hill […]

Upcoming Album Releases

New music from Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Jeff Black, and unreleased recordings by Townes Van Zandt […]

Artist Updates (11/29/12)

Little Big Town, Jamie O’Neal, Rachele Lynae, Colbie Caillat, Gavin DeGraw […]

MIDEM Direct2Fan Camp

MIDEM’s Direct2Fan Camp is slated to run from Jan. 26-29, 2013 in Cannes […]

Artists Added To GRAMMY Nominations Concert

Country stars and rock icons added to next week’s event in Nashville […]

‘Forbes’ Ranks 25 Highest-Paid Musicians

A few country stars rank on the global list based on gross earnings […]

Snapshots (11/29/12)

Justin Moore, Jake Owen, Randy Houser, Thomas Rhett play Carly Caramanna benefit • Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood build for Habitat • Alan Jackson plays Sao Paulo […]

Big Ride Launches Booking Division

Big Ride Entertainment has launched a new booking division to its label services, management and artist development company […]

Songwriters Sing For Good Causes

Emmylou Harris’ Miracle on Music Row • WMBA’s Tunes for Tots • Nashville Unlimited Christmas Concert […]

CRS 2013 Announces New Faces Show Lineup

Country Radio Seminar has announced the 2013 New Faces Show Lineup are […]

Swift To Headline ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2013′

Taylor Swift will perform on telecast live from New York, hosted by Ryan Seacrest […]

Adele’s ’21’ Surpasses 10 Million in Sales

Adele’s “21” has coincidentally become the 21st album in Nielsen Soundscan history to surpass sales of 10 million units […]

MusicRowPics: Joe Bachman

Artist Joe Bachman and members of his band dropped by the MusicRow office yesterday afternoon (11/28) to […]

Compass Records Taps Marc Dottore

Industry vet will work as A&R for Special Projects […]

Kristofferson to Release First Collection in Four Years

Kris Kristofferson will release his first collection of new material in four years titled, Feeling Mortal […]

Weekly Register: Thanksgiving Stuffs Sales Carts

Overall album sales leapt up 44% week over week and country album sales increased a welcome 80% for the same period […]

Internet Radio Fairness Act Hearing on Capitol Hill

The webcast is streaming live […]

Snapshots (11/28/12)

Big Kenny Alphin • Florida Georgia Line • Dustin Lynch and Shawna Russell

DISClaimer: Hooked on ‘Nashville’

If you’re not hooked on ‘Nashville,’ you’re not watching. Hayden Panettiere has the Disc of the Day […]

Jerrod Niemann To Livestream Chicago Concert

Fans around the world will be able to view his Joe’s Bar concert over the web […]

Shelton Spreads Christmas Spirit With “25 Days of B.S.”

New website in conjunction with television special and holiday album […]

Country Songs Going to Grammy Hall of Fame

Songs and albums at least 25 years old are eligible […]

Berklee Studies U.S. Music Industry Salaries

Report identifies salaries in the areas of performance, business, audio technology, education, and music therapy […]

Songwriters Lead Benefits (11/27/2012)

Bluebird & Birdland • Holiday Howler • Jeffrey Steele & Friends • 30 greatest karaoke songs of all time

Artist Snapshots (11/27/12)

Scotty McCreery’s Hurricane Sandy benefit • Charlie Daniels Band & Friends concert • Maggie Rose visits Walter Reed Military Hospital • Brantley Gilbert with Musicians On Call

Industry Pics (11/27/12)

SESAC signs James Otto • SOLID presents Songwriters Round at the Bluebird • Jewel visits ACM

Steve Barnett To Lead Capitol Music Group

Barnett will report to Lucian Grainge, Chairman & CEO of UMG […]

Country Songwriter Frank Dycus Passes

Country songwriting great Frank Dycus has died at age 72. The writer of hits for George Strait, Jerry Lee Lewis, George Jones, Mark Chesnutt, Porter Wagoner and […]

GAC Special Highlights Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour

The singer’s first televised concert special […]

Airdate For CMT Artists of the Year

Honorees won’t be announced until show airs […]

Benefit Concerts: Vince Gill Gets String Fever; Skaggs Family Christmas

Gill will be joined by Steve Cropper, Marty Stuart, Steve Wariner and more • Skaggs will headline the 15th annual Concert for Cumberland Heights […]

Flying Island Adds Classic Country Services

Heritage artists sign on for new service […]

The Mavericks Set Release Date

Grammy-winning vocal group The Mavericks announce the release of In Time, their first album in seven years […]