Swift Reveals RED Tour Pre-Sale Details

Details are emerging regarding ticketing for Taylor Swift’s 2013 Red Tour • 60 page photo book to become available for Sony customers

‘CMA Country Christmas’ Bringing Holiday Cheer to ABC

‘CMA Country Christmas’ will air Thursday, Dec. 20 (9:00-11:00 PM/ET) and repeat Saturday, Dec. 22 and Sunday, Dec. 23. Jennifer Nettles of […]

Nashville Wins Big At Billboard Touring Awards

Country music took home big honors at Billboard’s 9th Annual Touring Awards last night […]

Snapshots (11/9/12)

“The ASCAP Songwriters Show” Premiere • WFKY’s Annual St. Jude Jam • Luscombe Debuts on the Billy Block Show

Carter Robertson Releases Memoir

The book reveals Robertson’s journey from the rural Pentecostal church culture to performing as the only female member of Waylon Jennings’ band throughout the “Outlaw” era […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Sandy and Radio

Like most cynics, I thought that the forecasters were overestimating the potential damage […]

Weekly Chart Report (11/9/12)

Florida George Line maintains “Cruising” speed at No. 1, and The Band Perry’s “Better Dig Two” is making a huge impression […]

‘Nashville’ Actor Charles Esten Makes Opry Debut

Actor Charles Esten, who portrays the character Deacon Claybourne in the ABC series ‘Nashville,’ is set to make his Grand Ole Opry debut tomorrow […]

Music City Songwriting Competition Now Accepting Submissions

The winning songwriter will earn a $1000 cash price, two roundtrip tickets to Nashville, and hotel accommodations for five nights in downtown Nashville […]

Primetime ‘Nashville’: Episode 105

The episode was packed with fantastic new music from the characters […]

Holiday Express

Trace Adkins will kick off the holiday season on the Macy’s Parade, plus CMA Country Christmas, Scotty McCreery, Lady A, Average Joes and holiday singles […]

McCreery Partners With Bojangles

McCreery, a longtime fan of Bojangles, has previously been seen sporting an “It’s Bo Time!” t-shirt and eating Bojangles’ meals throughout his time on ‘American Idol’ […]

Initial MerleFest 2013 Lineup Announced

The late Doc Watson and his musical legacy will figure prominently into MerleFest 2013, scheduled for April 25-28 on the campus of Wilkesboro Community College […]

Chesney Announces Stadiums for 2013 Tour

Kenny Chesney has announced 17 stadium dates for his 2013 No Shoes Nation Tour, which kicks off March 16 in Tampa, FL […]

Tracy Lawrence to Host 7th Annual “Mission Possible” Turkey Fry

Since launching in 2006, the “Mission Possible” turkey fry has brought in nearly 6,000 turkeys and provided more than 35,000 meals to help Nashville Rescue Mission […]

Charlie Daniels Releases Christmas Album

Buffets, Inc. and Country icon Charlie Daniels have partnered to launch a new Christmas album called ‘Hallelujah It’s Christmas Time Again’ […]

Craig Morgan on GAC ‘Origins’

Also helping soldiers get home for the holidays […]

Albright & O’Malley Elevates Becky Brenner

Country Radio veteran joined the consulting firm in January 2012 […]

Faith Hill to Debut New Music Video

Faith Hill is set to premiere the music video for her latest single “American Heart,” her first in nearly five years […]

Benefit News (11/7/12)

Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts • Team Martina makes a big donation • Peter Max artwork benefits Children’s Hospital • Songwriters Spotlight aids Landstuhl Hospital Care Project • “Orleans & Friends” show this weekend

Shelton’s Christmas Special, Lambert’s New Store

Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas will air on NBC […]

Warner Nationwide Restructuring Unlikely to Affect Nashville

WMG will be divided into three divisions in the U.S. […]

Weekly Register: Awards Bump Becomes A Minor Convexity

There are now four Taylor Swift tracks charting on the Billboard/SoundScan all genre list that are purposely being withheld from the country tracks chart. Those four songs currently account for total sales of about 935k units that are not being credited in country coffers […]

Charlie Daniels Hosts “Soldier’s Story” Documentary

d corlew films’ The Journey Home: A Soldier’s Story is set to make its national television premiere today (11/07), on […]

Snapshots (11/7/12)

Mike Borchetta, Glen Campbell, and family • RareSpark’s grand opening celebration • Teea Goans and comedian Bob Newhart

The Civil Wars Abruptly Cancel Tour

As quickly as The Civil Wars swept to national attention, the duo has decided to pull the plug on all further tour dates, citing irreconcilable differences […]

Industry Ink Wednesday (11/7/12)

News from Latocki Team Creative, Tin Pan South, Sony/ATV, Touring Career Workshop, Joe Kustelski, Warner Music Nashville, Striking Matches […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (11/07/12)

Reviews of the latest singles from Tim McGraw, The Band Perry, Zac Brown Band and more […]

Lady A Teams Up With the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Lady Antebellum has joined with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) for a new public service campaign to […]

CMHoF Spotlights Dottie West

Dottie West: Country Sunshine is scheduled to run through May 2, 2013 incorporating costumes and relics spanning West’s four-decade career […]

MusicRow Launches New Print Issue

MusicRow will publish the “Digital Toolbox” as its December 2012/January 2013 issue. Formerly known […]

Pandora Seeks Lower Fees From ASCAP

Pandora has filed a lawsuit against ASCAP in a New York federal court in an attempt to get lower licensing rates for the performances of ASCAP’s works […]

Belmont’s “Pipeline Project” Concludes Another Successful Year

The Pipeline Project is an entertainment industry solutions think tank […]

Aldean Announces First Leg of “Night Train Tour”

The tour will roll through 23 cities from February to May […]

“American Songwriter” Reveals Lyric Contest Judges, Prize Co-Write

Winners are chosen bi-monthly and one winner will be awarded a Nashville co-writing meeting and demo recording […]

Election Day Links

Cool election day tools from the New York Times and CNN and Google […]

2012 “CMT Artists of the Year” Hosts Announced

The 90-minute special honors the top country acts of with performances and special appearances from others in entertainment […]

Football Snapshots (11/6/12)

Steve Cropper jams with Phil Vassar at LP Field • High Valley performs for the Steeler Nation

45 RPM To Salute Connie Smith Tomorrow Night

45rpm is a monthly event created by Mike Johnson, Jimmy Melton and Cyndi Forman […]

Reba Celebrates Return To Television

Reba McEntire celebrated the premiere of her new ABC show Malibu Country this past Friday night with staff at her Nashville Starstruck offices on Music Row […]

Stoney Creek Promotes Jen Joe

She takes over the position previously held by Shelley Hargis […]

ACM Reveals Radio Award Submission Details

Nominees for the radio awards categories (outlined below) will be announced in spring 2013 […]

Benefits and Lifenotes

News from PLA Publicist Carly Caramanna, Ronnie Milsap, Kix Brooks and Danny Gokey […]

CRS 2013 Artist Humanitarian Award Recipient Named

Honor will be presented during CRS 2013 on Wed., Feb. 27 […]

Way Out West Plans National Radio Strategy, Announces Promotions

Way Out West Records Nashville has aligned with independent promoter InstiGator Entertainment’s David Haley to head up national promotion […]

McGraw Debuts New Music During CMA Week

Tim McGraw hosted an exclusive party at downtown Nashville’s One Eleven rooftop venue on Halloween night […]

Maroon 5 To Perform at Grammy Noms Concert

Event is Dec. 5 in Nashville […]

Aldean Continues Stadium Sell Outs, Releases New Single

Jason Aldean’s recently announced 2013 Night Train Tour is quickly becoming one of next year’s most in-demand tickets […]

CMA Instrumental Healthcare Launches

The new initiative, a partnership between CMA, Pancoast Benefits, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, was launched during CMA’s annual membership meeting in Nashville […]

Songwriting Great Jan Crutchfield Dies

Services will be held today (Monday) at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home […]