Southern Ground Music & Food Festival Coming to Nashville In September

Kenny Chesney and John Fogerty are among the artists who will join Zac Brown Band during the festival. […]

Essential Broadcast Media, LLC Adds Scott Stem

With 25 years of experience working in the entertainment industry, Stem has promoted artists, events, […]

Dale Bobo Named Sr. VP Nashville at Big Deal Music

Prior to joining Big Deal Music, Bobo was the owner of Dale Bobo Music Direction providing management […]

Artists, Vanderbilt Patients Team For 'Everybody Has A Story'

Kix Brooks, Melinda Doolittle, Fisk Jubilee Singers, Vince Gill, Amy Grant […]

Grooveshark Unveils Broadcast

Broadcast allows users to create and share their own live-streaming online radio show, […]

Headliners Announced For AXS TV's Stagecoach Broadcast

Over a dozen artists will take part in the network’s three-day live broadcast of the country music festival. The AXS TV […]

Billboard Music Awards Finalists Announced

Taylor Swift joins fun. and Maroon 5 as a lead finalist for the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, […]

XYQ Artist Management Opens in Nashville

XYQ Artist Management represents Tiffany, Wang Chung, “Whisperin’” Bill Anderson, Friends of […]

Google For Creators Pumps Nashville Digerati

Google stormed Nashville last week with a first of its kind presentation […]

Canada's Rita MacNeil Passes

During her career, she recorded 24 albums, had more than a dozen hits, starred in a […]

AIMP To Host "Successful Independent Publishers" Luncheon

“Successful Independent Publishers: Competing With And Outsmarting The Big Boys” will feature Pat Higdon […]

Americana Music Association To Launch "Cross-County Lines" Festival

The Americana Music Association will introduce “Cross County Lines,” a one-day festival/celebration of roots […]

Twitter Launches #Music

The app helps music listeners find music that’s popular on Twitter and […]

MusicRow No. 1 Song

Bikinis, underwater swimming and yacht jumping are all the result of the song’s escapism to the islands […]

The Mavericks To Headline Manuel Cuevas, Jr. Benefit April 23

The “Wear It Well, Wear It Out” benefit concert will be hosted by Billy Block and Kelly […]

Grand Ole Opry, ACM Win at Social Media Icon Awards

The Grand Ole Opry and the Academy of Country Music represented country music at the […]

Industry Ink (4-19-13)

PJM and BMI signing • Red Light signing • UMG Nashville artists sign on for Nashville benefit • Music City Roots celebrates jazz

Country Artist Jim Seal Passes

Seal began recording in Nashville in the late 1970s, earning the Billboard chart hit “Bourbon Cowboy” […]

CMT/MTV/VH1 Debut Opportunities for Artists Pages

CMT/MTV/VH1 have announced the launch of an artist opportunities hub, where for the first time […]

Weekly Chart Report (4/19/13)

Kenny Chesney’s “Pirate Flag” is flying high atop the MusicRow CountryBreakout […]

Charlie Cook On Air: The Hottest Music Genre

If you doubt the increased visibility of Country music think about this. An album cut from a Country artist […]

George Jones Hospitalized in Nashville

George Jones was admitted to a local Nashville hospital for observation […]

Jim Ed Norman Named Chief Creative Advisor for Curb Records

Jim Ed Norman, former 22-year President of Warner Bros. Records Nashville, has accepted […]

BMI Stage To Be Featured During 2013 Hangout Music Festival

The festival is slated for May 17-19 and the BMI stage will include three days […]

Artists Announced For 2013 Christmas 4 Kids Celebrity Golf Tournament

Hosted by duo The Roys, the event will include celebrities including Tracy Lawrence, David Ball […]

[Updated] Industry Signings (4-18-13)

Elite Talent Agency • Major Bob Music • Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Deep South Entertainment Launches Tennessee East Artist Management

The company’s first artist is Jason Michael Carroll […]

Gospel Great George Beverly Shea Passes

Known as “America’s beloved gospel singer” and/or “the first international singing […]

Big Machine Music and Dr. Luke's Prescription Songs Partner

The partnership will allow the two companies to co-publish songwriters and artists whose unique talents translate across genres […]

Sony Music Nashville Adds Marketing Director

In her new role, Westbrook will be responsible for […]

Gary Allan Concert Plays Like An Autobiography

Onstage Gary Allan pulls off the remarkable feat of opening up emotionally without shedding his tough-guy armor […]

Weekly Register: Country Sales Move Into The Wheelhouse

Country album sales and the Top current country album chart received an upward lift with album debuts from Brad Paisley (No. 1;100k; 40% digital) and Eric Church’s live set […]

Industry Ink (4-18-13)

Creative Nation Showcase • Warner/Chappell signing • Lucas Hoge signs with booking agency • RIAA Certifications

Craig Campbell Gives Acoustic Glimpse of Upcoming Album Via Vine

‘Never Regret’ will be released May 7 […]

Miller Harris Night at the Bluebird

Performers included Nick Sturms, John King, JT Hodges, Cory Battan, Erick Dylan, Mason Douglas […]

Pistol Annies Embark on Promotional Annies Adventure

Each week, fans will work together to discover clues hidden in the storyline and disclosed on […]

Richie McDonald Reunites with Lonestar For New Album

The album’s second single “Maybe Someday” is currently spinning nationwide […]

Guy Clark Returns With First Album In Four Years

My Favorite Picture Of You will hit shelves via Dualtone Records […]

Industry Updates (4-17-13)

Music Row Rally • Real Estate: Sony and Manuel Cuevas • New GAC-TV series debuts in June

Ozier Joins ole Team

His track record includes placing songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Rodney Atkins, […]

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. […]