MusicRowPics: Craig Campbell Artist Visit

Yesterday (9/6), Craig Campbell stopped by MusicRow headquarters to share some of his new music. The Bigger Picture artist […]

Gill Honored With Star on Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored Vince Gill with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday (9/6). Speakers at the event included Gill’s wife Amy Grant, Reba, and producer Tony Brown […]

CCMA Awards Names Presenters, ‘Green Carpet’ Streaming Online

The 2012 CCMA Awards will take place Sunday, September 9 at Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, SK and a host of Nashville celebs are scheduled to join our neighbors to the north for the event […]

Miller Harris Golf Tournament Tees Up On Monday

Volunteers and sponsorship opportunities are also available at the event, which raises money for Asthma Camp for Kids […]

Industry Ink (9/7/12)

Lifenotes: Dixie Owen’s father passes • KISS and Mötley Crüe donate to Operation Homefront • New booking agreements for The Roys, Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys

Underwood’s “Blown Away” Album Goes Platinum

Carrie Underwood’s fourth album Blown Away has been certified Platinum by the RIAA and returns to […]

Rusty Sherrill Joins Sony Promo Department

Sherrill will be based in Nashville and begin his new role in the upcoming weeks […]

Weekly Chart Report (9/7/2012)

It’s one of those weeks. You know, one with chart gridlock slowing the movement for a significant portion of artists […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Fantasy Football

This is the opening weekend of the National Football League. (I know that there has already been a game—Wednesday night is not football night, but no one is going complain) […]

Buds-N-Suds Announces Free Admission, Adds Performer

To celebrate the 15 years of Buds-N-Suds Music Festival Presented by The Big 98 WSIX, Loser’s Bar & Grill has bought out all general admission tickets to make attendance free […]

Hunter Hayes to Perform Pediatric Fundraiser in New Orleans

Louisiana native Hunter Hayes will perform at Ochsner Health System’s 7th annual Pediatric family fundraiser benefit Back Down South on Friday […]

Morgan to Host Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge

Craig Morgan will host the upcoming season of Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge. Morgan will be joined by […]

TobyMac Is First Christian Act To Debut At No. 1 Overall in 15 Years

EMI CMG artist TobyMac debuted at No. 1 on SoundScan’s all-genre chart yesterday (9/5) […]

Lee Brice Pens Fight Song For Alma Mater

College football season is now underway, and Curb Records’ Lee Brice has been selected by the Clemson Tigers to write the team’s game day anthem […]

[Updated] Acclaimed Songwriter Joe South Passes

Writer of “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden” and “Down in the Boondocks,” has died at age 70 […]

Snapshots (9/6/12)

Dustin Lynch celebrates album release • SOLID hosts Gene Simmons • Luke Bryan hangs with Jimmy Fallon

Nine North/Turnpike Names New Team Member

Nine North/Turnpike Music President Larry Pareigis and VP/Promotion & Marketing Tom Moran have announced the addition […]

Billy Ray Cyrus Releases New Single

The single, “Change My Mind,” will be debuted on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this evening […]

Red Light Management Adds Staffers

Former BNA Records VP Promotion and artist manager Bryan Frasher has joined the staff of Coran Capshaw’s Red Light Management […]

Colton Dixon Signs Record Deal

The American Idol alum’s debut album is scheduled for release in 2013, and his first single arrives in October […]

Performers and Presenters Announced for International Bluegrass Music Awards

International Bluegrass Music Awards hosts Del McCoury and Laurie Lewis will be joined onstage by a slew of presenters and performers […]

CMA Noms Solidify Church’s Place In Country Choir

In the last twelve months, Eric Church has skyrocketed from first-time CMA Award nominee to leading nominee […]

Music City Roots Launches Roots Radio

Weekly live radio show and webcast, Music City Roots, announced the launch of Roots Radio […]

Industry Ink (9/05/12)

FBMM staffer returns from Afghanistan • War Memorial names new talent buyer • Shawna Russell inks booking agreement • Belmont hosts StageIt’s Lowenstein • Jason Krupek’s new venture

ASCAP Nashville Hosts Inaugural Music City Trifecta

The event, sponsored in part by City National Bank, served to spotlight ASCAP’s diverse talents and brought together a hand-selected group of creators from Nashville, Los Angeles, New York and beyond […]

Weekly Register: If Track Prices Rise Will Consumers Support Them?

Taylor Swift’s recent record-setting debut week sales for her new single, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” has spurred discussion that tracks will become as important or more important than album […]

Scotty McCreery to Release Christmas Album

The Mark Bright-produced album is currently available for pre-sale on McCreery’s official site […]

Pickler Buzzes Hair for Cancer Awareness

Kellie Pickler has stood beside her childhood best friend Summer Holt Miller throughout her bout with breast cancer […]

CMA Announces Broadcast Awards Finalists

As part of today’s nominee announcement, Lee Brice revealed the CMA Broadcast Awards finalists for Radio Personality and Station of the Year […]

Mark Your Calendar (September 2012)

Industry Events • Album Releases • Single Releases

DISClaimer Single Reviews (9/05/12)

It’s a Battle of the Bands—All four of our top contenders this week come from groups […]

46th Annual CMA Awards Nominations

Eric Church is the top nominee for the 46th Annual CMA Awards, earning nods in five categories […]

Little Big Town Earns First No. 1 Single

The band has had a five week stint at the top of MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart […]

Kix Brooks’ Solo Debut Available For Streaming

Beginning today (9/4), Kix Brooks’ Arista Nashville solo debut album, New to This Town, is being exclusively streamed […]

Mumford & Sons, Emmylou to Meet On “Crossroads”

English folk rock quartet Mumford & Sons will share the stage with the legendary Emmylou Harris in the latest episode of CMT Crossroads […]

WTVF NewsChannel 5 To Be Sold

Landmark Media is selling the CBS affiliate […]

CRS 2013 to Present Innovative Fan Research Study

Titled “A Day In The Life Of A Country Fan,” the project conducted by Edison Research will offer a video-based Ethnographic Research study […]

Baldrica Joins Show Dog-Universal Music

Batman flies to a new team where he is already on the job […]

Eric Church Plans Live Album

To create the album, Church will record his two nights of concerts at Chattanooga’s Tivoli Theatre October 8-9 […]

Industry Ink (9/4/2012)

RaeLynn Signs With ASCAP • Women Take The Wheel in Charity Race

Jamey Johnson to Launch New Album With Ryman Concert

Singer/songwriter Jamey Johnson will kick-off the release of his new album Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran with a concert at […]

New Owner For Dick Clark Productions, Team Behind ACM Awards

DCP will be sold to a group led by Guggenheim Partners […]

Sound Kitchen Hosting Annual Veterans Benefit Concert

Hosted by WKRN’s Neil Orne, the event furthers Building Lives Foundation’s mission of assisting Nashville’s homeless veterans with mentoring, health and psychological care, transportation, housing and more […]

Songwriting Great Hal David Passes

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Hal David has died at age 91 […]

Rucker Helps Launch Fantasy Football League

Darius Rucker has helped launch Pigskin Fantasy U (PFU), which brings a fun new twist to college […]

Artist Updates (8/31/12)

Chicago loves David Nail • Claudia Lee cast in upcoming film • Dan Rather interviewing Willie Nelson • Rachele Lynae giving fans seven songs

No. 1 Party: Dierks Bentley’s “5-1-5-0”

“5-1-5-0,” which the singer co-wrote with Jim Beavers and Brett Beavers, marks Bentley’s 10th No. 1, all of which were co-written by Bentley with one or both of the brothers […]

ICM Awards Final Nominees Announced

The annual awards event is scheduled for 7 pm Thursday, October 18 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville […]

Industry Ink (8/31/12)

Lance Carpenter inks publishing agreement • Drosey departs Republic Nashville, label hiring • Registration for AIMP panel • Creative Vision launches in Hendersonville • Inaugural Unsigned Only competition winner named

Wake Up Nashville Announces Event, Opens Songwriting Contest

The second annual Wake Up Nashville event, to be headlined by Jimmy Wayne, will take place […]