Industry Ink (8/24/12)

Lamon Records celebrating 50 years • Show Dog-Universal new signing • Rob Baird inks booking agreement

Mindy Smith Compilation Due in October

The Essential Mindy Smith features songs from the highly acclaimed singer-songwriter’s three Vanguard Records studio albums […]

Big & Rich Are “Hillbilly Jedi”

Big & Rich are preparing to release their fourth studio album, Hillbilly Jedi, which is currently available for pre-sale […]

Dance Music Festival Coming to Nashville’s Riverfont

“With Your Friends” Festival curated by dance music stars Skrillex and Pretty Lights […]

Weblinks: Breaking Music Online, Feminist Hits, Spotify and More

New “Nashville showrunner, Summer’s biggest hits broke online, Spotify revenues/losses, House subcommittee on Universal/EMI, and “Taylor Swift, Princess Of Punk?” […]

Eric Paslay Launches Share-To-Win Contest on Facebook

Debuts acoustic performance video of “Amarillo Rain” […]

Digital Rodeo and Eventful Announce “Next Country Star” Competition

Digital Rodeo and Eventful, Inc. have launched Digital Rodeo’s Country Star competition. Unsigned artists can […]

CMA Honors the Late Journalist Rineke Van Beek

Van Beek, who passed away in 2011 after a brave battle with cancer, worked as an ambassador for Country music in the Netherlands […]

Weekly Chart Report (8/24/2012)

Industry servants in Nashville got to hear a performance of Little Big Town’s new album Tornado (due Sept. 11) earlier this week […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Blu-Ray

I write a lot about choosing radio or online music sources. It seems to be the most researched topic in the music business […]

Date Set For Final CMA Nominations [Updated]

Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum will reveal the nominees in New York City […]

Bobby Karl Works The Room

Bobby Karl’s recent trek includes BMI’s Lisa Marie Presley luncheon, the opening of The Hall’s Patsy Cline exhibit, and Emmylou Harris’ Woofstock […]

Little Big Town Unleashes “Tornado” in Nashville

The soiree debuted the band’s upcoming full-length album in its entirety […]

No. 1 Party: Brantley Gilbert’s “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do”

BMLG was on the stands for a second time this week to celebrate Brantley Gilbert and Jim McCormick’s No. 1 song […]

MusicRowPics: Flynnville Train Artist Visit

Yesterday (8/22), Flynnville Train stopped by MusicRow headquarters. Band members include […]

Artist Updates (8/23/12)

Yoakam previews new Beck-produced track • Atkins to visit Fox & Friends All American Concert Series • Smoke & Jackal (Jared Followill and Nick Brown) EP on the way

Americana and Country Favorites to Salute Levon Helm

Some of Americana and Country music’s best will join together to pay tribute to the music of the late, great Levon Helm at “Love For Levon” […]

Franklin Theatre Host Writers Night Benefit

Franklin Theatre will host a songwriters night benefit next Monday (8/27) at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit Williamson County CASA, an organization which […]

Loggins, Middleman and Burr Plan National Tour

Vocal trio, Blue Sky Riders, will headline its first national tour this fall promoting the self-titled debut album […]

Snapshots (8/23/12)

Lisa Marie Presley Visits BMI • Jerry Salley Album Release Party At SESAC • Florida Georgia Line Makes Opry Debut

No. 1 Party: Kenny Chesney’s “Come Over”

Music City’s party-going set convened at CMA headquarters Tuesday (8/21) to toast the creative team behind Kenny Chesney’s recent No. 1 “Come Over”—his 22nd career chart topper […]

Exclusive: Inside Warner/Chappell’s Revival

With 17.1 percent market share, Warner/Chappell recently secured the No. 1 spot on the Publisher Airplay Chart […]

Jeff Green Launches Stone Door Media Lab

Exits Country Aircheck for new endeavor […]

SOLID Plans 15th Year Celebration

The Society of Leaders in Development (SOLID) is celebrating its 15th year of existence with a full month of events […]

Jana Kramer to Perform at WMN’s Pickin’ on the Patio

Pickin’ On The Patio is held the fourth Thursday of every month […]

Belmont Announces New Curb College Faculty

Joining the college are Kristél Kemmerer, Mike Poston, David Schreiber, Brad Ward and Lucas Boto […]

Weekly Register: On Digital Chart Domination

The good news spread like wildfire last night as Nielsen SoundScan released official word that Taylor Swift’s latest single, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” sold 623,000 units […]

Snapshots (8/22/12)

Rachele Lynae Visits the ACM • Chips Moman CMHOF Interview • Bobby Hamrick Visits ASCAP

10th Annual SOURCE Awards on Thursday

The 10th anniversary of the SOURCE Awards will honor the founding members of the organization […]

Artist Updates (8/22/12)

Everyone is floating on LBT’s “Pontoon” • Sarah Darling releases single from upcoming album • Josh Doyle plays Kimmel • Josh Turner headed to Letterman, The Chew • Dierks Bentley launches Instagram contest

Chris Janson Wrapping Project With Keith Stegall

Janson is celebrating a major hit as co-writer of Tim McGraw’s “Truck Yeah” […]

Swift Makes Digital Sales History

Also set to debut song on VMA Awards and launch VH1 Storytellers contest […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (8/22/12)

It’s all stars, no waiting, this week […]

No. 1 Party: Eli Young Band’s “Even If It Breaks Your Heart”

Republic Nashville’s Eli Young Band and songwriters Will Hoge and Eric Paslay celebrated their recent […]

Musicians Corner Gears up for Fall

Musicians Corner will kick off its fall season on September 1 with free music from 3-6 pm with main stage performances by The Blind Boys of Alabama, Karen Elson, a Nashville Symphony quartet, Jeremy Lister and acoustic stage performances by Anthony Snape, Chelsea Gill, and The Carmonas. Over 20 food trucks will participate in the […]

UMPG Nashville Announces Creative Appointments

Kent Earls, Executive VP/GM of Universal Music Publishing Group, Nashville announced key appointments in the company’s Nashville office […]

Colt Ford Announces Benefit For St. Jude

Country artist and former PGA golfer Colt Ford has announced the Colt Ford & Friends Celebrity Golf Classic, scheduled for September 24 […]

Weblinks: Swift Set For Record Breaking Debut

Plus, Grimey’s Too coming to Eighth, and new premium seating suite at the Bridgestone Arena […]

Marcus Hummon’s Pilgrimage—Part 3

The life of the songwriter is filled with a steady diet of near misses and outright rejection […]

Industry Ink (8/21/12)

Unkefer book to be adapted for film • Capitol signs Brothers Osborne • Country Radio HoF nominations due • YEP and Jamplify present indie music panel • Barbershop Harmony Society hires Janice Bane

Rascal Flatts to Launch Restaurant

Rascal Flatts is getting into the restaurant business. Rascal Flatts Restaurant Group formed by […]

Phil Vassar To Entertain at Titans Home Games

Vassar will tap into Nashville’s music pool, inviting artists from rock, pop and other genres to join him onstage […]

Grammy Nominations Concert Coming To Nashville

This is the first time the CBS televised concert will be held outside Los Angeles […]

[UPDATED] Wynonna’s Husband Cactus Moser Loses Leg From Accident

Michael Scott “Cactus” Moser, husband of Wynonna Judd, has lost his leg due to a motorcycle accident […]

Kyle Frederick Signs with Vandermont Music Group

Indie rock writer/producer Kyle Frederick has signed a publishing and production agreement with […]

Dierks Bentley Sells Out Red Rocks

Dierks Bentley performed for a sold out crowd of over 9,450 country fans last Thursday […]

Massive Johnny Cash Box Set On the Way

Sony Music will release Johnny Cash — The Complete Columbia Album Collection, a deluxe box set featuring 59 of Cash’s albums on 63 CDs […]

CMT On Tour Taps Headliner Jake Owen

Fellow Florida natives among those set to join him on Summer Never Ends run […]

CTK Management, The Agency Group Sign Josh Doyle

Doyle is in the studio with Grammy winning producer John Shanks […]

Darrell Scott and Tim O’Brien to Release Live Album

Musician friends Darrell Scott and Tim O’Brien have come together for We’re Usually a Lot Better Than This, a live album due for release October 9 […]