Gaylord Selling Hotel Rights To Marriott

Opry and Ryman expected to be unaffected […]

Katie Armiger Adds Dates to “Get Smart” Tour

Katie Armiger has added over twenty-five dates to her Get Smart Tour, sponsored by Great American Country (GAC) […]

Photo Roundup (5/30/12)

Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic Raises $664,000 • Tim McGraw Performs for Service Members on Memorial Day

Artist Updates (5/30/12)

Paisley’s “Player” in paperback • Josh Turner’s singing contest • New releases from Mary Chapin Carpenter and Joey+Rory • The Roys make TV appearances • Two Foot Fred releasing biography

Vassar To Headline Event During CMA Fest

Phil Vassar will headline an event sponsored by Dreamwest Magazine to celebrate the Paris, France based consumer publication’s online expansion into the United States […]

Music Row Ladies Golf Tourney; TJ Martell’s Tennessee Meets Tuscany

Upcoming events benefit United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center […]

Weekly Register: Sales Departments Are A Worrisome Lot

Sales departments are a worrisome lot, always measuring what lies around the corner and how it might compare with the previous year’s offerings […]

Jim Beam Launches Live Music Series to Support Military Musicians

2012 Live Music Series participating artists include Kid Rock, Daughtry, David Gray, Darius Rucker, Bush and Train. […]

CMA Music Fest Global Showcases; Q&A with Jeff Walker

MusicRow recently sat down with Jeff Walker, CEO/President of The AristoMedia Group/Marco Music Group to discuss this year’s Global Events showcases and […]

Johnny Rose Joins Concrete/TEC Direct Media

Media and marketing firm Concrete/TEC Direct Media has named Entertainment industry veteran Johnny Rose as Director of Business Development […]

Folk Music Legend Doc Watson Passes

Highly influential guitarist, singer, and songwriter Doc Watson passed away yesterday (5/29) at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC […]

Music In The Movies Panel Set For Saturday

Anastasia Brown spearheads the event at the Nashville Screenwriters Conference […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (5/30/12)

This is a week of reunions and revivals. Cerrrito & Lynn Anderson, Jason Allen, Hayes Carll, Hank Williams Jr., Bill Wence and Big & Rich are all back with us after varying periods of silence.

CMT Plans Special “Crossroads” Episode With Joe Walsh

CMT will present a first of its kind event, CMT Crossroads: Joe Walsh & Friends, featuring the legendary Eagles guitarist and solo artist onstage with friends from country music […]

Chevy Revs Up CMA Music Fest

Chevrolet is earning its title as the Official Ride of Country Music. Plus, The Lodge venue lines up star players […]

Siman Launches RPM Entertainment

RPM Management President Scott Siman has announced the launch of new “integrated music company” RPM Entertainment […]

CRS Accepting Nominations For 2013 Country Radio Hall of Fame

The nomination process is now open for Country Radio Seminar’s 2013 Country Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony […]

Curb Records to Release “The Last Ride” Soundtrack

Curb Records will release the soundtrack to The Last Ride, an new, independent film inspired by the life and death of Hank Williams […]

Lifenotes: Doc Watson Hospitalized; Mark Bright’s Father Passes

Doc Watson’s condition listed as “critical” • Condolences to Mark Bright and family

Atkins To Host Second Annual “Music City Gives Back” Concert

On Tuesday, June 5, Rodney Atkins will once again host the Second Annual Music City Gives Back benefit concert in conjunction with […]

Photo Roundup (5/29/12)

Big Machine Records sponsors Indy 500 champ Franchitti • Warner Music Nashville kicks off Pickin’ On The Patio season

Swift Exhibition To Open At Hall Of Fame In Time For CMA Fest

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has tons of events lined up for music lovers coming to Nashville for next week’s CMA Music Festival […]

Nashville Superstars Make Forbes “Celebrity 100” List

Forbes recently revealed its annual Celebrity 100 list of the world’s most powerful celebrities […]

Parallel’s JP Williams Boosts Scholarships

Parallel Entertainment CEO J.P. Williams recently donated $100,000 to scholarship funds at Belmont University, Murray State University and the University of Montana […]

Dierks Bentley Covers Adele On “Unplugged”

Dierks Bentley will perform some of his signature hits in a new episode of CMT”s Unplugged, which will debut exclusively on CMT.com […]

Big Machine Sponsors IndyCar Champion

Big Machine Records is sponsoring four-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti’s No. 50 car during the 96th running of the Indy 500 […]

Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors” Added to National Recording Registry

Dolly Parton has achieved another historic milestone: her classic song “Coat Of Many Colors” has been added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry […]

Luke Bryan To Perform On “The Bachelorette”

Luke Bryan will appear in the third episode of the new season of ABC’s The Bachelorette […]

Artist Updates (5/25/12)

Chesney’s Costa Sunglasses • Josh Turner previews Punching Bag • Her Nashville talks Music Row • Plus Keith Urban, Jo Dee Messina, David Bradley and Jessica Frech

CountryBreakout No. 1 Song

People will talk. If you’ve been the jerk in a relationship, someone’s going to find out and word will spread […]

Sixth Annual Songwriters Series Announced

The Sixth Annual Songwriters Series is set for June 7-9 at the Hard Rock Café in Nashville.

Country Throwdown and The Boot Campaign Honor Military Families

The Country Throwdown Tour and The Boot Campaign have announced the Country Throwdown Tour Contest sponsored by Southwest Airlines […]

Weekly Chart Report (5/25/2012)

It’s like the Wild West out here this week–anything goes […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Rusty Walker

I was not going to write anything about Rusty Walker’s death this week. There will be many words written, Facebook posts, emotions expressed and hugs exchanged that will be more eloquent than anything I can say […]

McGraw Launches Initiative To Aid Military Service Members

Tim McGraw is launching a new program called HomeFront in partnership with Chase and Operation Homefront […]

Momentum Partners with GrassRoots

Jamie O’Neal’s Momentum Label Group has partnered with Nashville’s GrassRoots Promotion […]

JEFF The Brotherhood Signs With Warner Bros. Records

Nashville’s JEFF The Brotherhood is comprised of Jake and Jamin Orrall, sons of Robert Ellis Orrall […]

Rodney Crowell Opens Frist Fridays on Eve of Album Release

Rodney Crowell is set for a Nashville performance tomorrow night (5/25) as he prepares for the June 5 release of his next album […]

Musicians Jimmy Capps, Bob Babbitt To Be Honored

Guitarist Capps will appear in the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Nashville Cats series, and bassist Babbitt will be inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame […]

CMA’s SRO Awards Nominees Announced

Finalists for CMA’s touring industry honors known as the SRO (Standing Room Only) Awards. Ballots will be emailed to voters tomorrow, Friday, May 25 […]

“Brothers of the Sun Tour” Readies for Kick Off

Chesney invited members of the industry to his final rehearsal to get a sneak peak of the performance. It was obvious from the opening minutes of the show, this is going to be a must-see tour for 2012 […]

Americana Awards Nominees Coming Next Week

The announcement ceremony will be held at the Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Theatre in Los Angeles with host Jim Lauderdale band leader Buddy Miller […]

CMA Supports W.O. Smith School

CMA Foundation donates $50,000 to Summer Music Education Programs […]

Rascal Flatts’ “Changed” Goes Gold

Rascal Flatts’ album Changed was released last month (4/3) and has been certified Gold by the RIAA […]

Kevin Costner Launches Mini-Series And CD

Kevin Costner has kicked off a week of promotional television appearances surrounding the premier of his new History Channel mini-series, Hatfields & McCoys, set to debut […]

Industry Ink Thursday (5/24)

Dungans welcome grand baby • Dan Hodges signing • Joe Nichols/Show Dog Universal split • Warner’s Pickin’ On The Patio tonight • Black River’s Dawn Delvo for LLS Woman of the Year • Aderra Collectible Flash Drives • ASCAP and Young Guns Publishing at the Bluebird

CMT Music Awards Adds Performers

Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Pistol Annies, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry and […]

Bobby Karl Works The Room

MusicRow’s man about town mixes and mingles at David Ross’ Book Party and Luke Bryan’s Platinum Tailgate Party […]

Ronnie Dunn Interviewed for SiriusXM’s “Town Hall,” Performs on Fallon

SiriusXM’s Town Hall with Ronnie Dunn will air live on Prime Country, channel 58, Thursday, May 24 […]

Artist Updates (5/23/12)

News updates from Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Lee Brice, Josh Thompson and more […]