Lady A Helps Tornado Ravaged Community

Lady Antebellum helped raise more than $285,000 at Louisville, KY’s KFC Yum! Center on May 16 to benefit the Henryville, IN community […]

Donna Summer Passes, Leaves Disco Legacy

As a songwriter she had cuts by Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris […]

Artist Updates (5/17/12)

Miranda Lambert • Tim McGraw • Kip Moore • Gloriana • Love and Theft • Payton Rae

Legal Aid Hosts Music Row Breakfast

The Legal Aid Society hosted its 3rd Annual Music Row breakfast yesterday […]

Martina Sells Out Midwest Tour Dates

Martina McBride recently sold out all three of her recent Midwest tour stops during the One Night theater tour. The sold-out dates included Shooting Star Casino (Mahnomen, MN); Surf Ballroom (Clearlake, IA) and Honeywell Center (Wabash, IN). Throughout most of the summer, McBride will be on the One Night tour, but on May 27 she […]

Signing Pics: Troy Olsen, Mo Pitney, Adam Sanders

Adam Sanders signs with Big Yellow Dog; Mo Pitney inks with Curb Records and Publishing; Troy Olsen renews with Warner/Chappell, THIS Music […]

Swift Pledges $4 Million For Hall of Fame’s New Education Center

Taylor Swift has pledged $4 million to fund a new education center at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The 7,500+ square foot space […]

1st Annual Rock’n & Reel’n Benefit Gala to be Held in Nashville

Two Old Hippies, Bedell Guitars, National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and Berkley are pleased to announce the first annual Rock’n & Reel’n Celebrity Fishing Tournament and Benefit Concert to be held […]

Industry Ink (5/17/12)

Alan Mayor’s mother passes • New West launches Athens GA imprint • TN adds film incentives • SESAC partners with Abacast • NMPA annual meeting • NASH20 donation

MusicRow Awards Final Nominations

MusicRow is pleased to announce the nominees for our 24th Annual MusicRow Awards. Readers will receive ballots later today (5/14) […]

No. 1 Party: Lee Brice’s “A Woman Like You”

An industry crowd gathered in the Country Music Association’s atrium as BMI and SESAC saluted the creative team behind Lee Brice’s No. 1 “A Woman Like You” […]

Artist Snapshots (5/16/12)

ASCAP Amped • Johnny Gates & The Invite at 3rd & Lindsley • Kristen Kelly at the Grand Ole Opry

Little Big Town To Host 2012 Ride For a Cure

Country foursome Little Big Town is back to host the 2012 Ride For a Cure on […]

Weekly Register: A Softer Rate of Descent

Last year, and for the past few years, country albums were very likely to drop from 60-65% in the second week of release. This year’s recent chart behavior shows that a new trend might be developing, lowering that second week drop to somewhere in the range of 50-55%. […]

Edens Edge Album Tracklist Released

Award-winning producers Mark Bright and Dann Huff each worked on individual tracks with the Arkansas-bred trio […]

Underwood Interviewed By Oprah

Oprah Winfrey travels to Nashville, Tennessee for an in-depth interview with country music artist Carrie Underwood and her husband NHL player Mike Fisher […]

Chris Young, Anthony Smith, Becky Harris Launch Artist Concepts

The new production and artist development company has already signed its first act […]

Jimmy Barret Inks Booking Agreement

Singer/songwriter Jimmy Barret has signed an agreement with William Morris Endeavor (WME) […]

Audio Masters Golf Tournament Starts Tomorrow

The 15th annual Audio Masters Golf Tournament is taking place this week at the Harpeth Hills Golf Course in Nashville […]

Industry Photos (5/15/12)

Gregg Allman at BMI • SESAC in Key West • Berklee Honors Krauss and the Eagles

DISClaimer Single Reviews (5/16/12)

Music Row brings out the big guns this week with new entries by George Strait, Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Randy Travis, Keith Urban and The Mavericks. And here’s the kicker: Everybody sounds good […]

IBMA Moving World of Bluegrass To Raleigh

Nashville is losing a major music conference but officials say the organization’s headquarters will stay put […]

TV Shows Singing A Country Tune

The Voice will return this fall, as Jennifer Nettles and John Rich prep for their own summer singing series […]

Country Throwdown Tour Adds Corey Smith, Plans New Dates

The third annual Country Throwdown Tour Fired Up By Kingsford will get underway Friday, May 18 in Gulfport, MS […]

Universal Music Publishing Group Signs Mark Nesler

Nesler’s deep catalog includes “Just to See You Smile,” “Living and Living Well,” “You Look Good in My Shirt” and “Let Me Down Easy” […]

Events: SOLID Crawfish Boil; Songwriters at Savor Nashvillle

SOLID’s 15th annual Crawfish Boil tomorrow, and Marv Green and Tim Nichols perform at Saturday’s Savor Nashville […]

The Mavericks Announce EP Release Date; Stream Single

The Mavericks will release a new Valory Music Co. project, a five-song EP titled Suited Up and Ready […]

Plowboy Records Launches In Honor of Eddy Arnold

On what would have been Eddy Arnold’s 94th birthday, Plowboy Records has launched in Nashville to celebrate the Tennessee Plowboy’s legacy […]

Lucero Brings Memphis To Nashville

It probably goes without saying, but there’s just no substitute for playing live and making fans city by city […]

Senate Subcommittee To Examine UMG/EMI Merger

UMG’s proposed buyout of EMI’s recorded music division will be investigated by a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust issues […]

Jim Raley Joins CMT

Jim Raley has joined CMT as Director of Special Events, it was announced yesterday (5/14) by […]

John Rich & Friends Play For St. Jude

John Rich, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker, Jeff Foxworthy and Big & Rich will perform at the St. Jude Presents John Rich & Friends concert on June 5 at the Cannon Center in Memphis, Tenn.

EJ Bernas Joins Bigger Picture Group

“We didn’t know whether to sign EJ to our artist roster or our executive staff, we only knew that we had to have him and we could figure the rest out later,” says Pres. Michael Powers.

MusicRowPics: Stephanie Grace

Stephanie Grace took a break from her radio tour to stop by MusicRow headquarters last week […]

Nine North Taps Jane O’Malia To Lead Northeast Promo

Turnpike Music President Larry Pareigis and VP Tom Moran announced the hiring of Jane O’Malia […]

[Updated] ABC Picks Up “Nashville,” Reba’s “Malibu Country”

After seeing the pilot episodes, ABC will proceed with the series. Plus, watch the trailer for “Nashville” […]

First Performers Announced For CMT Music Awards

The fan-voted awards show, now in its 11th year, will broadcast on CMT and CMT.com from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on June 6 at 7 pm/CT […]

New Staffer Joins ASCAP Nashville

Alison Toczylowski has joined the PRO as Director of Communications & Media […]

CMA Music Fest Update: Fan Fair Hall Lines Up Fun

Price bump for 2013 tickets, on sale this week […]

Kenny Rogers HOF Residency Traces Decades of Success

Superstar entertainer Kenny Rogers performed two sold-out shows last week (5/9 and 5/10) at the Country Music Hall of Fame […]

Industry Photos (5/14/12)

Key West Songwriters Festival • 3rd Annual Bridges Domestic Violence Center Golf Scramble •W.O. Smith Music Schoo

Zooey Deschanel to Portray Loretta Lynn on Broadway

Loretta Lynn announced Thursday evening (5/10) that she has chosen Grammy® and Golden Globe nominated actress Zooey Deschanel to portray her in an upcoming Broadway adaptation of Coal Miner’s Daughter […]

Chesney Debuts Single, Starts Rehearsals With McGraw

With the release of his next album set for June 19, Kenny Chesney is busy […]

CMA Accepting Broadcast Award Nominations

CMA Broadcast Awards for Broadcast Personality, Station, and National Broadcast Personality of the Year will be recognized at the 46th Annual CMA Awards late in 2012 […]

Celebration of Life: Pat Harris

The Celebration of Life for Pat Harris is scheduled for Saturday, May 12 […]

Easton Corbin Joins “Road to the Ram Jam”

Mercury Nashville recording artist Easton Corbin will join previously announced artists Kellie Pickler and Brantley Gilbert for the “Road to the Ram® Jam” series and sweepstakes […]

Jimmy Wayne Honored For Foster Service Advocacy

Jimmy Wayne was honored this week with a congratulatory resolution at the Grand Ole Opry […]

GAC Plans 5th Annual Kick-off Breakfast

Tickets went on sale today (5/11) for the 5th Annual GAC Kick-off Breakfast—the unofficial start to CMA Music Fest […]

Artist Updates (5/11/12)

Carrie Underwood • Lee Ann Womack • Miranda Lambert • Martina McBride • The Mavericks • Craig Morgan • Bucky Covington • Glen Templeton

McFadden Joins Momentum Promotion Team

Momentum Label Group has announced the hire of Tim McFadden to assist promotion efforts […]