Zac Brown Band Joins Road to the Ram Jam Sweepstakes

Zac Brown Band joins previously announced artists Kellie Pickler, Brantley Gilbert and Easton Corbin […]

Americana Music Association Announces Promotions, New Staff

The Americana Music Association has made several appointments and promotions to its Nashville-based staff, it was announced today […]

Grand Ole Opry Adds Wednesday Night Summer Shows

The Grand Ole Opry will add Wednesday evening shows to it’s current Summer lineup […]

The Media Collective Adds Publicist Sarah Lai

She most recently worked at Warner Music Nashville handling publicity initiatives for WMN’s and Word Entertainment’s country and Christian acts […]

Hunter Hayes Joins The Flaming Lips For World Record Attempt

Warner Music Nashville’s Hunter Hayes will join rock group The Flaming Lips in its attempt to break the Guinness World Records title […]

Weekly Register: Chesney, Luke and The Search For A Solution

Luttrell, TN’s most famous native son, Kenny Chesney, rides atop the country sales chart this week with the debut of Welcome To The Fishbowl which scanned over 193k copies (38% digital) […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (6/27/12)

There are days when I just want to clear my head, and bluegrass is just the ticket whenever one of those days comes along […]

Country Stars Set For Crocketsville Charity Concert

Scheduled to perform are event founders Chad Warrix and David Tolliver, along with Montgomery Gentry, James Otto and Christian Kane […]

Rounder Records Signs The Time Jumpers

Debut studio album in the works for the beloved Western swing group […]

Jay DeMarcus To Host Weekly iHeartRadio Show

The bassist and background vocalist of Rascal Flatts will premiere his own radio program on Big Machine Radio’s Clear Channel iHeartRadio […]

Pickler Teams With ConAgra and Feeding America

Kellie Pickler has joined the fight against child hunger in the United States by serving as the national spokesporson for ConAgra Foods Foundation Hunger-Free Summer program […]

CMA And IEBA Partner To Present CMA SRO Awards

The 2012 CMA SRO Awards will be presented during a special dinner that will mark the close of the 42nd Annual IEBA Conference […]

Industry Ink (6/26/12)

AIMP Panel • Christensen’s instruments stolen • Belmont University Pipeline 2012 • New address for The Hot Seat • Niles donates instruments to HOF • YEP Night • Epiphone sponsors Bluebird • PLA Media adds Jordan Anderson

The Farm to Live Stream Performance Today

The Farm will live stream a live performance and Q & A with the band members from Warner Music Nashville’s headquarters […]

Open Casting Call For Nashville Women

From the producers of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and The Real Housewives of Orange County […]

Photo Spread: Jana Kramer, Gwen Sebastian, Craig Wayne Boyd

Kramer at ACM Lifting Lives Camp • Sebastian performs for CRS agenda committee and board • Boyd visits WVU Children’s Hospital

Two McGraw Singles Competing For Airplay

Plus, Big Machine debuts tracks at exclusive listening party […]

Hannah Showmaker Joins Parallel

Parallel Entertainment is pleased to welcome recent Belmont University graduate Hannah Showmaker to its Nashville office […]

Warner/Chappell Signs Dean Alexander, Adds New Staffer

Singer/songwriter is working on his debut album for Warner Music Nashville […]

Howell Joins Valory Promotion Staff

The Valory Music Co. has named industry veteran Brad Howell Director of Southwest Promotion, effective immediately […]

Billy Ray Cyrus Heading to Broadway

He will star in the acclaimed musical Chicago as slick criminal lawyer Billy Flynn […]

JT Hodges Plans Album Release, Prize Contest

Show Dog-Universal Music artist JT Hodges will release his self-titled debut album on August 21 […]

TV Show “Nashville” Gets $7.5 Million Boost

The reimbursable grant will be based on the production’s actual qualified expenditures […]

Martina McBride Joins New E! Series

Martina McBride has signed on for the new original series from E! called “Opening Act” […]

June/July ’12—On the Cover: BMI

Launched in 2011, the BMI Live program uses digital and mobile technology to distribute royalties for live performances of original music. In its first year […]

Bootstraps Foundation Hosting Inaugural “Passion For Fashion” Show

Tammy Genovese will host the event with Titans kicker, Rob Bironas […]

Brothers of the Sun Tour Brings Hit Packed Show To LP Field

Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw are having as much fun as their fans. Their Brothers of the Sun tour set down at Nashville’s LP Field Saturday and felt like a reunion between the superstars and country music lovers […]

Artist Updates: Carrie Underwood, Love and Theft

Carrie Underwood to play CMA Songwriters Series • Love and Theft inks with EMI Music Publishing

Mansfield Diagnosed With Colon Cancer

MusicRow sends wishes for a quick recovery to USA Today Nashville Correspondent Brian Mansfield […]

Big Machine Continues Sponsorship for Indy500 Winner

Big Machine Records officially announced today a continued sponsorship of five-time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti during the remainder of […]

Dr. John to Headline First 2012 Live on the Green

Legendary New Orleans singer/songwriter Dr. John will headline the first 2012 Live On the Green performance […]

From the Road (6/25/12)

Kip Moore • Rachel Holder • JT Hodges

Photo Friday (6/22/12)

Jamey Johnson meets Jimmy Carter • Hunter Hayes packs a crowd • Kenny Chesney’s streamed concert

Ground Zero and Encore Media Announce Merger

Ground Zero and Encore Media have joined forces to become Nashville’s single largest post-production provider. Both companies will […]

Sidewalk Records Adds Kristina Carlyle

Sidewalk Records has added Kristina Carlyle to the promotion staff […]

National Folk Festival Taking a Hiatus in 2012

The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA) has announced that the National Folk Festival will take a hiatus in 2012, and will not be presented in Nashville as originally planned […]

Flatts, Edens Edge and EYB Join To Fight Hunger

Big Machine Label Group artists are teaming up with General Mills this summer to help Feeding America secure meals […]

Yearwood’s Cooking Show Returning For Second Season

Food Network has ordered a new season of the daytime series Trisha’s Southern Kitchen, starring Trisha Yearwood. The show’s thirteen-episode, second season will begin […]

Lonestar Reunites For New Music and 2012 Tour

The original members of Lonestar have reunited with frontman Richie McDonald for […]

Photo Spread: Joe Walsh and Friends, Dustin Lynch, Casey James

CMT Crossroads: Joe Walsh & Friends • Dustin Lynch Visits CMA • Casey James Performs For CRB Board

Booker T., Richard Thompson to be Honored By Americana Music Association

The Americana Music Association will present Booker T. Jones and Richard Thompson with Lifetime Achievement Awards at its 11th Annual Honors and Awards ceremony […]

Karaoke Industry Leaders Meet Today (6/22) in Nashville

The Karaoke Cloud Music City Summit 2012 – The End Of The Age Of Plastic meets today (6/20) […]

Weekly Chart Report (6/21/2012)

Call the po-po, it’s Dierks Bentley’s “5-1-5-0” taking over the CountryBreakout Chart’s No. 1 spot after 13 weeks of reports […]

GRAMMY Camp In Nashville This Week

The interactive residential experience focusing on commercial music was held at Black River Entertainment […]

Charlie Cook On Air: New Acts

I was having a conversation with a friend the other day. He listens to Country Music Radio about a third of the time, and listens to CHR and Talk Radio the other times […]

No. 1 Party: Jake Owen’s “Alone With You”

RCA’s Jake Owen and songwriters, JT Harding, Catt Gravitt and Shane McAnally celebrated their recent No. 1 chart-topper […]

Dave Berg Inks New Publishing Agreement

Singer/Songwriter Dave Berg has signed a worldwide co-publishing agreement with Los Angeles and New York-based Downtown Music Publishing […]

Church’s “Chief” Certified Platinum

Eric Church’s album Chief has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. Chief, released in July 2011, debuted at […]

BMLG Adds Canadian Marketing Manager

The Big Machine Label Group and Universal Music Canada have announced the addition of Sherry Sinclaire as Marketing Manager […]

ACM Lifting Lives Camp In Nashville This Week

Campers from around the country come for music enrichment through performance and education […]