Clay Myers Joins Big Tractor Music

Publishing veteran Clay Myers has joined Big Tractor Music as […]

MusicRow Chats With Country Legend Dolly Parton (Part 2)

Dolly Parton discusses her latest project, An Evening with… Dolly, how Whitney Houston affected her life, the new Water and Snow Park venture in Nashville, her future plans and more […]

Underwood Leads CMT Noms

Nominations revealed this morning on the Today show […]

Lee Brice Endorsed By Bud Light; “Hard 2 Love” Hits Stores Tomorrow

Lee Brice has announced a long-term endorsement deal with Bud Light as he gears up for the release of his album Hard 2 Love […]

Brian Grilli – Damn Good Day

For rising star Brian Grilli, recording and producing an album of songs to showcase his songwriting and musicianship is a dream come true. Brian’s song “Letters from An Outlaw” is to be featured on Season 7 of “Sons of Anarchy” and is on Brian’s solo debut album, “Damn Good Day.” Brian, who was formerly in […]

Belmont University’s School of Music to Honor CeCe Winans

Belmont University’s School of Music will honor gospel singer CeCe Winans with the Applause Award at Saturday night’s (4/21) annual […]

Nashville Leaders Applaud CMT For High School Initiative

Nashville leaders put the spotlight on CMT recently in a ribbon cutting for the newly named CMT Academy of Digital Design and Communications […]

MTSU Adds Distinguished Alumni, Faculty To Wall of Fame

Dean Roy Moore announced today (4/20) that alumni Carrie Dierks, Luke Laird, and Mikki Rose will be honored […]

39th Annual MCTI Serves Up Charitable Spirit This Weekend

The 39th Annual Music City Tennis Invitational officially gets underway Saturday (4/21) and Sunday (4/22) at Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Tennis Center […]

Miranda Lambert Announces 5th Annual Cause for the Paws

Miranda Lambert will headline the 5th Annual Cause for the Paws concert benefitting her own MuttNation […]

Nashville Artists Celebrate Record Store Day

Record Store Day, the annual celebration of music and independent retailers, takes places tomorrow (4/21) all over the U.S. and abroad […]

Crabb Takes Top Honor at 43rd Annual GMA Awards

The 43rd Annual Gospel Music Association Dove Awards were held yesterday evening (4/19) at Atlanta’s Fox Theater […]

Music Community to Convene For Kevin Sharp Benefit

Kevin Sharp has given much of his time to the Make A Wish Foundation, the American Cancer Society and the Jason’s Dreams for Kids Foundation and more […]

CountryBreakout No. 1 Song

Kudos to the Big Machine Records promotion team and all its agents on earning a second week at No. 1 on the CountryBreakout Chart with Rascal Flatts’ “Banjo” […]

Slideshow: Hats Across The Row

The Hats Across the Row Parade and Party was held April 17 in Nashville […]

Chesney & McGraw Unleash “Feel Like a Rock Star” Video

Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw’s superstar duet “Feel Like A Rockstar” is currently racing up the the charts and the song’s video, already available online, will premiere on television later today (4/20) […]

Weekly Chart Report (4/20/2012)

Rascal Flatts is still making a case for “Banjo”-driven music and some rural surroundings, sticking for a second week […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Showrooming

If you are a big box retailer (and how many of you are?) a new term sends chills through your business blood: Showrooming […]

Leadership Music Digital Summit: Q&A with Jay Frank

MusicRow chats with DigSin Founder/CEO Jay Frank, Co-Chair of this year’s event, plus a special free ticket offer […]

The Producer’s Chair: Garth Fundis

An exclusive interview with Garth Fundis, who will appear on The Producer’s Chair April 26 at Douglas Corner […]

Coeur d’Alene Songwriters Festival Offers Some of Country’s Finest

BMI will partner with KXLY Radio Group, Idavend Broadcasting, Inland Northwest Broadcasting and the Coeur d’Alene Resort to present […]

Industry Ink Thursday (4/19)

UMPG • JT Hodges • LadyA.com • Artist Growth • Sony/EMI Publishing • RIAA certs • WMN’s Pickin’ On The Patio returns • Clay Walker, Ben Folds in DC • Joe Nichols, Andrew Kintz welcome babies

Campbell and Parker-Davis Join Forces For New Venture

Music industry vets Craig Campbell and Vanessa Parker-Davis are joining forces to create The POD (“Professionals on Demand”) […]

Levon Helm Dies at 71 [Updated]

According to a post on his website, Levon Helm, singer and drummer for The Band, passed away at age 71 today (4/19) […]

GAC’s “Noteworthy at the Opry” to Premiere with Urban’s Induction

Noteworthy at the Opry on GAC is the next chapter in the Grand Ole Opry’s celebrated television presence. A special live sneak peek episode will air […]

Inspirational Country Music Week Set For October

The Inspirational Country Music Association Faith, Family & Country 20th Anniversary Awards Week will take place October 14-18, 2012 at the Millenium Maxwell House Hotel […]

Nashville Film Festival Begins Today

The Nashville Film Festival (NaFF), presented by Nissan, starts today (4/19) at the Regal Green Hills Cinemas, running a full week until next Thursday (4/26) […]

CMT Music Awards Noms Coming Monday

CMT and Little Big Town are heading to the Today show to share the news […]

CMA Fest Global Events Performers Revealed

The 2012 Global Events showcases, held June 4-5 during 2012 CMA Music Festival week in downtown Nashville […]

Dick Clark Passes Away

Broadcast and entertainment legend Dick Clark passed away today (4/18) in Los Angeles following a heart attack, according to numerous reports […]

Publisher Notes (4/18/2012)

Metts Joins Cauley Music • Crazy 8’s – MusiCares • Jack Williams signs with Savannah Music

Todd Cassetty’s First Film Set For Nashville Premiere Thurs.

“It’s not dissimilar from what we do with a lot of artists here in Nashville,” explains Cassetty. “In this case, it just happened to involve pepper spray” […]

The Mavericks Performing Two Nashville Shows

The Mavericks will be performing back-to-back shows this weekend at 3rd & Lindsley […]

Darius Rucker Sets Date For Annual St. Jude Fundraiser

Darius Rucker will host his third annual “Darius And Friends” benefit for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, on Monday, June 4 […]

Journalist Pat Harris Passes Away in Nashville

Nashville journalist Pat Harris passed away Saturday (4/14) of natural causes at her daughter’s Nashville home. She was 88 […]

Weekly Register: Lionel Richie Rides High

This week in sales again belonged to Lionel Richie who topped the country album sales chart with over 128k units driving Tuskegee’s 3-week sales to a lofty 423k. […]

TNN To Return This Summer

Lorianne Crook and Charlie Chase joined Luken Communications and Jim Owens Entertainment to make the announcement […]

Photo Roundup (4/18/12)

ASCAP Reception at EMI’s Global Writers Retreat • BMI at French Quarter Festival •  Film Com Honors Dead Poets Society Screenwriter

New CMA Hirings In Marketing and Projects Departments

Joining CMA is Karen Stump as Senior Director, Market Research, and Vilma Salinas as Senior Manager of Projects […]

Lauren Alaina Dances on Prom Night, But Not at Her Own

Lauren Alaina missed junior prom this past Saturday night, but that didn’t stop her from dancing […]

Underwood’s Release Week Includes Letterman Webcast

Carrie Underwood will promote her latest album, Blown Away (due out May 1) in NYC on Letterman […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (4/18/12)

We’re overdue for an overview of what our bluegrass brothers and sisters are up to, so here’s a batch of CDs that are currently picking and grinning out there […]

Director Wes Edwards Brings Authentic Edge To Aldean’s Videos

The director recently earned his second ACM nomination for “Tattoos On This Town” […]

Pepsi Becomes Headlining Sponsor for BamaJam 2012

BamaJam recently announced a partnership with Pepsi for its 2012 festival […]

Photo: Final Round of Road to Bonnaroo

BMI, Mercy Lounge, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and the Nashville Scene presented the third installment of the 2012 Road to Bonnaroo competition […]

Country Gold Added to 2012 CMA Music Fest Nightly Concerts

Glen Campbell, Ronnie Milsap, and Kenny Rogers, and reunited group, The Mavericks, have joined the performer lineup […]

Hayes’ New Video Hits No. 1 On GAC

Warner Music Nashville artist Hunter Hayes has just released the new video for his single “Wanted” […]

Dierks Bentley Joined By Special Guests in LA

Dierks Bentley journeyed to California on Friday (4/13) to kick off the US leg of his headlining 2012 Country & Cold Cans Tour for a sellout crowd at LA’s Nokia Theatre […]

Lee Brice Gears Up For Album Launch With Gold Single

Brice heads into next week’s album release with hit lead single “A Woman Like You” […]

Ringenberg’s Farmer Jason Educates on the Great Outdoors

Jason Ringenberg’s children’s entertainer alter ego Farmer Jason recently released his third album Nature Jams on the myKaZoo label […]