Publisher Notes: ole, Parallel

New publishing signings with ole and Parallel include […]

Country Sees Digital Surge

Country consumers arguably have arrived fashionably late to the digital download party, but the YTD 2012 numbers show they are making up for lost time and partying down. […]

Underwood And Lady Antebellum Added To Grammy Night

Current GRAMMY® nominees Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood, who will perform together […]

Bank Shuttering Music Row Branch

Local branch notifies customers it will be closing […]

New UMPG Nashville Signing

Universal Music Publishing Group has signed hit producer […]

Reba Preps TV Pilot, GAC Concert Special

Reba McEntire has been busy preparing for primetime television and more […]

Turner & Nichols Adds Associate Partner

Turner & Nichols Management Company has announced the addition of music industry veteran […]

Redbox/Verizon To Marry Content And Distribution

A newly announced joint venture between Redbox and Verizon Communications has Netflix looking over its shoulder […]

MR Exclusive: Taillight Taps Director Becky Fluke

Director Becky Fluke has joined Taillight, it was announced yesterday, Feb. 6, working under […]

Jeffrey Steele & Friends Concert Adds Performers

Benefit show on March 13, 2012 at the Franklin Theatre has added several more artists to the line up […]

Industry Ink Tuesday

News from the Copyright Society of the South, Leadership Music Digital Summit, Saturday Night Music Club, DeeJay Silver, and more […]

SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards Presented

The SPBGMA Bluegrass Music Awards and National Convention were held last week in Nashville […]

“You and Tequila” Certified Platinum

Kenny Chesney’s duet with Grace Potter “You and Tequila,” has been certified platinum […]

Updated Edition of “Encyclopedia of Country Music”

The Second Edition, released last week, offers 1200 new and updated entries […]

Apple Leads Smartphone Shipments

A recent report confirms what most plugged-in observers already suspected—smartphone use is exploding […]

Rachel Holder – In Your Arms

In a town full of attractive country singers, it takes a lot for a young female artist to catch the attention of Nashville’s music industry crowd. But that’s exactly what 19-year-old Curb Records artist Rachel Holder is doing, and she’s pleased to present her new single “In Your Arms,” written by Scott Lynch and Billy […]

Photo Spread: Road Trip To See Miranda, Chris, and Jerrod

Sony Music Nashville hosted a road trip last week to Huntsville, AL to catch Miranda Lambert’s On Fire tour […]

Lady Antebellum Plots European Tour

Lady Antebellum will take its headlining Own The Night 2012 World Tour to Europe […]

Artist Updates (2/06/12)

Trace Adkins, Craig Morgan and the NRA • The Farm to play the Grand Ole Opry • Charlie Allen’s tv show and video

Orbison Enterprises Under New Leadership

Sons Alex and Roy Jr. have taken the helm and will be directing the family estate, catalog, and publishing companies […]

Redigi.com Facing Legal Action

New website, redigi.com, which purports to create a marketplace to buy and sell new and previously owned digital files […]

Colt Ford Announces 2012 Tour

Average Joes Entertainment’s Colt Ford will kick off the first leg of his 2012 Declaration of Independence Tour on […]

Big Machine Names Purcell SVP Promotion

Jack Purcell promoted to Senior Vice President of Promotion […]

Nashville Artists Appearing on Act Of Valor Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the upcoming feature film, Act of Valor, will be released Feb. 21 by Relativity Music Group […]

DJ David Hall Passes

Longtime Nashville DJ David Hall passed away over the weekend […]

[Updated w/ Ratings] Country Stars Shine on Super Bowl, “The Voice”

Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, and Faith Hill were among the stars on last night’s ratings magnet […]

Dierks Bentley Leaves Town For “Home”

Dierks Bentley’s sixth studio album Home hits stores tomorrow (Feb. 7) and he’s been ratcheting up his visibility […]

Bentley’s Album Release Concert Shows Virtues of “Home”

The enthusiasm of the fans lining the pews at the Ryman Auditorium was matched only by the enthusiasm of Dierks Bentley […]

Pandora Partners With Pepsi For Exclusive Grammy Content

Pandora Radio has teamed with PepsiCo and The Recording Academy on a video series featuring […]

Photo Friday (2/03/12)

Lawrence Music Group Celebrates • Thomas Rhett performs in Vegas

Music City Goes Back to its Roots at Loveless

Not even a thunderstorm could keep crowds from gathering at Loveless Cafe’s Music City Roots last night […]

“Stars Go Blue” Benefit Performers Announced

The 4th Annual “Stars Go Blue” benefit concert for colon cancer will feature pop/country band […]

HoF’s Poets and Prophets to Feature Songwriter Sonny Curtis

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Sonny Curtis will take a seat at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on […]

Performers Named For Post-Marathon Concert

Rodney Atkins will headline the post-race concert following the 13th annual St. Jude Country Music Marathon & 1/2 Marathon […]

Sales Report: The Quiet Season

The 2012 Sales year officially begins with debuts from Tim McGraw and Kellie Pickler […]

CountryBreakout No. 1 Song

Keith Urban wrapped up 2011 in a less-than-desirable way […]

ANNOUNCING: MusicRow To Honor Rising Women on the Row

MusicRow announces the launch of the “Rising Women on the Row” event to salute up-and-coming women who have made substantial contributions to the Nashville music industry early in their careers […]

Outlaw Country Celebrates Waylon This Weekend

The music and legacy of Waylon Jennings will be celebrated with […]

Billy Ray Cyrus To Publish Memoir

The book will chronicle from the age of 5 when Cyrus took the stage with his father’s gospel quartet, The Crownsmen […]

Rascal Flatts Announces New Tour

Rascal Flatts recently announced the launch of The American Band Tour […]

Weekly Chart Report (2/3/2012)

Changes abound in the latest version of the CountryBreakout Chart […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (2/01/12)

Every now and then I am reminded of why I do this job. This week, that reminder came after listening to the thrilling new collection by Gretchen Peters. Her Hello Cruel World album is so great it is practically terrifying. She tore me apart with every song. There is going to be a star in […]

Charlie Cook On Air: The Spring Book

We are getting close to an important time of the year for the smaller market country radio stations in America […]

LBK Entertainment Partners With Music City Sports and Entertainment

Tammy Genovese launched Music City Sports and Entertainment Group to […]

New Underwood Album Due In Spring

Carrie Underwood will release her as-yet-untitled fourth studio album […]

Mercyland Comp Features Civil Wars, Harris, and More

Due out April 10, Mercyland is the vision of songwriter/musician/producer Phil Madeira […]

Ram Truck Brand Goes Country For “Ram Jam” Concert

The Ram Truck brand is presenting “Road to the Ram Jam,” an all-star series with five country artists […]

Myers Departs Still Working/Orbison Music [Updated Email]

Myers and Barbara Orbison enjoyed a decade of success that included the 2010 BMI Song of the Year for Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” […]

Shelby Kennedy, Lynn Gann Join Wide Open Music

Derek George is pleased to announce the addition of Shelby Kennedy as Sr. VP and Lynn Gann as VP, Publishing […]

Tom-Leis and Love Monkey Music Name New Creative Director

Alex Heddle will now be responsible for managing and plugging both companies’ catalogs […]