Inaugural Rising Women on the Row Event Celebrates Business Leaders

MusicRow’s inaugural Rising Women on the Row event, sponsored by City National Bank and held earlier today (March 16) at Maggiano’s Little Italy […]

Artist News (3/16/12)

Willie Nelson & Sheryl Crow • Brandon Green • Randy Houser • Shooter Jennings • Steel Magnolia’s Meghan Linsey • Larry Gatlin

Southern Ground Releasing Free Compilation

Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Artists record label is serving up something special for music fans on Record Store Day 2012 […]

Performers Announced for Week-Long ACM Experience

An official schedule has been released for the week-long ACM Experience […]

Josh Turner Co-Hosts Today Show

Josh Turner will return to NBC’s “Today” to co-host with Hoda Kotb on Monday, March 19 […]

Wide Open Music Group Signs Lonnie Wilson

Wide Open Music Group has added songwriter and award-winning studio musician Lonnie Wilson […]

Willie Nelson Reveals New Album Details

Willie Nelson’s first album for Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings, titled Heroes, will be released May 15 […]

CountryBreakout No. 1 Song

Ahh, young love. Remember what that’s like? The nervousness, the anxiety, the way everything just feels heavy like it’s the end of the world? […]

Weekly Chart Report (3/16/2012)

The chart game is an intricate dance of planning and strategy, which hopefully pays off if you’ve hit all your marks […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Regarding Rush

This is not a political column and I promise I am not going to get political in today’s post. That said I want to talk about the Rush Limbaugh story […]

Owen’s “Alone With You” Certified Gold

Song hits No. 4 on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart, and the video has nearly 2 million views on VEVO.

Lee Brice to Co-Host Today Show

Lee Brice will join Hoda Kotb to co-host the fourth hour of NBC’s Today show […]

Big Machine Announces New Hires

Big Machine Label Group has added three new members to its administrative team […]

Bigger Picture Signs Three New Artists

An established songwriter is among the three new acts added to the Artist Ventures division […]

Rusty Walker’s Daughter Kinsley Darwin Passes

MusicRow extends sincere condolences to the radio programming vet and his family on the passing of his 17-year-old daughter […]

JT Hodges Chats With Fans In Web Series

Show Dog-Universal artist JT Hodges will premiere a new web series called “Just Talkin’” […]

New Artist Nominees Added to ACM Fan Jam

ACM New Artist of the Year nominees Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes and Scotty McCreery have been added to the lineup for the 2nd Annual ACM Fan Jam […]

Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Class of 2013 Announced

Robert Lawson, executive director of the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and Museum, announced […]

Benefit News (3/15/12)

Autism Sings!, Rodney Atkins, Edens Edge, Trace Adkins, Darryl Worley, and more benefit-related news […]

Photo Spread: John Hobbs, Eli Young Band, Dustin Lynch

Hall salutes session musician John Hobbs • EYB returns to college to help charity • Dustin Lynch’s Opry debut

CMT Hits the Streets With “Concrete Country”

CMT.com has launched a new online performance series called Concrete Country that will feature independent singer/songwriters performing […]

Toby Keith Scheduled For Several TV Appearances

Toby Keith will make several high profile television appearances beginning tonight, March 14 […]

Industry Ink (3/14/12)

Parmalee inks publishing deal • Cindy Collins launches C2 Management • Unsigned Only extends deadline • IEBA Conference dates • PCG Nashville Showcases “Flavor of Music”

Warner Music Nashville Adds Two Staffers

Publicity and radio promotion departments get new team members […]

“On Demand” Chart Arrives, Added To Billboard Hot 100 Formula

Billboard, Nielsen and NARM’s digitalmusic.org announced the creation of the first-ever subscription services “On-Demand Songs” chart […]

Craig Morgan to Guest Star on “Army Wives”

Craig Morgan will make his acting debut as a guest star on Lifetime’s hit drama Army Wives […]

MusicRow Debuts TEA Sales Index

The Country Music Sales Landscape is evolving rapidly. The TEA index is one of several coming metrics designed to fold track sales back into the discussion. […]

Rachele Lynae to Debut With Momentum

Twenty-four-year-old Rachele Lynae is the first artist to release music from Jamie O’Neal’s newly launched Momentum Label Group […]

Leadership Music Digital Summit Gets Social

Social Media will be the focus topic of the 2012 Leadership Music Digital Summit, which takes place Wednesday, April 25 […]

CMA’s SRO Touring Awards To Return In 2012

The honors will be presented during Country Music Month in October […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (3/14/12)

It is undeniable that much of the most creative music being made today is in the Americana genre, and that furthermore much of it comes from Nashville […]

Lady Antebellum Hits Touring Milestone, Launches Prom Contest

Lady Antebellum’s current headlining Own The Night 2012 World Tour stopped at the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN […]

Turntable.fm Signs Licenses With Majors

Social music site Turntable.fm now has licensing agreements in place with all four major labels […]

ACM ZinePak Spotlights Nominees

The 47th Annual ACM Awards Spotlight ‘ZinePak will hit Walmart shelves on March 20 […]

Brad Paisley Adds Virtual Reality Dates

Paisley has announced 43 additional appearances in 2012, with guests The Band Perry, Scotty McCreery and Easton Corbin […]

Church Brings Blood, Sweat & Beers To The Masses

Eric Church has long been a touring favorite, and his recent successes are helping take his live productions to exciting new places […]

Laurel Kittleson Joins Big Machine

The Big Machine Label Group announced Laurel Kittleson as A&R Coordinator […]

HoriPro Inks Two Writers

HoriPro Entertainment Group has signed Michael Gresham and Jill Spencer […]

Hats Across The Row Parade to Benefit Minnie Pearl Foundation

Hats Across the Row will be held Tues., April 17 on Music Row […]

Artist Growth and BMI Partner to Aid Performing Artists

Music management app Artist Growth and BMI have announced a partnership to help musicians […]

Swift Tops “Money Makers” List

See which other country stars made the cut […]

IBMA Announces 2012 Leadership Bluegrass Graduates

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the 2012 graduating class of Leadership Bluegras […]

Belmont Students to Experience SXSW For Class Credit

A select group of Belmont University upperclassmen will get a unique opportunity to learn by immersing completely in the hustle of SXSW […]

AMA and Blackberry Farm Partner For Benefit

The Americana Music Association has partnered with Smoky Mountain luxury resort Blackberry Farm […]

Gibson Adds Global EVP

Gibson Guitar Corp. has tapped Bob Weissburg to serve as Global Executive Vice President […]

Twitter Queen Passes 20 Million Followers

It had to happen, eventually. Someone would amass 20 million Twitter followers. […]

Performers Added To ACM Awards Telecast

The list of performers at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards is growing […]

CMT Relaunches Insider App

CMT’s mobile division, launched in 2006, has introduced an upgraded version of its CMT Insider app […]

CMT and Taylor Guitars Launch Rascal Flatts Contest

CMT and Taylor Guitars have launched a contest to design the official guitar for […]

Carrie Underwood Releases “Good Girl” Video

Carrie Underwood is set to release the video for her latest single [….]