Industry Ink Monday (3/5)

Mitch Schneider at SOURCE, plus news from Linda Edell Howard, Will Byrd, Capitol Nashville, Martha Moore and Todd Fritsch

Evyn Mustoe Joins ASCAP

Marc Driskill, VP/GM, ASCAP Nashville, has announced the hiring of Evyn Mustoe as […]

Weekend Pics

8th Annual Ringside: A Fight for Kids • Edens Edge TV visit • Matt Stillwell’s bus destroyed by tornado

Vince Gill Gears Up For April Concerts

Vince Gill has a packed schedule this April. First he will perform on the […]

CRS Board and Agenda Committee Updates

Decisions come after the Country Radio Broadcasters 2012-2013 Board of Directors and CRS 2013 Agenda Committee meetings […]

Cracker Barrel to Release Dolly Parton Live Set

On April 2, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will offer an An Evening With… Dolly, an exclusive […]

Indie Publishers Panel Set For March 26

The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) Nashville Chapter and Fifth Third Bank will present […]

Thompson Square Partners with ChildFund Int’l, Suprises Local School

Thompson Square and ChildFund International are pleased to announce a promotional and awareness partnership […]

Leadership Music Accepting Applications

Leadership Music is accepting applications from established entertainment industry leaders for its 2013 class […]

ACM Week Includes Free Concert At Fremont Street

The Academy of Country Music is hosting two days of free concerts in Las Vegas […]

CMA to Announce 2012 Hall of Fame Inductees

The CMA will reveal the three 2012 Inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame at a private event tomorrow […]

CMA Presents International Media Award

London based publicist Marie Moloney was honored recently […]

MusicRow Reveals Rising Women Honorees

MusicRow is proud to announce the inaugural Rising Women on the Row honors will be presented to [drum roll, please…]

Symphony Fashion Show Shines With Oscar de la Renta, Carrie Underwood

Fashion is where art meets life, and last night Nashville experienced the effect first hand […]

Photo Friday (3/02/12)

ASCAP Amped • 2012 Folk Alliance Conference BMI showcase

INgrooves Acquires Fontana Distribution

Leading digital distribution/marketing/technology provider INgrooves has acquired Fontana Distribution from Universal Music Group […]

Connectivity Defines “Generation C”

As music marketers try to reach digitally connected fans, these new findings show where Gen C spends time online, and its love of mobile devices […]

Big Yellow Dog Music Launches Label

Successful publishing company Big Yellow Dog Music has launched a label side, and its first release […]

Gibson Launches Artist In Residency Program

Gibson Custom, a division of Gibson Guitar, announced today (3/2) its exclusive Artist in Residency program […]

Lifenotes (3/02/12)

MusicRow extends its condolences to GrassRoots Promotion’s Nancy Tunick and JEMMedia’s Judy McDonough […]

Kip Moore Sets Release Date For Debut Album

Singer-songwriter Kip Moore will release his debut album and hits the road to promote it […]

CountryBreakout No. 1 Song

There are plenty of songs that make us feel something, but occasionally one rises above the rest to become a rallying cry […]

Weekly Chart Report (3/2/2012)

There is considerable chart movement in the post Country Radio Seminar shuffle, resulting in a new CountryBreakout No. 1 song […]

Young Guns Publishing Opens With Six Writers

Ramblin’ Music opened its doors in Nashville in October 2011, and its Young Guns Publishing division has launched with six songwriters […]

Lady Antebellum Partners With Lipton

Lady Antebellum and Lipton have partnered for “Drink Positive” […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (02/29/12)

I love it when the underdog wins […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Post Country Radio Seminar

I want to emphasize to everyone in Country Radio who did not attend this year or have never attended: please add the Seminar to your bucket list […]

CMA Announces Promotions and New Hires

The Country Music Association has announced several staff promotions and new hires across various departments […]

Rusty Gaston Receives Milestone Award from Belmont and ASCAP

Belmont’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business and industry partner ASCAP celebrated Belmont’s connection to Music Row […]

New Biography Tells The Story of Marty Robbins

The life of country legend Marty Robbins is being recounted with the release […]

Lambert Schedules Nashville Tour Date

Miranda Lambert’s camp today announced a tour date at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena […]

Levon Helm’s Ramble Returns To The Ryman

The Americana Music Association has announced the return of Levon Helm’s “Ramble on the Road” to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium […]

Photo Roundup (3/01/12)

ASCAP New Crew Writers Round • Sonny Curtis • Bill Anderson, Clint Black and Bob DiPiero

Underwood’s “Good Girl” Debuts At No. 1

Carrie Underwood’s new single, “Good Girl,” debuted at No. 1 on […]

Rucker Celebrates No. 1, Plans New Album

Darius Rucker recently celebrated his fifth No. 1 single, “This,” while in Nashville to work on his third album for Capitol Records […]

Date Set For Next Chesney Album

The follow-up to Hemingway’s Whiskey will be released this summer […]

Artist Updates (3/1/12)

News from Dustin Lynch, Lauren Alaina, Chris Cagle, Sunny Sweeney, and more.

Country Throwdown Tour Adds Performers, Preps For Kick-off

Gary Allan is headlining the 2012 Country Throwdown Tour Fired Up by Kingsford. He and tour co-producers Sarah Baer and Kevin Lyman discussed the upcoming trek with members of the media on Monday (2/27) during an event at Allan’s Nashville store, The Label. Josh Thompson, Eric Paslay, and Sunny Sweeney are set for the full […]

WKSR’s Carter Honored During CRS

The 2012 Randy Jones Memorial Award was presented Tuesday, Feb. 21 […]

Trisha Yearwood To Perform “A Celebration of Paul Newman’s Dream”

Trisha Yearwood will perform along with Josh Groban and Paul Simon at an event to support Paul Newman’s charities […]

Photo: “Drink In My Hand” No. 1 Party

Music industry professionals gathered at BMI’s Nashville office yesterday (Feb. 28) to celebrate Eric Church’s first […]

Sugarland Launches Fan Interactive Tour

Sugarland has announced the launch of In The Hands of the Fans, their sixth consecutive headlining tour […]

Industry Ink (2/29/12)

Road to Bonnaroo • Billy Dean’s new management • Flat Earth Signs Dawson Reigns • Luna Chica adds new artist

Bigger Picture Group Promotes Powers, Cahill

Bigger Picture Group today announced the promotions of founding partners Michael Powers and Bob Cahill […]

Dungan Gets UMG Start Date, Lewis Plans New Venture

It was officially announced today (2/29) that Mike Dungan will join UMG Nashville on May 1 […]

Little Big Town Previews New Album Via Livestream

Capitol Nashville’s Little Big Town will be hitting the studio this week with new producer […]

Baby Boom: Randy Montana, Matt Kennon, Jay DeMarcus

Big congratulations go out to a few country singers who are adding to their families […]

MusicRowPics: Thomas Rhett Artist Visit

Valory Music’s Thomas Rhett stopped by MusicRow headquarters yesterday (2/28) with Valory’s VP of Promotion, George Briner, to share […]

Swift Extends ACM Invitation to Teen Battling Cancer

It looks like Taylor Swift won’t be single at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. The ACM Entertainer of the Year nominee has a date: 18-year-old […]

Anne Sarosdy-Yarbrough Joins Tenacity Promotion

Nashville’s Tenacity Records recently announced […]