Ticketmaster Debuts iPhone App

Ticketmaster has released an iPhone app that allows users to find events and purchase tickets […]

Scotty McCreery Gets Gold For His “Trouble,” Pranks Paisley

Scotty McCreery’s second single, “The Trouble With Girls,” has been certified gold […]

“We Walk The Line” Concert Pays Tribute To Cash

On Apr. 20, music stars and friends will join together to celebrate the life of Johnny Cash in Austin, TX at “We Walk The Line: A Celebration of […]

Photo: “All Your Life” No. 1 Party

The great tradition of musical family was the theme of the day, when BMI toasted the team behind The Band Perry’s No. 1 song “All Your Life” […]

Rachel Platten’s Modest Production Packs Arena Wallop

Rachel Platten with Bess Rogers and Craig Meyers The National Underground, Nashville, Feb. 25, 2012 If you have already visited The National Underground in Nashville’s downtown Broadway music district, then you know it’s a friendly, but sparse listening room with great burgers and reasonably priced drinks, but short on atmosphere. TNU relies on its performers to […]

Bentley Wraps Canadian Trek, Heads Home To US

Dierks Bentley wrapped the Canadian leg of his 2012 Country & Cold Cans Tour Friday (2/23) night in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The eight city venture north of the border was the first official trek in support of Bentley’s sixth studio album Home. The title track and current single “Home” is resonating with fans in the U.S. […]

Nashville’s DWP Live Projects Success at Super Bowl Halftime

Although the halftime show at this year’s Super Bowl lasted only 12 minutes, months of planning and testing by Nashville production company DWP Live went into the spectacle […]

The Band Perry’s Sold Out Show at the Ryman

The Band Perry played to a full house at the Ryman Auditorium on Feb. 20 in downtown Nashville, TN. When tickets went on sale last fall, the show sold out in […]

Lineup Announced For Charley Foundation’s Ringside Event

Nashville-based organization The Charley Foundation will host its 8th Annual Ringside: A Fight For Kids on Friday, March 2 […]

Bluebird Cafe To Host Weekend Benefit Shows

The Bluebird Cafe is hosting benefit shows this weekend for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and the John Jarrard Foundation […]

KREK’s Dusty Edwards Passes

MusicRow sends its condolences to family and friends of KREK/Bristow, OK MD Dusty Edwards, who passed away Friday (Feb. 24) in Tulsa.

The McClymonts – I Could Be A Cowboy

Australian natives The McClymonts have released their second US single, a follow up to “Wrapped Up Good,” called “I Could Be A Cowboy.” Co-written by […]

Joanna Smith – We Can’t Be Friends

Columbia Nashville is proudly releasing “We Can’t Be Friends,” the new single from Joanna Smith, to country radio. The song was written by Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, and Shelley Skidmore and produced by Buddy Cannon. Smith was raised on a farm in tiny Crestview unincorporated, Georgia, and has displayed her rural roots in songs like […]

Nashville Parties With Aldean, Bryan, and Alaina

A sold-out crowd surrounded the stage in the Bridgestone Arena Friday night for the My Kinda Party Tour with Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Lauren Alaina […]

CRS 2012 Attendance Shows Growth

CRS 2012 showed an increase in attendance for the fourth consecutive year […]

MusicRowPics: GAC’s ACM New Artist of the Year Taping

Last night (2/26) at Marathon Music Works, GAC taped for the […]

NEEDTOBREATHE Reckons With The Ryman

On Friday night (2/24), NEEDTOBREATHE sold out the Ryman for their second […]

Photos: CRS Late Nights

Black River • Average Joes • Billy Block Show

Musician/Photographer Bev LeCroy Passes

James Beverly LeCroy was notable in Nashville for his classical and jazz contributions, as well as for his work as a photographer […]

Music City Roots Releases Live Recordings

Nashville’s weekly live radio show “Music City Roots,” will release Roots Moments: Special Live Cuts From Season One […]

Niemann Prepares Sophomore Album

Sea Gayle/Arista singer/songwriter Jerrod Niemann is releasing new single “Shinin’ On Me” today […]

Classic Country Songwriter Roy Baham Passes

Award-winning country songwriter Roy Baham has died at age 74 […]

Alan Jackson Breaks San Antonio Rodeo Attendance Record

Jackson’s Thursday night performance at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo broke the event’s all-time attendance […]

Mercury/Lost Highway’s Kacey Musgraves Joins Major Tour

Just days after wowing a crowd of radio and industry professionals during CRS with her song “Merry Go Round,” Mercury/Lost Highway artist Kacey Musgraves has landed a spot as the sole opener […]

WCRS Live! Features All Female Lineup

Lyrical sirens Lori McKenna, Matraca Berg, Natalie Hemby and Ashley Monroe showcased their songwriting, the bedrock of the industry […]

CRS After-Hours: Photo ReCap

Phil Vassar and Rodeowave • Warner Music Nashville • Tenacity Records

RIAA’s Gold and Platinum Country January Highlights

January was a good to several country music artists. American Idol champ Scotty McCreery took home his first […]

Sony Boat Show Combines New Artists and Seasoned Pros

Sony Music Nashville’s General Jackson Show & Dinner cruise is a time-honored tradition of Country Radio Seminar […]

Industry Updates (2/24/12)

Unsigned Music Competition • CMA “Year of Radio” • ASCAP Honors George Strait • Carter Twins Kingston Project • Flying Island at CRS • Anchor Down Signing

Guitarist/Producer Billy Strange Dies

Billy Strange, a member of the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, has died at age […]

Lady Antebellum Expands Easily Into Headliner Status

“Coming up out of the lift at the start of the show, is my favorite part,” said Lady A’s Charles Kelley during an exclusive MusicRow interview with the trio before their Nashville show. “The energy is so outrageous, so addictive…” […]

Thompson Square Singer Loses Family Member [Updated]

MusicRow offers its condolences to Thompson Square’s Keifer and Shawna Thompson, following the death of Shawna’s father last night (Feb. 23) […]

Craig Morgan Release Week Includes Hometown Show

Craig Morgan is gearing up for the Feb. 28 release of his sixth studio album This Ole Boy […]

Female Country Pioneer Bertha Garcia Passes

Old-time fiddler and singer Bertha Woodruff Garcia died on Monday, Feb. 20, in Nashville at age 93 […]

CountryBreakout No. 1 Song

Non-consecutive week No. 1 songs are a rarity on the CountryBreakout Chart […]

Weekly Chart Report (2/24/12)

Anyone still awake out there? It’s the final day of Country Radio Seminar 2012, but there’s still plenty more to come.

Bobby Karl Works The Capitol Records Luncheon

Bring me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses….and Alan Jackson will heal them […]

Lipscomb University Taps Randy Goodman

Former Lyric Street Records Pres. Randy Goodman was recently appointed executive-in-residence […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Country Radio Seminar

As this article is being posted on the musicrow.com almost two thousand broadcasters, record company personnel, artists and many more […]

Mike Dungan To Leave Capitol For Universal [Updated]

Billboard.biz is reporting that Capitol’s President/CEO Mike Dungan will soon be moving […]

MusicRowPics: 10th Annual CRS Meet & Greet and CBO Awards [More Pics]

More pics from MusicRow’s 10th Annual CRS Meet & Greet and CountryBreakout Awards held Tues., Feb 21, 2012 […]

Industry Ink Thursday (2/23/12)

BMI, Pat Finch, Ann Marie • Save The Date for CMT Music Awards • Patsi Bale Cox memorial • Keith Anderson to host Cool Country Live • Melissa Varallo joins Cody Entertainment • Thomas Rhett

Show Dog-Universal Adds Nathan Cruise, Jimmy Rector

Show Dog-Universal Music President Mark Wright today officially announced the appointment […]

Bobby Karl Works the UMG Ryman Showcase

The third annual Ryman showcase by UMG (2/22) has staked its claim as the pre-eminent musical presentation of Country Radio Seminar […]

Lambert Receives Gold “For The Record” Plaque

Although Miranda Lambert’s “Four The Record” album was certified Gold in last December […]

New Collection Examines Campbell’s Storied Career

Readers Digest recently released The Legendary Glen Campbell, a new 3-CD collection […]

KREK’s Edwards Suffers Heart Attack

MusicRow sends its thoughts and prayers to family and friends of Dusty Edwards […]

Adele and Houston Lead Post-Grammy Sales Boom

If you had put money down on who would fare well following the Grammy Awards, the smart bet would have been on multi-category winner Adele […]

Feb/March ’12—On the Cover: Jana Kramer

If you ask Jana Kramer to describe her life in this very moment she would say, “Dreams really do come true.” The singer/songwriter/actress has […]

CRS 2012 Research Study Reveals Non-P1 Preferences

The 2012 CRS research study was delivered yesterday and focused on the attitudes and preferences of country fans beyond the P1 listener […]