Nashvillians Honored As Top Women In Music

Several Nashville execs appear on the new Billboard Women in Music list […]

VH1 Divas Special Adds Parton, Jackson, Staples

The latest installment of the popular VH1 Divas series, set to air Monday, December 19 at 8 PM/CT, will pay tribute to great cities of soul music […]

Rock Hall Announces 2012 Inductees

The 27th Annual Rock Hall Induction Ceremony will take place April 14, 2012 in Cleveland […]

Republic Nashville Signing

This Nashville native developed his musical talent at Belmont University and after graduation inked a co-publishing/artist development deal with […]

Cook Joins Webster & Associates Staff

Webster & Associates Public Relations president Kirt Webster has announced the addition of music industry veteran Claire Cook […]

Shelton Sets Sail In October, Announces New Acts

Blake Shelton is setting sail with some of his Country music friends on the Blake Shelton & Friends Cruise from Oct. 14-21, 2012. Adding to the already previously announced acts […]

CRS 2012 Updates

The upcoming seminar will offer a comprehensive Country music research study. Plus nominations open for the Humanitarian Award, and the $99 Unemployment Rate returns […]

Jason Aldean, The Band Perry Added To CMA Music Festival

CMA Award winners Jason Aldean and The Band Perry have joined the performance lineup for the Nightly Concerts at LP Field during 2012 CMA Music Festival. The event is scheduled […]

“Brothers Of The Sun” Ticket Sales Tally Up

By the end of the day Saturday (12/3), Kenny Chesney’s 2012 Brothers of the Sun Tour with Tim McGraw sold nearly […]

Singer-Songwriter Dobie Gray Has Died

Singer and songwriter Dobie Gray, best known for recording the 1973 classic “Drift Away,” died yesterday (12/6). He was 71 […]

Barbara Orbison Passes

Barbara Orbison, widow of rock legend Roy Orbison, passed away in Los Angeles yesterday […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (12/7/11)

Nashville’s country scene seems eerily quiet these days, but the city’s pop/rock community is making plenty of noise. […]

Signings: J.J. Lawhorn, Ira Dean

Average Joe’s and EMI Music Publishing work together in signing songwriting and artistic talents […]

Stars Autograph For Charity At ACAs

Stars came out to the Backstage Creations Celebrity Retreat held in the MGM Grand following the American Country Awards […]

Country Christmas With The Skaggs, Joey+Rory, Little Big Town & Charlie Monk

Little Big Town has released their version of a Christmas classic for digital purchase […]

Nashville Unlimited Benefit Show Tunes Up For 12th Year

Many of Nashville’s best singers and players will convene for the 12th Annual “Nashville Unlimited” Christmas Concert […]

Grammy Awards Voting Timeline

Final Grammy nominees were revealed last week, so here’s a recap of important dates and the voting timeline […]

Dec. 11/Jan. 12—On the Cover: The Peach Pickers

Country music songwriting trio The Peach Pickers, comprised of Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip, have penned a long list of hits […]

New Title For Sony VP Heather McBee

Longtime label exec segues into new role […]

The Band Perry To Spend Holidays Working On New Album

The siblings will have a few weeks off the road during the holiday season, and plan to spend that time working on the follow up to their breakthrough album […]

American Country Awards Score Solid Ratings

Last night’s American Country Awards secured second place for Fox in the ratings race […]

American Country Awards: Good Music, Bad Gags

It’s certainly not uncommon for music awards shows to focus more on musical performances, which makes sense considering what they’re honoring […]

Lauren Alaina Joins Aldean’s “Party”

Lauren Alaina will join Jason Aldean’s 2012 My Kinda Party Arena Tour with fellow Georgia natives […]

Glen Campbell Postpones Ryman Concert

Glen Campbell postponed last night’s (12/5) concert at the Ryman Auditorium, citing a case of laryngitis […]

Tuesday Photos (12/6/11)

CMHoF Honors Wayne Carson, Braddock and Allen on “Kids Rock Nashville” […]

Bronfman Leaving Post as WMG Chairman

Warner Music Group chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr. is stepping down from his post […]

Messina Plans New Music, TV Appearances

Jo Dee Messina will release a new single in early 2012 and is busy with TV appearances in the meantime […]

MusicRow Magazine Celebrates 30 Years With Special Issue

MusicRow magazine is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2011 with a special retrospective issue. The Dec. 2011/Jan. 2012 installment […]

American Country Awards Winners

Winners for the American Country Awards, airing on the Fox network tonight […]

Oertley Exits Leadership Music

After approximately two years at the organization, Oertley has exited the post […]

McGraw, Curb Release Separate Singles

In the midst of an ongoing legal battle between Curb Records and Tim McGraw, both sides have announced the release of new McGraw music […]

Lifenotes: John Lincoln Wright

New England’s most popular country artist, John Lincoln Wright, passed away on Sunday morning, December 4, at age 64 […]

Glenn Meadows Joins Mayfield Mastering

Mastering engineer Glenn Meadows has joined Nashville’s Mayfield Mastering, bringing more than four decades of […]

Warner/Chappell Adds To Roster

Major label artist signs with the publishing company […]

McCreery’s Debut Album Goes Gold

Clear As Day, the debut album from the American Idol winner, has been certified Gold […]

Seays Continue House Concerts With Christmas Benefit

The 2nd Annual Christmas Songwriters Open House and Benefit, hosted by All About Z Music’s Terry & Wanda Seay, will take place at […]

Bobby Dean – White Lightning or Pink Champagne

Bobby Dean is the perfect example of why you should never give up on a dream. In January 2011, after 30 years of juggling his trucking business and singing in local bars at night, Dean released his first CD On The Radio after signing with Lamon Records Nashville. The album has already produced two singles, […]

Gibson Guitar Creates Pro Audio Division

Gibson Guitar announced today (12/5) the creation of its pro audio division through the acquisition of […]

“CMA Country Christmas” Boosts ABC’s Ratings

ABC ranked as the second most watched network last Thursday night (12/1), with CMA Country Christmas drawing in […]

Class Action Suit Forces Ticketmaster To Offer Credits

Ticketmaster will issue monetary credits to consumers after losing a class action lawsuit which claimed […]

ACAs Air Tonight, New Performers Added

Toby Keith and Chris Young have been added to the ACA performance lineup, and the show will honor the decade’s top performing country artists […]

Arista Adds New Regional Promotion Manager

Arista Nashville VP National Promotion Lesly Tyson has announced […]

Mark Your Calendar: Holiday Benefits

WMBA’s Annual Tunes For Tots • Writers Round For Unwrapped Toys • 12th Annual Christmas Bluegrass Benefit Concert For Homeless • Christmas 4 Kids Tour Bus Show • 2nd Annual Holiday Pet Adoption • Oaks Team with Save The Children

The Band Perry’s Debut Album Goes Platinum

This week marks significant milestones for The Band Perry […]

Photo Friday (12/2/2011)

ACM’s Rock The Cradle • Preston Leatherman signs a management deal • Rachel Fontenot welcomes Food Network to Mad Donnas

CMHOF Promotes Ali Tonn And Nathalie Lavine

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is pleased to announce two promotions in its education department […]

Warner Music Nashville To Release Fallon Comedy Album

Jimmy Fallon of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon has joined the Warner Music Nashville roster and is scheduled to release a comedy record […]

Artist Round-Up (12/2/2011)

Ronnie Dunn • Brent Anderson • Big & Rich • Marlee Scott • Lorrie Morgan

Charlie Cook On Air

I was having a conversation this morning about the technological changes taking place in radio […]

Lifenotes: David Sanjek, Willard Mack Scott Jr.

MusicRow offers its condolences to the families of the David Sanjek and Willard Mack Scott Jr. […]