CountryBreakout No. 1 Song

Everybody needs an anthem. Even folks (like me) who find themselves daydreaming about happy hour specials as early as noon on Wednesdays. Shh, don’t tell the bossman […]

Blair Garner To Release Compilation CD

For nearly two decades Blair Garner has hosted his nightly syndicated radio show, “After MidNite,” conducting candid interviews with some of Country’s biggest artists. In addition to his busy broadcast schedule, Garner recently announced […]

Weekly Chart Review (12/2/11)

A new CountryBreakout No. 1 song, and a big debut from Taylor Swift […]

Industry Ink (12/2/2011)

Promotions and hirings at BMI, NMPA, and AFM Local 257 […]

Jessica Frech Hitches A Ride With Hyundai

Most successful artists are driven, but the automobile will likely always hold a special significance for singer/songwriter Jessica Frech now that Hyundai Automotive has selected her for its Hyundai Holiday Catch The Spirit campaign. […]

CMA Elects New Board

The Country Music Association held the annual Board of Directors election meeting in Nashville this week (11/30). The new Board year begins immediately. […]

Vince Gill Leads Nashville’s Annual Christmas Parade

Vince Gill will be serve as Grand Marshal of Nashville’s 59th Annual Christmas Parade, which takes place downtown tomorrow […]

Jake Owen Celebrates First No. 1

Jake Owen celebrated his first no. 1 hit with a packed house at CMA on Tuesday night (11/29). He was joined by […]

No Shave November Raises Over $35,000 For St. Jude

Gentlemen, start your razors. The first annual “No Shave November” competition benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital officially closed yesterday […]

The Ryman Goes Digital With New Mobile Apps

Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium announced the release of two new mobile apps available […]

Tune In: CMA Country Christmas Airs Tonight

Hosted for the second year by Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, the special includes performances from […]

Paisley Talks Career In ‘Diary’

Building an artistic career takes time. Building an artistic career that lasts more than 15 minutes takes even more time: hours of practicing, planning, rehearsing, and preparing for what to do when your moment arrives […]

JT Hodges Hosts Inagural Charity Event for Furry Friends

JT Hodges will host his first “Holiday Howler” charity benefit for the Brown Dog Foundation […]

Pickler Pours Holiday Cheer, Then Releases, 100 Proof

Kellie Pickler will offer fans her latest music on Jan. 24, when her new album 100 Proof is released, but has a full slate of holiday appearances before she can get to promoting the new music project […]

Lady A Owns October RIAA Certifications

The latest Gold and Platinum were certifications released by the Recording Industry Association of America […]

Photos: Holiday Cheer with Jimmy Wayne and The Farm

Artists Jimmy Wayne and The Farm help usher in the holidays with special performances […]

Sony/ATV Hangs At Top of Publisher Airplay Chart

Sony/ATV has been poised firmly at the pinnacle of the Top 10 Country Publishers Airplay Chart for six of the last seven quarters […]

2012 Grammy Nominations Revealed

Nominations for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards […]

2nd CMT Artist Awards Show Soars

The 2011 CMT Artists of the Year show was taped last night at the Bridgestone arena in Nashville (11/29/11). Fast becoming an “in demand” ticket for industry executives, the show honored Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley and Kenny Chesney. […]

[Updated] Court Says McGraw Can Split From Curb, Label Releases Single Anyway

Tim McGraw is no longer a Curb Records artist, according to a ruling this afternoon in a Nashville courtroom […]

GRAMMY Noms Concert Tonight

Nominations in select GRAMMY categories will be revealed tonight (11/30) […]

Margaret Durante To Perform At WMBA’s Tunes For Tots

The annual Tunes for Tots fundraiser, presented by the Women’s Music Business Association, will be held […]

Parallel Music Publishing Signs First Writer

Parallel Music Publishing has announced the signing of the first songwriter to its Nashville roster […]

ACM Revamps New Artist Category

The Academy of Country Music announced today a single combined, overall category for New Artist of the Year […]

Darius Rucker to Perform At GRAMMY Artists Revealed Show

The intimate storytelling series gives fans an up-close look at Grammy winners […]

Black Friday Unable To Reverse Weak Release Schedule

A quick look at our YTD comparison chart (above) shows that it’s seemingly going to take more than Black Friday sales, a big turkey dinner, and this year’s abbreviated release schedule to put country music buyers in a mood to buy more units than last year. […]

Shazam, BMI Evolve Relationship

Song identification outfit Shazam is reacquiring from BMI the Audio Recognition technology and related patents […]

Are Music Revenue Streams Drying Up?

2011 has been an eventful year for the music industry and its consumers. Apple’s “big dog” online music retailer, iTunes, remained the king of market share, but as the months rolled on music consumers welcomed a slew of new arrivals […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (11/30/11)

It’s all stars, no waiting, this week as everyone from Princess Taylor Swift to King George Strait and his fellow Hall of Famers Bill Anderson and Dolly Parton are on deck. […]

Morgans Media Group Hires Roger Murrah

Morgans Media Group has named songwriter and publishing veteran Roger Murrah […]

CMA Songwriters Series Expands Overseas

The Country Music Association’s popular CMA Songwriters Series is taking its first ever European vacation February 22-25, 2012 with performances scheduled for […]

Facebook Eyes Record Setting IPO

Facebook is planning an initial public offering, likely to take place between April and June 2012 […]

Singled Out (11/29/11)

The latest singles from Toby Keith, Brantley Gilbert, and more […]

Session Great Tom Roady Passes

Noted Nashville percussionist Tom Roady died on Sunday, November 27 at age 62 […]

Music Service MOG Growing Rapidly

Music streaming service MOG is gaining droves of users in recent months, spurred largely by […]

Jennifer Nettles’ Wedding; Keith Urban’s Vocal Surgery

Jennifer Nettles tied the knot over the Thanksgiving weekend, and Keith Urban spent the holiday recovering from surgery on his vocal chord […]

Jason Boland: No Compromises

Since forming in 1998, Jason Boland & the Stragglers have built a steady musical career around touring and releasing a series of studio albums and live recordings […]

Bluebird Café Offers Bettis, Shamblin, Schuyler, Reid & Alger

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees team for special show […]

ACM Lifting Lives Elects New Board

ACM Lifting Lives has announced its new board of directors following elections held earlier this month […]

UMPG Re-Signs Andrew Dorff

Songwriter of “Bleed Red” and more renews publishing agreement […]

Radio Legend, CDX Founder Charlie Douglas Passes

Country Radio and DJ Hall of Fame inductee Charlie Douglas passed away on Thanksgiving day […]

Ben Hayslip Extends Warner/Chappell & THIS Music Agreement

“We’re longtime fans of Ben and extremely proud of the year he’s had so far,” said Cameron Strang, Chairman & CEO, Warner/Chappell Music. “He’s one of the most talented songwriters in Nashville and we feel privileged to continue having him on our team.” […]

Crested Butte Songwriters Festival Debuts

Get your skiis waxed and your poles placed to enjoy the inaugural Crested Butte Songwriters Festival Jan. 13-13. […]

New Faces Show Performers Announced

Which hot newcomers made the list? […]

Hank Jr. Acoustic Concert To Close Hall of Fame Exhibit

Special solo acoustic performance at the Country Music Hall Of Fame’s 213-seat Ford Theater […]

Tootsies Birthday Bash on Broadway

Kid Rock, The McClymonts, The Roys and The Kentucky HeadHunters give the bash a big boost […]

Monday Weblinks

Tim McGraw v. Curb Records • Jamie Lynn Spears debuts country music • Comparing and contrasting music services  

CMHoF Forum To Salute Sarah Trahern

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will present an interview with GAC executive Sarah Trahern […]

2011 SOCAN Award Winners

Canada’s music community gathered Nov. 21 to celebrate the year’s most performed songs […]

Cyber Monday Set To Click Into Record Books

Last year, for the first time, during the Monday after Thanksgiving—Cyber Monday—consumers clicked over $1 billion in sales, according to comScore. Online music is chiming in on the marketer’s holiday […]