CountryBreakout No. 1 Song

It’s a new year, and change is in the air. New projects, new possibilities, a new No. 1 song… wait a second, I’m being told that last part isn’t true […]

2012 Benefit Awareness

Revealed: ACM My Cause • I’ll Fly Away 2012 Fundraisers • Gilda’s Club Training Program for The Country Music 1/2 Marathon

Weekly Chart Report (1/06/12)

That seemed like a quick holiday break, right? Regardless, it’s out with the old and in with the new on the first CountryBreakout Chart of 2012 […]

Real-Life Struggles Yield Songwriting Success For Phillip Coleman

For the past eight years songwriter Phillip Coleman has been a real-life example of his best known song, “Cost of Livin’” […]

Charlie Cook On Air: Resolutions

Let’s see, which New Year’s resolution should I break first? I made three: Lose weight, work an extra hour every day, and quit swearing so much […]

Artist Updates (1/05/12)

Second Waylon Jennings tribute due soon • Lee Brice gets engaged • Lauren Alaina’s new video • Deborah Allen introduces fans to the King

Underwood Donates To Hometown Schools

Carrie Underwood made wishes come true this holiday season for the schools in her hometown of Checotah, Oklahoma with donations amounting to […]

Rising Stars Set For “Music In The City” at Tin Roof

The Tin Roof will be rockin’ on Tues., Jan. 31 with performances by Eric Paslay, Josh Hoge, Dustin Lynch, Coldwater Jane, and The Cordovas (Jaron Lowenstein, Joe Firstman, Jon Loyd, Toby Weaver, Jonathan Gray). Nashville Lifestyles’ Music in the City event kicks off at 5:30 pm with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Keep […]

Sales Trilogy Part Two: Catalog Is Cool, Again

Sales Trilogy: Part Two will put the year’s achievements in perspective across genres, by artist, by sales format and by market share.

Paisley Renames Upcoming Tour

In December, during rehearsals and stage set-up for his upcoming tour, Brad Paisley realized the show begged to have a new name […]

Industry Ink (1/5/12)

Carly Caramanna joins PLA Media • Chris Vetrano launches CMENT • New web video outfit Wigby • Stabbing at The Ryman

SiriusXM Adds 1.7M Subscribers in 2011

Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced yesterday it ended the year with nearly […]

Sara Evans Releases Third Novel

Sara Evans released her third novel, Love Lifted Me, earlier this week (1/03). The novel, co-written Rachel Hauck, is the third installment in […]

Davidson, EMI Renew Publishing Deal

Hit songwriter Dallas Davidson and EMI Music Publishing have entered a new co-publishing deal, extending their four-year relationship […]

Lambert’s “Four The Record” Goes Gold

Miranda Lambert started the New Year with some shiny new metal and high praise for her latest album Four The Record. The album achieved […]

Texaco Country Showdown Returns To Ryman

LeAnn Rimes will host the free event later this month […]

Arista Adds Renee Leymon

Arista Nashville has tapped Renee Leymon to serve as Regional Promotion Director […]

Republic Nashville Honors The Band Perry

Republic Nashville surprised The Band Perry with a special plaque in Las Vegas […]

Carrie and Faith Appear in Tony Bennett Special

A host of country and Nashville-related artists will appear with the legendary Tony Bennett for the PBS special Tony Bennett: Duets II […]

Miranda McDonald Joins MCA Promo Team

Miranda (Williams) McDonald moves from BMLG to UMG […]

All-Star Lineup Announced for WCRS Live!

Country Radio Seminar recently announced its WCRS Live! songwriter showcase will feature […]

Loveless Barn Hosts “Pa’s Fiddle” Tribute Concert

The music loved by Charles “Pa” Ingalls from the Little House on the Prairie series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder will be celebrated by some of country music’s favorite artists […]

Valory Music Hires Shari Roth

Yesterday (1/03), the Valory Music Co. announced new hire Shari Roth as the label’s […]

Gibson Guitar Announces Strategic Partnership

The Gibson Guitar Corp. is continuing to diversify its range of products, following the announcement of a strategic partnership with consumer audio leader Onkyo Corporation […]

Swift Returning To Big Screen?

Taylor Swift has been offered a role in the film adaptation of Broadway’s Les Miserables […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews (1/04/12)

Let’s start the New Year with some star power, shall we? […]

Attorneys Page Kelley, Natalya Rose Named Partner

Esteemed entertainment law firm Milom Horsnell Crow has added new partners Natalya Rose and Page Kelley […]

Rider Exits Stoney Creek

Stoney Creek Records GM April Rider has exited her position with the label after two years […]

Sales Trilogy Part 1: 2011 Country Sales Mostly Flat

Another country sales year is now in the record books and it was a sixteenth-note type finish. Not as close as this year’s Republican presidential Iowa Caucus (8 votes), but hopefully more memorable. […]

Kaleb McIntire – Redneck In All of Us

Kaleb McIntire’s “Redneck in All Of Us” is the debut single release off his newly-finished album Scars. He’s a confessed adrenaline junkie and reformed bad boy with a guitar and outlaw attitude. “Redneck in All of Us”, written by Brian Maher, Rich McCready and Davy Ulbrich humorously emphasizes how we can all switch to our […]

Photo: Carole King At The Bluebird Cafe

Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe hosted a benefit for Alive Hospice yesterday featuring legendary songwriter Carole King […]

Chris Young Starts 2012 With Sold-Out Success

Chris Young rang in the New Year with the biggest headlining show of his career […]

Becky Brenner Lands New Gig

Country radio vet Becky Brenner has landed in a new role as a VP and consulting partner […]

Bentley Reveals Details About Upcoming Album

Dierks Bentley recently shared details about his forthcoming Capitol Nashville album Home […]

Nashville-Related Music Obituaries, 2011

As a new year gets underway, we pause to recall those members of our community who passed away during 2011 […]

Cavanaugh Exits Curb; Indie Publicists Work McGraw Projects

Longtime Curb Records VP Promotion/Media Relations Liz Cavanaugh has exited her post with the label […]

Artist Roundup (1/03/12)

Trace Adkins • Craig Campbell • Jack & Diane

Dailey & Vincent Showcase “Gospel Side”

Award-winning bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent will premiere their new album The Gospel Side of Dailey & Vincent […]

SoundCloud Makes It Rain

Social sound platform SoundCloud recently raised an undisclosed amount of funding […]

Nashville Stars In “LA Times” Year-End Highlights

Pop & Hiss, The L.A. Times music blog, recaps 2011‘s most memorable music moments, including a few Nashville highlights […]

Odie Blackmon Offers Songwriting Course

Blackmon’s adult education course at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University continues this spring […]

Benefit Photos: St. Jude, WIL

Photos from recent benefits by St. Jude and WIL/St. Louis […]

Pandora Debuts Concert Series

Pandora debuted a concert series last month, hosting a free, live show for fans and streaming content […]

Klout Creates New Class Of Brand Promoters

If you are a frequent social networker, chances are you already know your Klout score […]

Artists Tweet Holiday Happenings

Artists are hooked on Twitter. Here’s some of the biggest news and most re-Tweeted posts from the holidays […]

Singled Out (1/2/2012)

Sony Music Nashville looks to have a busy promotional schedule early in 2012, with a handful of new singles slated to hit radio […]

Swift, Civil Wars Combine Forces On New Song

Santa must have been paying attention, because we got a whopper of a present right before departing for the holiday break […]

Curb Shares Details of New McGraw Project

His final album via Curb includes a collaboration with R&B star […]

One Sales Week To Go

The song we’re a’ singing has changed from “Jingle Bells” to “Auld Lang Syne” which means there is only one week left in the Nielsen SoundScan year. Yes, soon we’ll be talking about 2011 in past tense. But WAIT! We’re not there yet! First, let’s see what happened last week during country music’s biggest single sales week of 2011. […]

A Special Message From MusicRow

Dear Reader, Thank you for your support over the past 30 years. Your patronage is something we will never take for granted as we document the changing shape of the music industry in Nashville and elsewhere. We appreciate YOU and look forward to continuing our journey together as we ring in the New Year. Our […]