Pandora Tussles Traditional Radio Over Ad Revenue

As recently as three years ago there was little or no mention of Pandora at the annual country radio broadcasters event in Nashville, CRS. Now a public company, Pandora is very much on radio’s radar […]

Artist Updates (12/23/11)

The Band Perry to play the Cotton Bowl, Joe Nichols joins Fox’s New Year’s special, and more […]

CoverGirl Gets Lashed For Taylor Ad

Thanks to her relationship with CoverGirl, Taylor Swift has brought her youthful visage to the pages of glossy magazines everywhere […]

Swift, Chesney Score Year’s Top Tours

It’s no secret Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney had two of the biggest tours of 2011, and just-released year-end numbers show exactly how big […]

Country Stars Unlikely To Mimic Comic Sales Model

Comedian Louis C.K. recently earned over $1 million selling a DRM-free comedy special, direct-to-fans from his website for $5 […]

Singled Out—Holiday Edition

A quick look at holiday-ready classics and originals recorded by many of country’s biggest names […]

Charlie Cook On Air; Christmas Thoughts

This is the best time of the year. Without question, people are nicer to each other […]

Digital Updates

News from Rhapsody, music download gift cards, and the four albums that have passed the million download mark […]

Bridgestone Extends Arena Naming Rights

Bridgestone Americas and the Nashville Predators have extended their naming-rights agreement […]

Road Manager Rick “Crabber” Crabtree Passes

Longtime road and production manager Rick “Crabber” Crabtree passed away on Dec. 21 […]

Grammy Camp Coming To Nashville

Grammy Camp for high schoolers is expanding into Nashville this summer. The Music City installment will run […]

Facebook Ads Moving To News Feed

Advertisements will be part of Facebook users’ news feeds in 2012. Currently, these Sponsored Stories appear on the right side of the page […]

Garner’s Beyond The Hits To Help Others

What has 20 tracks from 20 hit artists, is now available on iTunes and will help support St. Jude Children’s ResearchHospital, the ACM’s Lifting Lives and the CMA’s Keep the Music Playing charities? If you guessed the first project from syndicated radio personality Blair Garner, then give yourself a gold star. Garner, award-winning host of […]

Subjekt TNT HeadPhones Offer Sonic Surprise

Earphones, headphones and over-the-ear phones have become an essential accessory in today’s digital life. But each device has its own personality and therefore no one style is the absolute best for everyone. […]

Performers Set For New Year’s Bash on Broadway

Partygoers at Nashville’s New Year’s Eve Bash on Broadway will enjoy music by […]

Live Nation Names New VP Products

Following Live Nation’s recent acquisition of data kingpin BigChampagne, the company has announced […]

Nashville Musicians To Rock Super Bowl Village

Dierks Bentley and Darius Rucker are among the performers set for events surrounding the Super Bowl […]

Corey Smith, CMT Team For Promotion

Corey Smith teamed with CMT for a promotion built around his song “Maybe Next Year” […]

Music Philanthropist Warren Hellman Passes

Warren Hellman, musician and founder of the popular Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival died Sun., Dec. 18 in San Francisco […]

Radio Notes (12/21/2011)

Dusty Edwards/KREK • New role for WIL’s Judi Diamond • Bill Gentry visits KNTY

Galante Adds Sales Perspective To 2011 Performance

Industry veteran Joe Galante checked in with some astute comments regarding this morning’s sales article which attributed lagging 2011 country album sales to a weak release schedule. […]

Industry Ink

News from the Country Music Hall of Fame, Gospel Music Association, ACM, Billy Block, Billboard, and the American Music Abroad program […]

Recording Academy Announces Special Merit Honorees

As the industry prepares for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, The Recording Academy has announced the recipients of its Special Merit Awards […]

Vevo Explores Expansion At Two-Year Mark

Music video site Vevo is attracting 57 million unique visitors per month […]

Weak Release Schedule Blamed For Lagging Sales

The 2011 albums race is almost over, with scarcely two weeks remaining to be tallied. Are we going to fall behind last year? “Most assuredly.” The question is simply, “By how much?” […]

20th Annual Tin Pan South Dates Revealed

Nashville is a songwriter’s town, and Nashville Songwriters Association International’s annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival is one of the art form’s finest celebrations […]

Daily Flashes From The Past

In preparation for the Dec. 2011/Jan. 2012 retrospective print magazine hitting shelves, MusicRow staffers are resurrecting quotes from back issues […]

TV Editor Terry Climer Passes

Television/video editor Terry Climer died at home on Sun., Dec. 18 […]

Indiana Settles With Stage Collapse Victims

The victims of the Indiana State Fair tragedy are being compensated […]

Snapshots (12/20/11)

Montgomery Gentry and WPOC • First ladies pitch to Black River • Cagle films at Billy Bob’s

RIAA Issues Country Certifications

Honorees include Lady Antebellum, Eric Church, Brad Paisley/Carrie Underwood, and Taylor Swift […]

Sony Adds Assoc. Dir., Artist Development/Marketing

Sony Music Nashville VP Artist Development/ Marketing & Web Initiatives Heather McBee announced […]

Digitally Thinking: Albums Sales, Ringtones and stretchy silicon

Improve your iPad’s keyboard touch; ringtones remain register friendly; plus advance weekly album sales looking good…

Hays Joins Franklin Theatre

The Board of Directors of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County today announced a new Director for the Franklin Theatre. […]

Herring Exits Skyville

Skyville Records President Kevin Herring has exited his position with the label […]

ACAs Boost Track Sales

We spoke with one of ACA’s producers, industry vet Fletcher Foster, to see if he detected a relationship between the show and the week’s sales figures […]

Nashville’s Venture Capital Market Buzzing

New online sevices Populr.me and ArtistGrowth.com have two music industry names in common, Joe Galante and Mark Montgomery, who are part of the investment teams in both ventures.

Brad Paisley, Zac Brown Eye Oscar Noms

Songs written by Zac Brown and Brad Paisley are among a pool of potential Oscar nominees for Best Original Song […]

Facebook Among Most Popular Android Apps

A new study by Nielsen shows which apps have the greatest “active reach” among Android owners […]

Elizabeth Meadia Opens With Major Label Client

Publicist Liz Meade has opened a boutique media relations firm and signed […]

The Roys Sign Production Deal With ValCom Studios

The Roys have signed a production deal with ValCom Studios for a new, weekly music-driven variety show. Lee and Elaine Roy will appear and perform on […]

TV Alerts: Frankie Ballard, Steve Cropper, and Clay Walker

Upcoming TV appearances by Frankie Ballard, Steve Cropper, and Clay Walker […]

Backstory: Alan Jackson on GAC

Alan Jackson and his wife Denise are featured in a show about their personal lives and his remarkable career, premiering […]

Jeffrey Steele Plans 5th Annual Benefit

The Jeffrey Steele and Friends benefit show is set for March 13, 2012 at the newly renovated Franklin Theatre […]

Country Stars Countdown to New Year’s Eve

Big & Rich, Trace Adkins, Lauren Alaina, Rodney Atkins, and The Band Perry will perform on New Year’s Eve television specials […]

MusicRow.com’s Top Stories of 2011

A look back at some of our website’s most popular stories in 2011 […]

Craig Morgan Nominated For Golden Moose Awards

Country artist and television host Craig Morgan was recently nominated in eight categories for The Outdoor Channel’s 12th Annual Golden Moose Awards […]

Josh Turner Debuts Lead Single From Upcoming Album

New music from Josh Turner will be released to iTunes tomorrow (12/20) and will go for radio adds […]

TackleBox Adds Directors

Nashville-based TackleBox Films has added directors to its roster who can offer specialized services for custom media content […]

Country Stars Make Latest “Forbes” List

Which Nashvillians rank among the top-earning women in music? […]