New Sony Music Nashville Signing

Sony Music Nashville has signed family trio […]

Greg Travis’ Father Passes; Wade Hayes Fights Cancer

MusicRow sends condolences to Greg Travis, and well-wishes to Wade Hayes […]

Americana Episode of “Austin City Limits” Hits Right Chord

The star-studded PBS show is a big hit with viewers […]

Carole King Coming To Bluebird

The acclaimed singer-songwriter will join revered Nashville tunesmiths Gary Burr, Georgia Middleman and Jim Photoglo […]

Singled Out (12/12/11)

New singles impacting radio from Tim McGraw, Ronnie Dunn, Lady Antebellum, and Canaan Smith.

YEP To Host 90’s Night

Tonight (12/12) the Young Entertainment Professionals Network invites Nashville to take a break from holiday parties and join them instead for 90’s Night […]

Memorial Services Set For Dobie Gray

Funeral and visitation arrangements for Dobie Gray will be held this week in Nashville […]

Christmas 4 Kids’ Tour Bus Show Tonight

The Christmas 4 Kids organization will spread holiday cheer to underprivileged children throughout middle Tennessee with the Tour Bus Show and Artist Meet & Greet […]

Bassist “Bee” Spears Passes

Dan “Bee” Spears, the longtime bass player for Willie Nelson, died on Dec. 8 […]

Cooper Moves To Morris; Meacham Promoted At Columbia/BNA

Morris Artist Management has named Columbia/BNA Dir./National Promotion Buffy Cooper to the brand new post […]

The Boom Labs Opens for Business

Industry vets Pino Squillace and Jerry Navarro have announced the development and grand opening of The Boom Labs […]

Friday Photos (12/9/11)

WMBA Tunes For Tots • Corey Wagar visits MusicRow • Lady Antebellum loves tacky Christmas sweaters

Rascal Flatts Gets “Easy” Gold

Rascal Flatts’ current single, “Easy,” has been certified Gold from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales exceeding 500,000. This accolade comes while the single is […]

CMT/GAC TV Premieres and MD Records Launch

CMT’s Artist of the Year Awards and GAC’s Martina McBride special plus news about new label MD Records. […]

Toby Keith Foundation To Build OK Kids Korral

The Toby Keith Foundation will move forward with plans to build OK Kids Korral, a place to […]

Artist Compilation (12/9/11)

Chris Young • Brad Paisley • “CMA Country Christmas” • Jo Dee Messina

CountryBreakout No. 1 Song

It’s December, which means it’s time for everyone to start putting together those “Best of 2011” lists so we can see what gems we might have missed during the last 12 months […]

Weekly Chart Report (12/9/11)

It’s a perpetual party on MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Chart, as Eric Church’s “Drink In My Hand” maintains its slightly buzzed footing […]

Lambert “Retweets” Pistol Annies

The Pistol Annies have been causing a buzz and making registers ring. The band’s digital-only album was released in late August and debut sales were a remarkable 42,000 units. At the same time, the trio’s most famous member, fiery Miranda Lambert, has also been lighting torches. […]

Charlie Cook On Air

Are we on the precipice of another explosion like the early ‘90s? […]

ZBB At Red Rocks On CMT

Zac Brown Band’s sold-out concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado are featured in a new special on CMT […]

Springsteen to Keynote SXSW

This keynote will further SXSW’s aim to foster connection and communication in the music community […]

Industry Ink: Chesney Goes Platinum

Plus news from WSIX, EMI Music, MusicRow’s David Ross, CMA, and tons more […]

SiriusXM Salutes Waylon Jennings

The satcaster hosted a special taping earlier this week in Nashville […]

Curb, Atkins Renew Contracts

Rodney Atkins has inked new contracts with longtime homes Curb Records and Curb Publishing […]

Owen Raises Money For St. Jude’s From His Kitchen

Jake Owen recently played his second Stageit show to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital […]

Hank Jr. Concert Raises $75K For Hall of Fame

Hank Williams Jr. performed an acoustic benefit concert marking the close of Family Tradition: The Williams Family Legacy exhibit […]

Thursday Photos

Brent Anderson Makes Opry Debut • Christmas at Belmont Taped at Schermerhorn Symphony Center […]

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 […]