Mark Your Calendar—May 2026

Single/Track Release Dates • Album/EP Release Dates • Industry Events • Upcoming Nashville Concerts […]

Riser House Adds Leighanna Martin As Manager, A&R + Publishing

Riser House has added Leighanna Martin as Manager, A&R + Publishing. In this role, Martin will […]

Matt Maher Signs With Music Services

Dove award-winning artist Matt Maher has signed with the Music Services Division of SESAC […]

Ella Langley Stays Atop The MusicRow Radio Chart With ‘Be Her’

Ella Langley notches a second week atop the MusicRow CountryBreakout Radio Chart with her track […]

HAFFWAY Inks With Free Flight Records/Sony Music Nashville

HAFFWAY, the artist project of songwriter/producer/engineer Sam Westhoff, has signed to Free […]

Tucker Wetmore Wins ACM New Male Artist Of The Year

Tucker Wetmore has been crowned ACM’s New Male Artist of the Year. This mark’s Wetmore’s […]

Spotify Hosts Nashville Release Event For Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Middle Of Nowhere’

Last night (April 29), Spotify hosted an exclusive event with Kacey Musgraves to celebrate the […]

Sam Barber Adds Dates To Upcoming ‘American Route Tour’

Sam Barber has added new dates to his extensive 2026 “The American Route Tour.” Newly confirmed […]

CRS360 Series Releases ‘The Music Test’ On Demand

Country Radio Broadcasters has officially released “The Music Test” as part of its CRS360 series […]

Jason Aldean & Luke Bryan Announce Additional Stadium Headline Dates

Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan will embark on a run of co-headlining stadium dates set to kick off […]

DISClaimer Single Reviews: Kassi Ashton ‘Has Never Sounded Better’

The country stars are swinging into spring in wildly diverse ways. In this edition of DISClaimer […]

Opry NextStage Live To Showcase Class of 2026 During CMA Fest

The Grand Ole Opry’s next “Opry NextStage Live” showcase is set for June 3 at Category 10 in […]

Marcus King, Jackson Dean, More Among Lineup For SkyDog: The Shoals Experience

SkyDog: The Shoals Experience, a new music festival celebrating the spirit of Muscle Shoals […]

Ole Red To Open New Location In Indianapolis

Ole Red, the bar, restaurant and live music venue inspired by Opry member Blake Shelton, will […]

Musicians On Call To Honor Reba McEntire

Musicians On Call will honor Reba McEntire with the Music Heals Golden Ukulele at the inaugural […]

Drew Baldridge Plots ‘Farm Faith Family Tour’

Drew Baldridge will kick off his “Farm Faith Family Tour” on June 11 in Omaha. The 14 date journey […]

Thomas Rhett Surprises Fans With Secret Set In Nashville

Thomas Rhett surprised fans with an intimate “Secret Set” pop-up performance at Odie’s in […]

Backstage Access Presents Unites Talent, Industry Leaders, & Tastemakers At Inaugural Napa Valley Event

Backstage Access Presents recently wrapped its inaugural Napa Valley experience, a multi- […]

Country Outlaw David Allan Coe Dies At 86

Talented country star David Allan Coe has died at age 86. The charismatic performer was known […]

Industry Ink: BigXThaPlug, Bailey Zimmerman, Megan Moroney, CAA, ADHD, More

BigXthaPlug took the stage at Stagecoach last weekend, delivering fan favorites like “Hell At […]

Musicians Hall of Fame Inducts Ninth Class At Star-Studded Nashville Ceremony

The Musicians Hall of Fame inducted a new class during a sold-out ceremony at the Fisher […]

Lainey Wilson Readies ‘Lainey Wilson (Amazon Music Presents: Live From Stagecoach 2026)’ EP

Lainey Wilson will release her Lainey Wilson (Amazon Music presents: Live from Stagecoach 2026) […]

Naomi Carman Signs With Big Machine Records

Country and Americana singer-songwriter Naomi Carman has signed with Big Machine Records […]

Jacob Hackworth Makes Record-Breaking Radio Debut With ‘What Took You So Long’

Jacob Hackworth came barreling out of the gate with his new single, “What Took You So Long,” […]

Gary LeVox To Host BIRDI Celebrity Golf Invitational Benefiting Folds Of Honor

Rascal Flatts member Gary LeVox, co-founder of performance eyewear brand BIRDI, is hosting the […]

BMG Combines With Concord

BMG and Concord have combined their businesses. Operating under the BMG name, the company will […]

Keith Urban Gets Into Laid-Back ‘Flow State’ On New Album Due In June

Keith Urban is tapping into that carefree, barefoot summer state of mind on his latest album, […]

Sam Drysdale Signs With ONErpm Nashville

Sam Drysdale has signed with ONErpm Nashville. The Toronto-based singer-songwriter’s 2024 […]

Kacey Musgraves Plots ‘Middle of Nowhere Tour’

Kacey Musgraves will kick off her new “Middle of Nowhere Tour” in August. Named for her […]

BREAKING: Date Revealed For 60th Annual CMA Awards

The Country Music Association has announced the date for The 60th Annual CMA Awards, which will […]

My Music Row Story: FlyteVu’s Laura Hutfless

Laura Hutfless is the CEO and Co-Founder of FlyteVu, an award-winning creative agency that […]

NSAI Unveils 2026 Board Of Directors

The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) has revealed its 2026-2027 Board […]

Industry Ink: Jason Aldean & Luke Bryan, Scotty McCreery, Mike Molinar, ‘Women of Influence,’ More

Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan celebrated backstage ahead of their co-headlining stadium show at […]

Ian Harrison’s Debut EP ‘Jealous’ Due In May

Ian Harrison is gearing up for the release of his debut EP, Jealous, which is due out […]

Billboard Country Live Returns To Category 10 In June

Billboard Country Live will return to Category 10 this summer. The Red Clay Strays will […]

Shaboozey Announces New 25-Date ‘Outlaws Never Die Tour’ For Fall

Shaboozey is returning to the road this fall on the “Outlaws Never Die Tour,” which launches […]

Luke Combs Makes Radio History

Luke Combs has set radio history with his current singles “Sleepless in a Hotel Room” and […]

MusicRow Releases 2026 InCharge Issue, Russell Dickerson Graces The Cover

MusicRow Magazine, Nashville’s leading music industry trade publication, is proud to announce […]

Willow Avalon To Kick Off North American Tour In June

Singer-songwriter Willow Avalon will embark on an extensive new North American headline tour […]

Bellah Mae Looks On The Bright Side On New EP ‘Keep It Peachy’ Due In May

Sony Music Nashville artist Bellah Mae will release her new EP, Keep It Peachy, on […]

17th Annual ‘Darius And Friends’ St. Jude Benefit Set For June 1

Darius Rucker is hosting his 17th annual “Darius and Friends” concert benefiting St. Jude […]

HITS HOME Debuts In Nashville

HITS HOME debuted in Nashville last week with three days of programming at Nashville’s Virgin […]

Old Dominion To Play Two-Night Run At Planet Hollywood

Old Dominion has revealed they’ll return to Las Vegas for a two-night engagement at PH Live […]

Stagecoach Wraps 2026 Festival

Stagecoach held its last day of sets yesterday (April 26), wrapping up its 2026 festival. Friday […]

Neon Union Announce Split

Neon Union, the duo composed of Leo Brooks and Andrew Millsaps, are going their separate ways […]

Jackson Dean Hosts ‘Magnolia Sage’ Album Preview

Jackson Dean brought together friends, family and industry members Thursday evening (April 23) […]

Ella Langley Tops MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart

Ella Langley has taken the No. 1 spot on the MusicRow Top Songwriter Chart. 14 tracks off […]

Live Nation Launches Summer Of Live $30 Ticket Promotion

Live Nation has launched Summer of Live, a celebration of live music, kicking off with a week […]

Live In The Vineyard Goes Country Wraps 2026 Event

Live In The Vineyard Goes Country has wrapped its eighth annual event in Napa Valley, California […]

Crossroads Music Co-Founder Mickey Gamble Passes

Crossroads Music Co-Founder and leader Mickey Gamble has passed away. Under Gamble’s leadership […]