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Kenny Chesney has announced that he will be holding an album release party at The Pinnacle in Nashville on September 25 to celebrate his forthcoming album, ‘Silver Sands Marina.’ “This new music – maybe because we’ve had so much time to get it to this place – has taken me back to when albums mattered, the songs kind of spoke to each other, and we found some really special, unusual things,” says the East Tennessee native. “We’re taking over the Pinnacle in Nashville,” he adds.

The Americana Music Association revealed the winners of the 25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at the Ryman Auditorium yesterday, September 16. Molly Tuttle was named Artist of the Year, Tyler Childers received Album of the Year for his project ’Snipe Hunter,’ Brandi Carlile won Song of the Year with her track “Returning to Myself,” Gillian Welch & David Rawlings were titled Duo/Group of the Year, Ken Pomeroy earned Emerging Act of the Year and Mandy Fer won Instrumentalist of the Year.

Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Nashville has renewed a global publishing agreement with Midland. The announcement comes on the heels of the release of their latest album, ‘Stages,’ and their CMA nomination for Vocal Group of the Year.

Johnny Clawson has renewed his global publishing deal with SMACKSongs. Clawson earned his first No. 1 in 2025 with Blake Shelton’s “Texas,” which was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2025 CMA Awards and named one of NSAI’s “10 Songs I Wish I’d Written.” Just one month later, Ella Langley’s “weren’t for the wind” became Clawson’s second No. 1 and the hit climbed to the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, later winning Song of the Year at the 2026 AIMP Awards and earning a Triple Platinum certification.

Breakout artist Blake Whiten recently celebrated the Gold certification of his solo-penned debut single “Rollin’ Stone” alongside members of his team who surprised him with a celebratory plaque.

Today, September 11, North Carolina-born, Nashville-based independent artist Jay Tyndall has released his third single of the year. Titled “ROCK-A-BYE,” the new track blends his contemporary country sound with pop and beach-inspired touches, giving listeners a laid-back, feel-good song from start to finish.

The Country Music Association has announced nominees for “The 60th Annual CMA Awards." Nominees are determined by CMA's 7,083 voting-eligible Professional members.

Sony Music Publishing Nashville and Verse 2 Music have announced the extension of their global publishing agreement with Joybeth Taylor. The companies also announced the expansion of their partnership with Joybeth through the addition of TAYCAN Entertainment.

With over 400M streams to date and back-to-back No. 1 hits with “Mind On You” and “Cowboy Songs,” George Birge has inked with Black River Entertainment. “From the first visit with the Black River Entertainment team, I had no question that this is where I wanted to write my next chapter,” he shares. “The passion and vision of this group is a perfect match for big plans that we have in store, and I have a sneaky feeling the best is yet to come!”