Concord Music Publishing announced the signing of Grammy Award- nominated, Country Music Association (CMA) and Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award-winning songwriter Jon Nite. The worldwide publishing deal, effective immediately, includes future works and selection of Nite’s catalog like “Dancing In The Country” by Tyler Hubbard, “Steal My Summer” by Russell Dickerson, Gabby Barrett hits like “Pick Me Up,” “Cowboy...
The Country Music Association and ABC announced that “The 59th Annual CMA Awards” will return to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 19, airing live on ABC at 8/7c. Country Music’s Biggest Night™ will once again shine a spotlight on the genre’s most exceptional talent, honoring outstanding achievements and celebrating excellence across the industry. Details on the show’s host and ticket...
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Alan Jackson – the recipient of 21 prior ACM Awards in his storied career – became part of Academy of Country Music history last night, as he became the first person to be honored with a new award that will carry his name moving forward. Jackson is the inaugural recipient of the Academy’s new Alan Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented...
Yesterday, the winners of the Songwriter of the Year category were revealed in two special moments ahead of tonight’s 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, which airs live at 7pm CST / 8pm EST live from Ford Center at the Star in Frisco, TX. For the second year in a row, Jessie Jo Dillon earned the award in an on-stage...
Morgan Wallen returns to London following his record breaking 2024 Hyde Park headlining set for an intimate show at the Roundhouse. The one-night-only show will take place at Camden’s Roundhouse on Wednesday 28th May, celebrating the release of his latest album I’m The Problem. The only way for fans to gain access to the exclusive ticket sale is to pre-order I’m The...
Nashville-based management, artist development, and production company Whale Tale Music has won its first-ever ACM Award for Visual Media of the Year for Ella Langley feat. Riley Green’s “you look like you love me” official music video. Whale Tale’s Wales Toney and John Park co-directed the award-winning clip with Langley, which totals over 37M+ views on YouTube alone. This was...
Following the success of his second No.1, Blake Shelton’s "Texas,” songwriter Lalo Guzman is officially extending his global publishing deal with SMACKSongs. The AIMP Rising Songwriter of the Year nominee first joined the SMACK family in 2020, and wasted no time in leaving his mark, landing his first No. 1 at country radio with "Cowboy Songs,” recorded by George Birge....
The 29th annual Key West Songwriters Festival presented by BMI was held from April 30-May and featured over 250 BMI multi-genre songwriters, where they performed their favorite hits. The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association and Rams Head Presents provided multi-day offerings of free and ticketed shows across 50 venues featuring veteran songwriters to the next big hitmakers. BMI songwriters arrived...
Big Loud Texas has announced the addition of its publishing arm, Big Loud Texas Publishing, with inaugural signee Timothy Allen and the hire of Lizzy Rector as Publishing Director. Based in Austin, the newly formed publishing division will work hand-in-hand with Big Loud Texas’ co-founders Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall. “I grew up listening to incredible storytellers like Guy Clark and Emmylou Harris,” shares Lambert. “Hearing their music made me...
