BMI transformed the rooftop of its Nashville location into a backyard barbecue to celebrate independent artist Drew Baldridge and the songwriters behind his groundbreaking No. One hit “She’s Somebody’s Daughter,” on Thursday (10/03). Baldridge made history as the first self-released artist (Lyric Ridge Records) to take the top spot on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart on their first No. One. Hosted...
To provide immediate relief following the devastation of Hurricane Helene while also providing ongoing funds to support a more resilient future for North Carolina, Eric Church announces he is signing over all of his publishing royalties for his new song to the people of North Carolina. The song, Church’s first new solo release in over three years, is titled “Darkest...
Jamey Johnson has signed with Warner Music Nashville through his record label, Big Gassed Records. He will release new song “Someday When I’m Old” on Friday, October 4. “The reason I signed with Warner Music Nashville is Cris Lacy,” Jamey shares. “She is one of my longest-term friends I’ve had in the music business. We started our careers around the...
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Alabama native Clever, a country artist who first made [...]
CMA and ABC have announced that Luke Bryan, Peyton Manning and Lainey Wilson will host “The 58th Annual CMA Awards.” Bryan, a four-time CMA Awards host this year, and Manning, a three-time host this year, are joined by first-time host Wilson. Country Music’s Biggest Night™ broadcasts live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 20 (8:00-1:00 PM/EST) on ABC and...
BMI opened the doors of its Nashville location to celebrate MCA Nashville hitmaker Parker McCollum’s fourth No. One Platinum-certified hit “Burn It Down,” on Wednesday afternoon (9/25). The CMA “Song Of the Year” nominated song reunited McCollum with his co-writers, The Love Junkies, which includes 2024 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame nominee Liz Rose (BMI), 3X GRAMMY award-winning songwriter Lori...
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has promoted seasoned A&R executive Spencer Nohe to Vice President, A&R. Throughout his time in the industry, Nohe has worked with chart-topping superstars and rising hitmakers like Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure, Parker Welling, Casey Brown, Josh Kerr, Matt Jenkins, Alysa Vanderheym, Devin Dawson, Alana Springsteen, Brittney Spencer, and Conner Smith, among others. He will continue reporting...
The Core Records is thrilled to announce the appointment of music industry executive Jon Borris as General Manager. Borris, a seasoned and decorated music executive with over 25 years of experience, joins the label following a successful six-year tenure at Republic Records, where he worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry. At Republic Records, Borris collaborated with top...
Following the recent move to bring Warner Music Nashville under the Warner Records umbrella, today long-standing WMG leader Gregg Nadel was appointed Co-Chair & Co-President of Warner Music Nashville. He will work alongside Cris Lacy, who has been co-head of WMN for the past two years and marks her 20th anniversary with the company next year. Nadel succeeds Ben Kline,...
