The annual Key West Songwriters Festival presented by BMI announced the first details behind its landmark 30th anniversary, scheduled for April 29 through May 3, 2026. The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association and Rams Head Presents will welcome more than 200 BMI multi-genre creatives to the island, where Nashville charisma meets Key West charm. Multi-day offerings for free shows as well as ticketed shows at...
Back Blocks Music, a Nashville-based artist development, management and publishing company, has announced the addition of Kirby Mathews as VP of Publishing. The company has earned a reputation for championing creatives and building long-lasting careers from the ground up and Mathews appointment furthers their recent organizational growth initiatives and reaffirms their commitment to creativity and innovation for its talented roster...
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Nashville has renewed its global publishing deal with GRAMMY award-winning trailblazer Liz Rose. A masterful hitmaker, Rose made history in 2019 as one of the first two songwriters appointed to the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) Board of Directors and was later inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023. She has penned hits for...
Generous patrons on last week’s sold-out Country Music Cruise 2026 raised almost $58,000 for the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s nonprofit mission of preserving the history of country music and making it broadly accessible to a global audience. Two acoustic guitars were autographed by artists performing on this year’s cruise and sold during a live auction prior to Josh...
Music Health Alliance (MHA), the nonprofit dedicated to providing advocacy and access to healthcare and mental health for the music industry, has appointed Lindsay Hayes as Vice President of Development and announced several staff promotions across its advocacy and healthcare navigation team. In this role, Hayes will lead the growth of MHA’s fundraising and strategic partnerships to ensure long-term financial...
Today ERN's Cadillac Music has announced three new hires – Dane Schmidt, Senior Director of A&R; Jordan Marcus, Creative Coordinator/Executive Assistant; and Jude Warren, A&R/Executive Assistant. ERN's Cadillac Music was founded by triple threat talent ERNEST in partnership with Big Loud Publishing in 2023. “Everybody on the team at Cadillac feels like family,” shares founder ERNEST. “I have known Dane for...
Kentucky singer-songwriter Tyler Booth has signed with Jamey Johnson’s Big Gassed Records in a joint venture with Average Joes Entertainment and has finalized a management agreement with The Erv Woolsey Company. Booth, known for his baritone voice and traditional country sound with a modern twist, will release new music very soon. “I feel like I embody all the Appalachia,” says...
Today, breakout artist Kenny Whitmire has released his highly anticipated track, “I Gave Her The Moon.” Whitmire initially teased the ballad on TikTok last November, catching the attention of country powerhouses Luke Combs, Tracy Lawrence, and Ella Langley with its unforgettable melody and plain-spoken lyricism. Buzz around the song eventually reached GRAMMY-nominated superstar Charlie Puth, who, of his own volition,...
Neon Coast, the artist development company founded by music veteran Martha Earls and management home to Kane Brown, announced today that artist Randall King and his longtime day-to-day manager Clayton Toney have joined the company’s management roster. The announcement comes on the heels of new music in the pipeline, as well as 2026 shows throughout the U.S., U.K., and Europe. A West Texas native and touring...
Last night, GRAMMY® Artist to Watch Kashus Culpepper made his late-night television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! performing fan-favorite “Man Of His Word.” The appearance celebrates the release of his critically acclaimed debut album Act I. This week Culpepper will headline back-to-back sold-out shows at New York City's Mercury Lounge before heading to Australia with Wyatt Flores. He'll continue to headline and...
