Koe Wetzel continues his meteoric rise into 2025 as “High Road” featuring Jessie Murph, both artists’ first single at Country radio, remains atop the Billboard Country Airplay chart for a fifth consecutive week. “High Road” is only the sixth debut single to achieve this feat since the chart’s inception in 1990 and marks the first song by two acts each charting for...
Country Radio Seminar (CRS) is proud to announce the full agenda at a glance for CRS 2025, scheduled for February 19-21, 2025. This year’s event promises to deliver a dynamic array of educational sessions, networking opportunities, and live performances for country music radio professionals, industry leaders, and artists alike. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Express Badge...
Black River Entertainment has promoted Micah McNair to Creative Director. McNair began his career as a photographer alongside his wife in 2010 and he now has over 250 million views across his video portfolio. Over the course of his career, the Chattanooga native has collaborated with prominent artists in both the country and Christian music scenes. He joined the Black River...
BMI launched into the new year by inviting the music industry to its Nashville office yesterday (1/15) to celebrate the success behind Stoney Creek Records artist Parmalee and their latest career chart-topper, “Gonna Love You.” With five No. One radio singles and four consecutive in as many years, Parmalee has now scored more No. Ones than any other band or...
Singer-songwriter Clint Daniels has signed a publishing deal with Major Bob Music. Daniels scored his first No. 1 single for co-writing “Brokenheartsville” for Joe Nichols. Most recently, he was nominated for both a Grammy Award for Best Country Song and an ACM Award for Song of the Year with Eric Church’s “Some Of It” in 2020. Throughout his songwriting career...
Red dirt country riser Hudson Westbrook is skyrocketing into 2025, selected today as SiriusXM The Highway’s (ch. 56) newest “Highway Find.” Performing live from SiriusXM’s studios in downtown Nashville, host Buzz Brainard surprised Westbrook with the news. Westbrook’s music continues to play on The Highway with “House Again” as the latest song to air, making the top 15 on the...
Alabama-born country crooner Kashus Culpepper released an official music video for “After Me?” which premiered with CMT making its broadcast debut on Paramount's Times Square billboard, and announces forthcoming release, “Jenni,” out Jan. 24. About shooting his first-ever music video, “honest storyteller” (The Tennessean) Culpepper shares, “I'm a huge fan of movies. Really love the art of it all – which is...
Artist manager Justin McIntosh has announced the formation of JTMC Entertainment, bringing on actress, singer, and New York Times bestselling author Kristin Chenoweth as a client. McIntosh will also continue to work with multi-media entertainment mogul Reba McEntire, whom he’s represented since 2023. “2025 marks my 20-year anniversary of working in this business, and I am thrilled to start the next chapter of my career with...
Kenny Chesney, the East Tennessee songwriter/stadium-sized superstar, has spent the last several weeks working on some very personal projects that break ground. The high impact, positive energy performer, and eight-time Entertainer of the Year will kick things off with a stop at NBC’s “TODAY” on Thursday, Jan. 16 during the 8 a.m. hour. Beyond whatever big news the generational icon...
Just four years since 19x Billboard Music Awards-winner and two-time GRAMMY nominee Morgan Wallen's record-breaking blockbuster Dangerous: The Double Album (Big Loud / Mercury / Republic) debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the 30-song centerpiece took the crown as Billboard's Top Album of the 21st Century, Wallen's third studio album One Thing At A Time also arrives at No....
