Artist & Industry News

Dallas Wilson, whose catalog has surpassed one billion streams across all platforms, has signed a global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Nashville, in partnership with The Core Entertainment. [...]

Back Row Publishing is a new Nashville-based music publishing company dedicated to developing and supporting world-class songwriters. With a songwriter-first philosophy, the company focuses on cultivating creative talent, building meaningful [...]

On Saturday, June 27, Alan Jackson had his last show ever. Last Call: One More for the Road - The Finale - presented by Edward Jones and Silverbelly Whiskey [...]

Chris Sligh has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing Nashville, in partnership with Ace High Music. Sligh has achieved numerous #1 hits and more than two-hundred cuts [...]

Scott Hendricks and Blake Duncan have launched TAYCAN Entertainment, a Nashville-based independent music publishing and A&R company built to champion songwriters, develop artists and cultivate exceptional songs. Together, they bring [...]

Hannah Harper has signed with WME for global representation. At just 9 years old, Harper embarked on her musical journey with her family’s bluegrass gospel group, The Harper Family. [...]

Singer-songwriter Max Alan has signed with Sony Music Nashville. “I’m so grateful for this team at Sony Nashville,” shared Alan. “They were the first to really take a chance on [...]

Singer-songwriter Eli Winders has signed his first-ever publishing deal with Big Loud Publishing. Singer-songwriter Eli Winders has signed his first-ever publishing deal with Big Loud Publishing. “I am so grateful [...]

Marketing and artist development executive Shane Tarleton has been named Co-Head of LEO33. Tarleton joins the independent label following leadership roles at Morris Higham Management and Warner Music Nashville, [...]

Preparations for the 9th annual Nashville Songwriter Awards are underway, and The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) alongside presenting partner City National Bank have announced that No. 1 hit songwriter Blake Pendergrass will be honored at [...]

Combustion Music has announced the signing of Ryan Hurd to the company’s label arm, Combustion Masters. Hurd is managed by The Core Entertainment and booked by CAA.  “I’m really [...]

Kiley Donohoe’s Greenhouse Management (GHM) has announced Matt Schneider as Tour Director.Working alongside Donohoe managing Greenhouse’s awarded roster of clients, Schneider will also use his extensive background in tour management [...]

On Friday, June 12, country trio Highway Home announced their signing to Warner Records. Additionally, the emerging act released a new single, “No More Drinkin’ Songs.” Highway Home was [...]

22-year-old singer-songwriter Emily Moyen has signed a publishing deal with SMACKSongs. After catching the attention of the team early on, she spent over a year as a writing intern at [...]

Dasha was surprised with her first-ever Spotify Billions Club plaque during her performance at Spotify House during CMA Fest. The honor recognizes the massive success of her breakout hit, [...]

Sony Music Publishing Nashville has launched season two of its podcast Thank a Songwriter. Hosted by Sony Music Publishing Nashville's Chief Executive Officer, Rusty Gaston, the first episode of the new season arrived today, [...]

For Kyle Fishman, signing with ERN's Cadillac Music via Big Loud Publishing just makes sense. In his early days of writing on Music Row, Fishman lived at Big Loud's office [...]

CMA Fest presented by SoFi, held from June 4-June 7, welcomed an estimated 100,000 fans each day from all 50 states and 39 countries. From Russell Dickerson welcoming Nashville's [...]

Triple 8 Management has promoted Allison Bostrom to Senior Vice President, Marketing. “Allison is thorough, creative, diligent, helpful and always in excellent spirits,” shares Partner/Founder George Couri. “We’re grateful for [...]

Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Nashville and Cornman Music have signed a global publishing deal with Luke Stevens. “I couldn’t be more excited to have such a great team with [...]

Tyce Delk has announced his second EP, Everything But Gone, which will drop June 26. “This EP has a little bit of everything, like the title says – honky-tonk [...]

Today, MCA announced the signing of singer-songwriter Blake Proehl. The announcement comes on the heels of the release of his single "She Got It.""I couldn't be more excited to join [...]

Cloverdale Records' Candi Jenkins has steadily carved out a place for herself in the rapidly growing Americana scene, and today, June 5, she has debuted a new single, “Trucker [...]

Songwriters Hall of Fame member Ashley Gorley has been named the No. 1 songwriter on Billboard’s Country Singles charts from 1944-2025 by Record Research, Inc., the authority on music [...]