One of the most buzzed-about new artists on the country music scene is Georgia native Sam Hunt. Hunt, a successful songwriter in his own right, recently signed his first record deal with MCA Records Nashville, joining fellow artists Gary Allan, Vince Gill, Kip Moore, David Nail, George Strait and Josh Turner. UMG Nashville Chairman & […]

Music industry guests were treated to a special event at the downtown Bridge Building yesterday afternoon, celebrating Luke Bryan and the achievement of four consecutive #1 singles from his Crash My Party album.  The singles — “Crash My Party” (written by Rodney Clawson and Ashley Gorley), “That’s My Kinda Night” (written by Ashley Gorley, Dallas […]

Alan Jackson surprised fans this evening by performing a concert at The Stage, a honky-tonk music venue on lower Broadway in the heart of downtown Nashville. Jackson performed numerous hits and during the show brought up special guests Lee Ann Womack on “Golden Ring,” Kacey Musgraves on “Livin’ On Love,” and Easton Corbin for “Where […]

GRAMMY award winning group Little Big Town preps for the release of the debut single “Day Drinking” off of their upcoming sixth studio album on Capitol Records Nashville.  The record will be available for download June 3, landing at Country Radio at 6 a.m. ET that morning and officially going for adds on June 9. […]

Capitol recording artist Luke Bryan, who recently took home two trophies at the Billboard Music Awards, takes the top spot at country radio with “Play It Again,” making this his tenth career No. 1 single. The multi-week chart-topper, written by Ashley Gorley and Dallas Davidson, is his fourth consecutive No. 1 single from Crash My […]

Earlier this evening, Alan Jackson’s gospel album, Precious Memories Volume II, was named Top Christian Album at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas. The album is a collection of traditional hymns and was released last year as a follow-up to Jackson’s 2006 Precious Memories. “We had so many songs, of course, that we didn’t […]

Seven-time GRAMMY award winning trio Lady Antebellum dropped the lead single “Bartender” off their upcoming fifth studio album today. The swampy, sultry breakup anthem is available at Country Radio now and will be available for purchase at digital retailers on May 20. Written by Lady A’s Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and co-writer Rodney […]

April 29, 2014 – Award-winning singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley’s driving “I Hold On” has officially been certified GOLD in the US by the RIAA for digital sales of over 500,000 downloads and simultaneously received GOLD certification by the CRIA in Canada. Released on Capitol Records Nashville, RISER’s lead track set the pace recently topping both radio […]

EMI Records Nashville recording artist Eric Church will release a double gatefold vinyl version of his album The Outsiders on Saturday, April 19, in recognition of National Record Store Day. The vinyl package will also include an exclusive album poster. The Outsiders originally debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and the Billboard […]

Award winning singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley ascends to 40,000 feet with the release of his new single “Drunk On A Plane,” available at country radio now. Written by Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins and Bentley, the track is country music storytelling at its best as the narrator is left standing alone at the alter but finds the […]