Michael W Smith at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville 12/18/20. Buy Tickets on Nashville.com

The Stars Are Aligned For Michael W. Smith

When the stars align, they surely align, and that is exactly what is happening as country music’s chart-topping group Rascal Flatts, award-winning CCM icons Point of Grace and Phil Keaggy, and comedians Henry Cho, Nate Bargatze and John Crist have all signed on to perform and honor Michael W. Smith …

Read More »

Hunter Hayes To Release First Single In 3 Years Tomorrow

Five time GRAMMY nominee Hunter Hayes will release “Heartbreak,” his first single In three Years tomorrow (1/25). Hayes decided to try something a little different for his third studio album. The multi-platinum selling artist patiently built this new track list “I remember the day I wrote heartbreak, I felt relieved …

Read More »

Bluebird Cafe Movie To Premiere At SXSW Film Festival

Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe is widely known as one of the most influential music venues in modern history, and now Bluebird, the first-ever in-depth documentary about the tiny 90-seat club, has been selected for a world premiere at the prestigious SXSW Film Festival March 8-17, 2019 in Austin, TX. Directed by …

Read More »

Randy Travis’ Opens Up In Newly Released Memoir

Randy Travis announced his long-awaited memoir, Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life today. Travis opens up for the first time, sharing the deeply personal stories of his life. From a troubled, working-class childhood in North Carolina to the Country Music Hall …

Read More »

Thomas Rhett Scores His 12th No. One

Country Radio’s most played artist of 2018, Thomas Rhett, scores his 12th career No. One with “Sixteen” today, summiting both the Billboard and Country Aircheck/Mediabase Airplay charts after already spending four weeks in the position in Canada. Co-written by Thomas Rhett, the nostalgic song is the fifth consecutive chart-topper from …

Read More »

Orchard Co-Founder Richard Gottehrer To Receive 2019 Music Biz Outstanding Achievement Award

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has announced Richard Gottehrer, co-founder of independent distributor The Orchard, as the recipient of its 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award. Gottehrer will receive the Award at the Music Biz 2019 Conference’s Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner on Tuesday, May 7th at the JW Marriott …

Read More »