Anastasia Brown Named Top Content Strategist for Visionary Media Group (EXCLUSIVE)

If you don't know the basic facts of the case, here they are: On Aug. 6, 2004, Cyntoia Denise Brown was 16 when she shot and killed Johnny Mitchell Allen, a 43-year-old man whom she said had paid to have sex with her at his Nashville home and whom she thought was about to pull a gun on her.

Olivia Munn still can’t understand why people like Bryan Singer land blockbuster jobs in Hollywood after working with him on X-Men: Apocalypse.

By Ramin Setoodeh

What would you do to climb the ladder in Hollywood? Would you help someone out or climb over them? What do the characters do in Ryan Murphy's Hollywood? See for yourself in the first look at the opening credits for the new Netflix limited series.

In 2004, when she was 16 years old, Cyntoia Brown shot and killed a man she alleges had picked her up hours earlier in a Nashville parking lot intending to pay for sex. Despite claiming self-defense, Brown Long, who has since changed her surname to reflect her marriage, was tried as an adult and convicted of murder in the first degree, and eventually sentenced to 51 years in prison.

For Doug and Telisha Williams, becoming homeowners was a special challenge.The couple, married musicians who perform together as the Wild Ponies, had difficulty securing a loan because their income is based off their ability to tour, and can fluctuate.Still, in March, they were able to get a co-signer and became proud homeowners of a fixer upper in Nashville. But in a matter of days, up to 85% of their income was wiped out due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Concord CFO Bob Valentine announced Wednesday (April 15) that Nashville-based Hazel Malit has been promoted to CFO of the company’s recorded music business.

After decades of session work in Nashville and elsewhere, Matt Rollings has plenty of friends. So it's no surprise that Matt Rollings Mosaic, his first solo album in 30 years, is populated by pals such as Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, Lukas Nelson, the War & Treaty and Lyle Lovett.

By Variety Staff

Timmy Brown, a star running back and return man for the Philadelphia Eagles who went on to act inNashvilleand in the film and television versions ofM*A*S*H, has died. He was 82.

By Don Winslow

Welcome to Emerging Country, a Billboard series where we highlight an up-and-coming act who is making a splash in the genre. This month’s pick is country singer-songwriter Parker McCollum, who is introducing himself to country radio with his debut single “Pretty Heart” on MCA Nashville.For the past five years Parker McCollum has spent his weekends on the road.

Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley are staying busy in self-isolation.

Hollywood mogul Tyler Perry left a big thank you to essential workers in Atlanta during the coronavirus pandemic. TMZ reports that he left a $500 tip for each of the 42 out-of-work servers at a Houston's restaurant on Sunday.

Radio veteran John Shomby has departed from Cumulus Media after four years with the company, a source tells Billboard.