Executive Turntable: Concord Names CFO of Recorded Music, BPI Appoints New Director of Public Affairs

Independent publisher Round Hill Music and its record label division are launching Black Hill Records, a new label dedicated to rock music.The label will be based out of Los Angeles and distributed worldwide by The Orchard, and it has already signed its first three artists: Austin duo Black Pistol Fire, Nashville blues and rock guitarist Jared James Nichols and iconic British rock band The Cult."They say rock is dead when in fact it is very much alive," Round Hill co-founder and CEO Josh Gruss

A manuscript written by Bob Dylan which features handwritten song lyrics is set to be auctioned.

The Indigo Girls are pushing boundaries with their latest single.

In a new series amid the coronavirus pandemic, Billboard is asking individuals from all sectors of the music business to share stories of how they work now, with much of the world quarantined at home and unable to take in-person meetings, attend conferences or even go into the office. Submissions for the series can be sent to [email protected].

With a bluesier new record, "Good Souls, Better Angels," just out, Williams tells Variety about the album's rawer sound, her raw nerves about Donald Trump, why she wrote more explicitly about domestic abuse, and the neighborliness of her new home, Nashville.

Jordan Davis and more country artists have closed out ET Canada and the CCMA Foundation’s week-long concert series, “Canada Together: In Concert, Presented by TD”.

Rosanne Cash and John Paul White, formerly of The Civil Wars, have joined together on the new single “We’re All in This Together Now.” All proceeds from the song will benefit Nashville-based Music Health Alliance.While the gentle ballad wasn’t written during the coronavirus pandemic, the video reflects our current situation while we shelter-in-place and deal with the effects of COVID-19.

Joe & Martina are looking to do a little time travel in their video for “Give Me Back the ‘90s,” and they’ve got company.Joe and Martina Costa, who have opened for such acts as Blake Shelton, Jake Owen and Jon Pardi, as well as wrote “Don’t Tempt Me” for Luke Combs’ This One’s for You album, are joined by '90s sensation John Berry in the clip, which was shot outside longtime Music City landmark Nashville Palace.The song and video references other memorable artists who first hit in the ‘90s

Morgan Wallen continues to ride the wave of popularity with his No. 1 single “Chasin’ You”.

Just over a month ago, Third Man Records' launched Third Man Public Access, a series of daily performances live-streamed from the label's iconic Blue Room within its Nashville headquarters (TMR assured that fewer than 10 people would be in the Blue Room at a time, all staying more than 6 feet apart).The initial plan was to continue as is for the "foreseeable future," though today (April 22), Third Man Public Access has relaunched with a new — likely more sustainable and safer — model built for a

The latest episode features performances from J Mascis and Olivia Jean

It's fair to say that Ana Cristina Cash's Shine is the first full statement of a new career path for the singer.

Warning: If you enter Jana Kramer and Mike Caussin's Nashville property these days, it's not exactly going to be empty.  With two growing kids running around the house, the couple is trying their best to keep their little ones occupied and entertained. From a ball pit in the living room to a full on tent in the master bedroom, there's something for the kids everywhere you look.

Colbie Caillat hosted a Billboard Live At-Home performance alongside her ex-fiancé and Gone West guitarist Justin Young on Thursday (April 16) to raise money for the American Red Cross.The bandmates announced their breakup on social media just two weeks ago, on April 2, but the two remain quarantining together in their Nashville home -- hanging with their dogs Mate and Dorothy, playing music, reading books and going on walks.

As the writer of such monumental country songs as “Independence Day,” “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am” and “On a Bus to St. Cloud,” Gretchen Peters certainly knows her way around a good tune.As the title of her May 15 album declares, The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee is turning to another legendary songwriter for her latest effort.

By Chris Willman

Country superstar Sam Hunt has sung about being a homebody. But now that the global coronavirus pandemic has forced him to quarantine indoors, he’s feeling a little restless.

Entertainment One (eOne) has named Maria Alonte to the newly-created role of senior vp, creative integration, music, the company announced Tuesday (April 7).

By Justin Kalifowitz