The Deals: APA Nashville Signs '90s Country Stars Doug Stone & Terry McBride, Exactuals Acquires Backlash

C2C Country 2 Country Festival is returning to the UK & Ireland later this week (March 13), bringing Nashville's finest to our shores for the eighth consecutive year.

Members of the Grammy-winning string band Old Crow Medicine Show put down their fiddles and banjos and picked up chainsaws last week after deadly tornadoes hit middle Tennessee.

The communal spirit of Nashville was felt at Marathon Music Works on Monday night (March 9), where over $500,000 was raised as part of the benefit concert To Nashville, With Love. All the proceeds made at the show went to the people of Nashville affected by the March 2020 tornado.

The communal spirit of Nashville was felt at Marathon Music Works on Monday night (March 9), where over $500,000 was raised as part of the benefit concert To Nashville, With Love. All the proceeds made at the show went to the people of Nashville affected by the March 2020 tornado.

The country music business took it on the chin at home and on the road over the last week as the genre's home base suffered a devastating tornado on March 3 and the coronavirus outbreak caused cancellations in other markets.The tornado destroyed numerous private planes at the John C. Tune Airport; decimated Donelson Christian Academy, where Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott attended school; and hit a Kroger grocery store that numerous road bands use to board their tour buses.

Kacey Musgraves dropped by her husband’s sold out show to help out with some backing vocals on Friday, March 7.

Kacey Musgraves dropped by her husband’s sold out show to help out with some backing vocals on Friday, March 7.

'To Nashville, With Love' takes place next week

Reports state that worries over the virus have stalled ticket sales

Taylor Hicks says he “held on for dear life” while the tornadoes were ravaging through Nashville earlier this week.

The winner of “American Idol” season 5 has opened up about how a tornado hit his home this week, revealing that the experience was “the closest anyone can get to death.”

The 28th annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival, initially set for March 24-28 in Nashville, has been forced to reschedule due to the devastating tornadoes that hit the city earlier this week, as well as the impending threat of coronavirus.“After heavy consideration, in light of the tornado this week as well as growing health concerns over the Coronavirus, we have decided to reschedule Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival to later this year, in the summer,” said NSAI executive director Bart

Country music stars, including Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, have helped the Rebuilding Tennessee telethon raise $373,000 (£286,900) for tornado relief efforts in Nashville.

Country’s finest will join forces for a special tornado benefit concert next Monday (March 9) at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works, Billboard can reveal.Jason Isbell, Yola, Dan Auerbach, Sheryl Crow, Soccer Mommy and many more will hit the stage for the concert, which will help raise vital funds for the people of Nashville affected by the devastating tornado.The lineup also features Aaron Lee Tasjan, Ashley McBryde, Brandi Carlile, Brothers Osborne, Katie Pruitt, Kendell Marvel, Margo Price, Old

Ready to help. Reese Witherspoon, Dolly Parton and more stars reacted to the Nashville tornado disaster that struck the city and surrounding Tennessee area on Tuesday, March 3.

Trying to nail down the mood of American Idol judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Luke Bryan on any given audition day is a slippery task.

Laura Monks and Tom Lewis have been upped to co-managing directors, Decca Records Group, Decca president Rebecca Allen announced Feb. 21, along with a wave of other promotions at the company. Both will continue reporting to Allen.

Country music icon Reba McEntire is returning to the label she called home at the beginning of her career.