Is it me or have you all noticed how many events are already in the books for 2019? Just got one for October of 2019: Dolly Week at the Opry. Dolly joined the Opry January 4th of 1969, so her 50th Anniversary deserves a week celebration. Agreed! Think about what's on ...

I can't even imagine what some of the old timers would say about Music City right now. Just imagine for starters this weekend ... December 1st, Kid Rock is Grand Marshall of the Nashville Christmas Parade! Next, could they imagine the opening of Kid Rock's Big Ass Honky ...

Is the CMA trying to make the best TV show possible or try to please the label lords? Ratings crashed this year for many reasons. While still the #1 show of the night and most-watched ABC show of the season, The CMAs should be an all hands on deck, Max star power project ...

It is CMA week a time for celebrating another year of great Music Row success. But as I write this, the heartbreak of another Country music mass shooting. Flashbacks of Las Vegas has to go through all the Country music family who lived through that awful night and ...

Riding down Music Row this week, you wouldn't really know it's election season. Maybe that's how it ought to be. Not really knowing how anyone feels about politics. After all, you want everyone to consume your music. Really, everything around here is political ... ...

Lady A announced this week a Las Vegas residency. Fifteen dates in 2019 at the Palms Casino off the Strip on West Flamingo. You can see the high rises from the Strip. Right now Blink 182 is in residence. The Palms seems to cater to a younger crowd and some local ...

The booking agents and talent buyers are putting 2019 in ink. Garth Brooks put out the worst-kept Music Row secret that a huge stadium tour was coming. In the Spring of 2019 Garth will unveil his new stadium tour. Ten to 12 cities a year for three years. The first two are ...

Did you see where yet another music-oriented Music Row building is changing hands? A 184-room Hilton will take over the (some used to think it was haunted) United Artist Tower. That nine-story building was a recording studio, a radio station with great Music Row ...

Tim McGraw really had some of his fans going this week when he tweeted, "I need Jesus or I need whiskey!" The tweet was sent out at 2:26a so some loyal followers thought Tim had fallen off the wagon and was having to chose between booze or Jesus. It was a publicity tease ...