Just this week, Dan + Shay's multi-format hit song "Tequila" hit 100 million streams. It is said the song has 250 million on-demand streams. "Tequila" is also a hit in the Hot AC format. To say the least, the boys hit the jackpot with that one. With all these big ...

The U.S. Senate passed the Music Modernization Act this week, marking the light at the end of the tunnel for songwriters old and new. It took forever, but legacy artists and their copyrights among those getting royalties in this updating of ancient pre-Internet laws. ...

CMT is doing their Artist of the Year show with an all-women tribute this time. First time in the show's eight-year history. Carrie, Kelsea, Miranda, Maren, the women of Little Big Town and Hillary Scott of Lady A are the honorees. No women nominated in the CMA ...

Nashville the TV show is gone ... The powers-that-be in government are raising tax incentives so maybe that will happen. Georgia is the new Hollywood, thanks to generous tax rebates for movie/TV creators. Billions of dollars generated and tons of decent paying jobs. ...

It's just an award show ... Right? The CMA award nominations came out this week and if getting people to talk about them was a motivation, then mission accomplished. Right off the bat, ABC has way too much control over all things CMA. If anyone has pushed the Bro ...

Nashville's Nissan Stadium will light up this weekend when the sparing-no-expense Reputation Tour stops by. Taylor Swift's adopted hometown is looking for tickets for a show that has amazed everyone who's seen it. For all the people who judged her and were confused by ...

Faith Hill loved her ... Kelly Clarkson, too. We all loved her! "Chain, chain, chain ... chain of fools" ... who hasn't sung along with her on that one? Nashville/Memphis guitar God Steve Cropper backed her up as a Blues Brother in their movie for her song, "Think." She ...

Two weeks on the road from Nashville to Maine and many spots in between. One odd observation: The NBC Tonight Show at 30 Rock has the best seats of any Show anywhere! You sit on some rough seats out there in stadiums, amphitheaters, etc. Been to them all and NBC Tonight ...

Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are all in for the sequel to Nine to Five ... a 1980 classic comedy. Writing is underway and hopefully this will be as funny as the first one!! Eric Church on the cover of Rolling Stone. He poses for the cover photo underwater. ...