On an April afternoon, a serpentine cue stretched down the hall and coiled around the entire lower lobby of the Regal Green Hills 16 multiplex – home of The Nashville Film Festival. The event was a presentation by a panel of top music supervisors, imported from the left coast to share the ins and outs [...]

In an era of slumping hard-copy sales, diminishing revenues, fewer available publishing deals, declining draws, and increased odds against getting cuts, I can’t fault any songwriter for exploring every avenue possible to keep the pantry stocked. However, not every alternative is on the up and up. I personally know and genuinely like several of the [...]

“Country music is truly music for everyone,” said Tim McGraw, as he and his wife Faith Hill prepared to announce the Country Music Association’s 2009 “Entertainer of the Year” award. “And that’s never been more apparent than with the diversity of tonight’s nominees.” It was a line meant to acknowledge the presence of one nominee [...]

The 22nd annual MusicRow Awards took place Thursday evening at the BMI offices in Nashville, honoring the year’s hottest session players, as well as Breakthrough Artist and Songwriter, Producer, and Song for 2010. The event was hosted by Clay Bradley, who called Music Row “the greatest creative community in the world.” In addition to handing [...]

The Key to Gettin’ in is Hangin’ Out