The CMA (Country Music Association) has announced a new board of directors, with Milly Olykan, C2C Festival director, O2, and Bob Shennan, BBC Radio director among the new members.
John ...
The Americana Music Association UK has named Richard Thompson as its Lifetime Achievement Award winner in recognition of his “contribution to the Americana genre over the span of his career”. ...
Following the launch of Country To Country’s fifth outing last week, festival organisers have confirmed that Reba McEntire will be the festivals third headliner for 2017.
McEntire will be performing ...
UK country duo The Shires have made country music history by signing a new record deal with Nashville-based Big Machine Label Group under the Dot Records imprint.
The Shires, whose ...
UK country duo Ward Thomas have commented on the genre’s growing diversity in a new interview with Music Week.
The twin sister act, comprised of Lizzy and Catherine Ward Thomas, ...
A number of leading country labels concur with a recent CMA study showing that country music is finding a new, younger audience in the UK.
The CMA’s study found that ...
Country music appears to be finding a new audience of millenials in the UK, according to a new report from the CMA (Country Music Association).
The report, which provides a ...
Sony Music UK has signed its first UK-based country music act, after striking a deal with WTW Music and Ward Thomas - notching up another success for the burgeoning ...