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MusicRow is Nashville’s Music Industry Publication.

(L-R) back: Chart Director Jon Freeman, RowFax Manager Michelle Ross, Art Director Christie King and contributor Larry Wayne Clark. Front: News Editor Sarah Skates, longtime columnist and critic Robert K. Oermann, photographer Alan Mayor, Publisher/CEO David M. Ross and Susana Ross.

As the go-to source for music business news, industry experts rely on information from our top-notch staff of reporters and critics. Whether it be record reviews, the latest stories, timely interviews or discovering rising talent first, MusicRow is known for its candid voice and accuracy.

The respected print publication was founded in 1981 by Publisher David M. Ross and has steadily grown to its present glossy four-color appearance. In its 26th year, MusicRow was acquired by SouthComm Communications, Inc., a media company dedicated to local and niche news and information. In addition to his MusicRow Publisher/CEO title, Ross became a SouthComm VP and joined the company’s Board of Directors. SouthComm is the publisher of The City Paper, Nashville Post,  HER Nashville, Business TN and other titles.

MusicRow subscribers receive six print magazines per year, including the popular issues In Charge, Artist Roster and Publisher Special. Subscribers also receive up-to-the-minute online news and e-mail newsletters such as @MusicRow three times per week, daily AfterNoon News, exclusive Web site content, and breaking news e-mails.