High school students interested in a journalism career were in luck, thanks to a summer opportunity provided by the Center for Innovation in Media.

Fans were out to support Match Records’ Artist Showcase on the first day of May at Soulshine Pizza Factory in Nashville.

It’s about the crew. That sums up the End of Semester Show, an opportunity for students learning how to run live shows a chance to practice their craft.

Stacy Merida is a Recording Industry assistant professor of music business and the faculty adviser to Match Records, the student-run record label. She joined Recording Industry in 2012 as a full-time lecturer.

With a focus on personal growth and optimism, Rylund Exum is a local rapper who steers clear of mainstream rap music’s modern stereotypes.

The campus rocked on Aug. 29 when the College of Mass Communication’s student record label produced a concert, Match Records Presents: Welcome Week 2014, on the Student Union Commons.

Mass Comm’s lobby was packed on March 20 with booths from multiple music companies – Sony Music, Clear Channel, CMT and SESAC, just to name a few – for Recording Industry’s annual Career Fair.

It was the first time music icon Barry Gibb had ever sat down for a public conversation and solo performance, and he did it at MTSU, thanks to the Department of Recording Industry Chair’s Speakers Series on Oct. 28.