Last week in Nashville, Ira Dean (formerly of country music group Trick Pony) and his publishing company, 8 Track Entertainment, gathered with friends and industry colleagues to celebrate the mainstream success of “Am I the Only One,” Aaron Lewis’ new hit song. Dean, a co-writer on the track (along with …

In order to protect those on festival grounds, Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival has released today (8/16) the following COVID-19 policy for this year’s event to be held on September 25 & 26 at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, TN. PILGRIMAGE MUSIC & CULTURAL FESTIVAL COVID-19 POLICY: To …

The Country Music Association held a virtual announcement this morning to reveal the 2021 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame – Eddie Bayers, Ray Charles, Pete Drake and The Judds. Bayers and Drake tied and will both be inducted in the “Recording and/or Touring Musician” category, which is …

Jelly Roll, the giant underground genre-bending singer/songwriter/ rapper, released his new track, “Sober” last week. In conjunction with the release, Jelly Roll shared the emotional music video for the song via YouTube, conducting a YouTube Hotline where fans called in to chat with the multi-talent (Jelly Roll has amassed a …

Today, The Black Keys share their new music video for “Poor Boy A Long Way From Home,” watch video above from their 10th studio album, Delta Kream, which features eleven Mississippi hill country blues songs by artists including R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough. The music video was directed and …

With the school year starting back up again, the philanthropic arm of the Country Music Association, the CMA Foundation, is kicking off a busy season of supporting equitable music education initiatives across the U.S. with the announcement of Charlie Worsham as the non-profit’s newest Artist Ambassador. “Charlie has been committed …

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has officially declared August 18, 2021 as ‘Charlie Daniels Day’ across the Volunteer State. The proclamation comes as friends, family and fans gear up to celebrate the late musical icon at the 2021 Volunteer Jam: A Musical Salute to Charlie Daniels. The star-studded live concert event …

The Gospel Music Association has announced the nominees for the 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards. Top nominations include Steven Furtick with ten (10) nominations, Chris Brown with nine (9), Wayne Haun with eight (8), seven (7) nominations each for Elevation Worship and Brandon Lake, six (6) to for KING & …

In direct response to more than 20 million views (and counting) on social media, Austin Burke has unleashed “Wet Dream,” a song he co-wrote, recorded and posted on social media on July 30. His initial posts about the track captured candid and priceless reactions from his mom and grandma. “Wet …

THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT SUPERSTAR IS ON! “IDOL ACROSS AMERICA” OPEN VIRTUAL AUDITIONS VIA ZOOM VISITS TENNESSEE! TENNESSEE – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH Please see below information regarding ‘American Idol’ TENNESSEE auditions: WHAT: Open call virtual Zoom auditions for ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ in TENNESSEE • During this season’s first round of …