Liz Rose Music has announced the signing of songwriter and artist Jenna Johnson to an exclusive publishing deal. The Meridian, Mississippi native earned a spot on Nashville Briefing’s prestigious “25 Songwriters You Need to Know” list for 2024 and has had exclusive cuts with artists Nate Smith, BigXThaPlug, David Guetta, …
Read More »Post Malone Announces Tour With Stop At Nissan Stadium
Today, fresh off his amazing Bonnaroo performance in Manchester Tennessee, Post Malone announced his F-1 Trillion Tour, a 21 show outing with stadium, festival, and amphitheater performances around the U.S. Last week, Post released “Pour Me A Drink” featuring Blake Shelton, while also announcing that his debut country album F-1 …
Read More »Ashley Cooke Scores Her First Number One
Big Loud / Back Blocks Music’s Country artist Ashley Cooke has notched her first-ever No. 1 song at Country radio with “Your Place.” (listen above) The “feel good, I don’t need you anthem” penned by Cooke, Jordan Minton and Mark Trussell, is the first single from a breakout Big Loud …
Read More »Americana Announces 2024 Lifetime Achievement Honorees
Today, the Americana Music Association announced this year’s Lifetime Achievement Honorees for its 23rd Annual Americana Honors & Awards show on Wednesday, September 18. This group of top-honor recipients includes Dave Alvin, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Rev. Gary Davis, Shelby Lynne, Don Was and Dwight Yoakam. This year’s honorees …
Read More »Porchlight Music Signs Sam Banks
Porchlight Music has announced the signing of rising songwriter/artist and musician, Sam Banks to their roster. Banks’ love of country music began early when his dad was chauffeuring him to gigs across the Midwest. Heavily influenced by the songwriting of multi-award-winning hit songwriters, Dean Dillon and Tony Lane, the artistry …
Read More »Third Annual Bob Woodruff Foundation VetFest Celebrated
On Saturday night, the Bob Woodruff Foundation hosted their third annual VetFest, a free, family-friendly event for the local military and veteran community, at Skydeck on Broadway in Nashville. The evening’s live programming included special music performances by multi-Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams, Grammy Award winner Ashley McBryde, Maddie & …
Read More »LISTEN: George Ducas’ “Mr. Guitar Man”
“I wanted the songs I wrote for this album to be what would happen if ’67 Merle Haggard met up maybe with the ’74 Eagles in L.A., and they hit it off and decide to play a show at Gilley’s in Pasadena, Texas, in 1981,” says country music singer and …
Read More »HunterGirl Shines At Nearest Green Distillery
We got to see HunterGirl’s concert last night to celebrate her latest EP, “Tennessee Girl,” at the Nearest Green distillery and it was a great night for two reasons. It was my first time seeing the fast rising country star live and my inaugural visit to the Humble Baron entertainment …
Read More »HOF & Nashville Ballet Celebrate Chet Atkins
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Ballet have debuted a video performance to honor and celebrate the 100th anniversary of late Country Music Hall of Fame member Chet Atkins’ birth. The two nonprofit organizations created and released an original ballet performance, set to Atkins’ recording of the “Jitterbug …
Read More »The Eighth Room Announces Expanded Hours And Renovated Outdoor Oasis
The Eighth Room has announced expanded hours of operation, along with a renovated outdoor patio oasis. The lavish and intimate 150-seat venue, located in the space formerly known as Douglas Corner, will now host Happy Hours each week, Monday through Thursday from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The venue will …
Read More »