Jerry Holthouse

Music editor for Nashville.com. Jerry Holthouse is a content writer, songwriter and a graphic designer. He owns and runs Holthouse Creative, a full service creative agency. He is an avid outdoorsman and a lover of everything music. You can contact him at JerryHolthouse@Nashville.com

CMA Award Winners

Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Stapleton New Artist of the Year Luke Combs Single of the Year (Award goes to Artist, Producer(s), and Mix Engineer(s)) “Broken Halos” – Chris Stapleton Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton Mix Engineer: Vance Powell Vocal Duo of the …

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Early CMA Winners Announced

Winners in the Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year categories for “The 52nd Annual CMA Awards” were revealed live on “Good Morning America” this morning. See the big reveal here.  Kenny Chesney and David Lee Murphy won Musical Event of the Year for “Everything’s Gonna …

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Do You Want to Go on a Cruise with Southern Rock Royalty?

If you’d like to hang out with the biggest names in Southern Rock look no further. The “Southern Rock Cruise” is offering Nashville.com fans a special rate this year. Setting sail from Tampa, Florida on January 6, 2019, the second annual Southern Rock Cruise will visit Cozumel and Progreso, Mexico …

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David Lee Murphy To Join Kenny Chesney For Special CMA Performance

People who know their country music know David Lee Murphy as the Illinois-born and bred songwriter who defined an era of modern country with the chart-topping “Dust On The Bottle” and 1995’s most-played song, “Party Crowd.” And people who don’t know their country quite that well still know David Lee …

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2019 Americanafest Registrations and Festival Wristbands On Sale Friday

Full Schedule For AMERICANAFEST 2024 Revealed

2019 Conference Registrations and Festival Wristbands are scheduled to go on sale this Friday, November 16 for the Americana Music Association’s® 20th annual Americanafest, taking place Sept. 10-15, 2019 in Nashville, Tenn. Passes will be made available for purchase here this Friday at 10 a.m. CST. The association’s special early …

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Trisha Yearwood Announces First Album In 10 Years

Country superstar Trisha Yearwood will release her first full length studio album in over ten years with “Let’s Be Frank,” a collection of the singer’s favorite songs by Frank Sinatra. The album will be available December 20th exclusively at Williams-Sonoma and everywhere on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2019. Yearwood recorded …

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Michael Ray Teams Up with Nashville Humane Association

Michael Ray Teams Up with Nashville Humane Association

Breakout country artist Michael Ray commits as much to his love for animals as he does his music, and starting today, he is launching a week-long pet supply drive in partnership with the Nashville Humane Association. Fans, friends and community members can donate food, blankets, towels and more to help …

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Blake Shelton Covers Bobbie Bare’s “Tequila Sheila”

After announcing “Friends and Heroes 2019” earlier this week, country music superstar Blake Shelton continues to show old-school country some modern-day love with his cover of “Tequila Sheila” (listen HERE). Originally released in 1980 by Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member Bobby Bare on his album …

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