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

WATCH: Carrie Underwood Surprises Jackson Elementary School Choir

This will make your day. Carrie Underwood gave students from Old Hickory, Tennessee’s Andrew Jackson Elementary School the surprise of a lifetime. The Country Music superstar stopped by the school’s Eagle Honor Choir’s rehearsal days before they were set to perform Underwood’s hit “The Champion” in front of 50,000 fans …

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Maren Morris Hits The Top Of The Charts

Maren Morris

Maren Morris’ “GIRL” is #1 on country radio this week, the first solo song by a woman to top the Billboard Country Airplay Chart since February 2018 and Morris’ third time at #1 overall. Upon its release earlier this year, “GIRL” had the highest debut on Billboard’s Country Streaming Songs …

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Billy Ray Cyrus Welcomes Surprise Guest On The Opry Stage

Billy Ray Cyrus appeared on the Grand Ole Opry last Saturday to perform two of his hottest charting #1 songs, “Achy Breaky Heart” and “Old Town Road.” Atlantic/Big Loud Records artist and internet sensation Mason Ramsey made a surprise appearance with Cyrus to perform “Old Town Road,” the remix version …

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Madison Kozak Releases Debut Single “First Last Name”

Singer/songwriter Madison Kozak debuted her song “First Last Name.” She also recently announced signing as the flagship artist to Songs & Daughters. The newly minted female-focused label is a partnership between Big Loud Records and award-winning songwriter Nicolle Galyon, providing female creatives a platform to tell honest stories about real …

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Kyle Dillingham Gets Engaged Backstage After Opry Debut

Kyle Dillingham, the skateboarding, fiddling phenom once again cemented his status to be referred to as such, during his Grand Ole Opry debut on Wednesday, July 24. The classically-trained maestro from Oklahoma claimed his own unique part of Opry history by becoming the first guest artist to ride his skateboard …

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Ricky Skaggs Celebrates 60 Years Of Making Music

Ricky Skaggs Tickets! Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, 12/22/24

Last Thursday, July 18, country and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs celebrated his 65th birthday, marking 60 years since he struck his first chords on the mandolin. At a concert stop in Stephenville, Texas, Skaggs’ good friend and Texstar Ford Summer Concert Series sponsor Doug Montgomery made sure to host the …

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EXIT 111 Festival Announces Schedule

EXIT 111 Festival Schedule & Tickets. October 11 - 13, 2019. Buy Tickets from Nashville.com

The lineup by day with set times for the inaugural EXIT 111 Festival–October 11-13 at the Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN has now been revealed with Guns N’ Roses (Sunday, 8:10 PM), Def Leppard (Saturday, 11:45 PM) and Lynyrd Skynyrd (Friday, 11:10 PM) each performing headlining slots closing out …

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