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

Exile Celebrates 55 Years As A Self-Contained Vocal Band

Steve Goetzman, Marlon Hargis, J.P. Pennington, Sonny LeMaire and Les Taylor – better known as the crossover hit-making band, Exile, are celebrating a distinguished career and anniversary of 55 years as a self-contained vocal band. On Friday, May 11, the band was surprised with a special honor at the 2018 …

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Kenny Chesney Doubles Up

Kenny Chesney's 2024 Stadium Tour, A Massive Undertaking

It’s rare for Kenny Chesney to have a career first, but today, he does. When “Get Along,” the first single from Songs for the Saints, hit Billboard’s #10 slot and MediaBase’s #9 position, it joined “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright,” his duet with old friend and songwriter David Lee Murphy, which is sitting at #7 …

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’80s Hit-Maker Sylvia To Release “Second Bloom”

Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist Of the Year, Grammy nominee and multi-million selling ’80s icon Sylvia is set to release her newest CD, Second Bloom – The Hits Re-Imagined, on Red Pony Records June 8. Second Bloom includes 10 all-new interpretations of her # 1 / Top 10 hits from the …

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Americana Music Association Announces Award Nominees

Americana Honors & Awards Performers Announced

The Americana Music Association announced the nominees for its 17th annual Honors & Awards show this afternoon at an intimate members-only ceremony held at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. The live-streamed event featured performances by its hosts The Milk Carton Kids – Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan …

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Tommy Townsend To Release Solo Effort Produced By Shooter Jennings

Singer/songwriter Tommy Townsend has a long history with the Jennings family, Waylon and Jerry “Jigger” Bridges, produced music on Townsend over the span of several years that was released as an album in 2003. Keeping it all in the family, Tommy turned to longtime friend Shooter Jennings to produce his …

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Kris Kristofferson And Ben Haggard Slay Basement East Crowd

Kris Kristofferson played to a standing-room only crowd last night at the Basement East, the first of two sold out shows,  alongside Ben Haggard and the Strangers (Merle’s band). The long line wrapped around the building on a hot and steamy Monday. There were fans from every generation and the …

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Collin Raye Celebrates 25 Years With Greatest Hits Album

Country music hitmaker Collin Raye drops his new legacy album today, May 15. The compilation, Collin Raye — 25 Years, 25 Hits, celebrates his silver anniversary as a recording artist. The 10 times “Male Vocalist of the Year” nominee (5 ACM, 5 CMA) didn’t just release a greatest hits album, …

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Craig Campbell Announces Lineup For Celebrity Cornhole Contest

Big hearted Broken Bow Records star CRAIG CAMPBELL is proud to announce the official lineup of his 6TH ANNUAL CELEBRITY CORNHOLE CHALLENGE, with some of the biggest names in Country and beyond set for good times and a good cause. Taking place at Nashville’s City Winery on June 5, this …

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Caitlyn Smith Wraps First Headlining “Starfire” Tour At Mercy Lounge

Singer/songwriter and Monument Recording Artist Caitlyn Smithwrapped her first-ever headlining Starfire Tour last night at Nashville’s Mercy Lounge. The twenty-four-date tour took Smith across the country with stops in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Chicago and Atlanta before wrapping to a sold-out Music City crowd. The tour was in …

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