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

Kalie Shorr Releases New Video “Candy”

CMT Next Women of Country member Kalie Shorr has released the color-filled instant grat music video for her new single, “Candy,” from her latest EP Awake, available here. “Candy” was filmed at Rocket Fizz, a candy and soda pop shop located in downtown Nashville. The video launched exclusively on Apple …

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Liz Cooper & The Stampede New Album Drops August 10

Emerging Nashville-based band Liz Cooper & The Stampede will release their anticipated debut full-length album, Window Flowers, August 10 on the band’s own label, Sleepyhead Records, via Thirty Tigers (pre-order). The album features eleven songs including the lead single, “Mountain Man,” which is premiering today. Watch/share the official music videoHERE. …

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Joe Diffie Releases First Single In 5 Years

Grammy and CMA-winning country music legend Joe Diffie is back with his first single in five years from Silverado Records with “I Got This,” The Oklahoma Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member of more than 20 years continues a heavy tour schedule while fine-tuning a new album slated for release this summer. Diffie …

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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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