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

Darius Rucker Honored With Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame

Darius Rucker was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today (December 4, 2023.) After being introduced by former Universal Music Group Nashville Chairman/CEO Mike Dungan, Rucker shared, “This is stuff you don’t even dream about when you’re from South Carolina … all I ever wanted was …

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Jelly Roll And Lainey Wilson Top The Country Charts

Stoney Creek Records’ Jelly Roll and Broken Bow Records’ Lainey Wilson cap off a monumental year with a Billboard and Country Aircheck/Mediabase #1 single with “Save Me.” The hit flew up the charts serving as Jelly Roll’s third consecutive single to top the charts in 2023 with “Son of A …

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Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” Tops The Charts

Nashville resident, Rock and Roll Hall and Country Music Hall of Famer Brenda Lee’s iconic holiday hit “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” tops the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time ever, 65 years after the song’s debut. By hitting the No.1 spot, Lee breaks several records, many of …

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Scotty McCreery Invited To Become Grand Ole Opry Member

Scotty McCreery To Be Inducted Into The Opry April 20th

Scotty McCreery was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry tonight by Opry member Garth Brooks. McCreery was surprised onstage during his spotlight artist performance at tonight’s Opry Country Christmas show. “Merry Christmas,” Garth said walking onto the stage handing McCreery a wrapped gift. “This is a …

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LISTEN: Bones Owens’ “Bring Me Back”

Nashville’s Bones Owens released his Eighteen Wheeler EP today via Thirty Tigers along with the focus track “Bring Me Back.” The swampily ominous EP standout hangs on an imploring vocal and insistent piano and percussion, slowly slinking into the consciousness and making camp. “Bring Me Back” follows the Eighteen Wheeler …

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The Caverns Announce New Festival, “CaveJam”

The Caverns

One of Nashville.com’s favorite festivals in the world is Cavefest in Pelham Tennessee and now The Caverns have announced a brand new 3-day, multi-stage camping festival, “CaveJam.” The String Cheese Incident will headline CaveJam in 2024 over Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-26. During the festival, The String Cheese Incident will …

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Cody Jinks’ “Sober Thing” Out Today

Cody Jinks will release his new album, Change The Game, March 22 via his own label, Late August Records, in partnership with The Orchard. Ahead of the release, new song, “Sober Thing,” is debuting today. (Listen above) Of the track, Jinks shares, “I wrote ‘Sober Thing’ right after we finished …

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Michael Martin Murphey’s “Wildfire” Hits The Big Screen

Some 50 years ago, acclaimed Western artist Michael Martin Murphey had a dream about a mystical ghost horse. Based on a Native American legend that was shared with the young Murphey by his grandfather, Murphey dreamed the entire song, and when he awoke, he and his co-writer Larry Cansler put …

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Elle King And Rachel Smith To Host “NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH”

CBS Presents NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH, hosted by GRAMMY®-nominated artist Elle King and ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT’s Rachel Smith. Additionally, King joins the performance lineup and will play her hits live from the Bicentennial Mall stage. The five hour star-studded celebration to ring in the new year will air …

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