The Infamous Stringdusters just released “I’m Not Alone” from their new album Toward the Fray (watch video above.) The song came together when early in the pandemic, Stringduster Travis Book was live-streaming on Instagram, playing with a musical idea. Paul Hoffman of Greensky Bluegrass was tuned in and he latched …
Read More »Chris Young Celebrates Double Platinum
Chris Young took some time to celebrate this week as his award-winning collaboration “Famous Friends” with Kane Brown scored Double Platinum status by the R.I.A.A.. Chris’s co-writers Corey Crowder and Cary Barlowe joined for the celebration, where Chris was also surprised with a platinum plaque for his song which was …
Read More »Jeannie Seely Makes Grand Ole Opry History
Grand Ole Opry member Jeannie Seely makes history again as the artist with the most appearances on the show that made country music famous. Thanks to technology and the dedication of independent Opry historian Byron Fay, research shows Seely has made more performances on the Grand Ole Opry than any …
Read More »PREMIERE: Damion’s “Your Secret’s Safe With Me”
Up and coming Indiana singer/songwriter Damion is premiering his new single “Your Secret’s Safe With Me” right here on Nashville.com (listen above.) The talented Hoosier got the inspiration for his debut solo LP, Special Interest, listening to late night classic radio while delivering pizzas to earn the money to follow …
Read More »Americanafest Launches Festival App
AMERICANAFEST has unveiled its full schedule with the launch of the 2022 mobile app ahead of the Sept. 13-17th conference here in Nashville. This year’s event will take place across 36 venues, showcasing more than 175 artists and bands, with nearly 300 events available for attendees. New additions to the …
Read More »Mitchell Tenpenny Presented With Billion Streams Award
Riser House/Columbia Nashville/Sony Music Nashville hosted a celebration for Mitchell Tenpenny last night to commemorate his reaching -and surpassing- the One Billion streams threshold and his first triple-platinum plaque presentation. The private party was held at Nashville’s Nightscape entertainment and event venue where Mitchell was presented with Sony Music Nashville’s …
Read More »Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Announces Class Of 2022
Shania Twain, Steve Wariner, Hillary Lindsey, Gary Nicholson and David Malloy have been announced as the The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame class of 2022. They will join the legendary body in October, according to an announcement made today by Sarah Cates, chair of the organization’s board of directors, and …
Read More »“Live On The Green” Lineup Announced
Lightning 100 has announced the lineup for “Live On The Green.” This year’s festival will take place Thursday September 1 – Monday, September 5, 2022. The festival will feature Sheryl Crow, COIN, Moon Taxi, Santigold, Yola, Arrested Development, Cautious Clay, Colony House, Devon Gilfillian and Jenny Lewis. Also performing at …
Read More »Jake Owen Scores His 10th Number One Song
Jake Owen hits the top of the radio charts for the tenth time this week landing in the #1 spot on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart. “Let’s go! Boys and girls, the #1 song in all the land of country music,” Owen exclaimed celebrating on social media last night. “Thank you …
Read More »LISTEN: McCrary Sisters’ “Shake It Off,”
Since releasing their recording of “Amazing Grace” in 2021, The McCrary Sisters have lost two members of their legendary family: sister Deborah, and brother Sam, Jr. In the spirit of healing, the iconic group will release two new tracks featuring some of Deborah’s last recordings: “Shake It Off,” out now, …
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