Nashville Music Scene w/ Jerry Holthouse

Kenny Chesney, the eight-time Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year, wrapped rehearsals for his Songs for the Saints 2019 Tour – and watched as the breakdown and loadout began. Having once again played to well over a million people in 2018 – topping the …

George Strait continues his reign as the King of Country Music with the release of his 30th career studio album Honky Tonk Time Machine last Friday. The brand new album, which includes Strait’s latest radio single “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar.” Produced by George Strait and Chuck Ainlay, Honky Tonk …

Released in January, the Born To Uke compilation features eight artists recreating the songs of Bruce Springsteen’s Born To Run on ukulele, from Sara Watkins and The Weepies to Emily Saliers and Kai Welch, proceeds for which benefit Little Kids Rock – funding music education in underprivileged public school. Next …

The fifth annual “The First And The Worst” played to a packed house last night at Nashville’s City Winery for an unforgettable evening of music. The one-of-a-kind event brought together Country Music Hall of Fame inductee and radio personality Kix Brooks, Grammy-winning and Emmy-nominated songwriter Desmond Child, edgy storytelling hitmaker …

Buddy & Julie Miller are set to return with Breakdown on 20th Ave. South, their first album in a decade, on June 21st, 2019 via New West Records. The 12-song set was produced by Miller and follows their Written In Chalk, released in 2009. Three individual seven inch singles featuring …

For two salt-of-the-earth, small-town guys like Brad and Curtis Rempel — the brothers that comprise bluegrass-infected country duo High Valley — little compares to interacting with their fervent fans. Yes, to hear the musicians tell it, their audience has a special way of justifying everything they’ve ever worked for. “Fans …

The Country Music Association’s CMA Songwriters Series returned to Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival on Tuesday, March 26 to host performances with Rodney Atkins, Rose Falcon and Shane Minor at Nashville’s Listening Room Cafe. The songwriters performed a wide range of songs they’ve written. Minor, who performed Kenny Chesney’s “Live …

650 AM WSM hosted its inaugural Music City Mentors program over the weekend at The Factory in Franklin, Tenn. The event paired entertainment professionals with individuals who dream of a career in the music industry, providing music education and professional development opportunities to aspiring music professionals ages 15 and over. …

Hundreds of songwriters, publishers, media and music industry gathered last night for the annual kickoff party for the 27 th Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Presented by Regions Bank. The first of 94 shows kicks off tonight, with early rounds beginning at 6 p.m. and late shows starting at 9 …

Broken Bow Records Country star Dustin Lynch celebrated his first #1 hit as a songwriter, “Good Girl,” yesterday (3/25) in Nashville. Embracing the funky-fresh, dive bar aesthetic of Hi-Fi Clyde’s on Church, the party was hosted by ASCAP, BMI and SESAC in honor of Lynch’s SIXTH No. 1 as an …