Nashville Music Scene w/ Jerry Holthouse

Blake Shelton is playing a free, last minute show at his Lower Broadway bar Ole Red tonight 01/23! Fans can start lining up at 1 p.m. at the 3rd Avenue entrance to the popular bar/restaurant to receive wristbands. Only one wristband will be handed out per person and will be …

Country Radio’s most played artist of 2018, Thomas Rhett, scores his 12th career No. One with “Sixteen” today, summiting both the Billboard and Country Aircheck/Mediabase Airplay charts after already spending four weeks in the position in Canada. Co-written by Thomas Rhett, the nostalgic song is the fifth consecutive chart-topper from …

While celebrities are opening up bars on lower Broadway at a record pace, lifelong fitness buff Tim McGraw just opened up a gym on 601 9th Ave South, Nashville on January 18. The country superstar has partnered with Snap Fitness and even helped design the boutique gym called Trumav Fitness. …

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has announced Richard Gottehrer, co-founder of independent distributor The Orchard, as the recipient of its 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award. Gottehrer will receive the Award at the Music Biz 2019 Conference’s Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner on Tuesday, May 7th at the JW Marriott …

Grammy winning singer/songwriter, John Berry, shared an upbeat and positive message to fans, media and music industry in regards to a recent discovery of the unexpected on his musical journey. Berry closed out 2018 with an amazing Christmas tour, however he shares that he has run into a bump in …

Nashville’s rich, musical, historical story could not be told without mentioning the “Tennessee Plowboy,” Eddy Arnold. The Henderson, Tennessee native was one of the innovators of the Nashville sound in the late 1950’s and went on to chart 147 songs on Billboard. He sold over 85 million records with 19 number one …

Having taken the unconventional route of making his new music available to fans first with the wide release on December 14, Brantley Gilbert’s video for “What Happens In A Small Town” premiered yesterday. The track lands at Country radio this week, the powerful duet – featuring not just vocals but …

Morgan Evans celebrated his first-ever #1 hit in the U.S., “”Kiss Somebody,” yesterday (1/17). Flipping Nashville’s rehearsal hall Soundcheck into a full-on fiesta, the party was hosted by ASCAP, BMI and APRA to honor the Australia native’s debut single. Evans (BMI), along with co-writers Chris DeStefano (ASCAP) and Josh Osborne …

When the curtain rose at the historic Ryman to the surging “Prisoner of the Highway,” Ronnie Milsap returned to the Ryman Auditorium with a full command of his 40 #1s. Dressed all in black, the Country Music Hall of Famer celebrated his birthday and a catalogue of country hits and …

The Country Music Association has revealed the recipients of the 10th annual CMA Triple Play Awards, an honor presented to songwriters who pen three No. 1 songs within a 12-month period based on the Country Aircheck, Billboard Country Airplay and Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. In total, 10 songwriters will …