On July 29, country music’s biggest stars will come together at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for a live concert event, “Toby Keith: American Icon.” The special event will air on NBC Wednesday, August 28, from 8-10pm ET/PT. Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Ashley McBryde, Parker McCollum, Jelly Roll, Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, …
Read More »WATCH: Caleb Lee Hutchinson’s “Silverado”
The Nashville-based Country roots singer-songwriter Caleb Lee Hutchinson just released his official music video for “Silverado,” the lead single off his latest album, Southern Galactic. Ahead of the video’s release, Hutchinson broke the news of with a main stage announcement this past weekend at Country Jam in front of 40 …
Read More »Liz Rose Music Signs Jenna Johnson To Exclusive Deal
Liz Rose Music has announced the signing of songwriter and artist Jenna Johnson to an exclusive publishing deal. The Meridian, Mississippi native earned a spot on Nashville Briefing’s prestigious “25 Songwriters You Need to Know” list for 2024 and has had exclusive cuts with artists Nate Smith, BigXThaPlug, David Guetta, …
Read More »Post Malone Announces Tour With Stop At Nissan Stadium
Today, fresh off his amazing Bonnaroo performance in Manchester Tennessee, Post Malone announced his F-1 Trillion Tour, a 21 show outing with stadium, festival, and amphitheater performances around the U.S. Last week, Post released “Pour Me A Drink” featuring Blake Shelton, while also announcing that his debut country album F-1 …
Read More »Ashley Cooke Scores Her First Number One
Big Loud / Back Blocks Music’s Country artist Ashley Cooke has notched her first-ever No. 1 song at Country radio with “Your Place.” (listen above) The “feel good, I don’t need you anthem” penned by Cooke, Jordan Minton and Mark Trussell, is the first single from a breakout Big Loud …
Read More »Americana Announces 2024 Lifetime Achievement Honorees
Today, the Americana Music Association announced this year’s Lifetime Achievement Honorees for its 23rd Annual Americana Honors & Awards show on Wednesday, September 18. This group of top-honor recipients includes Dave Alvin, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Rev. Gary Davis, Shelby Lynne, Don Was and Dwight Yoakam. This year’s honorees …
Read More »Porchlight Music Signs Sam Banks
Porchlight Music has announced the signing of rising songwriter/artist and musician, Sam Banks to their roster. Banks’ love of country music began early when his dad was chauffeuring him to gigs across the Midwest. Heavily influenced by the songwriting of multi-award-winning hit songwriters, Dean Dillon and Tony Lane, the artistry …
Read More »Third Annual Bob Woodruff Foundation VetFest Celebrated
On Saturday night, the Bob Woodruff Foundation hosted their third annual VetFest, a free, family-friendly event for the local military and veteran community, at Skydeck on Broadway in Nashville. The evening’s live programming included special music performances by multi-Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams, Grammy Award winner Ashley McBryde, Maddie & …
Read More »LISTEN: George Ducas’ “Mr. Guitar Man”
“I wanted the songs I wrote for this album to be what would happen if ’67 Merle Haggard met up maybe with the ’74 Eagles in L.A., and they hit it off and decide to play a show at Gilley’s in Pasadena, Texas, in 1981,” says country music singer and …
Read More »HunterGirl Shines At Nearest Green Distillery
We got to see HunterGirl’s concert last night to celebrate her latest EP, “Tennessee Girl,” at the Nearest Green distillery and it was a great night for two reasons. It was my first time seeing the fast rising country star live and my inaugural visit to the Humble Baron entertainment …
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