Nashville Music Scene w/ Jerry Holthouse

Morgan Evans’ debut U.S. single “Kiss Somebody” hit the #1 spot on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase radio airplay chart this week. The song is featured on his just-released self-titled EP. “I played my very first show on the other side of the world and the idea of traveling to America, let …

2018 marks the 20th Anniversary of Lucinda Williams’ critically acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning, highly-influential masterpiece Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. In celebration of the milestone year for this milestone work, Williams will embark on a select twelve-date, ten-city tour where she will perform the album in its entirety, followed by …

Brett Dennen has released “Here’s Looking At You Kid,” the next single from his two-part EP project with songwriter and producer Dan Wilson (Adele, Dixie Chicks, Semisonic). The song debuted last week and is now available everywhere. The first EP of the series was entitled LET’S and debuted in February …

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, died on Thursday at her home in Detroit. She was 76. She began her career as a child singing gospel at a Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, C. L. Franklin, was minister. From those humble beginnings she went on to become a legendary voice, recording 112 …

Dylan Scott has another bonafide hit on his hands, with “Hooked” officially becoming his second consecutive TOP 10 single at Country radio – and climbing. Part of the breakout hitmaker’s Dylan Scott Deluxe Edition, the propulsive anthem to love-at-first-sight sits at #9 on Mediabase and #11 on Billboard’s Country Airplay …

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Stephanie Urbina Jones learned long ago that her career is not entirely under her control. So many seemingly serendipitous moments have turned into dream-fulfilling opportunities, she’s convinced that God, fate, karma and/or other cosmic forces have been nudging her along. But the San Antonio native is still amazed …

Iconic industry leader  Connie Bradley was surprised with the Country Music Association’s Irving Waugh Award of Excellence Tuesday, August 14 at CMA’s office. Presented by Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville recording artist  Kenny Chesney and Sony/ATV Music Publishing President and Chief Executive Officer and CMA board member  Troy Tomlinson, the award recognizes her …

Dueling Pianos for Waves has become a must-attend event in Middle Tennessee, and Thursday, September 6 has been set for this year’s fourth annual soiree. Award-winning pianists and vocalists Tim Atwood and Chrissy Sparks are set to duel it out at the beautiful Graystone Quarry in Franklin, and proceeds will …

Chase Rice made a triumphant return to country radio with his new single, “Eyes On You,” becoming the No. 1 Most Added song in the format. The mid-tempo ballad paints a picture of a man so in love with a woman that nothing else in the world can take his …

Country music legend TG Sheppard returns to his old stomping grounds of Memphis, Tennessee this weekend to honor his late friend and the “King of Rock-n-Roll,” Elvis Presley. Elvis Week 2018, takes place August 12-18 at Graceland, the home of “The King.” In remembrance of Elvis, Sheppard along with his …