Nashville Music Scene w/ Jerry Holthouse

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is accepting entries for the 2017 competition. Now is your chance to enter what The New York Times calls “the competition to take note of” with $150,000 (US) in cash and prizes and the most prestigious judging panel of any songwriting competition in the world. The extended deadline for …

117 Entertainment Group President & CEO, Zach Farnum, announced today the creation of 117 Management with the signing of Country Music Hall of Famer Bobby Bare. With the announcement comes the restructuring of the public relations branch of the company under the name 117 Publicity. A management staff will be …

Nashville’s food scene is on fire right now, with tons of new eateries popping up every month! It is so hard to choose where to go! So we asked some our favorite artists and Nashvillians on their go to’s and hidden restaurant gems. Check it out! Cover photo from http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/dining/the-food-scene-in-east-nashville.html

For the first time since the Prohibition Era, The Nashville Palace will offer Music City an authentic supper club entertainment experience as it presents “Tim Rushlow & His Big Band: Swingin’ at the Palace!” opening on November 10. The residency is sponsored by WSM-AM, Gray Line Tours, Jack Daniels, Roland …

GRAMMY® Award-winning country and comedy music legend Ray Stevens has announced the dates for his yearly “Ray Stevens Charity Golf Classic.” This year’s dates are October 12th and 13th at the Temple Hills Country Club in Franklin, Tennessee. A full concert by Stevens and special guests will take place on the evening of the 12th, followed by an …

Dolly Parton has joined forces with PledgeMusic to launch a pre-order campaign in support of her first-ever children’s album, I Believe In You. Comprised of original tunes penned by Dolly, including a reading of her famed “Coat Of Many Colors”, the album is available digitally now, with a physical release slated …

Much has happened for William Michael Morgan since the release of his first single, “I Met A Girl,” and the 24-year-old returns to country radio as “Vinyl” – the title track from his debut album – arrives among the most added on the airplay charts. The honest offering mimics Morgan’s renewed …

When Kenny Chesney heard “All The Pretty Girls,” he recognized a song that captured the surging desire for now, the will to find someone who truly understands and the inherent anxiety that prefaces coming of age. Like “Young,” the breakthrough smash from No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems, the complexity of …

The man voted “Country Music’s Hottest Bachelor” will soon give up the title as Scotty McCreery and his longtime girlfriend Gabi Dugal are engaged. The couple plans to wed in 2018. McCreery proposed to the love of his life today at one of their favorite places on the planet: the mountains of North Carolina …

The CMA joined with the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. Monday at Ascend Amphitheater to offer the Nashville community the opportunity to honor victims of the Las Vegas shooting. Speakers included Sidney Cox, The Cox Family; Charles Esten, star of CMT’s “Nashville;” Amy Grant; and Sally Williams, Senior Vice President and General …