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  • CMA Awards Finalists Announced

    The CMA Award nominees/finalists were announced earlier this week. The awards show airs Nov. 20 at 8 a.m. on ABC. We’ve bolded who we want to win and italicized and starred who we think will win. I have to be… Continue reading

    CMA Awards Finalists Announced
  • David Nail Readies Campfire Christmas Tour

    Nashville-based singer-songwriter David Nail has announced a Campfire Christmas Tour beginning Nov. 30 in Knoxville, TN and concluding Dec. 21 in Shirley, MA. As Nail explains it: “My wife Catherine has begged me to do a Christmas tour for several… Continue reading

    David Nail Readies Campfire Christmas Tour
  • Adam Whipple Readies New Album + More

    Knoxville, TN faith-based singer-songwriter Adam Whipple has released a teaser video for his new album Five Hills. The project is inspired by the mountains of Tennessee and a fundraising effort will launch on Kickstarer in mid-September. Based on the album… Continue reading

    Adam Whipple Readies New Album + More
  • Jon McLaughlin Readies January Tour With Eric Hutchinson

    Indiana-based singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin has announced a co-headlining tour with Nashville-based singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson in January 2025. Tickets are on sale now. In relating why he chose Hutchinson for a co-tour McLaughlin spins the following yarn: “In the year 2000-something… Continue reading

    Jon McLaughlin Readies January Tour With Eric Hutchinson
  • David Nail Drops New Single, Plots Fall Tour

    Singer-songwriter David Nail has released new single “Why” to all digital streaming platforms effective today. About the song Nail writes the following: “I wrote this song 20 years ago when I first moved to Nashville. Every few years, I would… Continue reading

    David Nail Drops New Single, Plots Fall Tour
  • Sugarland Shines on Brand New EP

    There’s nothing better than heading into a weekend celebrating and enjoying new music. Today there are quit a few releases to celebrate. Amos Lee’s latest is phenomenal (no surprise) as well as Justin Townes Earle’s posthumous b-sides collection (also amazing).… Continue reading

    Sugarland Shines on Brand New EP
  • Chase Rice Announces New Album, Due Out Sept. 20

    Asheville, NC raised singer-songwriter Chase Rice has announced his new album Go Down Singin‘ will be available Sept. 20. The album marks his first independent release in more than a decade. Regarding the album Rice said the following: ““All we… Continue reading

    Chase Rice Announces New Album, Due Out Sept. 20
  • Carly Pearce Readies World Tour

    Kentucky native and GRAMMY, CMA and ACM Award winning singer-songwriter Carly Pearce announced her hummingbird world tour today. The concert tour bears the same title as Pearce’s fourth album (and her bets album to date, no less), released earlier this… Continue reading

    Carly Pearce Readies World Tour
  • Artist of the Week: The Fray (yep, they’re back, wahoo!)

    It happened last week with little fanfare and not even a sizeable amount of Spotify streams. But it mattered to this writer and countless others. Denver, CO’s former chart-toppers The Fray emerged from a decade-long hiatus and armed with a… Continue reading

    Artist of the Week: The Fray (yep, they’re back, wahoo!)
  • Artist of the Week: HunterGirl

    American Idol might not be the straight shot to stardom that it was in the early 2000s but Tennessee singer-songwriter HunterGirl (born Hunter Wolkonowski) seems darn ready to buck that trend. Seen earlier this month at Beaufort, SC’s Water Festival,… Continue reading

    Artist of the Week: HunterGirl