Michael Ray has spent the last few months traveling between Nashville and his hometown of Eustis, Florida, where he grew up in a family of musicians, watching his grandfather’s band The Country Cousins, learning his first guitar chords at 8-years-old and eventually joining them on stage.
Ole Red’s “Battle of the Bands” series takes place across all Ole Red locations, giving fans in Nashville, Gatlinburg, Tishomingo and Orlando the opportunity to experience country artists from across the nation and vote for their favorite.
What do you do when so-called friends talk behind your back and dismiss your talent, then try to brush it off when you prove them wrong? If you’re Kelby Dover, you write a song about it. Dover, frontman for Nashville pop duo Kid Politics, and duo partner Nick Arbuckle are releasing their second single and video on Verge Records, “Cool About It,” today (Friday, Sept. 18) on all platforms HERE.
Following the release of his new single, multi-Platinum hard-rocking country singer-songwriter Brantley Gilbert is set to premiere a special acoustic performance video for “Hard Days” on “Fox & Friends” this Friday, Sept. 18 during the 7 a.m. CT/8 a.m. ET hour.
Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium announced it has entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement with PNC Bank, making PNC the official banking sponsor of the Ryman.
Diamond-selling hitmakers Hootie & the Blowfish have teamed up with GRAMMY-Award winning producer & DJ Walshy Fire to remix “Turn It Up,” featured on the re-release of their latest album Imperfect Circle, available now.
With a track NPR declares “spreads sunny cheer, adding melody and rhythm to a ‘we’re all in this together’ moment,” globally-recognized musician and activist Michael Franti has earned his third career No. 1 at radio with “I Got You,” the lead single from Work Hard And Be Nice, topping the Billboard Adult Alternative chart and marking his first No. 1 since 2010 with “The Sound of Sunshine,” as well as his ninth Top 25 single in the format.
Triple Tigers multi-Platinum selling recording artist Scotty McCreery returned to Ryman Auditorium Friday, Sept. 4, performing in the ‘LIVE AT THE RYMAN’ series to a sold-out limited in-venue audience and via livestream. Prior to taking the stage that evening, he was surprised during an interview on HLN’s “Morning Express” with a plaque commemorating the RIAA-Gold Certification of the most recent of his three consecutive No. 1’s “In Between.”
