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With back-to-back platinum albums, hard-rocking country singer-songwriter Brantley Gilbert has garnered seven No. 1 hits, including “Country Must Be Country Wide,” “Bottoms Up,” and collaboration with Lindsay Ell, “What Happens In A Small Town” from his recent album Fire & Brimstone, via The Valory Music Co.

Reigning CMA New Artist of the Year and ACM New Female Artist winner Ashley McBryde made her debut with Girl Going Nowhere, landing her a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album in 2019, with seminal track “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” gaining two GRAMMY nominations in 2020. Both Rolling Stone and NPR have highlighted her follow-up Never Will as one of the most-anticipated records of the year.

In three short years, Elektra/Atlantic recording artists KALEO scored a trifecta of global hits, received a GRAMMY nomination, watched their first album, 2016’s A/B, go Gold and toured incessantly. Every bit of that lived experience is packed into their sophomore album Surface Sounds, slated for release on June 5, 2020, with new track “Alter Ego” available NOW.

Triple Tigers recording artist Scotty McCreery returned to Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium last night, March 11. The sold-out performance marked his first concert appearance at the Mother Church of Country in over six years. Although a native of North Carolina, the evening was a special homecoming of sorts for the singer/songwriter who has seen major changes in his life both personally and professionally since his last show at the famous venue. Not only did he marry his high school sweetheart Gabi but he scored two back-to-back No. 1 hits with the Double Platinum-certified “Five More Minutes” and Platinum-certified “This Is It.” And the career milestones continued Wednesday evening for the country music hitmaker. Prior to taking the Ryman stage at a reception filled with journalists and industry executives, McCreery learned his album Seasons Change had been certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of more than 500,00 units.