Jerry Holthouse

Music editor for Nashville.com. Jerry Holthouse is a content writer, songwriter and a graphic designer. He owns and runs Holthouse Creative, a full service creative agency. He is an avid outdoorsman and a lover of everything music. You can contact him at JerryHolthouse@Nashville.com

Drew Holcomb’s “Strangers No More: The Worktapes” Out Today

Drew Holcomb Tickets! Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, May 17-18, 2024

Today Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors release Strangers No More: The Worktapes – an EP that features acoustic versions of select tracks from their ninth full-length studio album Strangers No More (June 2023). Recorded on an old 80’s tape machine by Holcomb and his longtime Production Manager and Engineer Thomas …

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Zach Top Most Added At Country Radio

Leo33’s rising country star Zach Top earns the No.1 most added song at country radio this week with his debut single, “Sounds Like The Radio.” (listen above) Accompanying the single announcement today, Zach also revealed that his debut album, Cold Beer & Country Music, is set for release on April …

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Chase McDaniel Signs With Hang Your Hat Music

Hang Your Hat Music, a creative joint venture with Concord Music Publishing founded by two-time ACM Songwriter of the Year, Hillary Lindsey, is pleased to announce the signing of rising country songwriter Chase McDaniel. The worldwide publishing deal, effective immediately, will include McDaniel’s full catalog and all future works. “It’s …

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WATCH: Tigirlily Gold’s “I Tried A Ring On”

Monument Records’ duo Tigirlily Gold released their debut EP Blonde last summer, establishing sisters Krista and Kendra Slaubaugh’s prowess as entertainers with rowdy and empowering songs inspired by the years they spent performing in bars on Nashville’s Lower Broadway. Building on the success of the project’s top 40 track “Shoot …

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Nashville’s New Year’s Eve Show Doubles Viewership

CBS’ “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” had more viewers than ever across the nation doubling viewership from last year. The show is 2023’s #1 country program of the year––followed by the CMA’s (6.84m), CMT’s (5.64m) as well as “CMA Fest” (3.65m), “People’s Choice Country Awards” (3.90m), NBC’s “Christmas …

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George Birge Scores His First Country Radio #1

WATCH: George Birge's “Cowboy Songs”

RECORDS Nashville artist-songwriter George Birge just scored his first ever Country radio #1 with debut single, “Mind On You.” Co-written by the Texas native with Jaron Boyer, Michael Tyler and Colt Ford, the hypnotic late-night anthem tops the Country Aircheck/Mediabase Country Airplay chart this week – and alongside other accolades, …

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Oak Ridge Boys’ Joe Bonsall Announces Retirement From Touring

Putting truth to the viral rumors, Joe Bonsall, tenor singer for fifty years for The Oak Ridge Boys, has officially announced his plans to retire from touring. During a Saturday, December 30th concert in Greenville, Mississippi, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sterban introduced Ben James (Doyle Lawson, Dailey …

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Carrie Underwood Launches Workout Music Channel On SiriusXM

Carrie Underwood joined the SiriusXM lineup with her very own year-round channel, CARRIE’S COUNTRY (Ch. 60), back in June. Now, the eight-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist is creating a second channel: CARR-DIO by CARRIE’S COUNTRY, available to stream anytime exclusively on the SiriusXM app. Underwood’s channel plays high-energy workout tracks alongside …

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