Nashville Music Scene w/ Jerry Holthouse

The Academy of Country Music announced today that global superstars Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will host the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 11 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/5 p.m. PDT, which will stream live from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. This …

Billy Blue Records has signed bluegrass band, Carson Peters and Iron Mountain. The band is led by Carson Peters, from Piney Flats, TN. Carson has made numerous national TV appearances including his performance on the fiddle with bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs at the 52nd Annual CMA Awards. Most recently, Carson …

After being in Nashville more than a decade and releasing two albums – Real Me and Kentucky Blue – Brit Taylor made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry March 22. Wearing a blue chrome floor-length dress with bell sleeves custom designed by Paige Moore, a young Nashville-based designer. She …

Fresh off her historic GRAMMY® Award win, reigning ACM Awards Female Artist of the Year Carly Pearce has earned her fourth career No. 1 at Country radio with “What He Didn’t Do” (Big Machine Records) as the song officially reigns atop the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart. The gold-certified hit has amassed over 235 …

Tayla Lynn, granddaughter of legendary singer and songwriter Loretta Lynn, and Tre Twitty, grandson of Loretta Lynn’s longtime musical partner, the incomparable Conway Twitty, are set to do just that at Loretta Lynn’s 5th Annual Birthday Bash on Saturday, April 15 at 3 p.m. at the Troubadour Nashville Theater (2416 …

The Grand Ole Opry celebrated the 80th birthday of legendary Opry member Ronnie Milsap with a special “Ronnie Milsap & Friends” Opry performance on Saturday night. Milsap’s celebration featured performances by the legend himself plus some of his biggest fans and fellow Opry members including Trace Adkins, Mandy Barnett, Little …

Brandy Clark will return this spring with her new self-titled album—out May 19 on Warner Records. Produced by 9-time Grammy winning Brandi Carlile, the album showcases Clark’s versatility with eleven songs that span the emotional spectrum, including the first single, “Buried,” which is out today. (listen above) Of the project, …

Kip Moore has released a brand-new song and music video, “Kinda Bar,” from his forthcoming fifth studio album DAMN LOVE. Listen to “Kinda Bar” here. Co-written by Moore and Dan Couch, and co-produced with Jaren Johnston (The Cadillac Three), the refreshing track conjures magic from a roadside tavern, feeding souls …

Adair, Oklahoma native Cody Hibbard knows the value of hard work. Growing up on his family’s ranch, he worked from the day he could help shovel ‘til the day he left for the United States Naval Academy. With an injury keeping him from a career in service, he instead rolled …

Opry member Carly Pearce performed on last night’s Grand Ole Opry and announced she will return Tuesday, April 11 to make her landmark 100th performance since making her debut on May 30, 2015 – before she had landed her Big Machine Records deal in 2017. Pearce also announced that, together …