Nashville Music Scene w/ Jerry Holthouse

Mandy Barnett, one of the most heralded voices in music and a favorite of Grand Ole Opry fans, was surprised on her birthday today with an invitation to become an official Opry member. Barnett has appeared on the Opry more than 500 times over the course of nearly 30 years. …

Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival brought back the healing power of music to Middle Tennessee this past weekend (September 25 & 26), as the two-day 200-acre event welcomed a crowd of 25K to The Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin, TN. Locally the first music festival of its magnitude in …

John Prine’s beloved self-titled debut album is celebrating its 50th anniversary today. Originally released September 23, 1971, John Prine features some of Prine’s most acclaimed and iconic songs including “Hello In There,” “Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore,” “Sam Stone,” “Paradise” and “Angel From Montgomery.” Prine’s label …

After garnering over 41 million views across social media and 1.3 million Spotify streams, Austin Burke released the music video to his double entendre single, “Wet Dream,” today. Produced by Burke’s wife, Lexy, a rising filmmaker, the video was shot at a picturesque lake in Kentucky. “This music video was …

Lindsay Ell has become the most nominated female artist for the upcoming 2021 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards. With announcements taking place late yesterday, the chart-topping artist has gathered nominations in five categories: Album of the Year (for her critically-acclaimed concept album heart theory), Female Artist of the Year, …

The Americana Music Association celebrated distinguished members of its community tonight and revealed the winners of the 20th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at the historic Ryman Auditorium. A generation-bridging group of musical innovators garnered coveted awards, including Brandi Carlile (Artist of the Year), Sturgill Simpson (Album of the Year), …

Joshua Ray Walker turns the lens on himself and the results are emotionally devastating. On his latest single “Flash Paper”, Walker pens an ode to his late father, who died late last year after a long battle with lung cancer. “My dad had a four-year battle with lung cancer and …

Gibson Gives, the philanthropic arm of Gibson guitar (Based in Nashville) has announced today a $300,000 donation to benefit students attending Metro Nashville Public Schools . The public private partnership Music Makes Us will distribute the donation of guitars and other music equipment across Metro Nashville Public Schools music education …

Edgehill Music Publishing co-founders Josh and Tara Joseph announced today the signing of artist and songwriter Alex Smith to an exclusive publishing agreement. The Louisiana native has been in the studio with producer Kent Wells working on a project that will be released soon. “Alex was one of the first …

Newsboys, one of the leading acts in Contemporary Christian music, celebrates the double platinum certification of God’s Not Dead on the eve of their October 1st release of STAND. The song, off the album of the same name, sparked a movement with a book and a critically acclaimed film series. …