Nashville Music Scene w/ Jerry Holthouse

Country singer Hal Ketchum has passed away at age 67. His wife Andrea confirmed the “Small Town Saturday Night” singer died today (Nov. 24) from complications related to dementia. She posted this brief statement: “With great sadness and grief, we announce that Hal passed away peacefully last night at home …

All-vocal Country entertainers Home Free are cashing in on the upcoming holiday season in their hilarious new video for “Cold Hard Cash.” (Watch above) Shot by The Bolo Brothers in Nashville, the laugh-out-loud clip premiered last Friday (11/20) and serves as the perfect visual to the cheeky holiday tune. Featuring …

The Swon Brothers release their self-produced full-length album, NASHLAHOMA, today. It is the duo’s first album in six years. The record went into the #8 position on the Country iTunes sales chart in less than 12 hours. Listen to “Best of the Best” above. The new music is a labor …

Rising star, country singer/songwriter Caroline Jones has been busy in New Zealand for the past few weeks and ended up teaming up with a local Bluegrass band to put a fresh upbeat twist on two traditional Christmas songs – “Silver Bells” and “Winter Wonderland.” The collection is out today, Nov. …

Today Nashville.com is happy to premiere the energetic first song from Stuffy Shmitt’s first record in eight years, “Sweet Krazy” (Listen here). Why eight years? Because, well, he went crazy. “I was living in New York and my brain was on fire. I got that bipolar thing. I was bouncing …

The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate the 75th anniversary of Bluegrass music on Saturday, December 5 with appearances by Opry members Del McCoury, a member of the Bluegrass Hall of Fame, and Ricky Skaggs, a member of both the Country Music and Bluegrass Halls of Fame. The two will be …

SiriusXM announced a slate of exciting new podcasts today available on the SiriusXM app including Exit 209 with Storme Warren. Exit 209 with Storme Warren features SiriusXM’s Storme Warren tracing the humble beginnings of country music’s biggest stars. The podcast launched today with Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley …

Today Nashville.com is proud to debut alternative pop violinist, singer-songwriter, and performer Aria Mae’s debut EP, “Smoke Screen Dreams.” Listen to the EP here. The talented violin session player is classically trained and is based here in Nashville. Aria made the switch into the pop/rock/improv world influenced by Halsey, Lindsey Stirling, and Lorde. …

Chase Rice, with the help of Jack Daniel’s, have put together a live stream series through the end of this year to help support Rice’s band and crew. “Live From Twin Eagles Creek Farm,” named for Rice’s property outside Nashville where the concerts will take place, is set to feature …

The Allman Family Revival will be returning for its fourth year in celebration of Gregg Allman’s birthday, This year the show will take place in Nashville, TN at the iconic Ryman Auditorium. Tickets will be on sale beginning Friday, October 13 at 10am central. There will be limited and socially …