Nashville Music Scene w/ Jerry Holthouse

Nominees for the 32nd Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards were announced today in Nashville, Tennessee. The five nominees for “Entertainer of the Year” are Balsam Range, Billy Strings, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Del McCoury Band, and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys. The five nominees for this year’s top award include two …

Singer-songwriter Christopher Mansfield (aka FENCES) has collaborated with Billy Strings, the singer, songwriter and musician who picked up the ‘Best Bluegrass Album’ award at last year’s Grammys. Watch it above.. Mansfield says “Globe” was recorded with Jonathan Wilson in Topanga Canyon. We tracked the song live together with the exception …

Jake Owen hosted a special one night only celebration at Ryman Auditorium Thursday night to benefit the CMA Foundation. Marking his first headlining show at the Mother Church, Owen instantly brought the sold-out crowd to their feet. Inviting some of his close friends to join the stage with him, Owen …

After notching his first No. One hit 15 years ago, Jason Aldean charted his 25th career No. One single today as his latest hit “Blame It On You” takes the top spot on both Mediabase/Country Aircheck Singles chart and Billboard’s Country Airplay this week. The track secures back-to-back No. Ones …

The Grand Ole Opry honored Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson on his 60th anniversary as an Opry member Saturday evening. Anderson made his Opry debut just a few weeks before his 21st birthday and became an official Opry member less than three years later on July 15, 1961 …

Three years after the self-titled album that catapulted the duo into new heights of their career, Dan + Shay are back to announce their brand new album Good Things, available everywhere on August 13 The LP features 12 songs with production helmed by the duo’s Dan Smyers, including the newly …

Carly Pearce is putting her hosting hat on as she takes the reigns. “I am humbled and honored to be hosting the 14th Annual Academy of Country Music Honors ceremony for the first time this August… Winning two ACM awards this year was a dream come true, and I cannot …

Shannon McNally has shared a new video from her new album, THE WAYLON SESSIONS. The Nashville-based artist takes on Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through the Night” with this vulnerable rendition that captures the original’s raw yearning for intimacy. “I never heard Waylon sing this one. I don’t think …

Rising star Matt Rogers just released “Be Like Him”. Listen above. The self-penned, new single takes an honest look at building trust where there is painful rubble from a previous relationship. “Trust is such a universal experience,” Rogers explained. “It is the necessary first step in any relationship and when …

Even as COVID-19 had the music business stalled, America’s well-known patriot Lee Greenwood, award-winning vocal group Home Free, and members of the UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND collaborated virtually to create a new version of “God Bless The USA,” which was written by Greenwood in the early 80s. This special …