Nashville Music Scene w/ Jerry Holthouse

The Americana Music Association announced the nominees for its 18th annual Americana Honors & Awards this afternoon from the rehearsals of “Mavis & Friends: Celebrating 80 Years of Mavis Staples,” which you can watch   here. This year’s nominations were revealed by previous Duo/Group of the Year winners The Milk …

Fresh from celebrating his 60th birthday at the Grand Ole Opry with friends, family and a sold out crowd, Randy Travis is releasing his  memoir, Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life. With the help of New York Times Best-Selling Author, Ken …

Overnight, country star Keith Urban took to Instagram to sing the praises of Irish songwriter Foy Vance, before unveiling an acoustic video of the two performing Vance’s “Burden.” Watch Above. Last month, Urban made a surprising song choice for his performance at the 2019 ACM Awards, covering “Burden” minutes before …

Today  LOCASH’s new single “ One Big Country Song ” impacted on Country Radio. The fun singalong charted on the Billboard chart two weeks prior to add date, marking the twosome’s highest Billboard debut. In addition, today is the Wheelhouse Records duo’s, biggest add week thus far with the most first-week …

See the Black Keys in Nashville on Tuesday, October 1, 2019!  The Black Keys have made history today with their song ” Lo/Hi,” off the band’s upcoming 9 th studio album, “ Let’s Rock ”.  The song tops Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs, Adult Alternative Songs, Rock Airplay, and Alternative Songs …

Steven Curtis Chapman earns his 49th career No. 1 as his single with “Dive,” featuring Ricky Skaggs, from his new album Deeper Roots: Where The Bluegrass Grows tops the Bluegrass Today Weekly Airplay chart. “Dive” was originally released on Chapman’s GRAMMY®-winning album Speechless. The new rendition features a “driving bluegrass beat” and …

Family man and country and western artist Paul Bogart released a new song today dedicated to mothers everywhere. Written by Bogart with Cassidy Lynn and Dan Wilson, “Mothers & Sons” perfectly represents the ups and downs of motherhood and the relationships mothers have with their sons. Produced by acclaimed producer …

“I’m more interested in pleasing myself and making records that make me feel proud and make me feel like I’ve done my best. And if other people like it, that’s gravy,” states Keb’ Mo’, assessing his new album Oklahoma, set for release June 14, 2019, on Concord Records. Indeed, in …

Following a number of recent career accolades including his fifth consecutive number one hit, Brett Young today revealed “Acoustic Sessions,” a video series delivering stripped-down performances of hits and album cuts from his chart-topping sophomore album TICKET TO L.A. (BMLG Records). Available now, the debut installment “Here Tonight” features co-writer Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, collaborating for …

Austin Cunningham has been writing music on Music Row for nearly three decades, but the Texas songwriter performs and records his own material too. “Country and Western Music,” produced by Jim Reilley and Cunningham, mixes classic country, rocking Americana and Texas-styled music. Cunningham plays a blazing electric guitar, resonator, banjo, …