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Colt Ford’s New Song, “Young Americans” f/Charles & Josh Kelley, Ships to Radio Via Play MPE, All Access

Hear Colt Ford’s Wistful New Song,  “Young Americans” Feat. Charles and Josh Kelley; Available to Radio Via Play MPE and All Access July 24, 2017 “Young Americans,” featuring Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley and brother, Josh, is the newest song from Colt Ford which shipped to radio via Play MPE and All Access July 24. …

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Catching up with Tennessee Homegrown Band, Judah & the Lion, the Band you Should be Following

For years the Tennessee homegrown band, Judah & the Lion, has been doing things their way, straddling the fence between genres. Battered and Brewed caught up with drummer Spencer Cross to talk about music, tour life, and of course food! Good Afternoon! Thank you so much for talking with Battered …

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Memphis Food & Wine Festival 
Announces Date, Chefs and Wineries

October 14, 2017 • 6–10 pm The Live Garden at Memphis Botanic Garden FedEx Corp. is on board, once again, as Presenting Sponsor Building on the success of the inaugural event, the Memphis Food and Wine Festival is bringing more chefs and wineries to the 2017 festival. More than 34 …

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The Country Music Industry Hops to New Heights with the Launch of Bar Frog Music

ar Frog Music

After securing much success in radio promotion, industry veteran Randy Barber jumps into his newest venture creating an independent label services firm, Bar Frog Music. This full-service promotion and consulting label, based in Nashville TN, features a full slate of offerings including artist development, management, production services, booking inquiries, radio promotion and tours, …

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Opryland Announces Theme of this Year’s ‘A Country Christmas’

Oppryland - A Country Christmas, Nashville, Tennessee

The Gaylord Opryland Resort announced the lineup for its 34th annual “A Country Christmas” on Friday. This year’s theme will include “A Charlie Brown Christmas” ice display, which will feature two million pounds of ice carved by 40 master artisans from Harbin, China. For the first-time ever, Cirque Dreams Holidaze, …

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Will Hoge Premieres “Springsteen-esque rocker” “Young As We Will Ever Be” With American Songwriter, New Album Anchors Out 8/11 Via Thirty Tigers

Will Hoge

Nashville singer-songwriter Will Hoge has premiered “As Young As We Will Ever Be” with American Songwriter. It’s the life-affirming closing track from Hoge’s 11th studio album Anchors, out August 11 via Thirty Tigers. American Songwriter calls it “a rollicking, Springsteen-esque rocker with a killer guitar solo, with lyrics inspired by …

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Happy National Mac and Cheese Day!

Happy National Mac and Cheese Day! from Nashville, Tennessee

That’s right! Today is National Mac and Cheese day. Did you know that macaroni and cheese is the number one cheese recipe in the United States, and has remained on America’s top ten comfort food lists for decades? Well if you didn’t– Now you do. Mac and cheese can be yummy …

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Interview: Neal McCoy Talks New Music, Nashville Favorites, and Neal Billy Wines

Interview: Neal McCoy Talks New Music, Nashville Favorites, and Neal Billy Wines

Tell us about your Neal Billy Wine! Where did the idea come from? A while back a guy named Danny Sims from Texarkana sent an email to our office saying “Hey, I don’t know if Neal would be interested or if he drinks wine and wants to start his own …

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Christian Hip Hop artist Benji releases debut album ‘Come Home Now’

Christian Hip Hop artist Benji releases debut album 'Come Home Now'

Hip hop newcomer Benji released his self-penned debut album Come Home Now today. The 13 tracks, available on iTunes and other digital platforms, showcase his personal journey in faith and celebration of spiritual freedom. A former member of Christian boy band 3for3, Benji saw success with “Halfway” and “Keep It 100”charting on Billboard Christian Airplay at No. 40 and 29, respectively. He exited the …

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