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Drake White and The Big Fire’s “Muddy Water-inspired soul-country” (Taste of Country) is resonating with artists and fans alike. White’s music, including his Top-40 single “It Feels Good,” has attracted some major fans in both Little Big Town and now Zac Brown Band. Enough so that both groups tapped the DOT/BMLG recording artist for their respective tours this fall with dates starting this Friday at New York City’s Citi Field with ZBB.
Photo credit: Joseph Llanes
“A change would do you good,” Sheryl Crow sang at the start of a huge event in Nashville Monday night celebrating Rolling Stone Films and Rolling Stone Country, and presented by Patrón. Her 1997 hit was a fitting choice to kick off the party in the town she has called home for a decade now, making the huge change from busy Los Angeles to a quiet Nashville ranch and also making the gutsy (and widely praised) leap from rock to country with 2013’s Feels Like Home album. Nashville has also become a second home to Rolling Stone, with last summer’s launch of our country vertical, and the city serves as the backdrop for the sixth installment of Rolling Stone Films’ “Mastering the Craft” series presented by Patrón, with the latest mini-documentary looking back on Crow’s extraordinary rise from shy Missouri music student to Michael Jackson’s backup singer to a rock & roll icon.
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(L-R: Maddie Marlow, David Spielberg, Tae Dye
Dot Records recording artists Maddie & Tae brought the house down at their album release event on Tuesday night in Nashville. The dynamic duo performed songs from their self-written debut album START HERE, which is available everywhere on August 28.
Music City Food + Wine Festival is pleased to announce the scheduled exhibitors for the Grand Tasting held at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
(600 James Robertson Pkwy), on Saturday, September 19, and Sunday, September 20, 2015: http://www.musiccityfoodandwinefestival.com/.
CMT has signed a new multi-year production deal with Emmy Award-winning CMT veteran producer John Hamlin’s newly formed Switched On Entertainment, it was announced today by CMT President Brian Philips. In addition, two of CMT’s senior executives, Jayson Dinsmore and Leslie Fram, will oversee new roles in the music, talent and event departments.
Middle Tennessee’s Make-A-Wish® Foundation held its annual Wine and Wishes fundraising soirée inside Nashville’s aVenue. The dinner included a table of golden tinsel covered wine bottles which were all sold for $20 and were valued between $20-$200. The night featured an assortment of food, a live DJ, and an artist painting through out the night.
Multi-Platinum entertainer Dierks Bentley has announced that his 10th Annual “Miles & Music For Kids” celebrity motorcycle ride and concert, will kick off CMA Awards week on Sunday, Nov. 1 in Nashville, TN. Over the course of the event’s history, Bentley has raised more than $3 million dollars for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals across the country. This year, he will be joined by an all-star concert lineup including Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell, The Cadillac Three, Canaan Smith, Brooke Eden and emcee Storme Warren.
Multi-talented country singer, songwriter Jessie James Decker released her new single titled “Lights Down Low,” available now on iTunes (http://smarturl.it/JJD_LDL). “Lights Down Low” was written and produced by Jessie James Decker and Alyssa Bonagura and recorded in Nashville. The song is currently #1 on the iTunes Country Song Chart.
Striking Matches (duo comprised of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalists Sarah Zimmermann and Justin Davis) received two British Country Music Awards nominations in the following categories:
International Act of the Year:
Luke Bryan; Striking Matches; Brandy Clark; Lee Ann Womack; Darius Rucker
After launching what Billboard called “country’s biggest digital experiment to date” with the streaming and digital release of his new single “21”– already resulting in nearly 21 million global streams of “21” in less than 10 weeks, and counting – Hunter Hayes continues to explore new ways to connect with his audience. Earlier this year, the tech-savvy artist collaborated with streaming music service Spotify to help route the upcoming 21 Tour by identifying college markets with a high density of passionate Hunter Hayes fans. The first round of dates for the 21 Tour are being unveiled today, August 14, with ticketing information and more dates to be announced in the coming weeks.
